We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, April 11, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
The Walt Disney Company will discuss their second quarter 2022 financial results on a live audio webcast on May 11, 2022. The webcast will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT. Results will be released after trading closes that day. The webcast will be available live at www.disney.com/investors and then will be archived.
Kristina Schake, who has previously worked for President Biden, President Obama, and Hillary Clinton, has been appointed as the new Vice President of Global Communications for The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company tweeted the news just moments ago: Disney stated, “We’re pleased to welcome Kristina Schake as Executive Vice President of Global Communications. … Read more
The saga surrounding the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, commonly referred to as “Don’t Say Gay”, continues to stretch on and escalate as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appeared to signal that his previously promised meeting with The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek is looking to be more and more unlikely. In a series … Read more
Paige Olson has been named chief counsel of Disney Studios Content, succeeding general counsel Steve Bardwil who is retiring at the end of this month. Olson will lead the division’s legal affairs team and report to Alan Bergman, Disney Studios chairman, and Horacio Gutierrez, Walt Disney Company general counsel and secretary. Olson joined Disney in … Read more
A new report from The New York Times reveals that when Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products leaders approached executives in The Walt Disney Company about responding to the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, commonly called “Don’t Say Gay”, they were “rebuffed”. The action began as over 150 companies had signed on to a Human … 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
A new exclusive piece in The Wrap detailed a concerted effort by Imagineers to reverse the forced relocation to Lake Nona, Florida, following the state’s highly controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill passing last week. In an open letter to CEO Bob Chapek, Disney employees demanded a number of actions to protect their LGBTQ+ employees, two … Read more
Employees and Cast Members of The Walt Disney Company are planning a series of walkouts in the next week in protest of the company’s response to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. It was discovered a few weeks ago that Disney had donated to every sponsor of the Parental Rights in Education bill, a.k.a. the “Don’t … Read more
Disney has released a statement addressing the “Don’t Say Gay” bill presented by Florida legislation. The company has been under heavy criticism for donating to sponsors of the bill and remaining silent. It reads, “We understand how important this issue is to our LGBTQ+ employees and many others. For nearly a century, Disney has been … Read more
The official Twitter account of The Walt Disney Company just released a statement regarding the current crisis in Ukraine. The statement reads, “Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming Turning Red from Pixar. We will make future business … Read more
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Disney has donated money to every sponsor of the new “Don’t Say Gay” bill. This bill, called the Parental Rights in Education bill, but most famously known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, was passed by the Florida’s House of Representatives on Thursday. It will prohibit “classroom discussion about sexual … Read more
Disney CEO Bob Chapek wants to change his legacy for the better. He has had a tough start to his tenure; we’ll give him that. He took over for Bob Iger at the start of a global pandemic that continues to affect operations nearly two years later. But the series of difficult decisions hiding behind … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, February 15, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
The compensation package for Horacio Gutiérrez, the new General Counsel for The Walt Disney Company, has been revealed through new filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Gutiérrez, who replaces longtime counsel Alan Braverman, will receive a $2 million signing bonus on top of an annual salary of $1.3 million. Additionally, he is entitled to … Read more
The Walt Disney Company released their Q1 earnings report for 2022, which indicated massive growth for the company after pandemic losses. CEO Bob Chapek also stated that as of February 2022, The Walt Disney Company employees approximately 195,000 Cast Members. This is higher than last year’s employment numbers but still a significant drop from 2019, … Read more