Florida is Loosing their Money Making Venture by Ill-advised Nonsense from their Governor Disantis. If Disney moves from Florida, people will Stop going there.
These takes are absolutely delusional, Florida has turned into a business hub because DeSantis wasn’t a moron like the other states during covid and actually kept them operational. Record numbers of people are retiring/moving there as well because of how well he’s doing. If anything Disney is continually becoming less and less of a big deal to Florida and it doesn’t help how absolutely trash both Iger and Chapek are. They deserve everything coming to them. They bit the hands that fed them and deliberately exploited their land agreement with the state of Florida as an act of defiance for a political issue (for something that effectly exploits children, nonetheless), so now they are just dealing with the consequences.
This is a Disney website so of course the delusional Disney hive mind is to be expected, but let’s be real here, Disney is bleeding money like crazy and they are trying to deflect their piss-poor decisions of milking IPs like crazy and trying to become “socially aware” and blame DeSantis for it. Universal is running just fine with no issues, so maybe blaming the governor isn’t actually what it is?
Trends in Florida are not positive.
Housing prices alone have made Florida loose it’s top retirement placement. Disappearing coastline will drift down from the north like what is happening in Carolinas.Most voters do not want Make America Florida.
More Republicans Died Than Democrats after COVID-19 Vaccines Came Out
The sharp divergence in excess death rates that emerged in the post-vaccine period “is pretty striking… and the magnitudes are quite large.”
After birth Republicans appear to care about life not so much.
Disney stock is down 50% from it’s high. Go Woke Go Broke. GREAT seeing Lib companies being cancelled…Bud Light, Disney, Target learned it’s lesson…who’s next?
Yes that’s good. Big corporations are getting hurt. Exactly what socialists and communists like. I guess GOP new slogan is “Workers of the world, unite!”
I am a Republucan and not only know the difference but teach it to my students–from all backgrounds. I also try to get them to see that calling names is childish and as soon as one calls an opponent in a debate one they have lost the argument.
You’re a dumbass, more Republicans didn’t die, stop the revisionist history bullshit.
Quit with the vaccine nonsense too, they never works and the people stupid enough to keep getting them are suffering from weakened i.mune systems. I actually do own a medical business and my wife and many of our friends are nurses and doctors. We all see it. Desantis is the smartest governor in the country.
When people can actually fathom that the government is often, very often, not trustworthy then maybe they’ll see the light of the sick and twisted ordeal that the Coronavirus is. Most government entities handled things as if they knew what’s best for their citizens. But they don’t. I didn’t look to anybody for what was best… my common sense told me that by what I was witnessing around me. The virus and the vaccines were controversial for a reason. Wise people did not accept the statements made by authorities as fact… it was impossible to know the concepts they preach but they sure as he’ll shouldn’t have asked business to stop and change everything. But they did. And we will all pay for a long time. God help us – literally. Thank God He’s in control.
Lol, haters gonna hate. Disney has forgotten the business they’re in and who their customers are. IMHO, most parents object to the grooming of their children by damaged adults who are obsessed with being validated by and having access to, children. If they perceive Disney as a negative influence on their children, they will vote with their dollars and there’s NOTHING you can do about it. People can be force fed only so much crap as cake before the catch on. We have. Here’s some advice for Disney: let kids be kids and focus on providing a wholesome experience for families at a reasonable price.
This has nothing to do with DeSantis and everything to do with Disney backing the are your kids gay at 5yrs old they can’t tie their shies but they can decide if they are boy or girl that was decided in the womb. The infant is born boy or girl if they grow up and are gay so be it but telling a child that they can choose their gender isevery bit as blasphemous as telling them to be satanic
I’m glad to see I’m not the only who realized it’s more than the battle with governor Desantis. The sexual imagery in Disney media is disgusting. Even in their oldest cartoons, mickey is poking holes in cheese with his own “tool”. That’s not appropriate period, especially for children.
Just another example of a Go Woke-Go Broke business. You’d think that after losing hundreds of millions of dollars on Woke agenda films they’d realize that American’s have had enough of that crap. Now their parks are suffering the consequences. Stockholders are already sueing the CEO who started this craziness.
You fail to mention any references for your claims. Typical ill-informed Lib. Universal is correct down the line. $58 BILLION surplus in FL. Disney is a tick on the dog.
Well it is true that Florida can survive without Disney being packed with people but they need to straighten up if they want to keep their family trade and there aren’t enough pervs to keep them in business
Wow Disney employs 70000 people so not a big deal. Florida cost of living is high rental apartment at $2000. Home /Auto insurance high. The governor does not want wage increase .
Yeah, if only that was true. People moving out just like they move in. A governor who can’t keep his chubby fingers out of anything. He didn’t keep things open. It amazes me how quickly people forget the facts. More deaths per capita than most states. Keep up the cult like talking points and don’t forget to pay your home owners insurance that has quadrupled since he took office
People have been going to FL before Disney. They will still go and the beach, ocean and gulf are free. I haven’t heard Universal threaten to leave or any water parks. Disney may be a big fish, but it’s far from the only one for tourism. If no one else, China or the Arab Emirates will buy and rebuild the park. U.S./FL should lease to them though and not sell that much of the state land to a foreign nation.
That increase came from the hurricans not the governor. Yes he agreed to raise them, but it was better than the companies leaving Florida and not having any insurance.
More deaths per Capita in Florida? Surely you don’t believe that. Even with some of the strictest lockdowns in the country during COVID, California still had more deaths than Florida.
This has nothing to do with DeSantis and everything to do with Disney backing the are your kids gay at 5yrs old they can’t tie their shies but they can decide if they are boy or girl that was decided in the womb. The infant is born boy or girl if they grow up and are gay so be it but telling a child that they can choose their gender isevery bit as blasphemous as telling them to be satanic
Fsct: Attendance at themes parks and resorts drove revenue this quarter. (Q1 2023) Disney’s Parks, Experiences and Products division increased its profits by 20% to $2.2 billion.
Just keep in mind it was Cuomo who shipped the elderly covid patients to rest homes to infect the others and kill them all.
I’m sure you didn’t hear about that on CNN.
Well said. I’d like to see Disney World go the way of the dodo. I never let Disney into my home when my children were growing up. It singlehandedly ruined every traditional fairytale it touched. A thoroughly rubbish outfit.
We’re getting ready to move there and make it our base while spending more time in non woke coutries of S Am.
You Don’t have to out up with this nonsense most other countries.
Bless your ignorant heart! DeSantis is destroying Florida! All because he got Butt hurt that Disney spoke out against the Don’t Say Gay Bill! People like you are the problem! Disney brings over 80k jobs to that area and DeSantis taking away the special district that Disney has operated under for years has cost taxpayers in that area. With his latest immigration Bill Florida will soon have millions of Revenue loss and will most likely cost dangers there livelihood with no workers to do the job. Wake Up DeSantis has admitted even in his own book he went after Disney for simply exercising their First Amendment rights
You have got all that is coming to your with King DeSantis, he will not make President, the US already voted out 1 tyrant and will keep this one out too. So you are stuck with your governor for a couple more years. And since you hate Disney, stay off their sites! Please, by the way Cheers!
That is 100% wrong. I’m leaving Orlando this morning
epcot slammed busy
Hollywood studios slammed busy
Universal slammed busy
Islands of adventure slammed busy
Disney world a ghost town
Why? Because magic Kingdom NEVER CHANGES OR UPDATES. There is no real reason to visit Disney world or land. They left themselves behind in their own parks.
Never changes or updates? At Magic Kingdom, sounds like you missed the memo on the new TRON ride. Also within the past 5-10 years many changes have occurred at Magic Kingdom. Things take time and budgeting but things are changing. You say there is no reason to visit yet it sounds like you just came from one of the forementioned “slammed” park.
If you did a little research you would know that Magic Kingdom has many updates and Magic Kingdom is the most visited theme park in the world, so not sure how its a ghost town and Epcot and Hollywood Studios are Disney World so don’t talk about things you don’t know about
So….I’m assuming that you never were in the Keys in the late 60s and 70s. When I was a little girl, I remember when you could roll a bowling ball down Duval and not hit anyone. Malory Square was still a dock for the most part, and the spongers were still there. I’ve been going there since the age of 5, and am looking to live there part time (I live and have my business in SW Florida). However the Keys really aren’t old Florida any longer, either.
I hope it means that people are boycotting Disney. I am a straight woman, but we should be teaching inclusion and acceptance, not shame and bullying to those who are different. SHAME ON YOU DESANTIS! In a democracy, people should have a right to choose, WITHOUT the government making the decision for them. HOPEFULLY THE VOTERS WILL SHOW YOU BETTER THAN I CAN TELL U. ALSO, what you dictate and your rhetoric may work in Florida, but don’t bring that crap to NYC, just ask Majorie Taylor Greene how it worked for her!,
They don’t want to bring anything to NY . They don’t even want to go there. It’s a lost cause.
