Abigail Edna Disney is an Emmy-winning director and producer, philanthropist and the CEO and president of Fork Films. An active supporter of peacebuilding, she is passionate about advancing women's roles in the public sphere. Abigail's films and series focus on social issues and spotlight extraordinary people who speak truth to power. To learn more about the talented Abigail, read below.

Abigail Disney visited Disneyland undercover. She is 'livid' about what she saw

Disneyland calls itself "The Happiest Place on Earth," but family heiress Abigail Disney said she found workers struggling when she recently visited the park undercover.

In an interview with Yahoo this week, Abigail Disney said she decided to check out Disneyland's worker conditions after a worker sent her a Facebook message. She said every employee delivered a similar message to her: "I don't know how I can maintain this face of joy and warmth when I have to go home and forage for food in other people's garbage."

After the visit, she said she was "so livid" that the company didn't respect its workers enough. The Disney heiress, who is also a filmmaker and activist, said Disney CEO Bob Iger needs to fix the huge wage gap between his pay and that of an average worker at the company. "Bob needs to understand that he is an employee just the same as the people scrubbing gum off the sidewalk are employees, and they're entitled to the same dignity and human rights that he is," Abigail Disney said.

She said she emailed Iger about her concerns recently but received no response. "You're a great CEO by any measure, perhaps even the greatest CEO in the country right now," she wrote Iger. "You know, your legacy is that you're a great manager. And if I were you, I would want something better than that. I would want to be known as the guy who led to a better place because that is what you have the power to do."

Iger earned $66 million last year. The median salary of a Disney employee is $46,127, the company reported.

In a statement to CNN Business, the company responded to Abigail Disney's criticism by pointing out it pays workers above the federal minimum wage, with a starting hourly wage of $15 at California's Disneyland. The company has committed $150 million to its Disney Aspire program that pays for workers to earn a college, high school or vocational degree.

"Disney is at the forefront of providing workforce education, which is widely recognized as the best way to create economic opportunity for employees and empower upward mobility," the company said. "American workers need meaningful change; they deserve smart policies and practical programs, like Disney Aspire, that empower them to achieve their goals and ensure they are part of the most competitive workforce in the world."

Abigail Disney has frequently spoken out about Iger's salary. In April, she tweeted, "by any objective measure, a pay ratio over a thousand is insane." She also disclosed that she owned a few Disney (DIS) shares but does not have any say over company operations.

In May, Abigail Disney addressed Congress on Capitol Hill. "We need to change the way we understand and practice capitalism." She told members of a House committee that companies should deliver returns to shareholders "without trampling on the dignity and rights of their employees."

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What makes Abigail Disney known for?

Abigail Disney is a philanthropist and filmmaker, film producer and an activist well known for her documentary films focused on social themes and for being the Executive Producer and Director of the Emmy-winning film The Armor of Light, which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Her filmography includes, among others, “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” (2008), “The Queen of Versailles” (2012), “The Invisible War” (2012) and “Hateship, Loveship” (2013). She has been active in the entertainment industry since 2006.

Who are the parents of Abigail Disney?

Back to has early life, Abigail Disney was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is the daughter of Roy Edward Disney and Patricia Ann Dailey, a longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company. She is a granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company with her great uncle Walt Disney.

Her birth name is  Abigail Edna Disney. She grew up alongside her two brothers Tim Disney and Roy Patrick Disney and her sister Susan Disney Lord. She is American by nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. 

Regarding her education, She was educated at Yale (BA), Stanford (MA, English Lit), and Columbia (Ph.D., English Lit).

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When did Abigail Disney pursue her filming career?

• Talking about her career, She turned to the family business of filmmaking after she met Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee in 2006. Her filmmaking career began with a documentary film, “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”, about women in Liberia, made with Emmy Award-winning director Gini Reticker.
• In 2008, she launched Peace is Loud, an organization described as “supporting female voices and international peace-building through nonviolent means.”
• In 2009 Peace is Loud organized a Global Peace Tour which showed “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” at community screenings in the U.S. and other countries. It was part of the United Nation’s International day of peace.
• Peace is Loud also funded a 10-day project regarding “female peace-building capacity” three different cities in the US. With partners Pamela Hogan and Gini Reticker, she produced the five-part series “Women, War & Peace” which aired in 2011 on PBS. Also in 2011.
• In May 2015, Disney joined Gbowee and 28 other international women peacebuilders to cross the 2-mile wide De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea in an act of solidarity with Korean women and to call for an end to the Korean War. The peacebuilders headed international peace symposia in Pyongyang and Seoul, where they listened to Korean women and shared experiences of mobilizing women to end the conflict.
• In July 2019, Abigail Disney spoke about a trip she went on to visit Disneyland and the working conditions the staff is subjected to.

To whom Abigail Disney was married?

Reflecting her personal life, Disney was a married woman. She married Pierre Norman Hauser in 1988. The couple blessed with four children. At present, They live a blissful life with their children without any rumors in New York City. There is no information available regarding his past affairs on the internet.

How much net worth Abigail Disney?

Abigail Disney is an American filmmaker and scholar known for her documentary films focused on social themes. Abigail Disney has a net worth of 500 million dollars. However, her salary yet to be disclosed.

How tall is Abigail Disney?

Observing her body physics, Abigail stands a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs is 174 lbs. She has curly black hair color and dark brown eyes. She used to wear 4 (US) dress size and 8 (US) size of shoes.