CEO Bob Iger Reveals He’s Leaving Disney

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  1. Rachel Winiecki

    If they want to replace Iger I propose they promote from within the company or seek out someone experience like from Universal or a similar entertainment type enterprise. Hiring from any other Non entertainment type would be a disaster.

    1. DJ

      Disney culture went woke. You do not want to promote from within for long-term success. You need an outsider.

      1. Gus Gus

        👍🏾

      2. Tombstone

        What is woke?

        1. David

          Read for yourself.

        2. Hol

          Slang for accepting people for who they are rather than who society DICTATES who they should be.

          1. Mike Lloyd

            It started out like that!

          2. Joe

            Bad move. The leading supporters of Communist China and liberal policy.

        3. Aurondarklord

          Marxist class struggle and oppressor/oppressed class binary, but for immutable identity instead of economic class.

      3. Doug

        I have no idea what that means? Maybe I don’t get the reference but what have they done?

        1. JazzyB

          You don’t really expect an intelligent answer, do you?

      4. Kim

        Define Woke

    2. Iger is the man who put Disney on the map. Pixar, Star Wars franchise, Marvel Studios are among a few of his acquisitions. He is a biz mastermind. That’s why they brought him back from retirement.

      1. Ron Obvious

        No, Walt Disney is the man who put Disney on the map.

        Iger is the man who put Disney deeply into debt.

        1. Carolyn

          Yes along with Michael Eisner! This woke company is trying to extinguish Walt Disney‘s traditions and visions!

      2. NoFord

        You dont have a clue what woke means. To you it means being afraid someone
        might touch your little itty bitty private parts and your scared.

        1. Jo

          Wtf. Yes, I really would like people to not touch my private parts without permission.

    3. Sue

      What’s hilarious is that you actually think that you know more about hiring somebody like Bob Iger from the Disney corporation does.

    4. Deanna

      I mean we all know he’s gonna rehire chapek. It’s a classic Miyazaki situation. He retires for public interest in the situation which causes more people to watch the latest movies and shows, then hands over the baton then takes it back again. Over and over public interest peaks cause they keep thinking it’s their last show or movie or a big change might happen, but it’s purely a tease.

    5. Brian

      Chapek was promoted from within…. He was a disaster!

  2. Byron

    The best thing that could happen is Bob Iger leaving. He created the mess that Disney is in now by borrowing 71 billion dollars to buy 20th century fox entertainment. They can not improve the park because they have to pay off the debt. A new CEO can finally admit that this was a mistake and begin the process of restoring the company.

    1. TruthSeeker

      I’m sure you would’ve turned this multi billion dollar company around better than Iger with your legendary wisdom, ole wise one.

      1. Traci Frost

        Most people given half a brain would be able to turn the company around!
        There’s thousands of things that can be done. But small minds like yourself believe otherwise.

        1. Ken

          What about those like “Traci” who less than a “half of mind” doesn’t work for Disney and has not yet gotten past Goofy and Donald Duck? Throw your name in to the hat for CEO and show everyone what ideas you have to turn the company around. We’ll wait…

      2. Bryan

        A Disney apologist… news check, Disney doesn’t care about you or even realize you exist.

      3. S

        Oh please, any Disney purist could run Disney better than Crooked Bob. I have plans for a hostile takeover and am going to make Disney great again by undoing all traces of Crooked Bob through a policy of De-Igerfication. That means no more synergy between the studios and the parks, no more “IP only” attractions resulting in no more IP attractions at Epcot, the return of Disney-MGM Studios, classic attractions return like they never left such as Horizons, Maelstrom, The Great Movie Ride, Alien Encounter, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, etc. reservations go away, Disney exits social media, Disney Stores return, Disney+ is shut down, no more Marvel, Star Wars, or Pixar, and all decisions are made once again by asking one question, four simple words that once governed all decision making at Disney for decades: “What would Walt Do?”

        1. Seiena

          Why would you take my access to disney away. What is wrong with you. I LOVE Disney+ how about instead of shutting it down add access to MORE disney 90s cartoons like Aladdin and shit. Disney+ has given me old shows that don’t have dvd releases and I don’t pay insane money for cable so Disney+ is my access to Disney content.

        2. M

          That sounds absolutely awful. Very glad you will never work for Disney.

          1. S

            Awful? You clearly didn’t experience Disney parks during their golden age. I will be restoring Disney to its former glory. And FYI I’m speaking to you from the distant future and you’ll hate to know that yes I have taken over Disney and brought back everything that made it great while undoing the Iger legacy.

    2. DJ

      Gosh, you’re an ignorant bozo. 1) Disney Parks is a small division of the Disney Company, and 2) they’ve spent more in recent years improving the parks then ever… Even adding entire new Star Wars sections to Disney World and Disneyland.

