WDW won’t be leaving. Florida allows the park to be open all year round. But Disney should hire a ceo who believes teachers should not be sexualizing children. Families are against that.
Rob In Los Angeles during the mid-1950s, teenager Jim Stark is arrested and taken to the juvenile division of a police station for public intoxication. At the station he crosses paths with John “Plato” Crawford, who was brought in for killing a litter of puppies, and Judy, who was brought in for curfew violation. The three separately reveal their innermost frustrations to the officers; all three of them suffer from problems at home:
Jim feels anguished by his constantly bickering parents, Frank and Carol, but even more so by his timid father’s failure to stand up to Carol; the issues are further complicated by Frank’s interfering mother. His frustrations are made manifest to officer Ray Fremick when Jim is released to their custody.
Judy is convinced that her father ignores her because she is no longer a little girl, so she dresses up in racy clothes to get attention, which only causes her father to call her a “dirty tramp”.
Plato’s father abandoned his family when he was a toddler, and his mother is often away from home, leaving Plato in the care of his housekeeper.
On the way to his first day at Dawson High, Jim again meets Judy and offers her a ride. Seemingly unimpressed by Jim, she declines and is instead picked up by her “friends”, a gang of delinquents led by Buzz Gunderson. Jim is shunned by the rest of the student body but is befriended by Plato, who comes to idolize Jim as a father figure.
After a field trip to Griffith Observatory, Buzz provokes and challenges Jim to a knife fight; Jim bests Buzz by knocking his switchblade out of his hand, then throws his own blade away. To preserve his status as gang leader, Buzz suggests stealing some cars to have a “Chickie Run” at a seaside cliff.[7] At home, Jim ambiguously asks his father about defending one’s honor in a dangerous situation, but Frank advises him against confrontation of any kind. That night, during the chickie run, Buzz plunges to his death when the strap on his jacket sleeve becomes entangled with his door-latch lever, preventing him from exiting the car. As police approach, the gang flees, leaving Judy behind, but Jim persuades her to leave with him and Plato.
Jim confronts his father while his mother watches.
Jim later confides to his parents his involvement in the crash and considers turning himself in. When Carol declares they are moving again, Jim pleads with Frank to stand up for him. When Frank refuses, Jim attacks him in frustration, then storms off to the police station to confess, only to be turned away by the desk sergeant. Jim drives back home, finding Judy waiting for him. She apologizes for her prior treatment of him due to peer pressure, and the two begin to fall in love. Agreeing to never return to their respective homes, Jim suggests they visit an old deserted mansion Plato told him about.
Meanwhile, Plato is intercepted by three members of Buzz’s gang, who are convinced that Jim betrayed them to the police. They steal Plato’s address book and pursue Jim; Plato retrieves his mother’s gun and leaves to warn Jim and Judy, finding them at the mansion. The three new friends act out a fantasy as a family. Plato then falls asleep, and Jim and
Disney is not going to move. They won’t be able to get that kind of land acquisition in any other state, and it would take years to move it all. Not gonna happen. But they do need to get back to their base – families. Normal families. Not placating to the unusual hair color and effeminate men and butchy women minority. Pushing alternative lifestyles and grooming children is not a winner.
I agree but Disney has been making mistake after mistake the sooner they get a CEO who will follow in the steps of Walt and think of the guests first young & old and get rid of the CM’s whether they are high up or everyday who want to make Disney into something else and put the right people in then maybe Disney will turn around!
They have raised the cost of tickets and passes so high throughout the last years that most families cannot afford to go. You would think that they would try to make incentives for Florida residents that are cost effective for but there are so many people I know that have passes for SeaWorld or Universal instead.
Bwol, the cost of everything has gone up recently with inflation, including Disney’s costs to operate, as well as their emense losses during Covid.
As much as I hate Genie+, an Express Pass at Universal Orlando is way more expensive than Genie+ .
Ron DeSantis only has 2 years eligibility left to be governor of Florida, and it doesn’t look like he will be elected president (although I had high hopes for him before he got so extreme).
What Disney should do is wait until after Ron DeSantis is out of the picture, then announce that they’re staying out of politics and focusing on entertainment.
We agree with Rob. Disney had no business lobbying against a bill that prohibited sexualizing K-to-3rd Graders. That was a creepy move.
Most of Disney’s issues – in Florida and elsewhere- have nothing to do w/DeSantis. He’s the scapegoat. It falls 100% on Bob Chapek and his mismanagement.