You’re free to make your school gyms into hotels for illegals.
Castrate as many of your children as you want to.
Just stay out of FL. Please.
Disney is losing guests because of Disney and all the crap they’ve been pulling. I’m no longer a DeSantis fan, however Disney started going noticably downhill as early as 2019, with hints of problems starting in late 2018. Cleanliness, hotels and even food was declining while prices were shooting up.
They will go for the sun and the beaches. If they would have stayed out of politics this would be as usual. Business and woke ideas cannot exist together. It’s to easy to lose half of the customer base. Just my thoughts. No need to argue.
This is completely normal. There’s usually a lull between spring break and summer vacation. In two weeks all the kids will be out of school and the parks will be packed until mid September.
NEWS FLASH: There is no way on gods green earth that Disney is leaving Florida. They own 40 square miles of real estate. 4 amusement parks. 2 water parks. Over 20 hotels. It’s value might go into twelve figures. You think they’re renting a van and moving to Tennessee.
OMG Rhonda ‘santis is THE single reason that people the world over are boycotting EVERYTHING Florida. In fact, millions of people are planning to boycott Florida products and services in a coordinated effort on June 1! Businesses and other commercial enterprises all over the state will either shut down or stop buying goods made in Florida to tell Rhonda and his little trained minions that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Walt Disney’s eponymous company will be just fine, thank you very much. And Disney will prevail over the Dumbass in Tallahassee.
Times are tough. People are spending money on necessities. Don’t start with the “disney went woke” b.s that has nothing to do with it. I can’t wait to go with my family.
Climb off the woke bandwagon. It doesn’t even mean what you think. DeSantis and the GOP ate trying to steal as usual from a real movement thar used woke to inspire and not destroy
People have been going to FL before Disney. They will still go and the beach, ocean and gulf are free. I haven’t heard Universal threaten to leave or any water parks. Disney may be a big fish, but it’s far from the only one for tourism. If no one else, China or the Arab Emirates will buy and rebuild the park. U.S./FL should lease to them though and not sell that much of the state land to a foreign nation.
Perhaps it is the offensive stance they have taken in recent years concerning homosexualtiy and the hard push they made to promote it in their once family-oriented films. Wake up, Disney. American parents aren’t pleased with what you’re doing.
Governor DeSantis has been wonderful in Florida and everybody knows it. Disney on the other hand bit the hands off that fed them. And then going that ridiculous wokeway, That’s not the popular thing to do that’s just ridiculous
People aren’t skipping visiting the theme park because they don’t like governor desantis, they are skipping the theme park because they agree with governor desantis.. the tide is turning, sanity is returning to the country.
I know I’ll never go to Florida. The people of Florida can keep there state of hell. The heat and humidity will become unlivable because of wet bulb in the near future, and let’s not forget about the hurricane season that’s getting worse.
Disney is promoting Filth & Pervetsipn to children.
Governor DeSantis put an end to that. Disney was self governor in an d not paying their fair share of taxes like other Florida companies. People will continue to .ove to Florida for the weather other theme parks and the freedom of the Blue Commie States.
Governor DeSantis has morals ethics and patriotism.
100% agree! Disney is playing with fire and their woke ideology is what will destroy them. They bullied DeSantis now they will have to pay….literally!!!!
Disney is loosing money because instead of entertainment they are now focusing on ideological indoctrination. Walt Disney would roll over in his grave. They have a fiduciary responsibility to their stockholders and GO WOKE GO BROKE is not a successful business model. Their last few movies should wake any company up. Buzz Lightyear should have been a blowout success but word got out about its WOKE content and the market responded. I have a drawer full of unused Disney World tickets that won’t be used. I and my entire family are FORMER huge Disney fans. Spent many a dollar there. Never again. Next trip will be to Universal. They don’t seem determined to sexually indoctrinated CHILDREN.
😆 Disney isn’t going any where and people are still coming here. People stop going to Disney because it is over priced and their political stand has hurt them. Florida will was fine before Disney and would be fine after but Disney isn’t going any where.
Disney should pack up and kiss Florida goodbye. Florida is where FREEDOM goes to DIE ! FASCIST STATES don’t deserve the 75,000 high paying jobs and from what I read about Florida and hear from my friends people are moving out in droves. Everything from tattoos to gas is the Highest in the nation now. Great job by mini Trump.
I hear you
Now he just decided to try to become president. I can see it now. Closing all national.parks, then turn th Into a resort . Can see it now, this guy cuts the ribbon at yellow stone. As the park explodes over a super volcano.
DeSantis is least of Disney’s problems. They’re suffering worldwide from woke OD.
When they started promoting castration and mutilation of your children, they may have crossed a line…just maybe.
Or maybe it’s just Covid 2023. We’re surely preparing for covid 2024, when all balloting sites will have to be shutdown and voting can only be performed online thru the official Joe Biden China portal. I wonder who will win??? 🤔
This has nothing to do with DeSantis and everything to do with Disney backing the are your kids gay at 5yrs old they can’t tie their shies but they can decide if they are boy or girl that was decided in the womb. The infant is born boy or girl if they grow up and are gay so be it but telling a child that they can choose their gender isevery bit as blasphemous as telling them to be satanic
Actually, that’s one of the reasons I want to go. But I can’t afford it because there’s a Democrat in the White House, so everyone is suddenly broke.
I’m a contractor, so when they’re broke, I’m broke.
But I wouldn’t take my family. My grand-daughter is old enough to be influenced but not wise enough to know that she’s a girl, no matter what Disney says.
I don’t want her to come back identifying as Captain She-Man
I’m glad Disney is emptying out. They deserve it because they changed their disability pass to make it impossible for the mentally handicapped to enjoy their parks.we hear so much about Disney championing the trans and people of color populations. Yet they and the Americans who support Disney’s views apparently don’t care about what they do to mentally handicapped people!
Maybe if you would cute your prices on everything you’d get more people coming to the part. Just think if you’d cut your prices in half you were triple the mount of people coming to the park which would increase your parks income. As it is right now, you priced average Americans out of coming to your park. Walt Disney wanted everybody to be able to enjoy the park that was his dream.
Wow Disney really just can’t be like “Well if it isn’t the Consequences of my own Actions.” On this can they? Maybe stop doing whatever tf you want and being woke and listen to what your fans actually want they’d still want to go to your little parks. Oh also if it weren’t for the fact so many kids go missing at Disney and wether it’s conspiracy or not Disney is tied to child trafficking so yea I’d say a lot of people avoid like it’s the plaque not to mention the prices. See what this author and Disney fail to realize is that the majority of Americans right now can’t even afford to put food on our plates. I’m going to buy food over thinking about going to Disney is more magical to have a full stomach and fed kids then riding rollercoasters, if I really REALLY want to ride a roller coaster I’d go to my States Amusement park and pay like $20 over like $500.
The greatest majority of Disney fans are WALT DISNEY FANS and what is happening to Disney would make Walt very sad. Disney needs badly to get back to basics & not listen to some politicians & kick out the Woke group with their agenda the two together is trying to change Disney in a bad way. Also some of the high ranking leadership who are pushing this agenda needs to go. And do not believe the Woke lies you hear & read they are trying to bully you and in some cases trying to get you to join them which you would regret in the future!!!
Yeah, no one ever goes to Universal .
Why did they even build it!
As a tter of fact, universal.doesn’t get all the perks that Disney does and they’re still in business.
I’m sure they’d love to have the market all to themselves.
Disney’s not going anywhere (unfortunately), they’re just bu** hurt because they they got called to the mat for pushing an anti-child agenda.
As someone who grew up in western Massachusetts, I never realized how many people have never seen snow or beautiful fall colors. However when I thought of a vacation destination it was always Disney. It seemed like a rite of passage for kids. No parent have ever said ” We’re going on vacation to Tallahassee “. Some times I think people forget what they have because they have always had it. And don’t realize how much it effects you until it is gone.
People have politicized “woke” into something that Republican sheep cannot actually define. Woke is a term used to generally say “stay aware of what a certain group of people (be it master, governor or politician) are doing, or simply be aware of your surroundings”. Rep leaders don’t want you to be aware. Elitists don’t generally want folks seeing their hypocrisy. I’m surprised the Bible didn’t explode in their self proclaimed leaders hands.
