Disney Terminating Thousands of Employees Effective Immediately

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Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger looking at Disney Brand Image with Castle and Logo

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265 Comments

  1. Virginia

    Hopefully Disney is buffing up so Iger and anyone else with a need can give Ron DeSantis a punch in the nose!

    Tell him it’s for wearing Nancy Sinatra GO GO BOOTS to help in a flood!
    A nothing but photo op and he was dressed for the party to drag the river

    1. Andrew

      It really is Disney’s own fault they’re doing as poorly as they’re doing. Do you ever wonder how it was that Florida for the first time ever was such a red state? We here in Florida love the man. He represents the average person exceptionally well. Bar none he is if not in the top 3 best governors in the US, he is EASILY THE BEST governor in the US!

      1. Dean

        Hey look everybody… This guy Andrew here is GAY for Desantis!

        1. Chris B

          Dean its like when you love talking about your hero Joe Biden that means you’re gay for joe. Go sit down and enjoy that bud light you got stocked in the fridge You gender confused fairy boy fruit cake.

          1. William

            Hey look an orange knob goblin has come out of orange Mussolini back side to call people gay

          2. Polly

            Most people that have a rational thought in their head hate Rhonda Santis. He is a short, little whiney dic..tator.

          3. jal11180

            Janet, I would call you a Karen for your comments on here, but even the woman that is named Karen that is in the comments section has infinitely more sense than yourself. Also, homosexuality is heterophobia, and any argument otherwise proves that the person that has a problem with that being told to themselves is ironically the hate filled bigot themselves.

          4. Jon

            Truth.

          5. THomas

            Typical hateful liberal comment and baseless slur

          6. Far

            If you’rea republicans you’re projecting it’s your people’s thing.

          7. Karen

            It’s Disney’s fault. Their ticket prices are ridiculous and not worth the experience. Most families can’t afford it. Now their going to raise ticket prices? They have said their net profits are billions of dollars so why are they laying employees off. Nonsense!

          8. Lee

            You lowlife bigot! Go back into the cave where you came from

          9. Doug Johndon

            Think people are taking a stand on Disney’s liberal views as a whole. They have completely ruined ESPN with having people of the right color in the right believes per se it is almost unwatchable and thank God there are other options if you are into sports and not a political agenda.

        2. Mark

          No. Disney has turned totally gay over the past 3-4 years with stupid CEO before they were forced to bringing Iger back to fix it. All true Americans love Desantis

          1. Sheri

            He is a power hungry jerk who calls Fl. The “freedom “ state. Meanwhile he is signing law after law taking away our rights

          2. Pablo

            Please post the rights you have lost as a Florida resident.
            I hear there is housing available in beautiful California, though you may not be about to afford it.

          3. Rich

            What rights has he taken away?

          4. Maureen

            All Americans don’t love Desantis!! He is a whiny little man and if he can’t handle Disney how is he going to cope with the larger nations? Desantis does okay in Florida however he is not ready or capable of hanging with the big boys.

          5. ?

            I hate DeSantis with all my heart and I have a true American. He essentially killed 3 million fullerenes with his Covid policies I’m not lying schools to men take mass businesses to mandate mass businesses mandating vaccinations for their employers 3 million people are dead because of him so shut up stupid!!! Hysterical is a governor and type forbid if he was to be able to get elected as president and go to the White House. You do realize that if he does room for election as president, he will have to be give up being governor for two years

          6. Elise

            He killed 3 million with his covid policies? Are you serious? I don’t even totally like the man, but that is BS. But if you feel better scared and wearing aask and getting vaxed every other week….I feel really sorry for ya!

        3. Ray

          I’m sure it’s better to be gay for DeSantis then be gay for a pedophile like biden .

          1. Brandon

            Nice. So true. Anyone for Biden is the devil

          2. Melissa

            Amen! Go WOKE GO BROKE!

        4. Paula Thomas

          Don’t say ” gay”. LOL.

          1. Key

            Gay is a word they use is that why they are taking it out of the lgbtqrstvwxyz

        5. THomas

          Typical hateful liberal comment and baseless slur

          1. Linda

            👍👍

        6. Dick

          We all know you love to swallow.

        7. GetStuffed

          Dean the pole smoker speaks. I’m so relieved.

        8. Tara

          Name calling.
          The brilliance is staggering🙄

        9. Lou Skunt

          GO WOKE
          GO BROKE

        10. Jraaa

          Disney promotes transitioning children! Disney wants to pervert your children! Egor can die for all I care!

      2. Curt

        Desantis is a hopeful dictator. Banning books? I WAS a proud Floridan, and not now. If he is the best governor, our country is headed down the toilet

        1. AH

          No books were banned.

          1. Aliiforjustice

            Biographies of Hank, Aaron and Roberto Clemente along with 177 other books from a collection of diverse books and tango, makes three a picture book about two male penguins, raising a chick when Wela Randolph plays basketball forever by Judy Blume Booker prize winner is a God of small things by a RUNDHATA, Roy, the bluest eyes by Toni Morrison. All boys aren’t blue by George Johnson. 565 books were banned in Florida I wrote a few examples.

          2. Aliiforjustice

            Sorry about typos

          3. THomas

            No books were banned. School districts choose books based on appropriate material. Why is it that liberals want to show pornigraphy to kids

          4. Key

            Look up this pastor reading one of the books liberals want put in an elementary school. He reads it in front of a school bird meeting and they could barely stand to hear it. But they want children reading it.

          5. faackanders2

            FL may lead the USA in most banned books. I heard 40-50% of school library books were removed from the shelves.

          6. TJW

            don’t confuse them with facts..lol

          7. Linda

            👍👍

          8. Linda

            👍👍👍

          9. Keaton

            Checking for brain cells > found zero

          10. Kea

            Low IQ Linda incompetent bigot and Woke

          11. He is a power hungry jerk who calls Fl. The “freedom “ state. Meanwhile he is signing law after law taking away our rights

          12. E Hubbard

            Curt is your typical little sheepy liberal that believes anything their masters tell them.

