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Disney Plans Not Impacted by Florida Politics, Says Disney Parks Chairman

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Earlier today, Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro engaged in a question and answer session at the JP Morgan Global Technology, Media, and Communications Conference. RELATED: Major New Twist in Disney vs. DeSantis Saga  The Chairman As Chairman, Josh D’Amaro oversees Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products. This includes developing and operating all theme parks, resorts, cruise lines, and consumer products globally. Before ...

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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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Another Florida Politician Comments on Disney’s Move

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The Walt Disney Company seems to be on everyone’s lips recently. The ongoing battle between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continued earlier this week when Disney announced its plans to cancel a $1 billion campus for its Cast Members. The new project at Lake Nona would have moved Disney’s theme Park headquarters (including 2,000 employees) to ...

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Disney Shocks By Announcing Move OUT of Florida

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The “wildest ride in the wilderness” just got a whole lot wilder. In the ongoing wild battle between The Walt Disney Company and Ron DeSantis, we’ve had lawsuits, boardroom surprises, and more twists and turns than Big Thunder Mountain Railroad itself. Now, in what appears to be a revenge move on Disney’s behalf, Disney has announced it will be beginning an ...

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Teacher Shows Controversial Disney Film, Gets Investigated

Strange World Cancelled

Many Disney films have been deemed controversial over the years. Such selections include Peter Pan (1953), Song of the South (1946), and Lightyear (2022). However, a more recent (and lesser known film) was recently shown in a Florida classroom. A Strange World The movie Strange World (2022) was not a financial success for Walt Disney Studios in any way. However, ...

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Major New Twist in Disney vs. DeSantis Saga

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Another day, another turn in the ongoing battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Company. It’s been quite the saga between Florida and Disney, all stemming from a political boycott of The Walt Disney Company due to former Disney CEO, Bob Chapek, criticizing the Florida Parental Rights in Education law (otherwise called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill). ...

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Bob Chapek Is Being Sued For Disney Fraud

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Just when we thought things couldn’t get messier for the Mouse, it seems another wild story hits the headlines. Disney has faced an animated movie flop, the ongoing battle between Disney and DeSantis in Florida, a writers’ strike, thousands of layoffs across the company – including at Walt Disney World and Disneyland – and a recent drop in Disney+ subscribers. ...

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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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Disney’s Big Ties to the King’s Coronation

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“It’s coronation day!” And no, we don’t mean for Elsa. Today, May 6, marks the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey, a huge day for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Guests included the British royal family, foreign dignitaries, world powers, and Disney stars Dame Emma Thompson, Dame Joanna Lumley, and Dame Judi Dench, but those aren’t the ...

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DeSantis Board Suing Disney

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The feud between the Walt Disney Company and Governor Ron DeSantis continues. The Background Originally stemming from the former Disney CEO, Bob Chapek, criticizing the Florida Parental Rights in Education law (after being silent about it), the House of Mouse has become a target of Florida’s governor. Among the back and forth over the past year, DeSantis and the Republican-led ...

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