Rumor Hollywood insiders say there's growing tension at Disney as CEO Bob Chapek chafes at Bob Iger's 'long goodbye'

[Minnesota disney fan]

Actually that was kind of risky.

What if one of the guests started to ask for a response to what’s going on in Florida?

I’m not certain he is even trained to handle a situation like that.

He could have blurted out an answer making things substantially worse.

actually he would just say, "everyone there is happy, it is crowded and people are spending, and they love Genie +!

 

[Trauma]

Twitter about to accept Elon's offer is all that I am hearing today?

This.

Now that the offer is accepted, it should dominate the portion of the news cycle that was hyper focused on Disney the last few weeks.

It should allow all the negative press to fade away.

 

[Anteater]

This.

Now that the offer is accepted, it should dominate the portion of the news cycle that was hyper focused on Disney the last few weeks.

It should allow all the negative press to fade away.

nah, RCID issue will be in the news, along with all the rest of the "stuff". It ain't goin' away soon. People are p*ssed; on both sides of the aisle.

 

[pdude81]

This.

Now that the offer is accepted, it should dominate the portion of the news cycle that was hyper focused on Disney the last few weeks.

It should allow all the negative press to fade away.

Negative press, sure. The bill was already passed though. I guess there is a chance that people will stop claiming on Twitter that they're boycotting Disney, much like they have been claiming they would boycott WDW. I try to follow the money

 

[erasure fan1]

nah, RCID issue will be in the news, along with all the rest of the "stuff". It ain't goin' away soon. People are p*ssed; on both sides of the aisle.

Agreed. Disney has done a fantastic job of making all sides mad at them.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Agreed. Disney has done a fantastic job of making all sides mad at them.

That doesn't mean that they are all mad at Disney for the same reasons.

 

[drizgirl]

Negative press, sure. The bill was already passed though. I guess there is a chance that people will stop claiming on Twitter that they're boycotting Disney, much like they have been claiming they would boycott WDW. I try to follow the money

Well now they can tweet that they’re going to boycott Twitter.

 

[Minnesota disney fan]

I just got on here for the last 2 pages, and Wow, I thought this was supposed to be about Iger and Chapek, not politics and whose news is the best! The thing is, no one is going to change anyone else's mind on this matter, so............ Over and out.

 

[DisneyFanaticUK]

After reading the last few pages, all I can say to everyone is that my favoured source for news is objectively true and unbiased and your preferred source of news is fake and untrue...

As for Chapek, he’s undoubtedly a lame duck at this stage. He’s still there to soak up all the heat for the mess he made, soak up all the heat for making good with DeSantis and then enjoy a long and generously compensated retirement.

 

[SpoiledBlueMilk]

Agreed. Disney has done a fantastic job of making all sides mad at them.

Yeah - this pretty much sums it up. Chapek seems to find his way to angering both sides like water flows downhill. It's truly amazing to see.

 

[GimpYancIent]

Yeah - this pretty much sums it up. Chapek seems to find his way to angering both sides like water flows downhill. It's truly amazing to see.

It is sad that TWDC powers that be do not remove the catalyst (B.C.) to begin to stabilize the turbulence. Stop the irritation.

 

[pdude81]

It is sad that TWDC powers that be do not remove the catalyst (B.C.) to begin to stabilize the turbulence. Stop the irritation.

I don't think this is the time to make a change even if one is coming. They have some storms to weather first, or else they would appear as if in crisis. Also they need a capable successor for any announcement to be viewed positively.

 

[GimpYancIent]

I don't think this is the time to make a change even if one is coming. They have some storms to weather first, or else they would appear as if in crisis. Also they need a capable successor for any announcement to be viewed positively.

Agree! An extensive, comprehensive search needs to be mounted / initiated now for that elusive "capable successor". It will be tough but a broad search may be the answer, like outside of the TWDC ranks.

 

[Anteater]

Agree! An extensive, comprehensive search needs to be mounted / initiated now for that elusive "capable successor". It will be tough but a broad search may be the answer, like outside of the TWDC ranks.

YAY! Elon is coming!
No changes until the stock hits the magical 2 digit dollar amount. Only $14 to go...

 

[ctrlaltdel]

Doesn't Chapek's contract end early next year? While I think odds would favor him getting a renewal, the only way I can see him getting fired this "early" into his tenure is if Iger is back on board with coming back to be a transitional (3-5 year) CEO. That would give the board comfort the company is back in capable hands and Iger would hopefully work to foster a much better prepared successor.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Doesn't Chapek's contract end early next year? While I think odds would favor him getting a renewal, the only way I can see him getting fired this "early" into his tenure is if Iger is back on board with coming back to be a transitional (3-5 year) CEO. That would give the board comfort the company is back in capable hands and Iger would hopefully work to foster a much better prepared successor.

Iger is done... unless enough dollar bills are waived at him. But I wouldn't bet on that last sentence. He didn't do it the first time around, I have no faith he'd do it on his Ego-Appeasement Tour 2023-25.

 

[ctrlaltdel]

Iger is done... unless enough dollar bills are waived at him. But I wouldn't bet on that last sentence. He didn't do it the first time around, I have no faith he'd do it on his Ego-Appeasement Tour 2023-25.

Well... that should go without saying