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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    jon-nyc
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    #54

    Disney cancels $1B project in Florida.

    https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/disney-cancels-plans-relocate-2000-jobs-florida-company-email-2023-05-18/

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

      Disney cancels $1B project in Florida.

      https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/disney-cancels-plans-relocate-2000-jobs-florida-company-email-2023-05-18/

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      Doctor Phibes
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      #55

      @jon-nyc said in Disney 1, DeSantis 0:

      Disney cancels $1B project in Florida.

      https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/disney-cancels-plans-relocate-2000-jobs-florida-company-email-2023-05-18/

      That seems rather inevitable.

      I was only joking

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      • LuFins DadL Offline
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        LuFins Dad
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        #56

        Yeah, too bad Iger was talking about shutting the project down before he even stepped back in as CEO.

        I suppose the tumbling stock prices, the thousands of employee layoffs, and losing millions of Disney Plus subscribers every quarter over the last two quarters had nothing to do with it… Nope. It’s all because of the Reddy Creek oversight…

        🙄

        The Brad

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          Disney cancels $1B project in Florida.

          https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/disney-cancels-plans-relocate-2000-jobs-florida-company-email-2023-05-18/

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          Jolly
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          #57

          @jon-nyc said in Disney 1, DeSantis 0:

          Disney cancels $1B project in Florida.

          https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/disney-cancels-plans-relocate-2000-jobs-florida-company-email-2023-05-18/

          Git it, cat hair!

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • CopperC Offline
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            Copper
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            #58

            Florida won't let them corrupt their children, so of course they go back to LA.

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            • LuFins DadL Offline
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              LuFins Dad
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              #59

              So out of the 2000 jobs, 1000 were actually just going to be transfers from California. And of those being transferred, a lot were fighting the move and threatening to quit if forced to relocate. Of the remaining 1000 positions, most were going to be in the Metaverse Division, which was shut down in March.

              Oh, also announced this morning? They are also shuttering their Star Wars Immersive Resort. At $5,000 per couple, customers would be able to role play their entire vacation as being a part of the Rebel Alliance.

              I suppose that will be blamed on DeSantis as well…

              The Brad

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                Jolly
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                #60

                Of course.

                It's his problem they're bleeding money at ESPN and the Disney+ streaming channel, too.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • JollyJ Offline
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                  Jolly
                  wrote on last edited by Jolly
                  #61

                  Folks, my niece's husband is a glass contractor in Duval County. He also does some high end (think $30,000-$100,000) bathroom remodels and new bathroom construction.

                  He's having to turn down work. After hiring two more crews in the last few years.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • AxtremusA Away
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                    Axtremus
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                    #62

                    https://www.axios.com/2023/08/18/disney-desantis-feud-takes-another-turn-with-new-damages-claim

                    Disney filed counterclaim against board appointed by DeSantis.

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                    • LuFins DadL Offline
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                      LuFins Dad
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                      #63

                      Disney’s trading at it’s lowest price in 10 years.

                      The Brad

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                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                        Disney’s trading at it’s lowest price in 10 years.

                        AxtremusA Away
                        AxtremusA Away
                        Axtremus
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                        #64

                        @LuFins-Dad said in Disney 1, DeSantis 0:

                        Disney’s trading at its lowest price in 10 years.

                        And that’s relevant because … ?

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                        • LuFins DadL Offline
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                          LuFins Dad
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                          #65

                          Let’s see… Their new releases this year have by and large been box office failures. The park attendance is so low that they are offering steep discounts while shutting down attractions. Disney+ has been shedding subscribers and the CEO is publicly stating they may sell their TV assets. They are in the middle of a massive actor’s strike AND a writer’s strike, they have several major copyrights and trademarks expiring over the next 24 months unless they get Congressional action to protect the properties, non-conservative “Disney Adults” are up in arms over the Snow White remake.

                          So yeah, it’s relevant. I would think that they have higher priorities right now, and at this point it doesn’t really matter who’s right or wrong in this argument with DeSantis, it’s in their best interest to resolve it and mend partnerships that could help them through the current economic climate.

                          The Brad

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                            LuFins Dad
                            wrote on last edited by LuFins Dad
                            #66

                            Disney 1 - DeSantis 78

                            Case tossed out…

                            The Brad

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                            • jon-nycJ Online
                              jon-nycJ Online
                              jon-nyc
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                              #67

                              Maybe 1-1. Appellate court next.

                              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                              -Cormac McCarthy

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                                LuFins Dad
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                                But the reasoning for the dismissal is brilliant and simple. Lack of standing. Show how the bad man hurt you… Forcing you to abide by the same rules and governance as every other frogging business in Florida works under hurts you? Then there are bigger issues.

                                The Brad

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                                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                  But the reasoning for the dismissal is brilliant and simple. Lack of standing. Show how the bad man hurt you… Forcing you to abide by the same rules and governance as every other frogging business in Florida works under hurts you? Then there are bigger issues.

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                                  George K
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                                  #69

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Disney 1, DeSantis 0:

                                  Show how the bad man hurt you

                                  That seems to be working for Alvin Bragg....

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                    LuFins Dad
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                                    #70

                                    This was pretty ballsy on DeSantis’ part -

                                    The press conference was at Disney World.

                                    The Brad

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                                      Horace
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                                      I remember the incoherent attempts to frame that as DeSantis abusing government power to smite politically incorrect businesses. Oh yeah, that was this thread.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        Meh. Still tied. Now it goes to court.

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                                        Jolly
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #72

                                        @jon-nyc said in Disney 1, DeSantis 0:

                                        Meh. Still tied. Now it goes to court.

                                        Still tied?

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                          https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-world-desantis-development-deal-fifth-theme-park-2024-6?op=1

                                          Central Florida's tourism oversight district will soon vote on a development plan with Disney.

                                          The plan would greenlight $17 billion in development at Walt Disney World over 10 to 20 years.

                                          It could herald the arrival of the much-rumored "fifth theme park" in Florida.

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