My husband and I went to Disney on our honeymoon in September 2002 and had an amazing time….prices were fair and we walked onto every ride without long waits. We returned to WDW in November of 2005 and it was busier than in 2002 but still not bad and the prices again were fair. Our last visit was during the week before Memorial Day in 2013 and it was SO busy and cost us more $$ but we managed to have a great trip. Now with the increase in ticket prices, the Fastpass gone and now having to pay for Genie Pass, it doesn’t really surprise me that visits are down….I wouldn’t go back now with the prices though I love it there….if they want people to return, go back to what worked before!!
Hey Disney
Do you think that consumers want to pay for your feud with Florida?? Moving to Georgia would cost a fortune and we as consumers would pay for it . So tickets would be crazier than they are now??!!
Grow up and learn to pay well in the sandbox! You should not cause more harm to your clientele than you already do!!
Work it out!!! For the sake of your patrons
Disney should apologize to Desantis and publicly agree that they don’t want sexual predators in school neither. Last month was first time at Disney since 2019. Park reservations , horrible. Each and every morning paying $22+ for genie+ for every family member, horrible. Then paying additional for park hoppers with a 2pm entry, double horrible. Park hopper use to be included with the expensive package. Paying extra for certain rides, another horrible. Whomever is in charge of Disney needs to be terminated immediately. No Disney Magic anymore.
You are correct. Chapek started this whole mess, that’s why I presume he’s gone. Iger needs time to repair the Chapek mismanagement; which I think he can do.
Floridians need to send DeSantis packing.
Florida has finally had enough! Freedom of speech is granted, but you’re still accountable for your words.
Disney is a fun park. It’s not a place to teach our youth about exploring their sexuality. Be gay! Just don’t make me have to enjoy you sexual preferences. Everytime I make love to my wife I don’t run to Universal and have a parade to celebrate my Heterosexuality.
Florida is paradise. We have beautiful weather, gorgeous beaches and some of the best cities in America.
Yes it’s expensive to live here, but no more then anything other destination city. We have what everyone wants. Disney isn’t the only park. We enjoy those parks more the Disney. Infact Disney has lived here rent free for a very long time.
The condition of the parks and resorts aren’t the best. Yet, you pay a premium price for the Disney experience.
Instead of being the next Cosby show, where we have to learn a life lesson everytime we play, how about just providing a exciting experience at a price the average family can afford. Clean your parks, update more often and charge a better price so the whole world can enjoy.
Oh yeah, how about staying out of the ring when it comes to Political views. To much money equals to much power which leads to diarrhea of the mouth.
@PaulF- I admire the way you expressed yourself. That WDW CEO chose this issue, as too all-important to ignore, demonstrates (to me) a dangerous agenda.
50th Anniv Over. Entire USA all in school. Summer hasn’t started yet. High prices. That is why parks are empty. Plus some go woke broke republicans may be boycotting.
Of the vast challenges and opportunities available for taking action, the WDW CEO chose to confront Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis for taking the logical, prudent action of protecting children from being introduced to any sort of curriculum about the oddities of humans sexual identities and sexual practices before graduating grade school.
I think it blatantly obvious whom picked this fight, and the dangers a corporation poses having such an agenda. I think every responsible governor would have no choice other than wresting control and power from the people promoting such perversity.
The items you’re referring to were never being taught to kids in kindergarten through third grade. That bill was nothing more than a political ploy for DeSantis to use as a talking point for his presidential campaign. And Disney had every right to voice an opinion about the bill. Her citizens United, corporations are people, which is something Republicans have fought very hard for. But with that comes the fact that they have freedom of speech. The Santa’s and the Florida legislature have used the government to punish Disney which is unconstitutional
Just got back from universal! Screw Disney and their political ideology. Be like universal and appeal to the biggest crowd possible by staying out of politics. Disney could learn a thing or two from them.
My friends & family members have decided not to patrinize Florida since the Governor decided he isn’t going to change his policies, banning book, poetry, racial attracts, or abortion restrictions against women. If we don’t stand up for our rights, we simply won’t be going!
I’m sure they’ll be fine without you n yours, probably happier .
In fact, when you retire, just stay NY/NJ and pay their ransom in high taxes. Don’t even bother retiring to FL on your fixed income.
Have a good day and stay WOKE bro.
I remember 40 some years ago when the Epcot Center was still being built, Walt Disney World was still busy. It’s hard to believe it would be “barren” now, considering people tend to take more vacations, and well, spend more money. I wonder what their description of barren is.
Not visiting Florida as long as DeSantis is imposing his dictatorship rules against people he doesn’t agree with. I’ll take my hard earned cash to other vacation spots around the country or even to safe places around the world. DeSantis is Trump on steroids!
Honestly, Disney has become an unaffordable vacation and I do not even have children. I would love to visit, but everytime I price it I realize there are a lot of other places I can go for the price that also don’t involve crazy wait times.
I don’t know where your getting your information from but Disney World was packed this week !! May 22 -24 2023.@ Even with the downpour of rain their was still wall to wall people !
FL was nicer pre-Disney.
Less corporate welfare for WD is great. Disney does contributes but not proportional to detriments. I.E. Disney bus transport contributed to no Orl to OIA light rail. Could go on but if one hasn’t lived here for a long time it may not be readily apparent. Think of the drastically increased carbon footprint from Disney employees, air and vehicle visitor traffic.
Leave it to a bunch of whole asses to turn this into a political argument.. thr re reason Disneyland is dead is because most of the world has gone to cbdc.. cashless. That means nobody want to come to the us. Since the us dollar is worthless to other countries now.. we are now the poorest country on the planet.
Hey Disney STOP GROOMING INNOCENT CHILDREN. May you go bankrupt supporting the Trans butchering of biological male and biological female children. There’s only 2 genders on this planet that God created. No matter what you twisted mind people belive.Men cannot have babies….sickos
This is troubling. Disney is a major employer of pedo’s.
If this trend continues, pedo’s will likely experience layoffs. How will the child molesting employees of Disney survive?
This is how it is every May people are graduating. Kids are getting out of school people don’t traditionally go to Disney World. It’s the best time for adults to go. It’s been this way every year.
Now if they can round up the rest of the human traffickers from Disney, we’ll be stepping in the right direction. 1,500 people go missing every year. How many of those go to pleasure island via Disney?
Woke Is Broke.
They will learn this lesson the hard way. Turns out the pro trans codes number in line the tens of low hundreds. Rest of the world is saying stay away from us.
WOW. Anyone foolish enough to believe this will get what they deserve. Disney telling people that the wait in line will be short. LOL. Release this right before Memorial Day Weekend, I hope it bites them in their greedy @$$3$.
None of my family will travel to Florida until the current barely elected governor is gone , he’s an idiot with aspirations that are in conflict with normal people thinking.
Take notes Disney.
The world does not approve of your overly gay agenda. Its not Floridas fault. Most of the attendance has always been from out of state or country. The people are speaking. It was a good run. Your park sucks, your movies have begun to suck and push an agenda that nobody wants. Dont bring that crap to Illinois when you move either. We dont want it.
That’s strange I am here now at Disney and it’s so crowded I could barely drive my scooter through the crowd the buses are so full you have to wait and catch the next bus and it’s raining and people are still coming to Disney.
Disney should have stayed out of politics and kept there focus on there business. Many more companies are making the same mistakes and they shall lose business because of it. Just the facts of life.
Dear Lord I have never seen such a toxic chat. This is exactly what Blackrock wants. Disney is losing the right and when those numbers start to show at the parks (by far their biggest income) that they have lost the people who actually make children nowadays it’s going to be catastrophic for Disney. This company is nose diving on purpose. I have never seen such blatant stupidity with the woke push in their movies, it’s astonishingly these ruthless businessmen now care about the 2 percent or so. This is a much darker and deeper problem. If you really think about what has went on for the last decade and with the astonishing rise in AI recently, it’s obvious what they want, less people. How do you do that? Oh hmmm… turn them into rainbows would be a good way.
This has nothing to do with DeSantis and everything to do with Disney backing the are your kids gay at 5yrs old they can’t tie their shies but they can decide if they are boy or girl that was decided in the womb. The infant is born boy or girl if they grow up and are gay so be it but telling a child that they can choose their gender at 5yrs old is disgusting and ridiculous
All over a lying Q’publican with a napoleon complex.. Kids that were born gay are still going to be happily gay..Nothing the turd or anyone else can do about it.. Disney will be as busy as ever especially when people find out the Qanon backwards republican
filth isn’t there ..(for now anyway) Everyone should just enjoy the fun and calmer Disney without worrying if a Traitor is going to shoot your ass like they murder our school children…jmo
Disney has gone downhill since their prices have skyrocketed. The majority of Americans cannot afford a week stay and park fees. Personally I wish they would move to somewhere else, not sure if there is anywhere else that would stand for the horrendous traffic, drivers from all countries causing accidents, disgustingly filthy areas surrounding the place and the crime that occurs. I also wish people would stop moving the FL period, can’t stand that NY, NJ attitudes, rude, rude, nasty people!
