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Home/Tech/Adobe and Disney announce a multi-year alliance on custom AI models
VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Monday, November 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM AST·1.5 min read

Adobe and Disney announce a multi-year alliance on custom AI models

Adobe and Disney announced a multi-year alliance on November 9, including custom generative models in Adobe Firefly Foundry trained on Disney properties.

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Adobe and Disney announced a multi-year alliance on November 9. Disney will work with Adobe on Firefly Foundry models tailored to Disney properties, and Imagineering is already using the tools in its park pipeline.

Adobe and The Walt Disney Company announced a multi-year alliance on November 9. Adobe said it will be an Official AI Innovation Partner of Disney, with custom generative models built in Adobe Firefly Foundry.
With Adobe Firefly Foundry, Disney will work directly with Adobe on generative AI models tailored to Disney's properties.
The models are tailored to Disney properties. With Adobe Firefly Foundry, Disney will work directly with Adobe on generative AI models tailored to Disney's properties. The release said those proprietary models are trained on unique world knowledge, including character attributes, environments, and visual styles, to generate production-ready outputs. It said the work is human-centered and artist-led.
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Imagineering is already using the tools. Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development is already using Adobe Firefly Foundry in the theme park development pipeline. The release said that includes a sketch-to-image model that turns hand-drawn concepts into rendered 2D concept art, and a custom image model that generates franchise-accurate assets. Adobe said the same tools will support concept exploration in innovation labs and in parks and cruise development pipelines.
Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development is already using Adobe Firefly Foundry in the theme park development pipeline.
Studios and ESPN are in the alliance. Adobe joins StudioLAB as an innovation partner of The Walt Disney Studios, to explore internal creative workflows. ESPN and Adobe will look for ways for AI to change how sports stories are told and how ESPN's archive is used. The release does not say the Foundry models are trained on ESPN footage.
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The companies also described a marketing relationship. The alliance includes global marketing activations, industry events, and customer storytelling tied to Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, ESPN Edge, and StudioLAB. Hannah Elsakr, vice president of generative AI new business ventures at Adobe, said the companies will deploy AI as an accelerant for artistic vision. Becca Vodnoy, senior vice president of corporate alliances at Disney, said the alliance gives creative teams new ways to develop ideas. The release does not give a dollar value or a term in years beyond calling it multi-year.
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