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#Bob Chapek

Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom

Under New Bill, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Would Take Over Disney World’s Self-Taxing District

The Florida governor would appoint a board of five to oversee the park’s special self-taxing district.

By Jamie Lang | 1 month ago

Strange World Strange World

Disney’s ‘Strange World’ Plummets 60% In Its Second Weekend

Disney’s latest feature was unable to recover at the box office in its sophomore frame.

By Amid Amidi | 4 months ago

Boib Chapek

Recapping Bob Chapek’s Time As CEO Of The Walt Disney Company, And What Went Wrong

A detailed timeline of Chapek’s missteps while in charge at the House of Mouse.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Bob Iger, Bob Chapek

Disney Paid Bob Iger $2M/Year As CEO Consultant, Despite Strained Relationship With Successor Bob Chapek

At the end of his current two-year term as CEO, Iger will resume the consultancy role he started last year.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Strange World

‘Strange World’ Crashes With Historically Bad Opening, Will Lose More Than $100 Million

‘Strange World’s opening weekend haul is the worst for a Disney animated feature since ‘The Emperor’s New Grove’ in 2000.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Kareem Daniel

Disney Dismisses Chapek Deputy Kareem Daniel As Bob Iger Puts “Decision-Making Back In The Hands Of Our Creative Teams”

A key figure in Disney’s shift towards data-driven decision-making, Daniel’s departure seemed likely after Iger’s return.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Bob Iger Is Back As Disney CEO, Bob Chapek Steps Down

The market was bullish after the news, with Disney shares up 10% in pre-market trading on Monday.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Disney

Disney Plans Layoffs, Hiring Freeze After Weak Fourth Quarter

In a memo to executives, CEO Bob Chapek outlined a series of cost-cutting measures headed Disney’s way.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Bob Chapek

Bob Chapek Has ‘Gotta Be Fired, That’s Pretty Cut And Dried,’ Says CNBC’s Jim Cramer Following Brutal Q4 Earnings Call

Calling Disney’s Q4 a “quarter for the ages,” Cramer says it’s time for the company to change up its leadership.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Bob Chapek

Disney CEO Bob Chapek Gets Three Year Contract Extension

As Disney extends Chapek’s contract, we revisit the good, the bad, and the ugly of his time at the helm.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Lightyear

Possible Reasons That ‘Lightyear’ Underperformed At The Box Office

Lightyear was supposed to be the film that marked Pixar’s triumphant return to the bigscreen. But its weak box office tells a different story.

By Amid Amidi | 9 months ago

Lightyear

‘Lightyear’ Banned In At Least 14 Countries For Including Same Sex Kiss

Lightyear has been banned in Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, among other countries.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Wreck it Ralph

Disney Expands Metaverse Plans, Hires Apple Vet Mark Bozon To Key Creative Role

The hire is the latest move by Disney into what CEO Bob Chapek describes as “the next great storytelling frontier.”

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

Steamboat Willie

U.S. Congressman Proposes Bill To Strip Disney Of Long-Held Copyrights

Republican lawmaker Josh Hawley is coming for Mickey Mouse.

By Jamie Lang | 11 months ago

Senators

U.S. Senators Don’t Want Kids Watching ‘Hyper-Sexualized’ Cartoons Like ‘Loud House,’ ‘She-Ra’

Five Republican senators wrote to the TV Parental Guidelines Advisory Board demanding new tv ratings guidelines.

By Jamie Lang | 11 months ago

Ron De Santis and Mickey Mouse

Disney Comms Boss Out As DeSantis Feud Intensifies, Florida Governor Mourns For Modern Animation

With aim that makes Elmer Fudd look like Annie Oakley, DeSantis has started taking shots at modern animation.

By Jamie Lang | 11 months ago

Ron De Santis and Mickey Mouse

DeSantis Vs Disney: Florida Lawmakers Vote To Remove Disney World’s Self-Governing Status

DeSantis has been targeting Disney since CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” legislation in March.

By Jamie Lang | 11 months ago

Bob Chapek

Disney CEO Bob Chapek Apologizes, Tells Employees ‘I Let You Down’

The Walt Disney Company is immediately “pausing” all political donations in the state of Florida.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Turning Red

Pixar Employees Make Stunning Accusation: Disney Censors The Studio’s Films

Say employees: “We at Pixar have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were.”

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Encanto

Disney+ Has Turned ‘Encanto’ Into A Franchise, Says Disney CEO

The company reported better-than-expected subscription growth for Disney+ last quarter.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Bob Chapek

Bob Chapek: The Key To Disney’s Metaverse Push Is ‘The Database’

“We’ve been collecting very deep, rich data for a long time from our parks,” says the CEO.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Bob Chapek

Disney CEO Bob Chapek Outlines ‘Three Pillars’ For Company’s Success In 2022 And Beyond

Chapek’s Disney will be about storytelling, innovation, and a “relentless focus on our audience.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Virtual World Simulator

Disney Patents Virtual World Simulator That Doesn’t Require Headsets, Goggles, Or Smartphones

The immersive tech could eventually allow park visitors to interact with Mickey Mouse and Elsa as images, not cast members in costume.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Luca

The Truth About Why Pixar’s ‘Luca’ Is Headed To Streaming

Bob Chapek has given the fullest explanation yet for the decision to move the Pixar film to Disney+.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Big City Greens

Disney To Shut 100 International TV Channels This Year

“The great majority” of their content will move to Disney+, says CEO Bob Chapek.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

"Raya and the Last Dragon"

Disney Unlikely To Return To Full Theatrical Windows, Hints CEO Bob Chapek

“The consumer is probably more impatient than they’ve ever been before,” says Chapek.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

The Walt Disney Company ‘Needs To Be Saved From Itself,’ Says Abigail Disney

Disney has subjected the company that bears her name to her harshest criticism yet.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Disney Unveils New Distribution Strategy That Pits Streaming Against Theaters

“Covid accelerated the rate at which we made this transition,” said CEO Bob Chapek, “but [it] was going to happen anyway.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

"Mulan"

Walt Disney Company Posts First Quarterly Loss In Almost 20 Years

On the upside, the Disney+ streaming service has passed 60 million subscribers in less than nine months.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Bob Iger's masterclass

As Disney Businesses Crumble During Coronavirus Pandemic, Former CEO Bob Iger Won’t Let It Go

So says “The New York Times,” which interviewed the recently departed CEO.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Breaking: Disney Will Close All Of Its Theme Parks, Pulls ‘Mulan’ Release (Updated)

The Walt Disney Company is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak on all fronts.

By Amid Amidi | 3 years ago

Bob Chapek

Bob Iger Steps Down As Walt Disney Company CEO, Replaced By Bob Chapek

Bob out. Bob in.

By Amid Amidi | 3 years ago

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