My friends with kids all say the same thing about Disney in Florida — they got quite turned off by Disney trying to push the gender disphoria agenda on kids thru their various public communications, but especially their videos/movies made for kids. My friends have spoken with their dollars. Trying to impose sexuality issues on adolescent kids was a bad decision. And Disney is suffering the same rejection by the public as with the Bud Light and now Target fiascos. It isn’t just inflation keeping people away from Disneyland, it’s the rejection by parents of Disney’s shameless attempt to subject kids to sexual issues. It will get worse, especially with the imminent collapse of the US & world economies. When that happens, Disneyland will be a huge ghost town.
First couple of weeks in May are considered shoulder season. Was just there the week before Mother’s Day and crowds were fairly low. Wait times were very reasonable, most quick service food windows were walk ups and there were plenty of table service dining options available.
It will pick up this week for sure and peak thru early August.
Why does this person keep saying parks? Disneyland is still packed snd he’s talking about Florida. Florida is now on a do not travel to state from many organizations, you can thank Herr Diesantis for that
This is the result of forgetting you serve American Families. Your movies, your rides, your hospitality was built around Building a sense of Wonder in the hearts and minds of children 2-82. It saddens me that my Family will miss out on future Family visits to that magic. We have been to Disney World 8-10 times in the past 25 years. No More!
Sadly,
Walter
Disney cares more about
Money than the mentally disabled. They changed their disability pass to make it impossible for mentally disabled people to enjoy their parks. It’s great people of color and trans people are being helped by Disney but what about the mentally disabled who Disney forces to follow their ridiculous disability pass rule? I read tons of angry comments on this site when trans or people of color are mistreated.How about some of you send comments Disneys way about Disney’s treatment of the disabled?
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Florida is Loosing their Money Making Venture by Ill-advised Nonsense from their Governor Disantis. If Disney moves from Florida, people will Stop going there.
universal
These takes are absolutely delusional, Florida has turned into a business hub because DeSantis wasn’t a moron like the other states during covid and actually kept them operational. Record numbers of people are retiring/moving there as well because of how well he’s doing. If anything Disney is continually becoming less and less of a big deal to Florida and it doesn’t help how absolutely trash both Iger and Chapek are. They deserve everything coming to them. They bit the hands that fed them and deliberately exploited their land agreement with the state of Florida as an act of defiance for a political issue (for something that effectly exploits children, nonetheless), so now they are just dealing with the consequences.
This is a Disney website so of course the delusional Disney hive mind is to be expected, but let’s be real here, Disney is bleeding money like crazy and they are trying to deflect their piss-poor decisions of milking IPs like crazy and trying to become “socially aware” and blame DeSantis for it. Universal is running just fine with no issues, so maybe blaming the governor isn’t actually what it is?
Snpcrkpoprc
Trends in Florida are not positive.
Housing prices alone have made Florida loose it’s top retirement placement. Disappearing coastline will drift down from the north like what is happening in Carolinas.Most voters do not want Make America Florida.
More Republicans Died Than Democrats after COVID-19 Vaccines Came Out
The sharp divergence in excess death rates that emerged in the post-vaccine period “is pretty striking… and the magnitudes are quite large.”
After birth Republicans appear to care about life not so much.
Mike
Where did you get that nonsense from? Most deaths were from inner cities where dems congregate.
Hc LABROCK
My tax business lost 11 clients here in Florida from COVID. THEY were ALL Republicans.
Richard
They have to tell themselves that to not look foolish. I lived in Florida and it was magnificent during covid, everyone was trying to get there.
Sue
That’s exactly right!
Di
Nope. Stop taking shrooms.
Your mom
You, my lady are a glue sniffing moron
Glen
Factually WAY true
Glen
Disney stock is down 50% from it’s high. Go Woke Go Broke. GREAT seeing Lib companies being cancelled…Bud Light, Disney, Target learned it’s lesson…who’s next?
gina
Apparently Fox News is next.
Long live NewsMax and thank you.
rt
Yes that’s good. Big corporations are getting hurt. Exactly what socialists and communists like. I guess GOP new slogan is “Workers of the world, unite!”
Yo Mammy
Avian Flu is running rampant on those chicken farms in Republitard states
Chris
Unless you heard a zipper, keep ya fkin mouth shut
steve
100% true that WAY more Democrats died from China flu
Johnny Rocket
It’s “lose” not “loose” 🤦♂️
Anthony
Well, Dems aren’t known their intelligence.
DJT luvsputin
Shutup. You support a deranged, draft dodger, tax evader, sex assaulter, putin loving, insurrectionist. And now probably DOUCHE santis you moron
Drew
Why are you still talking about the Clinton’s?
Chad romanowski
Your childish. How old are you 5?
Di
Show me one, just one, Repube who knows the difference between “your” and You’re.” We’ll wait…
DC
I am a Republucan and not only know the difference but teach it to my students–from all backgrounds. I also try to get them to see that calling names is childish and as soon as one calls an opponent in a debate one they have lost the argument.
Glen
Give him a break his education consisted of a steady diet of blaming whites for every minority failure. His school never had time for the 3 Rs
N.A.S.
I did not know that people who died of Covid were listed as Democrat or republican. Was that noted on their death certificate. ? I think not.
Richard
You’re a dumbass, more Republicans didn’t die, stop the revisionist history bullshit.
Quit with the vaccine nonsense too, they never works and the people stupid enough to keep getting them are suffering from weakened i.mune systems. I actually do own a medical business and my wife and many of our friends are nurses and doctors. We all see it. Desantis is the smartest governor in the country.
Di
LOL!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Russell
When people can actually fathom that the government is often, very often, not trustworthy then maybe they’ll see the light of the sick and twisted ordeal that the Coronavirus is. Most government entities handled things as if they knew what’s best for their citizens. But they don’t. I didn’t look to anybody for what was best… my common sense told me that by what I was witnessing around me. The virus and the vaccines were controversial for a reason. Wise people did not accept the statements made by authorities as fact… it was impossible to know the concepts they preach but they sure as he’ll shouldn’t have asked business to stop and change everything. But they did. And we will all pay for a long time. God help us – literally. Thank God He’s in control.
Hank Luciano
Lol, haters gonna hate. Disney has forgotten the business they’re in and who their customers are. IMHO, most parents object to the grooming of their children by damaged adults who are obsessed with being validated by and having access to, children. If they perceive Disney as a negative influence on their children, they will vote with their dollars and there’s NOTHING you can do about it. People can be force fed only so much crap as cake before the catch on. We have. Here’s some advice for Disney: let kids be kids and focus on providing a wholesome experience for families at a reasonable price.
John Smith
LOL. Magic Kingdom 58m guests annually. And Disney isn’t grooming your illiterate kids. Nobody cares about your kids.
Di
🎯🎯🎯
Lori Gifford
This has nothing to do with DeSantis and everything to do with Disney backing the are your kids gay at 5yrs old they can’t tie their shies but they can decide if they are boy or girl that was decided in the womb. The infant is born boy or girl if they grow up and are gay so be it but telling a child that they can choose their gender isevery bit as blasphemous as telling them to be satanic
Demetrius Thomas
I’m glad to see I’m not the only who realized it’s more than the battle with governor Desantis. The sexual imagery in Disney media is disgusting. Even in their oldest cartoons, mickey is poking holes in cheese with his own “tool”. That’s not appropriate period, especially for children.
J
I hope you don’t take your children to church. They will probably get molested there.
JimmyNY
Oh stop. You’re wrong.
Ke
You have no clue what you are talking about.
Keith
Just another example of a Go Woke-Go Broke business. You’d think that after losing hundreds of millions of dollars on Woke agenda films they’d realize that American’s have had enough of that crap. Now their parks are suffering the consequences. Stockholders are already sueing the CEO who started this craziness.
Glen
You fail to mention any references for your claims. Typical ill-informed Lib. Universal is correct down the line. $58 BILLION surplus in FL. Disney is a tick on the dog.
gina
Universal doesn’t get all the perks of D+WOKE either
Not a liar
Bull
Patrick123
They put your political party on your death certificate?
gmk2311
I missed the part where you explained why so many California’s are fleeing to FL.
Jack
You actually truly believe this, don’t you?
