Yesterday we shared the news about a petition that surfaced online asking the Walt Disney Company to fire Bob Chapek. In 24 hours it gained 15,000 signatures of fans not happy with the way Bob Chapek is handling the Disney Company.
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Overnight the petition jumped up to 45,000 signatures and climbing fast!
The petition reads:
Bob Chapek became the Chairman of Parks and Resorts for Disney in 2015. He has consistently made decisions that decrease the quality of what is put into the parks, and also ones that favor using Intellectual properties instead of original attractions. He consistently put himself and money above the product and quality of the company.
In early 2020 he became the CEO of the Walt Disney Company which was extremely concerning. Bob Chapek has made an excessive amount of budget cuts, even with the Covid-19 pandemic being considered. Budget cuts began before the pandemic began, and increased. He recently reinstated full executive salaries at Disney and also has laid off over 28,000 employees throughout the company. And now he is moving the focus to Disney plus, the current big moneymaker, instead of keeping the parks at high quality.
Normally you would think to keep the quality of the parks during a time of decreased revenue, but he is concerned about what will make him the most money quickest. Maintenance at the parks has also gotten its worst under Chapek and is not getting better. Chapek has proven he doesn’t care about the quality and legacy of Disney.
Josh D’Amaro, the current chairmen of parks and resorts, has not been able to do much under current circumstances but has been very involved in the parks, assuring quality, greeting guests, and even riding through new attractions to assure high quality. He even went out of his way to console and apologize to cast members throughout Disney World and Disneyland that were affected by the layoff.
So far he has proven an interest, and commitment to the parks, and a want to make them better. While he hasn’t been there long he has made a wonderful impression and could be a good replacement for Mr. Chapek. There are also probably many other executives in Disney that they could make their new CEO. Bob Chapek is hurting and tarnishing the name of the Company and needs to be removed.
Rarely do these petitions do anything.
You can see some of the other Disney Petitions we have seen over the past year:
- Fans petition Disney to bring back Happily Ever After
- Marvel Fans Host Petition for Mark Ruffalo to Get His Own ‘Hulk’ Movie in the MCU
- Petition Calls for Disney to Create a Movie with a Positive Role for Stepmothers
- Fans petition Disney to get a window on Main Street for Oscar Martinez
- Johnny Depp ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Re-Hire Petition Reaches Over Half a Million Signatures
- Disney Fans Petition Disney to not get rid of Magical Express
- Fans Petition Disney to Save Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
and the list goes on and on…
Really the only petition we have seen that has worked was when Fans petition Disney to bring back the Noodles to Ohana.
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