        2. Eyemares

          Unfortunately, unless someone like DeSantis takes over at the helm, you are absolutely correct…the Twilight zone horrors we’re living through right now are typical of a socialist/communist agenda being pushed. Opposite what you’ve been told to believe

          1. Aliiforjustice

            Desantis is nothing but a robot tool to his wife and not the constituents of Florida. Americans somehow lost their way, because DeSantis is opposite of democracy opposite of freedom opposite that you make your own choices for your own self and your own body will no longer exist. He’s a bigot towards LGBTQ. Hence why this Disney fight has gone this far because Disney stood up for the thousands of employees that feel it is absurd that you can’t use the word gay. He is not the savior for what’s going on right now he is a contributor, he’s a power grab person and he will leave you so fast if you don’t agree with everything that he puts forth cutting teachers pay there’s a laundry list

          2. Colet

            Trust me when I say you are talking to a bunch of walls. Most of these people don’t care about anybody freedom but their OWN. They are convinced that their decisions and way of life is and should be the ONLY way of life. The only way to overcome is to fight them with their own systems put in place. Most of these people are use to their faces being on the wall of perfection so don’t expect them to change or ever imagine a space on that wall for ANY face that doesn’t look like their face. They already feel like the world revolves around them. They aren’t the reasoning types which is why you have to just knock their pictures off the wall and create/take that space you need. These are the very people that make this world a you oR me type of world. Yet, when they are in need they could care LESS how different your face is to their face. They’d rather continue to make others suffer rather than to see us all live our lives in bliss as a whole. They don’t believe in HARM when it’s to them and those within their circles but they somehow don’t have a care in the world when they do HARM to others which is why I will NEVER have remorse for anything that life throws their way. You get EXACTLY what you get for your ignorance upon the next!

          3. Linda

            👍👍

          4. Keaton

            Let’s just admit Linda hates gay and trans peoples because it says so in the Bible 🤓🤡💀therefore we cannot sexualize children even though nobody is doing it , and even if they were it happens inside the church and outside the church. what a fascinating discovery and when does happen nobody is celebrating because nobody wants to victimized so I suggest you tell god to go woke or go broke because he is

          5. Kay

            Anyone who believes it’s appropriate for drag queens (in their full “drag apparel and drag queen make-up” is ABSOLUTELY guilty of child abuse and so are the people responsible for allowing this and the parents who take their children to be exposed to this filth are even worse!

        3. Kay

          Awww time for you to move to California!!! You will love gruesome Newsom

          1. Linda

            CA citizens are leaving CA in massive numbers…. walking out of CA becoming so radical people no longer want to live there.

        4. Frankly Curt, our country has been heading down the toilet for quite some time!

        5. Tonya

          He did the right thing and protected the children.

          1. Linda

            👍👍

          2. keaton

            Let’s just admit Linda hates gay and trans peoples because it says so in the Bible 🤓🤡💀therefore we cannot sexualize children even though nobody is doing it , and even if they were it happens inside the church and outside the church. what a fascinating discovery and when does happen nobody is celebrating because nobody wants to victimized so I suggest you tell god to go woke or go broke because he is

        6. JG

          Learn before speaking…

        7. Me

          Are you blind? Thanks to the moron in office, I would say we’re there. De Santis had nothing to do with that.

        8. Jo

          What does this have to do with people losing their jobs at Disney? Grow up

        9. PA

          Our country is already in the toilet due to the current administration.

      3. DickP

        I am so sorry that I voted for DeSatan when he ran for Governor. I promise it will never happen again unless he stops his gestapo battles with Disney and reverses EVERYTHING he has done to them.

        1. Sandy

          Please everyone grow up start over the other ceo made a big mistake buy putting politics in a magical place talk and resolve the issue Disney is for everyone no matter what when I went there before Covid no one care about the issues they forgot there problems and got along did we forgot that

        2. AH

          You have no clue how the gestapo operated.

        3. MamaB77

          Just curious if your universal or Busch gardens or any buissness do you find it fair Disney had its own laws zoning ect while the other umpteen thousand buissnesses obey the same laws as everyone else?

          1. faackanders2

            They also had their own utilites, and if not for Disney wouldn’t have built theme park in Orlando nor probably anywhere else. It was just a swap and orange grove area back then.

        4. TJW

          He isn’t worried about you

      4. Drohr

        You’re seriously a fascist. No wonder Florida has a travel ban advisory

        1. Tom

          Do Fascist want to let people own guns?

      5. Vinnie

        Agree
        Well said
        Thanks

      6. Al

        So @Andrew, are you saying that you want Disney to leave your state? Simple Yes or No question.

        1. GoFunkYourself

          I live I’m California, it is giving absolutely nothing back. Tax the corporation!!

          1. Eric

            Source must be you made it the f up… 25,000 Californians employed by the park and 18,500,000 visitors to the area/year with 8.5 BILLION / year in economic contributions and $510 million to local taxes alone. Sure, zero contributions.

          2. Let nda

            Review the tremendous debt CA is carrying. Plus Newsom wants to spend multiple billions on racial reparations.

      7. Shawn

        Speak for yourself. I agree with Curt and many of us loathe that fascist.

        1. jal11180

          Both sides are equally evil, and you are as well, Shawn, and anyone that agrees with you.

      8. Sherri

        Of course you would say anyone that keeps racism and hate alive is good. Especially in the minds of racist people. Doesn’t seem to to matter that we are going backwards and politicians like Ron DeSantis are helping to destroy the US. They have continued to defy and renounce the truth and good things. Not only to their own detriment and destruction, but that of the entire US for political gain. They provoke others to do wrong, strife, and evil! Other countries used to envy us, now they laugh at us. Those fools and mockers need GODS dramatic intervention. This world is a lost cause. GODS intervention is on the horizon!

      9. BG

        Well said. Agree. If they would stick to entertainment there would have been no issues!

        1. Linda

          Review the tremendous debt CA is carrying. Agree, but their CEO’s decided they’d rather back their agenda of pushing trans/etc on the children instead. Their choice.

      10. Bob

        Agree

      11. Jon Mesantis

        Lol. This rich guy represents the little guy!

      12. Bob

        Its not theme parks that are hurting… its Disney Plus. Desantis is having little effect on Disney’s bottom line and Disney is having an effect of Desantis’s presidential ambition. Which thank god… his actions reinforce the belief that Florida is the stupidest state in the union… hence the Florida Man stuff.

