Thomas Mazloum
ON THE RECORD · 21 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“And that starts with Tomorrowland.”
Thomas Mazloum · said 2026-08-15 · reported 2026-08-23
Mazloum was framing the Tomorrowland reimagining project around Disneyland's upcoming 75th anniversary.
“As we approach Disneyland’s 75th anniversary, with an eye toward the horizon and the park's centennial, I think it’s time to renew that promise once again in a way that deeply honors the original and imagines the future with optimism,”
Thomas Mazloum · said 2026-08-15 · reported 2026-08-23
Mazloum unveiled the Tomorrowland plans during the D23 fan convention on Aug. 15.
“And so the way I approach this is really not to be beholden by the past, to respect it, but to take Walt’s original positiveness, this optimism, and use that as our inspiration for the creative that we’re going to introduce.”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum described his creative approach to updating Walt Disney's original Tomorrowland.
“It’s been very simple and very smooth, Alex. Truth be told, even in my prior roles, I’ve reported to Josh D’Amaro, and in this role I continue to report to him. I’m very familiar with our businesses, and it was very exciting for me, frankly speaking, to travel,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum described his transition into the top Disney Experiences job succeeding Josh D'Amaro.
“Recently, I shared a note with our team around the world, and I said to them in my final sentence, and I meant this: ‘This is the privilege of my lifetime.’”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum recounted a note he sent to Disney Experiences employees worldwide after taking the top job.
“This particular Tomorrowland here at Disneyland was the one that was originally thought of and designed by Walt himself,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum discussed the planned revitalization of Disneyland's Tomorrowland in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
“Whether it’s a nostalgic ride, whether it’s something like the Yeti, it may just be one small thing, but this is really something — a relationship between us and our fans that that we treasure and that is paying off,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum described the relationship with fans built through details like the yeti animatronic.
“We’ve done a lot, as you know, on Disney California Adventure, and we’re going to continue to do more. But we also know we need to listen equally as carefully and harmonize what this icon, especially Disneyland, did to the world when it first opened,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum spoke to THR about balancing investment in Disney California Adventure with Disneyland's legacy.
“We’re gonna prove to the world and to our fans that we are following through on all the announcements we made two years ago. That we haven’t just announced it, we’re actually following through.”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum said Disney will demonstrate it is delivering on projects announced at the 2024 D23.
“We are immensely focused on attention to details, and our guests, our fans, they genuinely care about our places, our parks, our cruise ships. They genuinely care about the stories,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum framed small details like the Expedition Everest yeti animatronic as core to the Disney experience.
“It gives us a ton of flexibility, which we really want and need as we expand the cruise line both domestically and globally,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum discussed a new, slightly smaller class of Disney Cruise Line ships enabling new itineraries.
“What I’m really hoping that the fans will see, especially at this D23, is the creativity that we’re applying to all the new experiences we’ve announced, and how much we are listening to them, and how important their thoughts and their feelings are to us in in us reimagining some of their most favorite attractions, characters, or lands,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum said he hopes D23 attendees see the creativity behind newly announced experiences.
“The reason why I feel that way is traveling around the world made me once again realize we truly are having more projects currently happening than at any single point in our history, and it isn’t just the volume — and we’re going to share this obviously with our fans this week — it’s the creativity. And what I always think about is our founder Walt’s quote when he said, ‘Disneyland will never be completed if there is enough imagination left in the world,’ and imagine me traveling all around the world, looking at each side, seeing everything starting to come to life.”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum told THR the company has more projects underway than at any point in its history, citing a Walt Disney quote.
“Then you couple that with the fact that there’s still a sizable amount of the population that have never cruised, and on Disney Cruise Line in particular, we attract one of the highest amount of new to cruise guests in the industry.”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum said Disney Cruise Line attracts among the highest share of first-time cruisers in the industry.
“You might be familiar with what we do here at Disneyland, with Avengers Campus, Coco, the first-time attractions and IPs that not only satisfy our existing audience, but I believe will also appeal to new audiences, while harmonizing the need to pay attention also to what our existing fans that have been loyal for many years and often decades demand of us, and to do that is to make sure that we revitalize fan favorites and keep them nice and fresh and new, while also working on new lands, and it’s about really harmonizing these tools.”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum discussed balancing new attractions like Avengers Campus with revitalizing fan favorites.
“I always tell everyone it’s three vacations in one. You get the convenience of a cruise, especially for multi-generational travel, you get the Disney stories, and then you get your beach vacation or the beautiful destinations.”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum pitched the appeal of a Disney cruise to THR.
“What you will see is all the new lands and updates on everything that we have announced, and how we follow through, and how we put the creativity at work to create a world-class experience, but then you will also see as we talk about Figment, as we talk about Yeti, as we talk about Tomorrowland, you will see the focus on the existing guests that have been longing for this for a long time,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum previewed what fans would see at the D23 Disney Experiences showcase.
“If you think about it, so much of that at the time was based on optimism: Optimism about the future, and this is going to be our North Star as we approach this particular work. It doesn’t mean we’re not going to change things. It just means we respect where we came from, but we use that optimism to carry us in the future, and in the case of this particular project, I think it proves we are listening carefully to what our guests are telling us while investing also in new generations.”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum told THR that optimism about the future will be the 'North Star' guiding the Tomorrowland project.
“So it’s a really incredible value proposition, and with our growing portfolio of parks around the globe — in future years, as you know, we also are working on another park in Abu Dhabi — but when you think about our global portfolio of parks right now, what the ships enable us is to a reach more people in the world that are Disney fans, and at the same time also connect them to our parks,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum linked Disney's growing cruise fleet to its global parks portfolio, including a planned park in Abu Dhabi.
“What that really means to me is that we’re listening to all of our fans and our guests, and specifically that means harmonizing the various demands,”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum explained the focus on the parks' own legacy IP at this year's D23.
“They understand our commitment to tell our stories in an authentic way, the way only Disney can, and they hold us to a high standard. And our goal is to meet and exceed that standard.”
Thomas Mazloum · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-16
Mazloum said Disney fans hold the company to a high standard for authentic storytelling.