Overview
Financial Stability
Industry Leader
Company Culture
Financial Stability
- #53 on Fortune 500
- #8 on Fortune's list of the World's Most Valuable Brands
- 2nd largest Disney Subsidiary
- WDPR earned approximately $17 billion of Disney’s total $55.6 billion in revenue
- WDPR earned approximately $3.3 billion of Disney’s total $15.7 billion in profit
Company Culture
- All employees are referred to as "Cast Members"
- The Walt Disney Company received a perfect 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index
- The Walt Disney Company made the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Best Places to Work for 11 straight years
- WDPR hosts events that promote equality and diversity
Conclusion
"...we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences...in the world"
References
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Disney Earns Top Marks on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index. (2016, December 26). Retrieved April 16, 2017, from The Walt Disney Company website: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-earns-top-marks-human-rights-campaign-foundations-corporate-equality-index/
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