Fans blame ‘wokeness’ as Disneyland cuts Walt speech from anniversary

New York Post ^ | 7/19/22 | Alexandra Steigrad

[jeannineinsd]

The celebration of Disneyland’s 67th anniversary turned sour over the weekend as some fans noticed that the Mouse House left out a nod to its controversial founder, Walt Disney.

“Why did Disneyland cut Walt Disney’s opening day speech from today’s anniversary celebration?,” asked one fan on Twitter. -snip-

Walt’s speech invokes “the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America,” which one Twitter user called “taboo” for Disney’s “woke” agenda.

“Because it mentions both history and facts, two things that are taboo to the woke agenda,” the user tweeted, adding an excerpt of the speech. -snip -

Another controversial move was when the company decided to scrub the use of “ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from its theme parks to make them more inclusive, and change its once-strict dress-code policy. Since last year, theme park workers can show up to work with visible tattoos in whatever gender costume they wish.

Several Twitter users commented that Disney’s founder would condemn the changes to his namesake company.

“Walt is rolling over in his grave. Wokeness has infected and damaged Disney,” one user wrote.

This year, Disney has found itself ensnared in a culture war in Florida over the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. At first, Disney CEO Bob Chapek declined to speak out against the the Florida law, which bans the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation for kids in kindergarten through third grade.

[jeffersondem]

Free Walt Disney!

[GOPJ]

Another controversial move was when the company decided to scrub the use of “ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from its theme parks to make them more inclusive, and change its once-strict dress-code policy. Since last year, theme park workers can show up to work with visible tattoos in whatever gender costume they wish.

Shareholders need to sue...

[Savage Beast]

What the "woke" do not, cannot, and refuse to understand, is the "wokism" is the bilge. Though they think they're doing the opposite: instead of reaching for the stars, these people are reaching for the sewer

[Bookshelf]

21st Century Fox emerged from the 2013 split of News Corp., the sprawling publishing and entertainment empire owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. In the breakup, the publishing arm of the company retained the name News Corp. (NWS) while the entertainment division, including the 20th Century Fox studio, was spun off into a separate company named 21st Century Fox.5

When Disney acquired the company in 2019 for $71 billion, the entertainment business was renamed TFCF Corp., and many of the news assets were spun off into a new, separately owned public company called Fox Corp. (FOX). Through that series of deals, Disney became the owner of a basket of prized global franchises, including the 20th Century Fox film and TV studios, cable networks FX and National Geographic, international TV business Star, and a 30% interest in Hulu LLC. Disney also retained perpetual rights to certain Fox brands, including 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight.6

[Vision]

Those who run Disney should kill themselves and get it over with. Their existence is disgusting to the average person.

[Paleo Conservative]

I’m surprised the Walt Disney animation department hasn’t created a new speech with Walt Disney’s likeness spouting wokeness of the current corporate BoD.