      13. Stella

        If a business isn’t doing well..A smart Governor, would push to help out..To keep job’s..This man is ruining Florida and will leave it in a heartbeat, if he can become President.. Leaving it’s people behind in a Limbo..If you call this the Best..I hate to see the Worst..

        1. Colleen

          If a business isn’t doing well it should be left to fail. Giving government handouts to businesses that suck, using tax payer dollars is known as communism. In case you didn’t know, free market capitalism is what made America the most successful country in the world. Crony capitalism and corporate oligarchy sucks. Would you give your tax dollars to a banking institution that is failing? Bailouts are for lovers. Winners don’t need bailouts. And it’s places like Disney that lower wages for Central Floridians. They employ large numbers of people at the lowest wages, which lowers all wages in the area. They charge too much for a crappy experience. They also disrespect their consumers with narratives that do not align with family values. And let’s not forget that 145 Disney employees were busted in human trafficking by Sheriff Grady Judd in 2022. And DeSantis didn’t ban any books in Florida. He removed perverse books from the schools, many of which contained explicit images. Children need reading and math. They don’t need to be exposed to books that you can’t even read out loud in public at school board meetings. When I went to school the most shocking book in the library was Dear God it’s Me Margaret. Now there’s kids books that tell kids it’s fun to get in a white van with adult males. Any parent who wants their kids to read that trash needs to seek mental help.

          1. Libby

            Desantis is the best….needs to be the USA President….

      14. Peggy

        He is a horrible governor unless you support his brand of hatred toward anything that doesn’t match his political or religious base. Can’t wait till he is gone. Look for florida to turn blue again after his nastiness.

        1. Ken

          Not goons happen

        2. faackanders2

          Vote blue wave and make a change for the better.

          1. Libby

            Blue Wave is the problem….. Started with the person who claimed to be black…a disgrace to the black Americans. He and Soros has ruined America.
            May America wake up.

      15. Far

        You’re very alone in Florida with your nose up his rear. Florida will be the next Russia thanks to him, comrade. You will be glad.

      16. A Lava

        Go Dean! Go DeSantis! Disney is the equivalent of the Scientologists.

        1. Kat

          Went to Typhoon Lagoon yesterday. We had SO MUCH FUN. No one was being political on any side. We were friendly with EVERYONE and they were ALL friendly to us. Just people having a good time and a happy day. That’s what Disney should be about. Nothing more. (Although $17 for 2 withered “surf doggies” and a Halloween size bag of chips seems kind of ridiculous but…..when in Rome…).
          Politicizing Disney was a big mistake on Disney’s part. That isn’t the place to do it.

          Signed, a happy Canadian who loves America and all its people.

      17. Tom

        It’s sad you have to worry what a Disney movie might have in it. Christian and Muslim ideals are set aside for mental illness pandering.

      18. Erik

        I’m, sorry no. Disney is hitting Florida in the pocket book. How do you think they will like him when there is a 8% sales tax or additional 4% on your property tax across Florid because disney doesn’t want to help Florida

      19. Ron

        I hate people like you that think being a bully is some super hero costume God don’t like ugly

      20. CK2

        But he doesn’t give a dam about you sir or ma’am!!!!

      21. Liz

        Disney is failing by their leadership. Have you viewed any of their new programs or movies? I won’t let my kids watch that crap. Even my 13 year old thinks they are horrible. As for their parks? Pricing themselves out. Last time I was there, in 2017, there was no magical dream vacation. It was totally miserable at an enormous price. No plans to ever go back. Disney. My children have more fun at the beach and it doesn’t cost $150 per person to get in.

      22. Joe

        Idiot , the man is bad for business . That’s only you think that

      23. Maureen

        Average person??? He signed into law the taxpayers can’t see how much money he is spending on trips, vacations traveling to other nations. We as taxpayers should know we’re our money is going with his new law you will know nothing. $$$$

      24. Colon

        RON IS THE DEVIL
        HE LIVES IN FANTASY WORLD, HOPEFULLY HE WILL SOON DISSAPEAR FROM PUBLIC LIFE

        1. Matt

          Why is he evil?

      25. Drvezina

        Sun glasses so

      26. Libby

        Desantis is the best….needs to be the USA President….

      27. Debra Jenkins

        No he is not the best governor Florida has ever had. In fact he should be considered the worst. Never has a governor been so consumed with his desires to flex his muscles because a privately owned company didn’t agree with his policies. It seems that you like so many others have forgotten that we aren’t a part of a dictatorship and we are protected by our 1st amendment rights. But, DeathSantis has. Now he thinks he’s qualified to run this country? Lol, run it further into the ground. Maybe trump will have him as a running mate and end his tyranny in Florida.

      28. Matt

        Best governor in the USA?
        Yes sir.

      29. Mary

        Speak for yourself! I have some friends and family there that HATE him! Just because you like DeSatan doesn’t mean everyone does! Hd makes me ashamed to be part Italian! Ugh!

      30. Linda

        Omg….you poor thing.

      31. Larry

        Disney really did it to themselves. Use to be family friendly. Not anymore. And this guy is pandering to a very small market. So it goes he’ll be out of a job. But he has to understand that you can’t do what bud light did. So he can blame governor DeSanti. all he wants. But it’s CEO. Is rich he already got his money.

      32. LaurieFaber

        Amen!! It’s about time Disney start listening to the public!! Go woke, go broke! How many times will it take for big business to keep politics out of what they’re selling (in Disneys case, Family Fun.)

      33. Lori

        You could not be more wrong. He does not care about Florida, does not represent me or my beliefs and needs to be removed as dictator.

      34. Anne

        By passing a bill that you can buy a gun without a background check, permit or training? I mean I think anyone with half a brain can see that’s not much to ask if you’re a responsible gun owner.

      35. Mary

        Best at loosing a economy and its workers. The layoff haven’t got to your yet. But when you see the squeeze of. Of Authoritarianism it will put your in a bad place Broke

      36. Pamela

        To each their own I guess u don’t mind living in a lock state & ur young daughter being silenced at school over her period..U would rather follow a finger dipping..snot nose wiping self claiming Christian who really hasn’t actually followed the teachings of Jesus at all..I predict he will not become President..u love him..but the majority of America knows who he is & what he represents..besides who wants a President that wipes his nose with his hands..ecky!

