The adage \u201cgo woke, go broke\u201d perhaps best applies to Disney and their ideological insistence on churning out stories most Americans have no desire to participate in \u2013 and least of all wanting their kids to participate in.<\/p>\n
After veering sharply to the left and engaging in some of the most contentious culture wars of the day, Disney has seen their share price plummet and any remaining goodwill for the company evaporate.<\/p>\n
The woke company has most famously lost its sovereignty after Florida governor Ron DeSantis revoked their special privileges after taking a very public stance against his education bill that prevented public school teachers from discussing issues of sex and gender with students in grade kindergarten through 3rd grade.<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s another developing story, this one also affecting the company\u2019s bottom line. Three of their latest animated features have gone woke \u2013 and cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n
The Daily Wire outlined three films \u2013 Strange World, Lightyear, and Turning Red \u2013 that were produced on massive budgets and completely missed their marks.<\/p>\n
Of Strange World, Daily Wire\u00a0wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n Take the movie \u201cStrange World,\u201d which was released in\u00a0November 2022. This original project follows a family of explorers called the Clades who discover a plant called Pando, which is used as a powerful energy source for civilization. The family reunites to discover why the plant is losing its potency decades after they discover this magical plant.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Wikipedia\u00a0noted<\/a>\u00a0that the film likely grossed less than $100 million worldwide and would \u201close the studio $100-147 million.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnother massive failure on the Disney docket was the highly anticipated spinoff in the \u201cToy Story\u201d franchise, \u201cLightyear,\u201d the Daily Wire\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0of the second box office bust. \u201cThis movie served as the backstory to one of the main characters, a space robot toy named Buzz Lightyear. The \u201cToy Story\u201d franchise is massively popular, as are the characters, but the film made several missteps along the way. The biggest problem was it came out just as Disney was seeking an opportunity for virtue signaling.\u201d<\/p>\n Again, Wikipedia tallied the total box office figures, and while it\u00a0noted<\/a>\u00a0that the film was the \u201cfourth-highest grossing animated film\u201d last year, earning more than $200 million, that too was set against the backdrop of a\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0budget worth just as much.<\/p>\n Finally, the Daily Wire\u00a0mentioned<\/a>\u00a0the 2022 movie Turning Red. While the movie contained less overt references to LGBT themes, \u201cit did give parents pause due to mature themes.\u201d<\/p>\n