Will Disney Ever Learn What Customers Really Want?
Movieguide® Contributor
Disney shares dropped by two percent Tuesday, attributed to the failure of Disney+ series, THE ACOLYTE, and struggles with theme park ticket sales.
“Disney keeps churning out expensive flops for its streaming services,” Breitbart News reported Oct. 2. “THE ACOLYTE — the most recent…Star Wars series — was canceled after just one season following heavy promotion and a budget reported to be $231 million. The feminist-themed series featured a coven of lesbian witches as well as a transgender actor in a prominent role.”
Movieguide® reported on the show:
Last year, Abigail Thorn’s casting in the show was announced, making Thorn the first transgender cast member in the STAR WARS universe…
However, STAR WARS fans are not keen on this latest ideological addition to their beloved galaxy.
Crosswalk Headlines reported, “a review of the first few episodes of THE ACOLYTE posted to YouTube warned that the third episode would ‘completely redefine what ‘The Force’ is’ and highlighted how ‘two mothers conceive twins’ as part of the plot line. In the video, posted by Geeks + Gamers, one fan of the franchise told the others on the panel to ‘get ready for pronouns in Star Wars.’”
Disney canceled THE ACOLYTE after just one season. Disney’s other new show, AGATHA ALL ALONG, which has strong occult and LGBT themes, is also flopping.
Forbes reported AGATHA ALL ALONG is Marvel’s “third worst-reviewed series ever” out of the MCU’s 29 shows.
Shows and movies that are absent of family values do not perform well. This is proven again and again, as seen in the cases of NCIS: HAWAII, Disney’s STRANGE WORLD and LIGHTYEAR, to name a few.
On the flip side, content that depicts moral and family values do phenomenally well, as seen with the SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-VERSE movies, the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON movies and FORREST GUMP.
The other part of Disney’s two-piece stock drop problem is its parks.
“Disney confirmed this in its most recent quarterly earnings report in August, with executives specifically citing inflation when it said that its ‘Experiences’ division — which includes theme parks, cruise ships, and other live entertainment offerings — will see a decline in income in the next few quarters,” Breitbart News reported.
Breitbart says that under the Biden-Harris administration, consumer prices have risen to the highest they’ve ever been. Less and less middle and working class can afford to go to Disney as groceries, rent, insurance and other costs have spiked.
“Disney’s chief financial officer Hugh Johnston even said lower-income consumers are being hit hard in the current economy and as a result, are no longer visiting Disney parks like they used to,” the news source said. “For the most recent quarter, Disney reported its Experiences operating income fell 6 percent.”
Analysts from Raymond James anticipate that income from Disney’s “experiences” in 2025 will fall to 2.5% under Wall Street’s estimate, which is $9.32 billion.