      1. lol

        tHeY aDDeD a nEW sTaR WarS sEcTIon tOo!

  3. James

    The reason they would choose Adam Silver is his close relationship with the Chinese government.

    1. Lynne

      Yep…exactly right! Just what Disney needs…to be indebted to China. Brilliant move 🙄. Not a surprise sadly

      1. Mike

        Nothing new for Disney and the woke mob.

  4. Walt

    Good riddance to Iger the author of all that is rotten in Disney and the guy who stuck Chapek (no saint) as the fall guy. Now the out of touch elite board will appoint yet another elite out of touch CEO to further push the company into woke oblivion – that they would pick someone to get on their knees before Chaiman Mao would be the icing on the cake.

  5. Gary

    What is needed is a long time imagineer who is alot like Walt & Roy put together and he or she to hire the right people and put them in the right positions and they are Walt Disney fans. Then maybe Disney will get back on the right track!

    1. Suzanne

      I totally agree with you. Iyar has ruin all Disney including theme parks , MCU, etc. They need to go back to the originality that Walt and Roy created. So many changes are needed to restore Disney.

    2. Yes, that is exactly right. It seems the board and such forgot about the middle class.

      1. Ann

        Exactly right. Until they go back to the originality and family oriented as Walt and Roy Disney had the park will stay in turmoil. It has changed tremendously in the wrong direction. No fun like it used to be. The magic is just not there. The prices? That’s another story

    3. Gus Gus

      You have the right idea Gary! That would be brilliant!!!

      1. Gary

        Thanks all, my Cousin’s Walt & Roy thank you Also and are smiling down on you!

  6. Opus

    Clearing his schedule for a 2024 presidential bid?

  7. Violet

    Gov. DeSantis, the dictator wants to run it too…..into the ground.

    1. DaveM

      Disney is already in a death spiral, DeSantis is just doing what is right for Florida, which is his job…

      1. Fuflorida

        Nothing about Florida is right, bunch of inbred fools that deserve nothing but the worst karma 😤

        1. Military mama

          A Twattler!

          1. Lol

            …but YOU’RE just a TWAT!

        2. Steve

          If only people from up north would stop going to Florida..that’ll show em!

        3. Jim

          Ah. You must be from the People’s Republic of California. How is Supreme Chirman Newsom doing these days? Has he let you out of quarantine yet, or is his state media still warning you to wear your masks and avoid human contact?

      2. Ken

        Been inhaling too much of that rocket fuel exhaust there DaveM. Santis is just like Trump and if he gets in office he will be telling you what to do and say while you are on your knees in front of him. Only DICTATORS take over PRIVATELY owned companies and that is scarier than Hades!!!

        1. TMiller

          I hope Trump gets back in office and gets America back to greatness. Desantis is also a spectacular leader with Florida being the most desired state to live. They are heroes for our country and we should respect them!

    2. Rich

      Violet you have no clue what your talking about, why don’t you listen and read what happened and then make a decision from facts not uneducated stupidity

    3. Disney MB

      Disney is the only reason I’ve been to Florida. I’m sure I’m not in the minority on that. Maybe Desantis hasn’t heard not to bite the hand that feeds you.

      1. Chico

        The hands that feed him are his residents, the people that work and pay taxes, not randoms from other states that stop by once every 5-10 years to go to Disney. We welcome your money but he is looking out after us, the permanent Florida residents.

        1. Gus Gus

          Wow!!! So many opinions.
          What would Walt do? Walt encouraged growth & Change. I like the park reservation system. It would be nice for the fast pass to com back & get rid of Genie.
          I love my Disney+ Buying 20th Century was a major financial dumb move.
          The prices need to come down at the park. Walt wanted everyone to be able to enjoy the parks. I make a decent wage but it was getting way too pricey. I love Disney and most things Disney. Makes me sad that the people in charge have to be so greedy.

          1. Erich

            Gus Gus, You hit the nail on the head, in the Last Sentence.

    4. TMiller

      I love Desantis leadership.

  8. AH

    Mentally unbalanced.

  9. Vadim Goeke

    GOOD RIDDANCE, iger was Way too woke and made Disney violate the values of Christianity in America

    1. Nofksgicen

      Freedom of religion is the constitution so keep your Christian cult out of things it doesn’t need to be in. There are moee than just one religion in the US. Seek therapy and get educated you dunce.

    2. David

      Opposite of woke is asleep. Wake up and keep your religion to yourself.

      1. TMiller

        Wokeness is ruining our country. Opposite of woke is awake.

      2. Mike

        Says the woke/leftist.

