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Disney's Out-of-This-World Flop

By Chris Hill – Updated Apr 6, 2017 at 8:53PM

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NYSE: DIS

The Walt Disney Company

Market Cap

$181B

Today's Change

(-1.39%) -$1.38

Current Price

$98.12

Price as of September 26, 2022, 3:00 p.m. ET

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