Disney corporate has SO many self-inflicted problems right now.
WDW is not moving. They cannot afford to move. The company has made disastrous decisions with forcing woke idealogy on the American public. Guess what, they are not buying into it. The company is losing money on ideals that are only shared by a minority group. Disney is no longer trusted for family entertainment. We have to read the reviews first. Disney is ripe for a takeover. I think Apple wants to take a bite into her. Glad I don’t have stock.
The cost of everything has gone up recently with inflation, including Disney’s costs to operate, as well as their emense losses during Covid.
As much as I hate Genie+, an Express Pass at Universal Orlando is way more expensive than Genie+ .
Ron DeSantis only has 2 years eligibility left to be governor of Florida, and it doesn’t look like he will be elected president (although I had high hopes for him before he got so extreme).
What Disney should do is wait until after Ron DeSantis is out of the picture, then announce that they’re staying out of politics and focusing on entertainment.
The sooner WDW-Florida gets its head scrèwed on right, by being morally and ethically accountable to majority of family beliefs, the sooner the the boycott will end.
What a sad op-ed. The bottom line is, with Disney trying to tell parents what their kids should experience, hear and watch then they will stop coming to the park and continue to cancel their Disney plus. Go ahead and use all the same old name calling words you want but it doesn’t work when you attack the family unit. Disney, you did this to yourself, it is no one else’s fault.
Being from Florida and having left some time ago, when I return, the last thing I have any interest in is visiting Disney world considering their departure from any type of family or Christian values that the park used to adhere to.
Should they pull out, Florida will still prosper without WDW.
I have no interest whatsoever and even taking my children.
I strongly believe both politics and our current economy are what’s killing WDW. Just like with Washington, the general public is sick of hearing from politicians about whose to blame for whatever, and don’t want to be told over and over what they should and should not feel and believe especially, when it comes to vacationing.
There is no doubt our uncertain economy is affecting most average people’s choices when making vacation plans and Disney is not immune to that.
However, when Disney becomes intwined in political football it takes away from the Magic. Disney needs to return focus on just being family friendly, ALL families! People who love WDW have no issues with sharing the Magic with ALL families including today’s new definition family.
I was in Florida for over 20 years. I had resident passes for me and my son, a little later added my grand daughter to it. We never seen any problems at any of the parks except long lines for the rides. We never cared about who was there, race, gender, or who ever they are. Everybody needs to look at a person for whoever they are. Desantis is ruining Florida and Disney( aka/ Reedy Creek Community). Please get Desantis and Please don’t let him get the Presidential Republican nominee.
My husband and I have been to Disney Parks over a hundred times, but the last time was it. We stayed on Disney property for 11 night at the All Stars, the last night of us being there, my husband went to the hospital for Kidney stones, we were at the hospital until 6 the next morning with no sleep, I called the front desk and told them, I asked if we could stay there till 2 pm to get a little sleep, and I was told no. Very disappointing. I loved Disney World. My husband has passed now. SMH.My sister was a legal secretary there for 15 years.
It is incredible that WDW will leave the Florida State, I don’t think so. However, the Company is running ahead with several issues. Such as their main target, the family. Today, more than ever, WDW believes in profit and revenue, forgiving the essence of family, great customer service, and professionalism.
Here’s a radical idea: stop pissing parents off with tour grooming behaviors and focus on wholesome, reasonably priced family fun! It’s obvious Disney wants to go upscale and would prefer commoners not come unless flush with credit. If Disney leaves, that’s more space for Universal and Busch Gardens. Just do your frigging jobs and stay out of politics!
Disney should start by hiring more people and treating their employees right. We went to Disneyland last year and the lines were interminable. They didn’t have enough staff to run the rides or serve in the restaurants. They also need another hotel.
Their reputation for being pedo friendly and way overpriced isn’t helping either! They have lost the public trust.
Comments for Op-Ed: Is Disney Announcing Its Exodus From Florida?
Rob
WDW won’t be leaving. Florida allows the park to be open all year round. But Disney should hire a ceo who believes teachers should not be sexualizing children. Families are against that.