Lianne
Well it is true that Florida can survive without Disney being packed with people but they need to straighten up if they want to keep their family trade and there aren’t enough pervs to keep them in business
Mike
Well said
sbslaw
Exactly
Anjan
Wow Disney employs 70000 people so not a big deal. Florida cost of living is high rental apartment at $2000. Home /Auto insurance high. The governor does not want wage increase .
LinB
Food is also more expensive in Florida than the north.
PR
You are absolutely correct
gmk2311
All I know is that during covid when we couldn’t get Cinnabon creamer in VA or NJ, they had it in FL all the time for a cheaper price.
Me
Amen
DJT luvsputin
Douche-santis and the RepublicSCAMS HATE AMERICA…
gmk2311
Define hate So I can keep up.
Fred Savegry
Yeah, if only that was true. People moving out just like they move in. A governor who can’t keep his chubby fingers out of anything. He didn’t keep things open. It amazes me how quickly people forget the facts. More deaths per capita than most states. Keep up the cult like talking points and don’t forget to pay your home owners insurance that has quadrupled since he took office
Userdand
People have been going to FL before Disney. They will still go and the beach, ocean and gulf are free. I haven’t heard Universal threaten to leave or any water parks. Disney may be a big fish, but it’s far from the only one for tourism. If no one else, China or the Arab Emirates will buy and rebuild the park. U.S./FL should lease to them though and not sell that much of the state land to a foreign nation.
PaulF
That increase came from the hurricans not the governor. Yes he agreed to raise them, but it was better than the companies leaving Florida and not having any insurance.
Demetrius Thomas
More deaths per Capita in Florida? Surely you don’t believe that. Even with some of the strictest lockdowns in the country during COVID, California still had more deaths than Florida.
gmk2311
NY city had more deaths than Miami.
J
Who cares if an ignorant Republican dies. Who cares!
Lori Gifford
This has nothing to do with DeSantis and everything to do with Disney backing the are your kids gay at 5yrs old they can’t tie their shies but they can decide if they are boy or girl that was decided in the womb. The infant is born boy or girl if they grow up and are gay so be it but telling a child that they can choose their gender isevery bit as blasphemous as telling them to be satanic
WC
The governor is biting the hands that’s feeds this state. Can’t wait til Disney leaves Orlando..
faackanders2
Desantis hasn’t picked a fight with Universal, Bush/Seaworld yet.
Lauren
Hilariously demented take on this. I suggest you expose yourself to actual news sources and maybe an actual book or two.
What a weird rant.
Marc
Fsct: Attendance at themes parks and resorts drove revenue this quarter. (Q1 2023) Disney’s Parks, Experiences and Products division increased its profits by 20% to $2.2 billion.
DJT luvsputin
Streaming not Park is the loser for Disney genius
DJT luvsputin
Douche-santis is a FRAUD a BULLY and a BLOWHARD. millions died moron… He and the RepublicSCAMS cost American lives and played cover up. You are a FOOL
Natalie Arter
What you are saying is music to my ears!
gmk2311
Just keep in mind it was Cuomo who shipped the elderly covid patients to rest homes to infect the others and kill them all.
I’m sure you didn’t hear about that on CNN.
Ed
You’re a fool, DeSantis killed thousands of Floridians because of his incompetence.
Natalie Arter
Absolutely.
Lisa
Yes!!!
Ed
Another left media displaying their agenda me thinks.
Dan T
FINALLY a true and accurate evaluation ! THANK YOU
K stanley
Agree
John Smith
LOL. What a load of crap. Magic Kingdom alone attracts 58m guests a year. DeSantis is a clown and a wannabe dictator. And this is from a Republican.
Alex
Well said. I’d like to see Disney World go the way of the dodo. I never let Disney into my home when my children were growing up. It singlehandedly ruined every traditional fairytale it touched. A thoroughly rubbish outfit.
Gene McCain
Disneys liberal policies and very high prices. It’s seen as a rip-off. All contribute to people refuse to fund their polies.
Renée
I love Florida. One visit to Disney World was enough for us, yet we come back year after year
We come to Florida for the beaches and adventure.
gina
We’re getting ready to move there and make it our base while spending more time in non woke coutries of S Am.
You Don’t have to out up with this nonsense most other countries.
DONNALEE CLUBB
I have no desire to go to Disney World and wait in line for an hour (and they consider that a low waiting time, lol) to see or do anything.
Tina
Bless your ignorant heart! DeSantis is destroying Florida! All because he got Butt hurt that Disney spoke out against the Don’t Say Gay Bill! People like you are the problem! Disney brings over 80k jobs to that area and DeSantis taking away the special district that Disney has operated under for years has cost taxpayers in that area. With his latest immigration Bill Florida will soon have millions of Revenue loss and will most likely cost dangers there livelihood with no workers to do the job. Wake Up DeSantis has admitted even in his own book he went after Disney for simply exercising their First Amendment rights
Laurie
My family avoids Florida due to its policies of ignorance and hatred. If we want Disney, we can go to California.
Vinnie
Disney Parks turned in big Q1 earnings. The parks are completely separate from the rest of the Walt Disney Companies
Peggy
Keep being delusional and drinking the kool-aid. I live in florida and we shut down. Opened a little earlier than other states. Us all.
David A
You have got all that is coming to your with King DeSantis, he will not make President, the US already voted out 1 tyrant and will keep this one out too. So you are stuck with your governor for a couple more years. And since you hate Disney, stay off their sites! Please, by the way Cheers!
Brock
That is 100% wrong. I’m leaving Orlando this morning
epcot slammed busy
Hollywood studios slammed busy
Universal slammed busy
Islands of adventure slammed busy
Disney world a ghost town
Why? Because magic Kingdom NEVER CHANGES OR UPDATES. There is no real reason to visit Disney world or land. They left themselves behind in their own parks.
Nate
Never changes or updates? At Magic Kingdom, sounds like you missed the memo on the new TRON ride. Also within the past 5-10 years many changes have occurred at Magic Kingdom. Things take time and budgeting but things are changing. You say there is no reason to visit yet it sounds like you just came from one of the forementioned “slammed” park.
Jaylen
If you did a little research you would know that Magic Kingdom has many updates and Magic Kingdom is the most visited theme park in the world, so not sure how its a ghost town and Epcot and Hollywood Studios are Disney World so don’t talk about things you don’t know about
Lol
Epcot is part of Disney World….
Vinnie
EPCOT and Hollywood Studios are Walt Disney World….Magic Kingdom just launched Tron and they are in the process of updating Splash Mountain.
David A
Great Leave WDW … one less person to worry about, with overcrowding!
Kathy Bassett
I’ll continue to go to the keys…..real Florida
Marie
So….I’m assuming that you never were in the Keys in the late 60s and 70s. When I was a little girl, I remember when you could roll a bowling ball down Duval and not hit anyone. Malory Square was still a dock for the most part, and the spongers were still there. I’ve been going there since the age of 5, and am looking to live there part time (I live and have my business in SW Florida). However the Keys really aren’t old Florida any longer, either.
Michael David
I remember those times as well. I think it would be fun to “compare notes”. Remember the Original “Alabama Jacks”? Let’s reminisce?-Michael
Sharrin
I hope it means that people are boycotting Disney. I am a straight woman, but we should be teaching inclusion and acceptance, not shame and bullying to those who are different. SHAME ON YOU DESANTIS! In a democracy, people should have a right to choose, WITHOUT the government making the decision for them. HOPEFULLY THE VOTERS WILL SHOW YOU BETTER THAN I CAN TELL U. ALSO, what you dictate and your rhetoric may work in Florida, but don’t bring that crap to NYC, just ask Majorie Taylor Greene how it worked for her!,
gmk2311
They don’t want to bring anything to NY . They don’t even want to go there. It’s a lost cause.
You’re free to make your school gyms into hotels for illegals.
Castrate as many of your children as you want to.
Just stay out of FL. Please.
Your mom
Yup. The only place in the state where gays are still allowed. I think
Renée
Agreed
Marie
Disney is losing guests because of Disney and all the crap they’ve been pulling. I’m no longer a DeSantis fan, however Disney started going noticably downhill as early as 2019, with hints of problems starting in late 2018. Cleanliness, hotels and even food was declining while prices were shooting up.
John Smith
LOL. Attendance and revenue were both up in Q1 2023. Magic Kingdom is and always has been the most attended theme park in the world.
Clh
They will go for the sun and the beaches. If they would have stayed out of politics this would be as usual. Business and woke ideas cannot exist together. It’s to easy to lose half of the customer base. Just my thoughts. No need to argue.
Jim Hodges
Doubt if you understand the definition of woke.
Anthony
Yes he does. Woke= weirdo.
faackanders2
LOLARO!
