What is "woke"?

[Wendigo]

Originally Posted by foxbat1

I'd have thought that the shareholders would have blocked it. He has a reputation for destroying companies these days.

The Disney board have a reputation for being blinkered morons and supporting the production of shite over the last few years. The shareholders have been like sheep.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NYSE-DIS/

Share price $197.16 on 21 March 2021, $101.42 as of 24 March 2025
What a great investment
What a splendidly led board loaded with business acumen

In 2023, experiences (theme parks etc) was the best-performing part of Disney’s business, accounting for 36% of the company’s total revenue but 70% of its operating income. Meanwhile, Disney’s entertainment division, which includes its theatrical and streaming businesses, represented 45% of revenue but just 11% of operating income.

However, if you are making crap content as they are right now then other things will suffer. Who will want to go to a Snow White attraction right now, the separate parts of the organisation have to work in tandem and Disney has dismally failed at that in recent years.
The events and characters in the Marvel movies did not reflect the comic book output at that time. It needs joined up thinking at executive level and being in touch with the customers. The current board makes Trump's cabinet look like geniuses.

[foxbat1]

Originally Posted by Wendigo

The Disney board have a reputation for being blinkered morons and supporting the production of shite over the last few years. The shareholders have been like sheep.

Except that time when the board tried to scrap DEI programmes and the shareholders blocked it... Last week

[Wendigo]

Originally Posted by foxbat1

Except that time when the board tried to scrap DEI programmes and the shareholders blocked it... Last week

That will be due to large corporate shareholders like Blackrock who were among the main drivers of DEI