The Disney Accelerator has selected five AI startups for this year's cohort, spanning robotics, generative AI, and data synthesis. Now in its 12th year, the Disney Accelerator programme is designed to speed up the growth of companies working to create new entertainment experiences for Disney fans. "Each year, this program endeavors to raise the bar of what is possible for the future of Disney experiences," said Bonnie Rosen, general manager of the Disney Accelerator. The programme will finish with a demo day on the Walt Disney Studio Lot in Burbank, California in early November. Since 2014, more than 60 global companies have come through Disney Accelerator, including Epic Games, ElevenLabs, Animaj, Kahoot!, Attentive, StatusPro, and AudioShake.