    3. Brian

      Sounds like you have some anger issues

    4. TJ

      Disney will just hire another person with liberal/woke values to take his place. There’s no way in hell they’ll replace him with a conservative Christian.

      1. Mike

        That’s why they lost billions plus many customers over the disgraceful woke agenda.

    5. Mykee

      Just seen Jesus riding in the front car at Space Mointain. He had this to say when he exited the ride while signing autographs, “Weee”!
      You see, even Jesus needs a break from preaching religion, just to feel like a kid again.

      1. TMiller

        We need God back in our values or our whole world will collapse.

        1. Doug

          Damn straight! Which god though?

          Allah? Zeus? Ra? Odin? Vishnu? Ishtar?

  10. MarMar

    They’ll pick anyone who is in the CCPs pocket.

  11. Jurb

    Kathleen is the only person Bob would stand down for. Sadly

  12. SirStephenH

    “He’s telling the truth about our prices being far too high. Quick, replace him!”

  13. lee

    I could have done a better job. wtf was this guy thinking? first he takes on a ludicrous loan then raises prices to astronomical levels AND cuts services to cover it? gotta maintain that share price no matter what! they need to hire a replace that is from the same industry… not an outsider like this guy was. One more thing. fix the infrastructure you currently have THEN take on a more modest expansion.

  14. Buck

    I find his choice of words interesting. Saying things like they don’t have much time to find his replacement etc. sounds like he knows something we don’t, but maybe I’m thinking that because in that last photo he didn’t look so good to me. I read his book and thought he sounded like a very decent person. I haven’t kept up with all his negative decisions and moves.

  15. Chris

    Finally! Get these loony tunes out of there, geez. Bring Disney Back! It was so much better when Michael Eisner was in charge and don’t try to deny it.

    1. Disney MB

      Genie was initially unveiled at a D23 when Iger was still CEO. A lot of the negative changes were his idea, just rolled out under Chapel. Iger needs to go.

  16. Ben Lordon

    I could replace Bob Ieger as CEO of Disney because I’m all about what the fans want

  17. Mark

    Disney is way over priced, way over crowded. Huge lines waiting for ever. I certainly do not plan to take my family to this place that is actually try to re-engineer my kids to fit in to a convoluted theory

  18. Richard Soldo

    Bob was the one making the decisions when he wasn’t even in charge. He forced the woke shit that went on at disney and got him fired . Don’t believe me just check the comments made by the so called savior

  19. Jesus believer

    Go woke, go broke!

    Told ya😜

  20. Unfortunately there is no place in todays woke culture for a voice of reason like Bob Iger. Disney has become just another money grabbing institution that is only interested in making big bucks for the shareholders.

  21. DoesItMatter?

    Seems obvious to me that they need to promote Josh D’Amaro. He’s younger and seems to be very sharp and charismatic.

  22. Ron

    If they don’t understand the fundamentals — families no longer have 5,000 – 8,000 of disposable income to spend at over priced disney parks anymore. The fixed costs of operations will destroy Disney because the Parks are falling apart and they don’t have the income to fix up the parks.

    That is the fact jack

    1. Alex

      Sell all of the parks to China

    2. Disney Minus

      Well they had the money, but built huge new attractions for a different audience …

  23. Kathy

    Josh D’Amaro would be the no-brainer to take the position. He worked his way up the ranks & loves Disney.

    1. Heather

      That’s precisely why he won’t be picked. They want someone who loves money, not Disney.

  24. Putin Xi

    Go woke. Go broke!

  25. Alex

    Sell all of the parks to China

  26. EDUARDO

    Sorry to say Disney is going down full steam.
    Bob was the one who raised the Disney park’s prices. The park’s attractions are in visual disrepair, the cleanliness that was found in the olden days is bo more, the crowds are uncontrollable, the attenders courtesy is non- existent and the FAMILY ATMOSPHERE I S GONE FOREVER MORE.
    Who would really want to go and waste HARD EARNED MONEY (for really working people) in such environment?

  27. John S.

    It’s a shame, we just got him back a few months ago. I just hope he has put more thought for choosing a sucessor.

  28. Carlos Merced

    They need to gut out the upper & middle management ositions and start fresh with non woke, non child grooming executives.

  29. Romulus

    Dont bring religitard ignorance into this it is completely irrelivent to the point.

  30. Linda M Gonzalez

    Yay! I’m so happy Iger is leaving. Maybe we can get back the handicap pass system that was in place years ago. People with autism need a special pass.
    I just hope Disney doesn’t come up with an Iger clone as a replacement.

  31. Shareholder

    Let the chanting begin. Staggs. Staggs. Staggs.

  32. Shareholder

    You hear that Disney, what do you think about acquiring Candle Media and giving Thomas Staggs or Kevin Mayer the long awaited promotion he deserves!

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