Strike @ Disney

Walt Disney: Government Decisions Have Influence On Everything Including Creative Enterprises

Disney Strike 1941Disney lost revenue due to the 2nd World War which meant that roughly 40% of the companies revenue was cut. After the success of Snow White, Disney had invested in a major Pinocchio and Fantasia, which were not able to replicate the 8million dollars of revenue that Snow White delivered. You need finances to make things happen of course. If Snow White had been a failure, Disney Studios would have likely shutdown.

Treasure IslandDisney Studio was ripe for unionisation directly because of the decreased movie going in Europe in the 1940s. Later, government policy in the UK forced Walt Disney to create a film in the UK since at the time Disney tax revenue was being taken out of the UK. The result was the creation of the first live action Disney production which was a version of Treasure Island. Disney studios was commandeered by the US army after Pearl Harbour and the company was forced to create an anti-Nazi propaganda films for a time. So yes, governments tend to mess with businesses in more overt ways when needed.

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