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“There is no such thing as not having a position on this question,” she said. To Disney, the situation reflected the corporation’s struggle to maintain a role as any kind of moral authority amid such politically polarized times. “I don’t know how much more the brand can take.”ĭisney, though, was encouraged by workers who protested Chapek’s response to Florida legislation that critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “I just don’t think it’s a good idea for Disneyland to become a luxury vacation that most Americans can’t access,” she said. In that period, prices have risen sharply at the company’s theme parks - another point of contention for Disney.

Since Abigail Disney made her documentary, which first premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival, Iger has been succeeded by Bob Chapek, who had previously run parks for the company. Disney, who founded the company with his brother, Walt, in 1923, stepped down from the board in 2003, the family ceased participating in running the company. “We are committed to building on these impactful programs by identifying new ways to support our cast members and communities around the world,” said the spokesperson. The spokesperson also cited medical coverage, access to tuition-free higher education and subsidized child care as worker benefits. We work hard to ensure that our team is supported in ways that enable them to grow their careers, care for their families, and thrive at work - which is why so many people choose to spend their entire careers with us.” “Our amazing cast members, storytellers, and employees are the heart and soul of Disney, and their wellbeing is our top priority. In response to “The American Dream,” a Disney spokesperson replied with a statement. (Anaheim’s living wage ordinance, which is $23.50, was earlier ruled not to apply to Disneyland.) A union representing hotel workers at an Anaheim hotel also recently reached agreement on $23.50 an hour. Unions representing 9,500 workers at Disneyland averted a strike by ratifying a contact that raised pay from $15.45 an hour to $18. Wages for some Disney workers have been changing. “But the abstractions matter a lot, and the sensibilities must change.” “I know that people think I’m just living out here in abstract land,” Disney said. At one point in the film, she describes her hope for change as “a little Disney. Growing pay gaps between executives and low-rung workers is an issue Disney knows goes far beyond the company her film concerns. The film follows four Disneyland custodians who on a salary of $15 an hour struggle to make ends meet in the high-priced Anaheim, California, area. But when you really, really love something and see it going off the rails, you can’t be silent.” “I’m happy to talk if that’s what they want to do. I’m a little mystified by it, frankly,” said Disney. Disney’s siblings, Susan Disney Lord and Tim Disney, are also executive producers on the film, which was made without any interaction from the company.

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It was made on the heels of a series of tweets from Disney in 2019 in which she slammed Bob Iger, then-Disney chief executive, for compensation that in 2018 surpassed $65 million. “The American Dream,” which is playing in select theaters and debuts Friday on video-on-demand, is directed by Disney, an activist and film producer, and the filmmaker Kathleen Hughes. They started with a bigger idea of themselves than that,” Disney said in an interview. “They have gone the way of most every other company in this country. As one of the company’s most prominent and outspoken critics - one who happens to be from within the Disney family - Disney lays out an unflattering portrait of the company, particularly in regard to pay inequity and the struggles of some theme park employees to sustain their families on minimum-wage salaries. In the new documentary “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,” Disney argues that the Walt Disney Co. Disney, has put her views into the medium the Mouse House was built on: a movie.

But for the first time, Disney, the granddaughter of co-founder Roy O. Disney has been critical of the company that bears her name before.

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