and walkouts among employees by not speaking out against it until it had already passed the legislature, then responding tepidly before voicing full throated opposition and committing to help overturn it. That provoked a counter-storm from DeSantis about how proud he is to be drawing a line in the sand against “woke” Disney.
Chapek’s shifting stance on this — following another public relations misstep last year in a legal tussle with star Scarlett Johansson and a number of controversial moves inside Disney — have caused some to question his ability to helm the giant company. His contract expires at the end of next year. Disney is, of course, the largest employer in Florida and is set to become even more so. The company announced last yearto move the bulk of its now Southern California-based jobs in its Parks, Experiences and Products Division — except those fully dedicated to Disneyland — to a new “regional campus” in Orlando.
It is unclear whether repealing the Reedy Creek Improvement Act would change Disney’s plans to move that workforce, but it seems there is still a very long way to go before the act could be repealed.
Florida is going to find out the hard way that if you piss Disney off, they are not beyond picking up their stakes and moving out of the state. Then Florida will really up shit’s creek.
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