Leftist Walt Disney Company is looking the other way and building a theme park in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a Middle Eastern country where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by law. Located on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE, the theme park will be developed by the Miral Group.
The group has developed other theme parks and recreational establishments for various American and European brands, including Ferrari, Warner Bros, Etihad, and SeaWorld.
Ironically, Disney went to war with the state of Florida when its legislature passed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, banning gay porn from schools. Any non-perverted human being, regardless of their sexual orientation or political beliefs, knows that school is the the right place for gay porn. However, Disney stood firm against HB 1557, saying it should never have been passed or signed into law.
“Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that. We are dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country.”
Then-Disney CEO Bob Chapek even pledged $5 million to LGBTQ organizations and called Gov. DeSantis to warn him that the bill would “unfairly target gay, lesbian, non-binary, and transgender kids and families.” It also launched a blistering legal battle with the Sunshine State to have the law repealed, resulting in the loss of its autonomous status for controlling the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
Nonetheless, Disney is eerily silent about Abu Dhabi’s anti-gay laws and is willing to comply without throwing a tantrum. Surprisingly, the new park will be the seventh in an Islamic government that imprisons gays, including for “consensual same-sex sexual conduct between adults” and crossdressing. Why is the left not boycotting Disney?
“As our seventh theme park destination, it will rise from this land in spectacular fashion, blending contemporary architecture with cutting-edge technology to offer guests deeply immersive entertainment experiences in unique and modern ways,” said Robert A. Iger, Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company.
Meanwhile, Disney promises that Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be “distinctly Emirati,” suggesting that no gay Disney characters will be featured. In 2022, the UAE banned the Disney-Pixar movie Lightyear for “violation of the country’s media content standards” due to two female characters kissing.
Recently, Disney’s Snow White remake flopped after the company attempted to push diversity and inclusion, resulting in poor reception. Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz revealed in his “Verdict” podcast that Disney had acknowledged the financial cost of its involvement in woke politics in its 2023 regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
“Generally, our revenues and profitability are adversely impacted when our entertainment offerings and products… do not achieve sufficient consumer acceptance,” the company stated.
“Further, consumers’ perceptions of our position on matters of public interest, including our efforts to achieve certain of our environmental and social goals, often differ widely and present risks to our reputation and brands,” the SEC filing stated.
According to Sen. Cruz, that statement was the embodiment of the phrase “Go Woke, Go Broke,” which other liberal brands, such as Bud Light, embraced and learned the hard way.
“Because what that means, is number one, Disney has lost billions of dollars. The phrase, ‘go woke, go broke,’ Disney has sadly embodied that phrase. I am sure Walt Disney is spinning in his grave at horrors to as what has happened to his namesake,” Sen. Cruz said.
Meanwhile, Disney has also been involved in other DEI initiatives, including alleged race and sex quotas, prompting Stephen Miller’s America First Legal Foundation (AFLF) to file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