Adam Efimoff
Rob In Los Angeles during the mid-1950s, teenager Jim Stark is arrested and taken to the juvenile division of a police station for public intoxication. At the station he crosses paths with John “Plato” Crawford, who was brought in for killing a litter of puppies, and Judy, who was brought in for curfew violation. The three separately reveal their innermost frustrations to the officers; all three of them suffer from problems at home:
Jim feels anguished by his constantly bickering parents, Frank and Carol, but even more so by his timid father’s failure to stand up to Carol; the issues are further complicated by Frank’s interfering mother. His frustrations are made manifest to officer Ray Fremick when Jim is released to their custody.
Judy is convinced that her father ignores her because she is no longer a little girl, so she dresses up in racy clothes to get attention, which only causes her father to call her a “dirty tramp”.
Plato’s father abandoned his family when he was a toddler, and his mother is often away from home, leaving Plato in the care of his housekeeper.
On the way to his first day at Dawson High, Jim again meets Judy and offers her a ride. Seemingly unimpressed by Jim, she declines and is instead picked up by her “friends”, a gang of delinquents led by Buzz Gunderson. Jim is shunned by the rest of the student body but is befriended by Plato, who comes to idolize Jim as a father figure.
After a field trip to Griffith Observatory, Buzz provokes and challenges Jim to a knife fight; Jim bests Buzz by knocking his switchblade out of his hand, then throws his own blade away. To preserve his status as gang leader, Buzz suggests stealing some cars to have a “Chickie Run” at a seaside cliff.[7] At home, Jim ambiguously asks his father about defending one’s honor in a dangerous situation, but Frank advises him against confrontation of any kind. That night, during the chickie run, Buzz plunges to his death when the strap on his jacket sleeve becomes entangled with his door-latch lever, preventing him from exiting the car. As police approach, the gang flees, leaving Judy behind, but Jim persuades her to leave with him and Plato.
Jim confronts his father while his mother watches.
Jim later confides to his parents his involvement in the crash and considers turning himself in. When Carol declares they are moving again, Jim pleads with Frank to stand up for him. When Frank refuses, Jim attacks him in frustration, then storms off to the police station to confess, only to be turned away by the desk sergeant. Jim drives back home, finding Judy waiting for him. She apologizes for her prior treatment of him due to peer pressure, and the two begin to fall in love. Agreeing to never return to their respective homes, Jim suggests they visit an old deserted mansion Plato told him about.
Meanwhile, Plato is intercepted by three members of Buzz’s gang, who are convinced that Jim betrayed them to the police. They steal Plato’s address book and pursue Jim; Plato retrieves his mother’s gun and leaves to warn Jim and Judy, finding them at the mansion. The three new friends act out a fantasy as a family. Plato then falls asleep, and Jim and
Elizabeth
We love Disney world and will continue going
John Donovan
Disney is not going to move. They won’t be able to get that kind of land acquisition in any other state, and it would take years to move it all. Not gonna happen. But they do need to get back to their base – families. Normal families. Not placating to the unusual hair color and effeminate men and butchy women minority. Pushing alternative lifestyles and grooming children is not a winner.
Gary
I agree but Disney has been making mistake after mistake the sooner they get a CEO who will follow in the steps of Walt and think of the guests first young & old and get rid of the CM’s whether they are high up or everyday who want to make Disney into something else and put the right people in then maybe Disney will turn around!
Bwol
They have raised the cost of tickets and passes so high throughout the last years that most families cannot afford to go. You would think that they would try to make incentives for Florida residents that are cost effective for but there are so many people I know that have passes for SeaWorld or Universal instead.
Ann
Bwol, the cost of everything has gone up recently with inflation, including Disney’s costs to operate, as well as their emense losses during Covid.
As much as I hate Genie+, an Express Pass at Universal Orlando is way more expensive than Genie+ .
Ron DeSantis only has 2 years eligibility left to be governor of Florida, and it doesn’t look like he will be elected president (although I had high hopes for him before he got so extreme).
What Disney should do is wait until after Ron DeSantis is out of the picture, then announce that they’re staying out of politics and focusing on entertainment.
Judy
Makes good sense. I’m not sure what’ll be left of it as hes’ won two more suits and there’s word of closing more every day.
Chaz
We agree with Rob. Disney had no business lobbying against a bill that prohibited sexualizing K-to-3rd Graders. That was a creepy move.
Most of Disney’s issues – in Florida and elsewhere- have nothing to do w/DeSantis. He’s the scapegoat. It falls 100% on Bob Chapek and his mismanagement.
Disney corporate has SO many self-inflicted problems right now.
Roger
I agree completely with this post!!!