David
Exactly
Michael Bulich
This is completely normal. There’s usually a lull between spring break and summer vacation. In two weeks all the kids will be out of school and the parks will be packed until mid September.
NEWS FLASH: There is no way on gods green earth that Disney is leaving Florida. They own 40 square miles of real estate. 4 amusement parks. 2 water parks. Over 20 hotels. It’s value might go into twelve figures. You think they’re renting a van and moving to Tennessee.
Jimbo
OMG Rhonda ‘santis is THE single reason that people the world over are boycotting EVERYTHING Florida. In fact, millions of people are planning to boycott Florida products and services in a coordinated effort on June 1! Businesses and other commercial enterprises all over the state will either shut down or stop buying goods made in Florida to tell Rhonda and his little trained minions that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Walt Disney’s eponymous company will be just fine, thank you very much. And Disney will prevail over the Dumbass in Tallahassee.
Ed
What is WOKE?
Elizabeth
Times are tough. People are spending money on necessities. Don’t start with the “disney went woke” b.s that has nothing to do with it. I can’t wait to go with my family.
Your mom
Too easy…👍
gmk2311
Clh
Well said.
Peggy
Climb off the woke bandwagon. It doesn’t even mean what you think. DeSantis and the GOP ate trying to steal as usual from a real movement thar used woke to inspire and not destroy
Userdand
People have been going to FL before Disney. They will still go and the beach, ocean and gulf are free. I haven’t heard Universal threaten to leave or any water parks. Disney may be a big fish, but it’s far from the only one for tourism. If no one else, China or the Arab Emirates will buy and rebuild the park. U.S./FL should lease to them though and not sell that much of the state land to a foreign nation.
Irene Z
No they ate way to expensive and not family friendly.
Vanessa
Perhaps it is the offensive stance they have taken in recent years concerning homosexualtiy and the hard push they made to promote it in their once family-oriented films. Wake up, Disney. American parents aren’t pleased with what you’re doing.
John Smith
Poor Vanessa scared of the LBGTQ+ community. FYI, it’s 2023 Vanessa, not 1953.
gmk2311
IMO, let’s queeze them back into the closet and let kids be kids.
And let children keep their genitals, as well.
Faith
Good!!!!
Bob
Good you just clog out road
John
There’s more important things than money. I’ll never give Disney another cent.
Jaylen
What! One person that contribute less than 1 percent of their income is not buying anymore how scary
Juan
People will not stop coming to Florida, and the groomers at Disney will not leave Florida either
Ketan
No, it’s not Governor but Disney’s wokeness is responsible for it’s downfalls!
SC
If it’s LOOSE you’d better tighten it.
Wade
Lol. Disney is losing like sports because they can’t keep there nose out of politics. They why they are losing millions just like Bud light.
EatTheRude
Lolololol So, you never heard of Citizens United? Roflmao!
Sue
Governor DeSantis has been wonderful in Florida and everybody knows it. Disney on the other hand bit the hands off that fed them. And then going that ridiculous wokeway, That’s not the popular thing to do that’s just ridiculous
Chad romanowski
People aren’t skipping visiting the theme park because they don’t like governor desantis, they are skipping the theme park because they agree with governor desantis.. the tide is turning, sanity is returning to the country.
gmk2311
People are also skipping because they just can’t afford it.
RAMONIA STEWART
YES. THATS A FACT!!!
.BRUCE Roche
S-u-r’e
Sherri
Bull
Lisa
There is more to Florida then Disney. And by the state will be a safer place for children without the Disney ilk.
Grease
I know I’ll never go to Florida. The people of Florida can keep there state of hell. The heat and humidity will become unlivable because of wet bulb in the near future, and let’s not forget about the hurricane season that’s getting worse.
Robert
Disney is promoting Filth & Pervetsipn to children.
Governor DeSantis put an end to that. Disney was self governor in an d not paying their fair share of taxes like other Florida companies. People will continue to .ove to Florida for the weather other theme parks and the freedom of the Blue Commie States.
Governor DeSantis has morals ethics and patriotism.
gmk2311
Not sure how you think DeSantis put and end to Disney’s filth and perversion.
Its still there.
But at least he took a stand.
Renée
I love Florida. One visit to Disney World was enough for us, yet we come back year after year
We come to Florida for the beaches and adventure.
Cindy
100% agree! Disney is playing with fire and their woke ideology is what will destroy them. They bullied DeSantis now they will have to pay….literally!!!!
Jim
Disney is loosing money because instead of entertainment they are now focusing on ideological indoctrination. Walt Disney would roll over in his grave. They have a fiduciary responsibility to their stockholders and GO WOKE GO BROKE is not a successful business model. Their last few movies should wake any company up. Buzz Lightyear should have been a blowout success but word got out about its WOKE content and the market responded. I have a drawer full of unused Disney World tickets that won’t be used. I and my entire family are FORMER huge Disney fans. Spent many a dollar there. Never again. Next trip will be to Universal. They don’t seem determined to sexually indoctrinated CHILDREN.
Eric
Go woke, Go Broke! Other areas in the state are thriving! Get over the fact the normal people don’t reward pedophile behavior.
Dave
😆 Disney isn’t going any where and people are still coming here. People stop going to Disney because it is over priced and their political stand has hurt them. Florida will was fine before Disney and would be fine after but Disney isn’t going any where.
John
Disney should pack up and kiss Florida goodbye. Florida is where FREEDOM goes to DIE ! FASCIST STATES don’t deserve the 75,000 high paying jobs and from what I read about Florida and hear from my friends people are moving out in droves. Everything from tattoos to gas is the Highest in the nation now. Great job by mini Trump.
Jon
I hear you
Now he just decided to try to become president. I can see it now. Closing all national.parks, then turn th Into a resort . Can see it now, this guy cuts the ribbon at yellow stone. As the park explodes over a super volcano.
Nancy Thorsby
Neelam, do you realize the gargantuan undertaking that would be?? Disney will not leave Florida.
Mike
Go woke go broke
gina
DeSantis is least of Disney’s problems. They’re suffering worldwide from woke OD.
When they started promoting castration and mutilation of your children, they may have crossed a line…just maybe.
Or maybe it’s just Covid 2023. We’re surely preparing for covid 2024, when all balloting sites will have to be shutdown and voting can only be performed online thru the official Joe Biden China portal. I wonder who will win??? 🤔
Tina
I ws just there from may 11- 20th and it wasn’t dead. Not sure when this was supposed to be
Lori Gifford
This has nothing to do with DeSantis and everything to do with Disney backing the are your kids gay at 5yrs old they can’t tie their shies but they can decide if they are boy or girl that was decided in the womb. The infant is born boy or girl if they grow up and are gay so be it but telling a child that they can choose their gender isevery bit as blasphemous as telling them to be satanic
Cat
Exactly 💯
Every Conservative
Actually, that’s one of the reasons I want to go. But I can’t afford it because there’s a Democrat in the White House, so everyone is suddenly broke.
I’m a contractor, so when they’re broke, I’m broke.
But I wouldn’t take my family. My grand-daughter is old enough to be influenced but not wise enough to know that she’s a girl, no matter what Disney says.
I don’t want her to come back identifying as Captain She-Man
Jj
That’s a good thing!!
Sadie Norris
Can’t have a debate with America but can kill Mickey Mouse .
JP
No, people are tired of woke corporations pushing degenerate lifestyles on us and our children.
Get woke, go broke
Linda M Gonzalez
I’m glad Disney is emptying out. They deserve it because they changed their disability pass to make it impossible for the mentally handicapped to enjoy their parks.we hear so much about Disney championing the trans and people of color populations. Yet they and the Americans who support Disney’s views apparently don’t care about what they do to mentally handicapped people!
Sim
Eff DissKnee
Sim
Go woke go BROKE
Rick
Go Woke, Go Broke!
Deb
Maybe if you would cute your prices on everything you’d get more people coming to the part. Just think if you’d cut your prices in half you were triple the mount of people coming to the park which would increase your parks income. As it is right now, you priced average Americans out of coming to your park. Walt Disney wanted everybody to be able to enjoy the park that was his dream.
Rick TR
I really hope you learn to spell when you get in third grade.
faackanders2
Genie+ and ILL price increase was a way to reduce crowds. This is what they wanted.
A
Oh but they did cut their prices lol for FL Residents anyway. DeSantis is a buffoon.
gina
You should know by now…WOKE ain’t cheap!
Just pay up and get your official virtue signalling credentials.
