Disney officials announced today that Josh D’Amaro, an executive at Walt Disney World in Florida, will take over as president of the Disneyland Resort, overseeing nearly 30,000 employees, two theme parks, three hotels and Downtown Disney retail and entertainment district.

D’Amaro, 46, takes over as the resort is poised for a major expansion, including construction of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land in Disneyland, a new, as-yet-unnamed, 700-room hotel to replace the ESPN Zone and Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney, a 6,500-space second parking structure on the site of the existing Pinocchio lot and the Pixar Pier district of Disney California Adventure, which replaces the existing Paradise Pier.

D’Amaro will replace Michael Colglazier, 51, who spent five years in the job. Colglazier will now become president and managing director of Disney’s Asia Pacific Operation, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (WDPR) Bob Chapek announced Wednesday. The new positions will become effective March 5.

Separately, in the past both men ran Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida.

“Michael and Josh bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their new roles and share a passion for delivering extraordinary experiences for our guests,” Chapek said in a prepared statement.”They are the right leaders to bring our ambitious expansion plans to life during this period of unprecedented growth.”

Colglazier, who has been with Disney for 28 years, will oversee parks and resort operations and development in Asia, including Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Tokyo Disneyland Resort with the Oriental Land Company and Shanghai Disney Resort, according to the announcement.

“It has been an incredible privilege to lead Walt Disney’s original park for the past five years and to drive his legacy of innovation, quality and storytelling alongside my fellow cast members,” Colglazier said in a release announcing the changes. “Being part of the Disneyland Resort community has been a wonderful source of joy for me and my family.”

Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait said he’d just learned of the upcoming changes, and he expects Colglazier to do well in his new job.

“I know Michael well, and I think he’ll do great there,” Tait said. “He’s an extremely talented business person and I’ll miss him.”

Tait said he hasn’t had a chance to meet D’Amaro yet, unless it was briefly during his eight years at the Disneyland Resort. He began in 1998 as a senior business planner at Disneyland, holding jobs in operations, finance, sales and marketing before moving to Walt Disney World Resort.

D’Amaro most recently has been senior vice president at WDW Resort, overseeing marketing, sales and business development. Before that, he was was senior vice president for resorts and transportation from 2014 to 2017, where he oversaw operations at 26 resort hotels and resort transportation. He was vice president of Animal Kingdom Park from 2012 to 2014.

“I am incredibly excited to be returning to the place where I began my Disney career nearly 20 years ago,” D’Amaro said in a prepared statement. “I look forward to working closely with my fellow cast members, overseeing the Disneyland Resort during such an exciting period of growth, and once again becoming a member of the Orange County community.”