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Disney CEO Bob Chapek, speaking on the company’s earnings call, crushed the state of California — and, by extension, Governor Gavin Newsom — for mandating that Disneyland remains closed.
Reporters from Wall Street Journal and Hollywood Reporter shared:
"We're extremely disappointed that the state of California continues to keep Disneyland closed," says Disney CEO Bob Chapek. Besides hurting Disney employees, "the state is decimating small businesses in the local community," he adds.
— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) November 12, 2020
Disney CEO Bob Chapek criticizes California officials for not allowing Disneyland to open, says their reopening plans are "science-based," and that the decision is "decimating small businesses in the local community."
— Alex Weprin (@alexweprin) November 12, 2020
This is frankly not surprising at all. In October, Disney issued the following statement about being forced to remain closed:
— Disney Parks News (@DisneyParksNews) October 20, 2020
Earlier in the month, Disney chairman Bob Iger left Governor Newsom’s economic recovery task force, and it was clear that the two heavyweights — and possible competitors in the 2024 Democratic primaries — were embroiled in battle.
The obvious comparison to California is Florida, where the New York Times says that COVID-19 has not spread in Disney World in Orlando, FL as feared.
Nonetheless, Disney has, to my memory, never been this aggressive towards a government body on an earnings call. Could litigation be looming?
Disney cares when their asses get screwed over by tyrannical Democrat governors. Not when regular people do, though. Typical Democrat. I bet he voted straight Dem, too.
Just like the author of this article
Him and Bobby
“Science?” They keep using that word. I don’t think it means what they think it means.
Science now means “two or more people sharing the same opinion.”
Mickey Mouse created this fantasy…it gets to live in the consequences of it.
Iger and Disney have been in bed with Ca. Democrats and the left for some time. No sympathy or empathy for them. They got what they paid for.
Here’s the problem; there are two sanctuary cities keeping Disneyland from reopening – Santa Ana & Anaheim. Both have the highest cases, new cases and deaths by a HUGE margin compared to ALL other cities in the county. Disneyland is located in the city of Anaheim.
As the city of Anaheim goes, so goes Disneyland.
I totally agree with Chapek in wanting everything to be open, but he’s being a hypocrite here. Disney owns ESPN. ESPN has been spreading fear porn about coronavirus from the beginning. They’re still doing it on the daily, and it’s not just “reporting the facts.” They sensationalize one positive test, make all bad Corona news headline news, and don’t report on any of the good news. They chastise those who do anything they deem “risky” and praise any cancellations etc as being responsible.
I mean, I hear you, Chapek, but get your dog on a leash. You can’t have it both ways, your subsidiary is contributing to people supporting the shutdowns.