Emily Burgoyne
Wow Disney really just can’t be like “Well if it isn’t the Consequences of my own Actions.” On this can they? Maybe stop doing whatever tf you want and being woke and listen to what your fans actually want they’d still want to go to your little parks. Oh also if it weren’t for the fact so many kids go missing at Disney and wether it’s conspiracy or not Disney is tied to child trafficking so yea I’d say a lot of people avoid like it’s the plaque not to mention the prices. See what this author and Disney fail to realize is that the majority of Americans right now can’t even afford to put food on our plates. I’m going to buy food over thinking about going to Disney is more magical to have a full stomach and fed kids then riding rollercoasters, if I really REALLY want to ride a roller coaster I’d go to my States Amusement park and pay like $20 over like $500.
Wack
Sounds like next disney trip should be much more pleasant without all the Republicans harshing my mellow.
Courtney
Agreed
Zhitbag
Clown..!
MarMar
People are vanishing from the parks? The rapture has begun!!
Big
There won’t be anyone there because Dems can’t afford Disney 🤣🤣🤣
Robert
You Liptatds are the abnormal Freaks that can’t decide what a woman is or what gender you identify with
gina
You go girl !
Jus don’t forget to take your bikini with the hideaway crotch stash.
Disney likes their women packin’
Gary
The greatest majority of Disney fans are WALT DISNEY FANS and what is happening to Disney would make Walt very sad. Disney needs badly to get back to basics & not listen to some politicians & kick out the Woke group with their agenda the two together is trying to change Disney in a bad way. Also some of the high ranking leadership who are pushing this agenda needs to go. And do not believe the Woke lies you hear & read they are trying to bully you and in some cases trying to get you to join them which you would regret in the future!!!
Robert T.
I can’t wait for Disney to completely pull out of Florida and stick it to Desatanis. Loose the Mouse and Florida is done.
gina
Yeah, no one ever goes to Universal .
Why did they even build it!
As a tter of fact, universal.doesn’t get all the perks that Disney does and they’re still in business.
I’m sure they’d love to have the market all to themselves.
Disney’s not going anywhere (unfortunately), they’re just bu** hurt because they they got called to the mat for pushing an anti-child agenda.
Courtney
So let me guess, everyone here supporting go woke go broke is a white person, right?
Now that African American and Diversity studies are banned in FL, are yall calling that law don’t say black?
Shagi
Disney is losing business due to it’s poor decisions, not anything to do with DeSantis
Eric
As someone who grew up in western Massachusetts, I never realized how many people have never seen snow or beautiful fall colors. However when I thought of a vacation destination it was always Disney. It seemed like a rite of passage for kids. No parent have ever said ” We’re going on vacation to Tallahassee “. Some times I think people forget what they have because they have always had it. And don’t realize how much it effects you until it is gone.
Roger Thompson
WTF: Welcome To Florida. The states new travel slogan… 🙄
My2sense
People have politicized “woke” into something that Republican sheep cannot actually define. Woke is a term used to generally say “stay aware of what a certain group of people (be it master, governor or politician) are doing, or simply be aware of your surroundings”. Rep leaders don’t want you to be aware. Elitists don’t generally want folks seeing their hypocrisy. I’m surprised the Bible didn’t explode in their self proclaimed leaders hands.
JT
My husband and I went to Disney on our honeymoon in September 2002 and had an amazing time….prices were fair and we walked onto every ride without long waits. We returned to WDW in November of 2005 and it was busier than in 2002 but still not bad and the prices again were fair. Our last visit was during the week before Memorial Day in 2013 and it was SO busy and cost us more $$ but we managed to have a great trip. Now with the increase in ticket prices, the Fastpass gone and now having to pay for Genie Pass, it doesn’t really surprise me that visits are down….I wouldn’t go back now with the prices though I love it there….if they want people to return, go back to what worked before!!
Maria
Hey Disney
Do you think that consumers want to pay for your feud with Florida?? Moving to Georgia would cost a fortune and we as consumers would pay for it . So tickets would be crazier than they are now??!!
Grow up and learn to pay well in the sandbox! You should not cause more harm to your clientele than you already do!!
Work it out!!! For the sake of your patrons
Faith
Ya-a-a-a-a-y Disney!!!! Way to go!!!
faackanders2
Just treat WDW as a cash cow and build elsewhere Disney is welcomed.
Rob
Disney should apologize to Desantis and publicly agree that they don’t want sexual predators in school neither. Last month was first time at Disney since 2019. Park reservations , horrible. Each and every morning paying $22+ for genie+ for every family member, horrible. Then paying additional for park hoppers with a 2pm entry, double horrible. Park hopper use to be included with the expensive package. Paying extra for certain rides, another horrible. Whomever is in charge of Disney needs to be terminated immediately. No Disney Magic anymore.
faackanders2
Chapeck was already terminated. Iger is doing a great job. Desantis needs to go.
Andy
You are correct. Chapek started this whole mess, that’s why I presume he’s gone. Iger needs time to repair the Chapek mismanagement; which I think he can do.
Floridians need to send DeSantis packing.
Faith
Ya-a-a-a-a-y!!! Time to go!!!
PaulF
Florida has finally had enough! Freedom of speech is granted, but you’re still accountable for your words.
Disney is a fun park. It’s not a place to teach our youth about exploring their sexuality. Be gay! Just don’t make me have to enjoy you sexual preferences. Everytime I make love to my wife I don’t run to Universal and have a parade to celebrate my Heterosexuality.
Florida is paradise. We have beautiful weather, gorgeous beaches and some of the best cities in America.
Yes it’s expensive to live here, but no more then anything other destination city. We have what everyone wants. Disney isn’t the only park. We enjoy those parks more the Disney. Infact Disney has lived here rent free for a very long time.
The condition of the parks and resorts aren’t the best. Yet, you pay a premium price for the Disney experience.
Instead of being the next Cosby show, where we have to learn a life lesson everytime we play, how about just providing a exciting experience at a price the average family can afford. Clean your parks, update more often and charge a better price so the whole world can enjoy.
Oh yeah, how about staying out of the ring when it comes to Political views. To much money equals to much power which leads to diarrhea of the mouth.
Gene Buchanan
@PaulF- I admire the way you expressed yourself. That WDW CEO chose this issue, as too all-important to ignore, demonstrates (to me) a dangerous agenda.
Staticus
God I pray that Disney would go broke from going woke.
Jaylen
Yet they made billions of dollars last year. Yea that’s not happening
faackanders2
50th Anniv Over. Entire USA all in school. Summer hasn’t started yet. High prices. That is why parks are empty. Plus some go woke broke republicans may be boycotting.
faackanders2
Treat WDW as a cash cow and build elsewhere like CA where Disney is welcomed.
Trey Long
Disney supporting grooming is costing them and its not over. Their biggest stockholder is well known pe do
Marie P
This is totally wrong. I’m here in DisneyWorld now and the parks are packed.
Gene Buchanan
Of the vast challenges and opportunities available for taking action, the WDW CEO chose to confront Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis for taking the logical, prudent action of protecting children from being introduced to any sort of curriculum about the oddities of humans sexual identities and sexual practices before graduating grade school.
I think it blatantly obvious whom picked this fight, and the dangers a corporation poses having such an agenda. I think every responsible governor would have no choice other than wresting control and power from the people promoting such perversity.
Tanya Rose
The items you’re referring to were never being taught to kids in kindergarten through third grade. That bill was nothing more than a political ploy for DeSantis to use as a talking point for his presidential campaign. And Disney had every right to voice an opinion about the bill. Her citizens United, corporations are people, which is something Republicans have fought very hard for. But with that comes the fact that they have freedom of speech. The Santa’s and the Florida legislature have used the government to punish Disney which is unconstitutional
DJT luvsputin
Douche-santis is a Creep!
Lets Go President BIDEN!
Let’s Go Anheiser Busch
Lets Go DISNEY!
Kick some republicSCAM.ass…..
Adam
Just got back from universal! Screw Disney and their political ideology. Be like universal and appeal to the biggest crowd possible by staying out of politics. Disney could learn a thing or two from them.
Lisa
Go woke go broke!
luv2horses1
Disney was a bigot so I have no interest in going there…
BigNogg
I ate a bowl of wokeflakes this morning.
Doriann
My friends & family members have decided not to patrinize Florida since the Governor decided he isn’t going to change his policies, banning book, poetry, racial attracts, or abortion restrictions against women. If we don’t stand up for our rights, we simply won’t be going!
gina
I’m sure they’ll be fine without you n yours, probably happier .
In fact, when you retire, just stay NY/NJ and pay their ransom in high taxes. Don’t even bother retiring to FL on your fixed income.
Have a good day and stay WOKE bro.
Laurrel
I remember 40 some years ago when the Epcot Center was still being built, Walt Disney World was still busy. It’s hard to believe it would be “barren” now, considering people tend to take more vacations, and well, spend more money. I wonder what their description of barren is.
