By Daniel Kline Walt Disney welcomed analysts, investors, and journalists to Disney World and showed off a bright future. The Covid pandemic rocked Walt Disney (DIS) – Get Walt Disney Company Report. It was a blessing in disguise. When Covid hit, Disney had to close its theme parks around the world, and saw the movie business — which it dominated — disappear. That left the company with huge assets and the best intellectual property (IP) in the world without the ability to monetize all of those beloved characters. It was an ugly time for the company that turned into an opportunity. Disney acc…