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An amusement park ride safety expert is expressing optimism that the industry will adopt better safety measures after a teenager died after falling off of the Orlando FreeFall on March 24.

Gary Lucia spoke out on Disney’s opposition to the bill, saying through his experience as a gay man that he understood his fellow LGBT coworkers' feelings about the bill when they heard the “Don’t Say Gay” bill had been passed.

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is criticizing Disney for being too "woke" for its opposition to a Florida parental rights bill, saying the company should have focused on finding ways to return children to school rather than promoting a “radical, unscientific" agenda.

Banks caught up with FOX Business on Friday, blasting the Mouse House over their Weinstein connection and the company’s activism against the Florida Parental Rights in Education bill.

The leader of an influential conservative organization is joining the chorus of critics blasting Disney for being too "woke" for its opposition to a parental rights bill in Florida championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Deborah Flora, a Colorado Republican seeking to challenge Democrat Senator Michael Bennett in the 2022 midterm election, posited that The Walt Disney Company may not survive the injection of "wokeness" flowing through the company.

The Walt Disney Company is expanding its media empire into at least ten anti-gay countries, regions as they go "woke" in the United States.

Disney has been under fire this week amid the controversy surrounding its opposition to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Parental Rights in Education bill and subsequent company leaks illustrating the woke-hold progressives in the company have on what they sell.

Disney made headlines after an internal video call from an all-hands-on-deck meeting was leaked where top executives spilled on the Mouse House’s choice to axe the terms “boys and girls” from its theme park greetings in the name of inclusivity.

Disney says it's "dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety" of members of the LGBTQ community, but it still does business in multiple countries that discriminate against LGBTQ people.

Parental advocate Tiffany Justice says proactive fight against Disney would be a "waste [of] time."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has fired back at Disney after the entertainment giant said it would support efforts to have the Parental Rights in Education bill repealed by the state legislature or struck down in the courts after it was officially signed into law on Monday.

Videos posted on Twitter Tuesday by an investigative journalist appear to show multiple Disney officials pushing a progressive LGBT agenda on employees as the company finds itself in the middle of a political firestorm surrounding a controversial parental rights bill in Florida.

Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Ok., told Fox Business that he does not believe Walt Disney would "approve of what’s happening" at his company right now

Disney slammed Florida's Parental Rights in Education bill, referred to by critics as the "Don’t Say Gay" bill, after the legislation was officially signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.

As loud as they are against a state policy they disagree with, Disney has been silent about the ongoing Uyghur Muslim genocide in China — even as they film movies there.

The LGBTQ backlash against Disney over its response to Florida’s parental rights bill could put a sour note on Oscars night, which is reportedly on "life support" following dismal ratings in past years.

Florida GOP members of Congress railed against Disney for advocating against the Republican-led "Parental Rights in Education" bill and signaled that the Orlando vacation destination may see boycotts from conservatives for its political activism.

Miami Beach business owners are reacting to the curfew and business restrictions imposed by the city's government in response to recent violence, telling FOX Business that it is causing them to lose tens of thousands of dollars.