Disney needs to do some soul searching, just not about this. An appeal is the correct route as we have seen this judge and DeSantis be overturned/lose at the appellate level a good bit of late on some pretty similar issues.
Now, Disney may still lose in the long run but it is obvious that DeSantis has no intention of ever working with Disney as they already:
- Fired the guy who started all this.
- The replacement came in and said they needed to step back from the overt politics and last I checked has kept that promise.
- Offered to meet with DeSantis and work with him to find a solution but were rejected.
- Restructured their studios and announced they were going to focus on entertainment first.
So, why bother trying to appease someone who isn't interested and is on a timer? Play the long game and outlast him. Either you get a win in court or deal with the next guy and drop the court battle then.