Nana
Not visiting Florida as long as DeSantis is imposing his dictatorship rules against people he doesn’t agree with. I’ll take my hard earned cash to other vacation spots around the country or even to safe places around the world. DeSantis is Trump on steroids!
C. White
Honestly, Disney has become an unaffordable vacation and I do not even have children. I would love to visit, but everytime I price it I realize there are a lot of other places I can go for the price that also don’t involve crazy wait times.
Tanya Rose
Spring break is over and kids are still in school. This is always been a good time to visit Disney. Just check the crowd calendars online.
Royalty
Amazing place to visit especially with the family 💖💖
Katherine C
I don’t know where your getting your information from but Disney World was packed this week !! May 22 -24 2023.@ Even with the downpour of rain their was still wall to wall people !
Bob
After reading these comments, Florida sounds like a horrible place. All you libs should probably move out.
RT2000
I agree. Libs come on down, waddle around in your Micky Mouse ears and Bermuda shorts, spend your money, then GO HOME!
Bob
And probably don’t move to Utah. We’re almost as bad, with our morals and family values and stuff
Lisa
Was just there last week and it was crowded so not sure where this information is coming from. I live in Florida.
RT2000
Go woke, go broke. Ask Budweiser.
Katie
Why does this sound like it was suspiciously written by ChatGPT…
David
I will never take my grandkids to this woke amusement park on steroids.
Ric Tam
FL was nicer pre-Disney.
Less corporate welfare for WD is great. Disney does contributes but not proportional to detriments. I.E. Disney bus transport contributed to no Orl to OIA light rail. Could go on but if one hasn’t lived here for a long time it may not be readily apparent. Think of the drastically increased carbon footprint from Disney employees, air and vehicle visitor traffic.
Not happen
Leave it to a bunch of whole asses to turn this into a political argument.. thr re reason Disneyland is dead is because most of the world has gone to cbdc.. cashless. That means nobody want to come to the us. Since the us dollar is worthless to other countries now.. we are now the poorest country on the planet.
Scb
Hey Disney STOP GROOMING INNOCENT CHILDREN. May you go bankrupt supporting the Trans butchering of biological male and biological female children. There’s only 2 genders on this planet that God created. No matter what you twisted mind people belive.Men cannot have babies….sickos
Jay
That’s a load of crap I was there 5/20/23 and it was absolutely packed!
Lou Skunt
This is troubling. Disney is a major employer of pedo’s.
If this trend continues, pedo’s will likely experience layoffs. How will the child molesting employees of Disney survive?
Lindsay
Maybe because it’s cheaper to fly across the world than to come to Disney for 4 days. Way over priced. Not interested. Family of 6 went elsewhere.
Sandi
This is how it is every May people are graduating. Kids are getting out of school people don’t traditionally go to Disney World. It’s the best time for adults to go. It’s been this way every year.
Jason
Now if they can round up the rest of the human traffickers from Disney, we’ll be stepping in the right direction. 1,500 people go missing every year. How many of those go to pleasure island via Disney?
Rick
Go Woke, Go Broke!
Bobbie
Woke Is Broke.
They will learn this lesson the hard way. Turns out the pro trans codes number in line the tens of low hundreds. Rest of the world is saying stay away from us.
Edward
Are you reporting how empty it is or actually promoting the business?
Steven
WOW. Anyone foolish enough to believe this will get what they deserve. Disney telling people that the wait in line will be short. LOL. Release this right before Memorial Day Weekend, I hope it bites them in their greedy @$$3$.
Bob
Go woke, go broke.
I’m embarrassed to tell anyone I was a cast member of such a company.
Johnnymack larry
None of my family will travel to Florida until the current barely elected governor is gone , he’s an idiot with aspirations that are in conflict with normal people thinking.
NMK
Take notes Disney.
The world does not approve of your overly gay agenda. Its not Floridas fault. Most of the attendance has always been from out of state or country. The people are speaking. It was a good run. Your park sucks, your movies have begun to suck and push an agenda that nobody wants. Dont bring that crap to Illinois when you move either. We dont want it.
Lou Skunt
GO WOKE
GO BROKE
Mary Ealeyy
That’s strange I am here now at Disney and it’s so crowded I could barely drive my scooter through the crowd the buses are so full you have to wait and catch the next bus and it’s raining and people are still coming to Disney.
Vixxi
These Disney parks are way too expensive! Way too expensive. So many other things thst much money can buy. No thank you Mickey
Todd
Disney should have stayed out of politics and kept there focus on there business. Many more companies are making the same mistakes and they shall lose business because of it. Just the facts of life.
Jake
Dear Lord I have never seen such a toxic chat. This is exactly what Blackrock wants. Disney is losing the right and when those numbers start to show at the parks (by far their biggest income) that they have lost the people who actually make children nowadays it’s going to be catastrophic for Disney. This company is nose diving on purpose. I have never seen such blatant stupidity with the woke push in their movies, it’s astonishingly these ruthless businessmen now care about the 2 percent or so. This is a much darker and deeper problem. If you really think about what has went on for the last decade and with the astonishing rise in AI recently, it’s obvious what they want, less people. How do you do that? Oh hmmm… turn them into rainbows would be a good way.
Lori Gifford
This has nothing to do with DeSantis and everything to do with Disney backing the are your kids gay at 5yrs old they can’t tie their shies but they can decide if they are boy or girl that was decided in the womb. The infant is born boy or girl if they grow up and are gay so be it but telling a child that they can choose their gender at 5yrs old is disgusting and ridiculous
Jan
No I will not be visiting because it’s to expensive, I am retired and on a strict budget. It’s a shame that only the wealthy can afford it!!
Clrwtrjerry
All over a lying Q’publican with a napoleon complex.. Kids that were born gay are still going to be happily gay..Nothing the turd or anyone else can do about it.. Disney will be as busy as ever especially when people find out the Qanon backwards republican
filth isn’t there ..(for now anyway) Everyone should just enjoy the fun and calmer Disney without worrying if a Traitor is going to shoot your ass like they murder our school children…jmo
Cris
Those who go woke will go broke. I do not patronize institutions with diabolical agendas.
Cris
Those who go woke will go broke. I do not patronize institutions with diabolical agendas. Goodbye Disney 👍
lisa
Those places are way too expensive to even consider wasting money on. And the cost of fuel, food, and rip off lodging in florida.
Jj
Disney has gone downhill since their prices have skyrocketed. The majority of Americans cannot afford a week stay and park fees. Personally I wish they would move to somewhere else, not sure if there is anywhere else that would stand for the horrendous traffic, drivers from all countries causing accidents, disgustingly filthy areas surrounding the place and the crime that occurs. I also wish people would stop moving the FL period, can’t stand that NY, NJ attitudes, rude, rude, nasty people!
Michael
Boycott prejudice & hate
Lawrence K.
My friends with kids all say the same thing about Disney in Florida — they got quite turned off by Disney trying to push the gender disphoria agenda on kids thru their various public communications, but especially their videos/movies made for kids. My friends have spoken with their dollars. Trying to impose sexuality issues on adolescent kids was a bad decision. And Disney is suffering the same rejection by the public as with the Bud Light and now Target fiascos. It isn’t just inflation keeping people away from Disneyland, it’s the rejection by parents of Disney’s shameless attempt to subject kids to sexual issues. It will get worse, especially with the imminent collapse of the US & world economies. When that happens, Disneyland will be a huge ghost town.
Vinnie
First couple of weeks in May are considered shoulder season. Was just there the week before Mother’s Day and crowds were fairly low. Wait times were very reasonable, most quick service food windows were walk ups and there were plenty of table service dining options available.
It will pick up this week for sure and peak thru early August.
Ron
Why does this person keep saying parks? Disneyland is still packed snd he’s talking about Florida. Florida is now on a do not travel to state from many organizations, you can thank Herr Diesantis for that
Walter
This is the result of forgetting you serve American Families. Your movies, your rides, your hospitality was built around Building a sense of Wonder in the hearts and minds of children 2-82. It saddens me that my Family will miss out on future Family visits to that magic. We have been to Disney World 8-10 times in the past 25 years. No More!
Sadly,
Walter
Linda M Gonzalez
Disney cares more about
Money than the mentally disabled. They changed their disability pass to make it impossible for mentally disabled people to enjoy their parks. It’s great people of color and trans people are being helped by Disney but what about the mentally disabled who Disney forces to follow their ridiculous disability pass rule? I read tons of angry comments on this site when trans or people of color are mistreated.How about some of you send comments Disneys way about Disney’s treatment of the disabled?
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