      37. Meaux

        Ron Desantis is the best thing you Floridians have going for you! I’m sorry that some hard working folks will get caught in the switches but it’s high time for Disney’s comeuppance. From their politics to their prices, there’s no magic there for me. Good riddance!

      38. Sue

        Andrew for sure and if people or Disney doesn’t like us down here then leave. We do t need all these entitled tourist here. There is more the. Disney here. And as far as our governor we live him and if your moved down here from New York or New Jersey go back. This is a RED state.

    2. Sr

      You Virginia are full of cr@p

    3. GoFunkYourself

      Democrats have been crying for years to tax big corporation’s. What gives now? Seems if it is only convenient if it’s not your billion dollar company.

      1. Linda

        Who said Disney isn’t paying federal taxes?

    4. jal11180

      Ginny (Virginia), quit being a dimwitted knee-jerk reactionary polititards Karen with your comment. DeSantis is honestly the least of the problems that Disney has right now. I would explain it all to you, but every time that I try to do so, I literally have to reload the screen, and I also doubt that your single brain cell could comprehend my response to you. Let me just say that a variety of strikes, ignoring the fan base of the company, making sub-par products that will not sell, and then doubling down on said products, horrible company policies, and a slee of natural disasters, have all equally contributed to the downfall of Disney.

    5. Bob

      Sounds like you’re upset lol.

    6. WokeDisney

      Punch yourself in the nose. You need a wakeup call.

    7. Stanley H. Brady

      F woke Disney. Go to target and get your tuck bikini put it on while you down a Bud Light!

    8. Stanley H. Brady

      F woke Disney

    9. Bob

      Wow!
      Threatening a sitting governor with assault!
      It would appear as if we found the real source of violent political extremism.

    10. Kilzer

      Disney did this to themselves. U can’t pin this one on DeSantis. Plus, if they’re showing a 35% profit, why the cuts? Disney’s own greed.

    11. Lili

      I think if you guys make the bright of Florida to Puerto rico you Will see Big diferentes

    12. J

      Maybe they eill cut cist on the oaks because they are TOO EXPENSIVE FOR A NORMAL FAMILY TO ENJOY IF WE STOP GOING THEY WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO LOWER COST. WE FONT NEED ALL THOSE DIFFERENT COSTLY PLACES ANYMORE WE JUST NEED A FUN PLACE TO TAKE OUR KIDS AND ATART DOME FAMILY TIME FOR REAL.WAKE UP EVERYONE WAKE UP THE WORLD IS COSTING US AND OUR FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING

    13. Jake

      Floridas economy is booming right now!! Disney is failing because of their own fault. Stop being petty!

    14. Ron DeSantis is correct to tell Disney to keep out of Raising Children. Like all ignorant people,,thousands are losing jobs. That isn’t caused by Governor DeSantis,,by Disney Ignorance

    15. Lou Skunt

      Oh look, Virginia is being funny.
      You forget, Vaginia, this is a RED state. That translates into NON-WOKE, heterosexual, DECENT men and WOMEN.
      Unlike the cesspool of ass-humping, pole-smoking, clam-bumping regions of Queerville. Twisted regions which will eventually cease to exist due to attrition. Despite the recent bizarre history of ignorance regarding basic biology by YOU PEOPLE, unless you actually can produce a human being by mixing semen and feces in the large intestine, your type will be an endangered species.
      Now run along, get back to whatever perverted thing you do, the normal people are having a good time watching that cabal of pedo’s known as Disney collapse. We are enjoying watching the start of the failure the WOKE movement.

  2. Jambee

    It is a shame about the galactic project. It would have been much more successful had the price not been so ridiculously high! Not many people in today’s economy can afford the $4,500 for 2 days stay immersive experiment. It is sad that’s such an awesome idea will be closing.

    1. Sharon

      Agreed!

      1. Dori

        If Disney would stay out of politics and just concentrate on entertainment, then they wouldn’t be in the situation they are in. DeSantis is Disney’s excuse and not the culprit.

        1. Dr. Manny

          Really do not know how many times I have to say this but companies are always involved in politics especially multi-national conglomerates. I understand not everyone has had a class in organizational behavior since it is master-doctorate level business.

          Therefore to say companies should not be in politics is false if not an outright lie. DeSantis is throwing meat to his base which is political and Disney is representing their opinion and that of its employee base.

          Before you write erroneous information do a little research unless you are a Russian bot Dori.

          1. jal11180

            How do I know that you are not a bot as well, Dr. Manny? Also, where did you get your doctorate from, the back of a cereal box?

          2. Pamela

            Nicely stated!

        2. Ron

          Disney needs to leave Florida and watch that state die with its fearmongering politics then see were those trailer park rednecks do for work it’s all gonna back fire

    2. Paul W

      Yup! I’m a DVC member and thought maybe one day I could do the experience on points, but when the cost for 2 days for the single room is the same as 2 studios for a week at the Riviera where you can bring others along, the choice was obvious.

    3. Vicki

      I hope they close down that satanic place.

      1. AH

        Satanic?

        1. jal11180

          It is so, and if you do not agree, then you are part of the problem.

      2. Ron

        You will get what you want Florida will pay a deep pocket tax for its crazy politics and most of you grown kids grow up on Disney and didn’t have a problem until politics came into play

    4. Chris

      This is the way. Consequences of greed. They could have charged half that and still have been wildly successful.

  3. Dehnus

    FFS, they Lost 2% of the subscriber base, after the Covid pandemic, on which most folks had to stay home. People overreact. Heck they overreact this thing into oblivion of they remove series and cancel all but “Marvel and Starwars!”. The people will unsubscribe in far greater numbers and for good reason.

    Sigh short term shareholder pressure as per usual.

    1. AJ

      Disney shoul leave Flordia and go somewhere that doesn’t have a state full of hateful, crazy numb nuts!!

      1. Bob

        Disney should stay in it’s lane. Movies ,cruises,and hotels stay the hell out of politics.

        1. Dr. Manny

          Another bot.

      2. Karen

        Florida is not full of crazies but people who love freedom and truth. Disney hurt themselves because of their non friendly agenda and idealism and high prices. Once they started a reservation system, and Genie+ instead of free fast passes I was sadly done. The fun was removed from going to the parks. Disney needs to take responsibility from e their problems and not blame our Governor or Florida.

