I think it's because Joy is what we’re all ultimately chasing after. I’m especially interested in Inside Out 2 exploring Passion because of how the emotion is so aligned with the emotion of Joy.

Yet the explosive box-office success of “Inside Out 2” provides necessary perspective about a vast audience that remains hungry for Disney content, certainly enough to generate a major hit.

The billion-dollar animated hit “Inside Out 2” introduces an older Riley, now age 13, as she enters high school and discovers a new set of emotions including Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo ...