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[@Tomjr222]

DeSantis should not pick a fight with Disney.......He should go after Scientology and tax free status.

[@chocolatewheelchair]

Never seen a more innocent fun in the sun type of place be made into this ridiculous political football

[@matthewabln6989]

When the price of admission is pedophilia...

[@HDUnfatalLife]

I wouldn't mess with Disney.

[@j.peaceo1031]

You call losing a billion dollars winning? Ok.

[@Kevin-oj2uo]

For a 160+ billion dollar company? Yeah its a winning.

[@Ericks67]

@@Kevin-oj2uoyou are confirming everything that is said about Florida voters. You didn’t understand the comment. It is meant to be tax dollars based on tourism that Florida will lose and jobs. Instead of walking around with blinders do some research before giving an automatic NO.

[@MC-810]

@@Kevin-oj2uo The fact that as a shareholder I’m losing money right now…I’d disagree about Disney ‘winning’.

[@Kevin-oj2uo]

@@Ericks67 I am not even in the US haha

[@Ericks67]

@@Kevin-oj2uo oh so your job is what? Internet troll? So you’re the joke!?

[@travisalexphoto]

Imagine making this video and thinking this makes Disney sound good.

[@lzendy]

Seriously. Who sued mickey mouse? I can see the history books. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. Ronald Reagan stopped the cold war. Ron Desantis sues mickey mouse....

[@lrs7777]

DeSantis continues to use BIG government policies to create a nanny state.

[@francismarion6400]

Shame the government has to protect children from government teachers.

[@primuskuhl]

​@@francismarion6400Shame you all keep believing Desantis made up lies.

[@keitranvirgil223]

you have to pick your fights...... Mickey Mouse? who is next Donald Duck, the Avengers, come on.

[@Ophiotaurus_AKA_Bessie]

Can’t say I like the Disney corporation but I’ll cheer for anyone who pisses of that “thigh-food” eater.

[@707Berto]

Desantis got married at Disney... WTF???

[@ajaxtv8172]

Fr lmao

[@PlasticSquare]

Maybe he wants a refund from Disney 😂

[@nateordonio679]

LOL😂

[@circusmaster1441]

YOUR FORGOT TO SAY... Florida bill does not allow "Sex education" to 3rd grade and under. STRANGE how you forgot to mention that fact?

[@corrinflakes9659]

Florida governor? Probably not. Florida man on the other hand…

[@Rich.H68]

Take down Disney? the Meatball couldn't take down his own pants.

[@GordonUber6ix]

We visited Disney World last year and this year and it seemed much busier to us this year. One of the reasons why we went was to support Disney, in addition to seeing St. Augustine, Universal, and Kennedy Space Center. Florida is becoming too much of a communist state, with their Confederate flags, controlling what people can say and read, and controlling women's rights. There is no freedom in Florida, so we see no reason to return, unless we visit Disney again, probably many years from now, when they are no longer harboring the criminal-in-chief.

[@jackblack5205]

Disney World was empty on July 4th the Wall Street journal notice and wrote several articles about the plummeting attendance

[@mohamedab9033]

"to support disney" you are either a "sweet summer child", or a literal satanist.

[@bernardomarkuskampffdemelo4323]

Florida is very far from a communist state. Also, the confederacy was far from communist.

[@quartytypo]

Disney attitude: It will destroy Disney World. See how DeSantis likes that. Investors be damned, full destruction ahead.

[@kingkee1880]

Disney doing fine it’s the economy that’s not. We have to pay back for Covid so no one can afford to go to Disney. Wake up.

[@bbt305]

Lmao! Creepy music 🎶 sooo eerie 😮 @2:00

[@ComfyDadShoes]

It’s weird when journalism uses suggestive tones/music.

[@Smiley_101]

Curse of Mickey 😂 never messed w a mouse dummy

[@takeoergo7010]

The only thing that come to mind is Desantis want a slice of that Disney money and power but his ego was hurt by Disney refusal. His can’t even manage Florida how do his think of running for president

[@amazon4716]

Disney co for president 😅

[@danielfigo4686]

I don't see a winner here now or in the future.

[@lagerahm7946]

This framing of the issue could have been written by Desantis…

[@ND559]

That is hilarious! Disney will take DeSatan down

[@dwwolf4636]

Stop simping. Disney did legally sketchy things with their semi-gov position as special district overlords. Not limited to stuff like NEVER subjecting themselves to fire code inspections. But hey I guess public safety isnt a concern.

[@ComfyDadShoes]

You might want to check today’s news.

[@jackblack5205]

How’s that lower attendance working out Kimberly? How’s that Disney stock tanking working out Kimberly?

[@ripplerxeon]

Haven't watch a Disney movie since 2014, I could watch better japanese anime then that bs. Disney is going down with the quality.

[@pxrkhali3363]

Even freaking Bollywood movies are more entertaining than them.

[@kingkee1880]

Marvel is not going anywhere. We will fight personally I MEAN IT!!! 😂

[@Perich29]

Desantis need to turn walt disney world into truck stops so we can do our 10 hours break and 34 hours reset since there no place to park our trucks in the world, we dont want more theme park we want more truck parking place.

[@OptimisticNihilist15]

Don't care much about DeSantis but I am glad at least someone in the US is actually trying to stop those lunatics

[@thomas6069]

Stop them from what exactly don't say gay?Hopefully disney puls out of that commie state and moves to GA.then you boys can build a prison on the land it's already fenced.

[@Smiley_101]

How ungrateful the desantis got married at Disney and now turning against them .. that what ego get into this two 🤡

[@francismarion6400]

How does one have to do with the other? Broken logic.

[@MC-810]

Disney is taking itself down. 1. Poorly performing movies are not totally from people boycotting because of identity politics. It’s the quality of the films that are just bad. 2. Costs. The parks are so expensive.

[@Nopenopenope6969]

Which ones? The ones that suspended your disbelief that gay and black people exist?

[@infernaldaedra]

They literally have their own country in Florida

[@TIMCH808]

No, I am boycotting because they hopped on the LGBTQ and equality train. Also because of the quality. The past Disney movies before this new agenda were fine. But these new movies are so ridiculously bad. The obvious narrative they try to portray will bring less audience.

[@eugenetown16]

I agree on the part where you say the parks are too darn expensive for families or anyone. For the same price, I can go on a cruise and have just as much fun as I would at a theme park.

[@rideon6140]

It's also the terrible quality of the audience - the only taste they have is in their mouths. Parks are expensive because this whole country has done everything it could for the rich - the middle class gave the one percent what they wanted out of their own pockets because they believed they would be rich any day. Now they are so bitter. Life is hard, its even harder when youre stupid - John Wayne.

[@christophercole8114]

It's interesting that Disney reframed the entire bill in question as the "Don't Say Gay Bill" when the only thing really at stake was parents having a more active role in what they wanted to have taught to their kids. To me that says Disney was in the wrong if they have to so badly misrepresent the bill in that way. Also, where's the free speech violation exactly? Disney can say what they want, they can support what they want. That's not being infringed upon whatsoever. But with that comes taking the consequences of so publically expressing your beliefs. Truth be told, Disney abused its power with its special district. Having special districts isn't that unusual, but usually when it comes to operating a special district every interested party in that district must have a representative to voice and vote. Disney didn't do that. They're currently paying for it. Their going woke and picking these fights have shown in a loss of nearly $900 million over the last four years at the box office. Then taking into account the number of subscribers Disney+ lost and the content that's been pulled from that platform, the losses cross over the $1 Billion mark in just their content alone. Disney World is also seeing attendance drop severely. Bob Iger can come out and say it was the heat and humidity all he wants, but did that stop Universal Studios from seeing an increase in their attendence? No. What makes this year in July worse than other years in July in Florida that people don't want to go to Disney World? Iger's excuses simply don't hold up. Finally, they're losing so much money that practically only the janitors are left at ESPN, not to mention that in the next few months Disney has to come up with an estimate $20 Billion to buy out Comcast's stake in Hulu. None of this had to happen, but whether you like DeSantis or not, he's not the one to blame. That's way too convenient. Bob Iger, as the CEO of Disney, made these stands, green lit the content, and DIsney is losing money hand over fist because of it.

[@jackblack5205]

Well said. This isn’t a news story it’s a biased opinion piece straight up

[@francismarion6400]

The video puts the agenda above the rights of parents.

[@kingkee1880]

The craziest thing is when I was young I could care less about anything but having fun. Stand strong Disney cause the park is not to amuse adults. These people need to grow up RELIGIOUS BULLIES. What about the people who don’t believe in religion and embrace this world for what it is. I guess that means we’re WOKE and they want to put us back to sleep or better yet in a BOX 😂

[@francismarion6400]

@kingkee1880 Right, little kids should be playing games not hearing about sexuality from people that aren't their parents.

[@vg6727]

Some of the Disney kids shows on TV seemed to be inappropriate for kids or teens. You don't go to school to flirt or date. I tell kids to be careful picking these shows as some of it could be bad examples in real life! Please don't treat kids as a commodity, to sell stuff or propaganda!

[@chariz1593]

Seeing that PG - 13 stuff is not legal in a public theater for younger children. It shouldn't be allowed at Disney either!

[@kingkee1880]

That’s exactly why I went to school 😂

[@ernestosolorzano7846]

Not to worry.Disney can join that electrict carmaker that wants to go to mars,and that big aluminum company down south of the border.I believe desantis s gerrymandering is not going well because of disney and desantis is upset.

[@catfunt3404]

This post is sponsored by Disney

[@francismarion6400]

Disney #1 should have never gone after people's kids. Mankind has rejected the alphabet people everywhere they have popped up.

[@kingkee1880]

Naw just the ones who use 1% of there brains SLEEP, us WOKE people are fully aware of there existence and we really don’t care.

[@dancovrboski9135]

Bitonot I lokymot evropa USA SM danso vrboski. Mikimays omilen I. Filomovi of bakite na prekrasnite dehina koi dehina həə vodat zemjata na moh nite ilyzi of prikaskite. Danse kako toj wogi raskazyva pəs itə idiaski. Of seçki pop myzihari

[@diogenestheshadow-banned2322]

Yes. Disney has lost. Just ask them.

[@thomaswang1728]

First

[@chariz1593]

We here in Florida do not want a PG-13 Park at Disney. It is inappropriate for young children to have sexual preference info thrown in their faces while enjoying family time! It isn't allowed in public theater's at that age either. It is negletful not to protect psychological damages to children.

[@attackonponyproductions4927]

It's also inappropriate to have religion thrown into their faces at a young age where they are still learning about the world, but I digress.

[@snortingsmarties8363]

I truly do pity you. Y'all are making life hell for so many innocent people and children. Looking beyond Disney, it's so evil what Florida and the rest of the US is becomming under y'all's fascist regime. The sad part is that you are entrapped in your own delusional world of believing whatever your government tells you, that you don't see it. May god have mercy on your soul.

[@francismarion6400]

​@attackonponyproductions4927 It's about Biology. You don't have to take your kids to church, but you have to put your kids in school.

[@attackonponyproductions4927]

@@francismarion6400 if it's biology, then why are you willing to ignore homosexuality in nature?

[@francismarion6400]

@attackonponyproductions4927 Because biologist have NEVER described animal edit: (Reproduction) as anything other than SEXUAL. Homosexual 'behavior' is imposing humanistic psuedo-qualities onto animals. There are NO homosexual animals. Those kinds of qualities cannot be described in Biological terms. Homosexual isn't even a real term. Humans reproduce SEXUALLY, just like 99.9% of animals do. Plants reproduce SEXUALLY and ASEXUALLY. There is no HOMOSEXUAL in the plant kingdom or any other kingdom. 'Homosexual' is not reproduction, its sodomy! A behavior.

[@Exodus26.13Pi]

Sad day for pedos

[@thepedrothethethe6151]

Which one?

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

There are straight ppl who are child m0lesters too ya know, sexual orientation doesnt matter

[@Nopenopenope6969]

Yeah, where will straight men (who account for 90% of sex offenders and child abusers) kidnap or harm children now? Oh right, at church, church camps, etc.

[@haymaker710]

It would only bad for pedos if they banned churches

[@francismarion6400]

​@@thepedrothethethe6151The public screwel

[@jaimev840]

Disney is too woke now I don’t even feel safe having my kids in there park and movies. I would of never imagined I have to review Disney movies before having my kids watch them.

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

I wouldn’t feel say either with the amount of MASS SHOOTERS that can randomly pop up

[@Timorias]

LMFAO GOD FORBID my kid sees a gay relationship. That might mean I can’t push my bigotry onto them 😢

[@ethanahmu6149]

Define woke?

[@chimerakait]

​@Timorias sorry, NOTHING in that bill says anything about being anti-gay. It could also be anti-streight. This bill is protecting kids from sexual content in school.

[@Timorias]

⁠@@chimerakait why didn’t they ban sex Ed too then. Also anyone with half a brain realizes this is just a bill used to prevent the discussion or even mentioning of gay people in class. Either that or youre just being disingenuous. It’s anti-gay. If the bill was used in the way you’re implying we couldn’t even talk about things like how kings, queens, and royal families work. Ya know, basic history stuff.

[@qc6377]

The fact that disantis targeted Disney for disagreeing with his fascist policies makes this whole thing illegitimate and proves disantis is a wannabe authoritarian dictator and not a leader in any form of the word.

[@Cdroh]

American alert^^ only in America can a company practically have its own mini country and it be seen as a good thing, there is a limit to capitalism and America has passed that limit with its severe monopolisation of several sectors

[@takeoergo7010]

And now this guy desantis running for president. His can’t even run his own state Florida , how can his think of running for all the state. His will ruin the United state if someone or something hurt his ego

[@chimerakait]

Wow fascist is a stretch, since the real bill is about protecting kids from ALL sexual content in schools, and giving parental rights back to parents.

[@Nopenopenope6969]

​@@chimerakait No, it isn't, Karen. It's homophobic and you know that, but it's easier for people like you to shriek 80-year-old Nazi propaganda than use your meager critical thinking skills.

[@Nopenopenope6969]

​@@Cdroh Why not target other monopolies then? Oh, we know why.