Disney may still call itself the “Happiest Place on Earth,” but judging by recent numbers, it looks more like the most overpriced place on Earth—with a side of woke scolding.
A new Rasmussen poll just served up some bad news for Mickey and friends, revealing that nearly half of Americans think Disney’s content is worse than it used to be. Shocking? Not really. Disney’s latest movies and streaming shows seem more focused on pushing left-wing social agendas than telling good stories, and audiences are noticing.
According to the survey, 47% of respondents believe Disney’s current entertainment is worse than they remember from the good old days, while only 16% think it’s improved. To put that into perspective, Donald Trump—a man who’s been relentlessly smeared by the mainstream media for years—currently has a higher favorability rating than Disney. Let that sink in. The company that gave us classics like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast is now less popular than a guy who eats Big Macs in a gold-plated tower.
The movies and TV shows produced by the Walt Disney Company aren’t as good as they used to be, according to almost half of Americans.
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— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) January 12, 2025
It’s not hard to see why. Disney’s recent track record at the box office has been, to put it mildly, abysmal. Over the past couple of years, they’ve managed to burn through over $1 billion in losses on flop after flop. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny? A disaster. Lightyear? A PR nightmare. Elemental? Barely a spark. And then there’s Strange World, a $100 million loss that no one even remembers. These films didn’t just miss the mark—they weren’t even aiming at the right target. Instead of delivering the family-friendly magic audiences expect, Disney has doubled down on shoehorning in woke themes that alienate their core audience.
Take Lightyear, for example. The Toy Story spinoff was supposed to be a surefire hit. Instead, it was derailed by controversy over a same-sex kiss scene that led many parents—and international audiences—to stay far away. Then there’s The Acolyte, a Star Wars spinoff that checked all the right diversity boxes but forgot to include, you know, an actual audience. Featuring a transgender actor and a “coven of lesbian witches” (because that’s what Star Wars fans were clamoring for?), the show crashed and burned after just one season, costing Disney a whopping $250 million. Naturally, the producers blamed “sexism” and “racism” from fans, because when in doubt, blame the audience.
Meanwhile, Disney’s financial woes have only deepened. After suffering massive losses in its streaming division and watching its stock price plummet, the company’s board brought back former CEO Bob Iger in a desperate attempt to right the ship. But even Iger, the man who once turned Disney into a cultural and financial juggernaut, hasn’t been able to stop the bleeding. While he has managed to bring Disney+ to its first year of profitability, the parks division has been a headache, layoffs have plagued the company, and many of Disney’s recent content offerings have flopped harder than a Splash Mountain log ride.
“An exclusive Rasmussen Reports poll … shows that the Disney Grooming Syndicate’s favorable rating is only 49% with 43% who view the company unfavorably. Those are astonishing numbers.”
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— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) January 9, 2025
So, what’s Disney’s solution to its problems? Apparently, more committees. Iger has put together a team to find his replacement, tapping Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman to lead the effort. Because nothing screams “creative rebirth” like a Wall Street executive.
Disney’s woes are self-inflicted. They abandoned their magic formula—heartfelt storytelling and timeless characters—in favor of pandering to the woke mob. But here’s the thing: audiences don’t want a lecture; they want to be entertained. If Disney keeps ignoring this simple truth, it won’t just be their movies that flop—it’ll be their entire brand. And judging by this latest poll, the American people are already halfway out the door.