        1. Phil

          I’m a Floridian. I love freedom and truth. And, the truth is people who support De Satan’s ideas and behavior don’t advance freedom or truth.

          1. jal11180

            Neither do you, Land-Phil, so kindly slag off, thanks.

        2. Linda

          Agree. Protecting the youngest of our school aged children is the responsibility of all elected officials. Plus it’s not like the left haven’t been doing what they accuse DeSantis is doing.

      3. Carl

        So where will Disney go where they can find 25,000 acres at rock bottom prices, close to a major airport, with 12 months of good weather, with a large workforce, multiple hotels other than Disney, other theme parks, close to beaches and other things that help Disney attract guests. And soon a train that connects Orlando to Miami. Disney will never leave Florida.

        1. Pam Nelson

          If it wasn’t for Disney none of that would exist! The Orlando airport was a small little strip on Highway 50!

        2. Phil

          You’re probably right. But, why do you think “a major airport,…(that) large workforce, those multiple hotels other than Disney, (and) other theme parks” are in central Florida? The beaches and weather were always here before Disney, but not the 75,000 Disney jobs and who knows how many derivative jobs in hotels, restaurants, small businesses, service jobs, construction, etc. because Disney had the foresight to buy those “25,000 acres at rock bottom prices” and convert them into Disney World.

        3. Dr. Manny

          You mean the train that is hemorrhaging cash by the day. The train that pretty much roses empty as it goes down the track killing people and causing accidents?

          The train Richard Branson pulled out of investing in?

      4. jal11180

        Correction, Disney should not be a bunch of hateful and crazy numb nuts…get it right, AJ.

  4. Lester

    GG Iger! #GetWokeGoBroke.

    1. Karen

      Yep

    2. William

      Let see what woke means shall we. In its modern-day, politicised context, ‘woke’ is defined by the OED as ‘originally: well-informed, up-to-date. Now chiefly: alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice’. The Urban Dictionary, meanwhile, explains that ‘being woke means being aware… knowing what’s going on in the community (related to racism and social injustice

  5. Bob Ross

    Disney has been raising prices with very little “Rise of the Resistance”. But has been neglecting a problem that Disney has had for years, park capacity and ride maintenance. Disney has ridiculous ride pass programs that are utter failures because they don’t have adequate capacity on many of their rides. Another more centralized park will help reduce traffic. This park needs to offer unique ride experiences that you won’t find anywhere else coupled with a few of the rides that are major crowd pleasers at the other parks.

  6. Sharon

    Such a great place to take your kids to and now closing! So sad 😢

  7. Bridget

    Disney has priced themselves out of business for the average family so it’s self inflicted. Iger came into the game saying Disney was getting out of politics then they pull the King Charles III rule followed up by poor Disney will have to lay off people because of DeSantis, well hey Disney, maybe if you didn’t raise prices twice in one year and actually cared about your passholders and WANTED us to use our tickets then you would be liked as much as Universal. Parents want to take their kids to Disney for entertainment, not sex education.

    1. Joe

      Right on

    2. Donald J 2024

      Exactly go woke go broke

      1. Paul W

        I’ve yet to see anyone actually define that term. You don’t know whwt you are talking about.

      2. Exactly. Florida needs to wake the F up.

        1. jal11180

          No, Disney needs to wake up. Florida, as well as the thousands of fired Disney employees, will naturally make a better, as well as better run, company that will make Disney go out of business. The policies that Disney has in place right now, as well as ignoring the vast majority of its customer base, not just in providing things that are against their morals, values, ethics, and faith, but also nickeling and diming employees and customers alike, as well as making things super expensive, with little to nothing to show for the results, as well as a slew of industry wide strikes, management corruption and incompetence, and horrible business policies and decisions overall, are all combining to hurt Disney. Moreover, even Walt Disney himself knew these facts and he dared not to cross his employees or his fans, unless he wanted their wrath, to say nothing about the wrath of the stockholders or the government.

      3. Jay

        The noise-word “woke” is a screen of smoke.

    3. Linda

      Agree.

    4. Linda

      Exactly!!!

  8. TJ

    Disney is a rip off. Over priced, long lines, marginal service (especially since COVID) couple with their desire to get into the sociopolitical nonsense so much so they started a fight with the state of Florida, not just DeSantis but also a legislative body that is aligned with DeSantis. And $4500 a night for a hotel room 😂.

    Ok Disney …. It already cost close to $10k to go there with with a family of 4 as it is ….

    Walt must be holding back the vomit in his mouth. This company was once an America. Icon. Now it’s just a Six Flags gone woke with hotels and a bunch of movie rights for 40 year old products

    1. Sue

      Once you said 10K for a family of 4 I easily spotted you as a troll and a idiot. I have a family of 4 and spend half that much and we stay at AK so not on the cheap either. So much negative basement dwellers here on this site these days. Be well.

  9. Joe

    Disney let their woke employees misguided their public position and stance with state.
    Pick a fight and expect a bloody nose

  10. Brooklyn

    The financial downfall of Disney has nothing to do with Florida or Desantis. Their serious financial problems started 2020 and only got worse from there due to COVID and their own wrong doings. You cannot price out the middle class and expect to survive (no matter where Disney is located). You do that and your business will suffer and likely close. In light of the recent articles stating Disney is going to lower prices by doing a variable pricing system again; I’m concerned they’re going to Jam Pack the parks again with these alleged lower variable ticket prices to make up for their gross financial losses. People complained for years about overcrowding and Disney did something about it albeit COVID helped in that decision making too. I would really love to see the lower tickets prices matched with “reasonable and comfortable” park attendance numbers. Part of getting the most bang for your buck is being able to experience the majority of the rides, see a show, and time for shops.

    1. Phil

      Much of what you wrote is correct. But, Disney World is governed by the laws of supply and demand just like any other business. In the case of DW, the supply is relatively finite, unless the parks are physically expanded which will take a lot of time and a favorable business environment which doesn’t presently exist. Lowering ticket prices will only increase the demand side of the equation. If you have an answer to this problem, maybe you should be Disney’s president.

      1. Flame

        I can slove this problem for disney.

  11. They should have just had Disney up and running the way it was before COVID. People loved going there as well as spending $. Prices were raised to many times and too much. Fastpasses gone as well. Our large family planned our yearly vacation all the time. When Chapek came in and changed so much we were disappointed beyond belief. Igor came back and we were thrilled. Now it’s a disappointed still. Maybe some day down the road. Found other places for the moment.

