Disney Celebrates 100 Years and 7000 Layoffs with a Super Bowl Victory Lap

Walter Elias Disney turns100 days oldthis October , and the Walt Disney Company has slow but surely building up to the big birthday . Towards the ending of 2022 , it releasedOswald the Lucky Rabbit’sfirst unforesightful in a long time , and with the Super Bowl airing tonight , it ’s flex even further with a infinitesimal - long showcase of the mega - corporation ’s place in pop culture over the retiring century .

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Billed as a “ exceptional feel that honors the fans and storytellers who made this dreaming hail unfeigned , ” the Disney 100 TV sport a plethora of footage to get you veracious in the nostalgic feels . In addition to the present day with child hitter like Marvel , Star Wars , and Avatar , there ’s also some well - beloved gems in classics featured like Peter Pan , Sleeping Beauty , and even Remember the Titans boast . With honest-to-god voice over from Walt Disney and footage of him create Mickey Mouse included with family videos of kids in Disney costumes , it can be an effective tug at the heartstrings .

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But also , it ’s counteract in part by the fact that Disney place off 7,000 mass just a handful of days ago . The tidings broke the same day that returning CEO Bob Iger foretell that sequels forToy Story , Frozen , andZootopia(all of which were sport here ) were in the works . For as much affecting footage as there is in the Super Bowl spot , it ’s not wrong to call this a grimly timed flex , and that ’s without getting into the fix Disney stepped into last year with Florida ’s “ Do n’t Say Gay ” bill and how it affectedits many employee .

The Super Bowl airs tonight , and will surely feature teasers for a variety of approaching Disney moving-picture show and appearance , include The Mandalorian and The Little Mermaid .

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