en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_D%27Amaro
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From 1998 to 2008 he was vice president of sales and travel trade marketing.
D’Amaro was not vice president of Sales and Travel Trade Marketing for the entire 1998–2008 period; he was appointed to that Hong Kong Disneyland role in April 2006.
Full reasoning
The timeline in this sentence is inconsistent with contemporaneous reporting and Disney’s own biography.
A 2006 report on Hong Kong Disneyland’s appointment announcement states that Josh D’Amaro was appointed Vice President, Sales and Travel Trade Marketing on April 5, 2006. The same report says he had joined Disney in 1998 and had previously held other roles, including Director of Business Planning and Strategy Development for Disneyland Resort and Director of International Marketing and Sales.
Disney’s official 2020 biography likewise says D’Amaro joined Disney in 1998 at Disneyland Resort and later held a number of different roles across the company, including Business Planning and Strategy Development for Disneyland Resort and Sales and Travel Operations at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
So the evidence shows that he joined Disney in 1998, but did not hold the vice-president Sales/Travel role continuously from 1998 through 2008. He was appointed to that specific role in 2006 after earlier positions at Disneyland Resort.
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- Hong Kong Disneyland appoints Vice President of Sales and Travel Trade Marketing
Hong Kong Disneyland has appointed Josh D’Amaro as Vice President, Sales and Travel Trade Marketing... Josh is a seasoned Disney executive having joined the Walt Disney Company in California, USA, in 1998. He has held a series of executive positions including Director of Business Planning and Strategy Development for Disneyland Resort.
- New Leadership Team Announced At Disney Parks, Experiences And Products
Mr. D'Amaro joined Disney in 1998 at the Disneyland Resort and held a number of leadership positions across the company... His other roles included Adventures by Disney; Sales and Travel Operations at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort; Finance for the Global Licensing division of Disney Consumer Products; and Business Planning and Strategy Development for the Disneyland Resort.
president of Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California
D’Amaro was president of the Disneyland Resort, not just Disneyland Park.
Full reasoning
This gets the scope of D’Amaro’s job wrong.
Disney’s official biography says that before becoming President of Walt Disney World Resort in 2019, Josh D’Amaro was President of the Disneyland Resort. The Disneyland Resort includes more than the single theme park called Disneyland Park, so calling him “president of Disneyland Park” misstates the title and the business unit he led.
Disney’s 2020 leadership announcement repeats the same title: President of the Disneyland Resort.
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- New Leadership Team Announced At Disney Parks, Experiences And Products
Before being named President of Walt Disney World in 2019, Josh was President of the Disneyland Resort, where he opened the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land, and helped initiate development of an upcoming Marvel-themed land.
- Josh D’Amaro Bio (The Walt Disney Company)
His past positions include Chief Financial Officer of Disney Consumer Products Global Licensing, President of Disneyland Resort, and President of Walt Disney World Resort.
President of Disneyland
Disney’s official title for this role was president of the Disneyland Resort, not president of Disneyland.
Full reasoning
Disney’s official biographies identify Josh D’Amaro’s role before Walt Disney World as President of the Disneyland Resort.
That is the formal title used by the company in both its 2020 leadership announcement and later official biography. The article’s infobox shortens it to “President of Disneyland,” which is not the official position he held.
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- New Leadership Team Announced At Disney Parks, Experiences And Products
Before being named President of Walt Disney World in 2019, Josh was President of the Disneyland Resort, where he opened the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land, and helped initiate development of an upcoming Marvel-themed land.
- Josh D’Amaro Bio (The Walt Disney Company)
His past positions include Chief Financial Officer of Disney Consumer Products Global Licensing, President of Disneyland Resort, and President of Walt Disney World Resort.