Bob Chapek, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, complained to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis about having to get involved in the controversy surrounding the Parental Rights in Education bill, a.k.a. the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. DeSantis wrote about Chapek calling him in his new memoir “The Courage to be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for American … Read more
CEO of The Walt Disney Company Bob Chapek sent a memo to Cast Members after yesterday’s earning call congratulating and thanking them for a successful second quarter of 2022. The company made $19.2 billion in revenue, with $6.7 billion coming directly from Disney Parks. The memo addresses the six Academy Awards Disney won this year, … Read more
CEO of The Walt Disney Company Bob Chapek continues to make mistakes and disappoint fans, fueling speculation that he may be removed from his position. Business Insider spoke to ten insiders — including Disney executives, consultants, and board governance experts — about Chapek. “At the highest levels of Hollywood, [there’s] a consensus that Chapek is … Read more
The Orlando Sentinel reports that according to new filings with the state, The Walt Disney Company gave donations of around $125,000 to the Republican Party of Florida during the start of the legislative session. Last month, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that all political donations in Florida would be put on pause and further reviewed. … Read more
Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a.k.a. HB 1557 or the Parental Rights in Education bill, into law. The Walt Disney Company released a statement reading, “Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts.” Read the … Read more
Over the past couple of weeks, The Walt Disney Company has been under fire for donating money to sponsors of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Disney CEO Bob Chapek originally acknowledged the situation and received immense backlash from Disney employees for his lack of action. He later apologized to Cast Members via email, denounced the … Read more
Steve Desaulniers with CNBC has shared a video of Disney employees walking out of the company headquarters in Burbank. Today is the scheduled full-day walkout in protest of the company’s response to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida. Many of the employees are chanting “say gay” in the video. The walkout organizers wrote on … Read more
The Twitter account chronicling the Disney Walkout movement in protest of CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of LGBTQIA+ issues claims that Disneyland Cast Members were asked not to wear official Mickey Pride pins in support of their peers. Cast Members company-wide have organized a walkout tomorrow, but some who won’t be participating had planned to wear … Read more