Gary
Galactic Starcruiser did not fail because of politics – it failed because it was prohibitively expensive. Desantis had nothing to do with it.
beautiful gorgeous
WDW is not moving. They cannot afford to move. The company has made disastrous decisions with forcing woke idealogy on the American public. Guess what, they are not buying into it. The company is losing money on ideals that are only shared by a minority group. Disney is no longer trusted for family entertainment. We have to read the reviews first. Disney is ripe for a takeover. I think Apple wants to take a bite into her. Glad I don’t have stock.
Your mom
Be a whole lot cooler if they left Florida and took all their trash either them. You know who you are.
David
Why would they leave Florida? The parks are the only thing keeping Disney afloat
Ann
The cost of everything has gone up recently with inflation, including Disney’s costs to operate, as well as their emense losses during Covid.
As much as I hate Genie+, an Express Pass at Universal Orlando is way more expensive than Genie+ .
Ron DeSantis only has 2 years eligibility left to be governor of Florida, and it doesn’t look like he will be elected president (although I had high hopes for him before he got so extreme).
What Disney should do is wait until after Ron DeSantis is out of the picture, then announce that they’re staying out of politics and focusing on entertainment.
L Hudson
The sooner WDW-Florida gets its head scrèwed on right, by being morally and ethically accountable to majority of family beliefs, the sooner the the boycott will end.
jared
Should put a person in that is well rounded knows basic Accounting and what children and families want.
Philip Eaton
What a sad op-ed. The bottom line is, with Disney trying to tell parents what their kids should experience, hear and watch then they will stop coming to the park and continue to cancel their Disney plus. Go ahead and use all the same old name calling words you want but it doesn’t work when you attack the family unit. Disney, you did this to yourself, it is no one else’s fault.
Roger
I agree completely with this post!!!
MCS
Being from Florida and having left some time ago, when I return, the last thing I have any interest in is visiting Disney world considering their departure from any type of family or Christian values that the park used to adhere to.
Should they pull out, Florida will still prosper without WDW.
I have no interest whatsoever and even taking my children.
PGS
I strongly believe both politics and our current economy are what’s killing WDW. Just like with Washington, the general public is sick of hearing from politicians about whose to blame for whatever, and don’t want to be told over and over what they should and should not feel and believe especially, when it comes to vacationing.
There is no doubt our uncertain economy is affecting most average people’s choices when making vacation plans and Disney is not immune to that.
However, when Disney becomes intwined in political football it takes away from the Magic. Disney needs to return focus on just being family friendly, ALL families! People who love WDW have no issues with sharing the Magic with ALL families including today’s new definition family.
marie
I was in Florida for over 20 years. I had resident passes for me and my son, a little later added my grand daughter to it. We never seen any problems at any of the parks except long lines for the rides. We never cared about who was there, race, gender, or who ever they are. Everybody needs to look at a person for whoever they are. Desantis is ruining Florida and Disney( aka/ Reedy Creek Community). Please get Desantis and Please don’t let him get the Presidential Republican nominee.
Dawn Harmon
My husband and I have been to Disney Parks over a hundred times, but the last time was it. We stayed on Disney property for 11 night at the All Stars, the last night of us being there, my husband went to the hospital for Kidney stones, we were at the hospital until 6 the next morning with no sleep, I called the front desk and told them, I asked if we could stay there till 2 pm to get a little sleep, and I was told no. Very disappointing. I loved Disney World. My husband has passed now. SMH.My sister was a legal secretary there for 15 years.
Cesar
It is incredible that WDW will leave the Florida State, I don’t think so. However, the Company is running ahead with several issues. Such as their main target, the family. Today, more than ever, WDW believes in profit and revenue, forgiving the essence of family, great customer service, and professionalism.
Hank Luciano
Here’s a radical idea: stop pissing parents off with tour grooming behaviors and focus on wholesome, reasonably priced family fun! It’s obvious Disney wants to go upscale and would prefer commoners not come unless flush with credit. If Disney leaves, that’s more space for Universal and Busch Gardens. Just do your frigging jobs and stay out of politics!
GeekyGrandma
Disney should start by hiring more people and treating their employees right. We went to Disneyland last year and the lines were interminable. They didn’t have enough staff to run the rides or serve in the restaurants. They also need another hotel.
Their reputation for being pedo friendly and way overpriced isn’t helping either! They have lost the public trust.
Judy
Makes good sense. I’m not sure what’ll be left of it as hes’ won two more suits and there’s word of closing more every day.
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