    1. lrak

      well said.

  12. Sue

    Disney did this to them selves we’re getting involved in politics you don’t hear nothing about universal Seaworld nothing like that they were the ones who starred with the anti-gay crap so good for Disney they should go under. I wish they wouldn’t leave the Florida and take all your gay employees with you and all entitled tours that come down here and pollute the state if you don’t like Florida and get your ass out of here.

    1. Phil

      Were you paying attention in English class? Or, were you just listening to DeSatan B.S.

    2. Phil

      Is English your second language?

  13. B Glynn

    Awesome place…40 years ago
    A money-pit, now 😒

  14. I went to Disney in January 2023, we’ve been going since the mid-80’s. Used to be you could make a circuit of the park and see anything you wanted. Now, with the ridiculous reservations, you’re up late and very early, then have to zigzag around, we missed the Tiki Room as a result. Stayed at The Grand Floridian, which was just beautiful but very expensive for 2 of us our trip for 5 days cost about $8K….too much.

  15. Donald J 2024

    Go woke go broke don’t like Florida move to California they have a super woke Disneyland …

  16. Walt

    How bout the cuts start at the top – IGER D’amaro etc etc.
    Until then NOTHING changes at this evil kingdom.

  17. Randy

    We know the slogan! Go woke, Go broke!

  18. Done

    Step right up, you Woke Corporate Behemoths. Who’s next?

  19. Marge McWethy

    Why does a few people think Disney is going broke??? If u have read that the parks made an unbelievable 35%increase in profits?? I have been at least 24 times as it was my fav, not now! When they started charging to park there when u are staying at their hotels?… does t seem ok?
    Why shouldn’t they pay their share of taxes? We cer do, It’s all about money, OF COURSE

    1. jal11180

      Ah, another Disney bot, a.k.a., Marge McWethy.

      1. Jorge

        I agree 100% with Mr Iger, He’s got to do what he’s got to do. Everything due to Desantis! Hidden were hurts. Disney had a great thing going on in a hater like DeSantis messed it up. I’m glad Mr. Iger is fighting back

  20. Sherri

    Of course you would say anyone that keeps racism and hate alive is good. Especially in the minds of racist people. Doesn’t seem to to matter that we are going backwards and politicians like Ron DeSantis are helping to destroy the US. They have continued to defy and renounce the truth and good things. Not only to their own detriment and destruction, but that of the entire US for political gain. They provoke others to do wrong, strife, and evil! Other countries used to envy us, now they laugh at us. Those fools and mockers need GODS dramatic intervention. This world is a lost cause. GODS intervention is on the horizon!

  21. Sherri

    Of course you would say anyone that keeps racism and hate alive is good. Especially in the minds of racist people. Doesn’t seem to to matter that we are going backwards and politicians like Ron DeSantis are helping to destroy the US. They have continued to defy and renounce the truth and good things. Not only to their own detriment and destruction, but that of the entire US for political gain. They provoke others to do wrong, strife, and evil! Other countries used to envy us, now they laugh at us. Those fools and mockers need GODS dramatic intervention. This world is a lost cause. GODS intervention is on the horizon!

  22. Kay

    There profit was 2.1 billion, but they are still struggling. Why bc the CEO couldn’t afford that 10 vacation home. Smh I will never support this place ever. Disney sucks!

  23. I say, go Disney. My governor wants a piece of Disney’s pie. Florida is a pawn in his bid to dictate. Floridians have not voted on any of this governor’s nonsense. Florida now has travel warnings because he passed a law to take custody of any kid who wants to dress as another gender and this up until 18 years of age. Freedom is dying in Florida. Sad but brilliant move on Iger’s part especially if they are forced to close certain attractions. Monorail is bound to go, unfortunately my guess.

  24. DISNEY…Please move to SOUTH CAROLINA. Tell Florida…GOODBYE..

  25. Jon

    Disney hired a bunch of positions targeting a customer base that leaned heavily liberal. When they realized there wasn’t as much money because liberal mindsets usually result in less money spent, they realized they needed to get rid of those positions. Disney is very left leaning but money talks. The bottom line is more important than accommodating the far left. They are realizing they have to become more middle ground and make investments are equally important to both the right and the left.

    1. Ron Hiddengay

      Hahahahaha? Who has no money 💰 at the parks and is cheap? Not liberals Looooool
      And … Both of your parties are right capitalist parties .. you don’t have A CLUE what even a Liberal party is. Please grab a book and learn something useful in life… Is just that the one you support is way far right! Hahahahaha
      And no, I don’t agree with everything Disney does but on this one .. I fully ,💰support them.

  26. Nikki Magnusson

    Admirable experiment..really?

  27. P.C.Knott

    Layoffs mean less customer service, less magic. The 1-2-1 punch of Iger, Paycheck, Iger really did a number on Disney. Perhaps if they were less vocal about political support, for either side, things would be different. But when you also try to maximize profit after a pandemic, people know the game and stop playing. This is where Disney is at and it’s not the same Disney sooo many people grew to know and love.

  28. Cola

    I’m glad, now maybe they’ll have workers who have decent customer service skills. We were treated so poorly when I took my grandchildren.

  29. Robt

    All of Florida is under siege Disney, Schools, Diversity, lgbt+ immigrants, social services, no state tax BUT tax every thing higher , Florida government under the GOP is conscienceless Is this how the GOP describes less government involvement? GOOD FOR DISNEY! GOP won’t touch Villages under similar contracts as Disney, WHY BECAUSE US OLD PEOPLE ALWAYS VOTE! I know it would never happen but imagine if Disney pulled out of Florida? Who would take care of the swamps?

    1. Chris

      Buh bye.

  30. TJW

    What a crappy comment section. Not the people but the format.

  31. Rob

    All you hear from libs is get big business. DeSantis did just that and now the libs are crying. Make up your mind. Disney is failing because of their wokeness and bad choices.

    1. JG

      You are right!

  32. Once Disney went Woke I cancelled my subscriptions and stop going to the theme parks. You bought into the racist political pandering hook line and sinker just like the rest of the sheep. Go Woke go broke. It was fun while it lasted.

