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How Much Money Does Bob Iger Make?

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As of last Friday, May 26, 2023, The Walt Disney Company has officially completed its 7,000 layoffs. RELATED: Disney Stock Drops After Bad News The 7,000 Cast Members The Walt Disney Company’s decision to let go of 3.2% of its workforce was announced by CEO Bob Iger earlier this year. The layoffs were set to target the media and entertainment divisions ...

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Disney More Polarizing Than Twitter, Pfizer, and Facebook

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The Walt Disney Company has been in the news a lot over the past year. Whether one agrees or disagrees with their decision to dump Bob Chapek, bring back Bob Iger, push back against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, or double down on live-action remakes, much of their press could have been better. Disney used to be a company on the ...

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Disney v DeSantis Battle Heads to the White House

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Picture it… the President of the United States sits down in the Oval Office. He pulls out his pen and prepares to sign an executive order banning Dole Whip at Disney theme parks. Unlikely. But the 2016 election of Donald Trump taught America (and the world) that anything can happen. DeSantis 2024 Today, Ron DeSantis, the current Governor of Florida, ...

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Disney Continues Layoffs

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After several layoffs, The Walt Disney Company will again say goodbye to hundreds more of its Cast Members. RELATED: Disney’s $300 Million Tax Write-Off The Three Waves The initial wave of layoffs began on March 27 when Iger announced that there would be multiple rounds as the Walt Disney Company looked to let go about 7,000 employees. This was due to ...

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Donald Trump Defends Disney

When news broke the other day over the Walt Disney Company’s plans to cancel their Lake Nona Campus, which would have relocated 2,000 Cast Members from California to Central Florida, there has been much speculation as to why. RELATED: Disney Shocks By Announcing Move OUT of Florida Lake Nona Campus Canceled Some have cited the ongoing feud between Disney and Governor ...

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DeSantis Has Interesting Response to Disney’s Big Florida Exit

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Every hour, we seem to take another turn in the roller coaster that is the feud between Disney and DeSantis. From lawsuits and boardroom debates to prison threats and even King Charles III, the battle between The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has escalated dramatically over the past weeks. After Governor DeSantis removed Walt Disney World’s Reedy ...

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Is Disney Buying Hulu?

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Last week during the Walt Disney Company’s earnings call, one of the many announcements that made headlines was the plan to combine Hulu and Disney Plus on a single app. This has led some to speculate whether or not, Disney is planning to buy Hulu. A History of Hulu Hulu was formed in 2007 as a joint venture between Fox ...

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Disney Stock Drops After Bad News

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Stock in the Walt Disney Company has been a wild ride over the past few years. It reached all-time highs in 2021 and then faced massive sell-offs. Although many people criticized Bob Chapek’s running as CEO when he took over in February 2020, the stock price today is similar. When Chapek left, it sat at $91.80; today, it sits at ...

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Florida Targets Disney’s Monorail

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The ongoing battle between the State of Florida/Governor Ron DeSantis, and The Walt Disney Company/Bob Iger has reached a new chapter. This one goes after the Walt Disney World monorail system. Monorail Inspections Governor Ron DeSantis had previously mentioned monorail inspections coming to Disney World, but it wasn’t official until yesterday, May 11, 2023. The new bill (HB 1305), passed ...

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Disney/DeSantis Feud May Benefit Disney Guests

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It’s no secret that over the past year, there has been a lot of bad blood between The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. RELATED: Disney’s Bob Iger Threatens Florida The Background The feud began when Florida passed the Parental Rights in Education Bill, and then Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against it (after remaining silent). The back ...

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