‘Leadership changes’ and ‘changing business conditions’ prompted the company to scrap plans to build a corporate campus near Disney World.
Under former CEO Bob Chapek, Disney announced an unpopular plan in 2021 to relocate 2,000 employees to the Lake Nona campus, including most of Glendale-based Walt Disney Imagineering that designs theme park attractions.
“For those who have already moved, we will talk to you individually about your situation, including the possibility of moving you back,” D’Amaro wrote. DeSantis retaliated against “Woke Disney” by stripping the company of self-governing power over Disney World. The continuing back-and-forth has resulted in dueling legal challenges.
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