  33. Dobs Lou

    Meh.

  34. Lips shmoogie

    Deathsantis ucks-say.

  35. Far

    Why are the communists calling themselves republicans and Americans nowadays?

  36. Ted Hentenaar

    Shrinkage due to disney being dizzy.

  37. José Feliciano

    I wish to have a governor like De Santis in my state
    I am seek entirely with all this minority crap trying to converte the majority on no senses arguments
    Do whatever but don’t you bother me manipulating the media

  38. JG

    I wouldn’t mind if Disney went “Belly up!”

  39. Gu

    Dear Mr. Iger,
    It seems you let politics into the wonderful world of Disney. All you should be asking yourself is: what would Walt Disney do? Did you forget what this is all about?It’s about the kids and the kid in all of us.

  40. Tim

    The author, Luke Dammann, needs to understand that there is a difference between being “fired” and “laid off”. Trying to use those two words and make them sound similar is poor writing and inflammatory.

  41. Eugene

    The Florida mayor himself if he finds a problem he’ll shut us down this could be the end of WDW

  42. John Wayne

    Disney went rogue and “woke” and lost customers. Then jacked the prices including the ridiculous stay in their space hotel! If they wanted to save it lowering the price by at least 2/3rds would have helped? At least then maybe it would have made sense! Instead it will rot like their old water park at the campgrounds. It’s sad, very sad what Disney has done to itself.

  43. Amethyst

    So the next step would be for Disney to recall all of their products right?, Everything with the Disney name should be recalled

  44. Mike

    We blaming this on Desantis too?

  45. Sterling

    Move out of Florida. Find a state that appreciates you. Georgia is a beautiful state and close by to move to. However California has almost perfect weather year round so you can stay open. Good luck.

  46. Diesel

    The more money Bob save the company but firing employees the more Bob puts in his pocket with his bonus. Disney said business is booming, why are they firing employees? Why are they not taking care of there parks as Universal is doing. Seems they are not telling the truth.

  47. Jed

    Disney is demonic to say the least ! They should be shut down all together ! Walt would be turning over in his grave if he knew what has become of his legacy. The truth is coming out 🙏🙌thank God !!

    1. Liz

      Amen.

  48. Jij

    Corporatism, the Democrats and Republicans both have their money from the corporations, total corruption profit in any cost. Do you want to open that statement and see a good dividend that’s all that matters people don’t matter customers don’t matter only the Board of Directors doesn’t matter how many bodies you can walk over dead bodies they don’t care that you lost your job. They’re totally disconnected from us.

  49. Liz

    Are there any intelligent people commenting on this site? All I see are children name calling.

  50. Bob

    Maybe the Disney corporation should worry a little less about a politician and a bit more on what their greed is doing to the company.

  51. JM

    When Disney upped all of their prices and took away the fast passes, bus transportation from the airports and took away the Disney Dining plan…that was it for us. Since Disney is so expensive, these conveniences were real nice.

  52. Glori

    Disney, as I have grown up and grown out of it after over 50 yrs…and seen all the changes…visiting parks all my life…I have to say: I believe Disney has substantially gone down morally, lost its “true north”, and needs to immensely clean up their act. Disney is not adhering to its original vision and they are losing their grip. The ancient and true scriptures says when God is pleased with yoyr wsys he makes your enemies at peace with you. Disney has forgotten its higher power in its moral decisions and now they are paying for it. So much is off color stuff is so subtley woven in, im not sure it can be untangled exceot by a clean start. I have always loved Disney…waited as a kid for that magazine in the mail. Visited parks enjoyed the magic..took our kids over and over…Later in life worked a few months in one of their galleries. Loved it but the drive was too far. Please Disney land on your feet and stop doing the wrong stories and sexually oriented imagery things for our kids. Your teaching things thru imagery that is contributing to the societal issues. Get some really groynded people on your adm. And start looking seriously at what your doing !

  53. Glori

    Disney, as I have grown up and grown out of it after over 50 yrs…and seen all the changes…visiting parks all my life…I have to say: I believe Disney has substantially gone down morally, lost its “true north”, and needs to immensely clean up their act. Disney is not adhering to its original vision and they are losing their grip. The ancient and true scriptures says when God is pleased with yoyr wsys he makes your enemies at peace with you. Disney has forgotten its higher power in its moral decisions and now they are paying for it. So much is off color stuff is so subtley woven in, im not sure it can be untangled exceot by a clean start. I have always loved Disney…waited as a kid for that magazine in the mail. Visited parks enjoyed the magic..took our kids over and over…Later in life worked a few months in one of their galleries. Loved it but the drive was too far. Please Disney land on your feet and stop doing the wrong stories and sexually oriented imagery things for our kids. Your teaching things thru imagery that is contributing to the societal issues. Get some really groynded people on your adm. And start looking seriously at what your doing !

  54. Userdand

    This is a problem of their own making that goes way back beyond FL and Desantis. Not the least of their issues is they have increasingly priced themselves beyond what their original family base was first willing and second able to pay.

    Then they continue to insert themselves in needless social and political drama kowtowing to flavor-of-the-day demands by a miniscule but highly vocal segment of their market that further fractures the loyalty of and splits that base and that of their market shareholders.

    They’re blaming Desantis as their red herring to distract from the fact that they’ve had a string of CEOs and upper management teams for recent decades that the shareholders should have been demanding the board to fire.

    I miss WALT’S Disney World.

  55. Shelley

    I hope Disney ends up closing for good! It has ridiculous prices and it’s sad that little kids can’t enjoy the experience unless your a millionaire. People don’t have jobs and keep losing jobs, these prices are just out of mind

  56. Captain

    Disney can bankrupt the red state of Florida along with a total boycott of all republican owned businesses and services in Florida, additionally I will lobby to remove all military insulations in Florida, plus eliminate the tourist profits in Florida. When the people of Florida get smart enough to kick the Govenor and Republicans out of Florida, Democrats will improve Florida.

  57. Captain

    Disney can bankrupt the red state of Florida along with a total boycott of all republican owned businesses and services in Florida, additionally I will lobby to remove all military insulations in Florida, plus eliminate the tourist profits in Florida. When the people of Florida get smart enough to kick the Govenor and Republicans out of Florida, Democrats will improve Florida.

