Writers strike hurt, but Disney's 2Q profit still climbs

A water tower on the grounds of The Walt Disney Studios features the company's name Monday, May 5, 2008, in Burbank, Calif. Strong growth in its media networks, film studios and theme parks lifted second-quarter net profit 22 percent from a year ago, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday, May 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)

In this May 17, 2007 file photo, guests walk by the entrance to the "Monsters Inc." show at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Strong growth in its media networks, film studios and theme parks lifted second-quarter net profit 22 percent from a year ago, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday, May 6, 2008. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)