Disney Investor Day Review: It’s All About Streaming, ‘Star Wars’ & Marvel, Stupid; Bob Chapek Shows Steady Hand In CEO Role

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It might not entirely be Bob Chapek’s Walt Disney Company yet, but today’s virtual Investor Day made it very clear that Baby Yoda is boss.Pulling out every trick, IP and franchise in the book, the nearly four-hour extravaganza emphasized Thursday that the House of Mouse is almost all about streaming less than a year after Disney+ launched with The Mandalorian as its marquee offering.Rocketing to more than 86 million subscribers, as was unveiled today by CEO Chapek, the service itself will be full of much more Star Wars, much more Marvel and more movies as the coronavirus pandemic looks to shutter cinemas deep into 2021.Coming off its best stock performance ever yesterday while most of its theme parks are still closed due to Covid-19, the