  58. Don TEXAS

    Disney is stained for turning against God. Just like the methodist church. We will pause on canceling our subscription to see if they will repent from their “pro at all cost” to endorse sexulization of our countries minor children. Protection of the innocent is the now fight in our world. Adult serial preferences should not be sold to our minors. This is an individual parent right, now Disney’s. Walt’s beautiful vision to help our children grow as children is lost today. We know there is a massive back building to eliminate Disney from our minor children’s wrongful and harmful influence. I pray all will allow Disney the chance to correct is wrong doing as we are, in the honor of the GREAT Walt Disney.

    1. Take your sick money and your sick pedophile selves and leave our state!!!!!!!
      What are you waiting for?
      GET GONE!!!!!!!
      DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE!

  59. Jeanette Altreche

    Why do people depend on big jobs at Disney Disney makes a lot of money What is the problem?

  60. Jeanette Altreche

    Why ?people depend on jobs at Disney . Disney makes a lot of money What is the problem? This is not right.

  61. Bill White

    Woke leadership and employees have caused the hostilities towards the Disney company. If they let go the woke culture change employees they should normalize the company and concentrate on family entertainment.

  62. Dona

    BETTER NOT FIRE MICKEY!!
    That star galactica experience was way over the head ($$$$) of most families, especially after the pandemic. Never should have enticed families into going broke over it to begin with. Now the Disney Executives get a taste of their own discourteousness.

  63. Jon Smith

    I live in Florida and I don’t like Ron Ron DaSandtoes. Florida was a free to be state. Now they want to be do what daddy DaSandtoes says state. I don’t need a racist as a daddy. I have a father and Ronda Sanit would NOT make a pimple on my daddies butt.

  64. Mark

    Go woke go broke!

  65. Peachiko

    And just like that, I’ll be taking my vacation elsewhere. That’s disappointing about the layoffs, I feel awful for the workers, but I can’t say I’m surprised at Disney, either.

  66. Warrior24_7

    It’s going to be a monumental task to move that park to a different state. But it DEFINITELY needs to happen. The easiest option would be to expand the park in California, and dump the one in Florida!

    1. Chris

      A company like Disney – with their stock at 50% versus 2019; laying off thousands of employees; taking on a governor who won with 60% of the vote last year – is so toast that A) they can’t afford to reproduce the park elsewhere and B) if they abandoned it someone else would buy it and make a boat load of money. That is if Florida doesn’t use eminent domain. Florida with $58 Billion surplus and Disney on it’s knees. Go Red!!

    2. Chris

      Let me guess…you never even owned a lemonade stand in your life did you? Complete Liberal Arts major fantasy about just picking up and leaving – abandoning billions of $ in investments. DeSantis won. Libs just can’t admit it

  67. Walter

    This is what happens when a Company built of Walt Disney’s family values and Clean Family entertainment decides Attacks those Values in every facet of their business. SELF DESTRUCTION OF A ONCE GREAT COMPANY…SAD

  68. Cameron McElroy

    This would be a last chance to watch Disney Remakes on Disney+, before it’s too late!

  69. Felicia

    The Star Wars themed hotel experience was a great idea but the price was ridiculous. Five thousand for 2 nights was never going to be successful.

  70. Kristina

    Maybe if they kept out of politics and made Disney wholesome again they wouldn’t be having such a problem..

  71. Dear God please please let Disney go out of business

  72. Sherriea

    RON DESANTIS IS A HABITUAL LIAR . HE HAS MENTAL ISSUES WHICH MAKES HIM unreliable and dangerous as a leader.
    Someone who lies pathologically may show certain signs, including telling lies with no clear benefit. The lying may be a symptom of another condition and may improve with treatment.

    Pathological lying, also known as mythomania and pseudologia fantastica, is the chronic behavior of compulsive or habitual lying all the time. He also has been seen taking illegal drugs and love dressing unflattering as a Drag Queen.

    1. Chris

      YOU have mental issues. Re-read your post

  73. Robert Reed

    I hope they all send Governor DeSantis a thank you letter for getting them fired. You shouldn’t have started a fight with the largest employer in Florida I think the largest taxpayer as well he’s sending the state downhill quick

  74. Chris

    Go woke, go broke. They can join Bud Light being cancelled along with them!!

  75. Beatrice

    Good for Mickey let’s see Desatan talk trash to Mickey now .Talking bout cutting your nose to spite your face for real.And the repubs cult too stupid to realize the mouse only eats cheese.Mickey maintains Florida taxes and built that place from the swamp see how they manage now.Screw Florida!

  76. Donna

    Disney was fine when DeSantis got married there.

    He is changing laws to suit him, not the citizens of Florida. Why is that so hard to see.

    He should write and sign a law where Florida cecedes from the USA and becomes a third world country.

  77. G Basford

    Disney getting what they deserve. Their stock prices dropping has nothing to do with DeSantis for the nimble minded here. Like most I fully support disney paying their fair share. That hasn’t been the case up to now. Great job governor!

  78. Paul

    Shut all the Parks down!

  79. Brian D.

    Get woke, go broke…

  80. Disney thinking there.a voice in how people raise there children is a joke. They will tell the School System to teach garbage. It took a Governor to shut them up,,
    Now, thousands are losing jobs,,,seems some are not as smart as they thought

    1. John Wilkes

      The jobs being lost are because your meatball is playing a poor game of hardball. Disney is downloading all those jobs to your sinking mangrove swamp State.

  81. John Wilkes

    I hope politicians realize that getting their smelly little fingers into becoming an authoritarian prick it won’t go well. I hope Disney move’s everything to Canada. We probably have a location and certainly the atmosphere here that would do better than a sinking mangrove swamp.

  82. Ryu

    The comments thread is exactly what I expected. Disney did this to themselves. Iger did this. The only ones I feel sorry for are the 9 to 5 staffers people who were just working regular jobs. The ones who had nothing to do with Disney’s nonsense being caught up in that BS with Florida. They’re the ones who will suffer while the higher ups sit comfortably getting fat.

  83. ScottM

    Being laid off and being fired are not the same thing.

  84. Steve

    Disney needs to shut down Disney+ and sell ESPN. Those 2 moves will save billions of dollars,but Iger would rather swim with an anchor around his neck that admit one of his ideas is dragging disney down.

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