Disney parks thrive in second quarter and company adds 1.4 million new streaming subscribers

Disney posted solid profits and revenue in the second quarter as its domestic theme parks thrived and the company added well over a million subscribers to its streaming service. The company also boosted its profit expectations for the year, sending shares up 11% Wednesday. Disney also announced that it will build a seventh theme park in Abu Dhabi. For the three months ended March 30, Disney earned $3.28 billion, or $1.81 per share. The Burbank, California, company lost $20 million, or a penny per share, a year earlier. Removing one time charges or benefits, earnings were $1.45 per share, easily…