Disney CEO Bob Chapek Crushes California for Keeping Disneyland Closed

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek, speaking on the company's earnings call, crushed the state of California -- and, by extension, Governor Gavin Newsom -- for mandating that Disneyland remains closed.

Reporters from Wall Street Journal and Hollywood Reporter shared:









This is frankly not surprising at all. In October, Disney issued the following statement about being forced to remain closed:






Earlier in the month, Disney chairman Bob Iger left Governor Newsom's economic recovery task force, and it was clear that the two heavyweights -- and possible competitors in the 2024 Democratic primaries -- were embroiled in battle.

The obvious comparison to California is Florida, where the New York Times says that COVID-19 has not spread in Disney World in Orlando, FL as feared.

Nonetheless, Disney has, to my memory, never been this aggressive towards a government body on an earnings call. Could litigation be looming?





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Ryan Glasspiegel grew up in Connecticut, graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and lives in Chicago. Before OutKick, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and The Big Lead. He enjoys expensive bourbon and cheap beer.