58 Table of Contents Introduction & Our Approach Operating Responsibly Investing in Our People Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Environmental Sustainability Social Impact Data & Frameworks OVERVIEW WISH GRANTING SPOTLIGHT CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS DISNEY FUTURE STORYTELLERS SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD VOLUNTEERING CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS Learn more in our Data & Frameworks Since Walt Disney himself 昀椀rst brought animators to visit hospitalized children, Disney stories have uplifted young people facing serious illnesses. In 2018, Disney announced a global commitment of $100 million to help reimagine the patient experience in children’s hospitals and deliver joy when it’s needed most. Since then, we have directed more than $88 million to this initiative and brought the positive power of Disney stories and characters to children in more than 1,300 children’s hospitals and pediatric places of care around the world, including Using the mobile movie theaters or other hospital-owned more than 900 in 昀椀scal 2023 alone. Creating Memories with Disney Movies We provide a sense of community and comfort when Inspired by the cinema at Disneyland Resort and devices, families can enjoy the latest Disney storytelling patients and their families may not be able to visit designed by renowned Disney Imagineers, Disney’s through the Disney Movie Moments Program, which movie theaters by bringing our stories to them, as well mobile movie theaters offer patients and their provides child life teams at children’s hospitals with as through themed hospital gowns, toy deliveries, care families a place to gather and enjoy a unique access to new movie titles from The Walt Disney packages, and more. We also help transform hospital “in-theater” experience. Studios shortly after theatrical release. In 2023, spaces with imaginative installations like interactive supported by Starlight Children’s Foundations in murals, digital displays, and play spaces to help ease the In celebration of Disney’s 100th anniversary, Disney the U.S., Canada, and Australia, we introduced Disney and longtime nonpro昀椀t collaborator Starlight Movie Moments for the 昀椀rst time outside of the fear and anxiety of a hospital stay and bring joy to ® United States at 75 hospitals in Canada and patients and their families. Children’s Foundation —a nonpro昀椀t dedicated to delivering happiness to seriously ill children and 昀椀ve pediatric places of care in Australia. their families—distributed 21 mobile movie theaters In addition, we provided child life teams at children’s in the U.S. and Canada in 昀椀scal 2023. hospitals with free access to Disney+, and now And, for the 昀椀rst time, mobile movie theaters were reach more than 500 children’s hospitals in more distributed to hospitals outside of North America, than 20 countries worldwide, including France, with 22 units being delivered in places such as Poland, Czech Republic, Portugal, and Greece, Hong Kong (shown above) and Shanghai. which were added in 2023.
Disney 2023 Sustainability & Social Impact Report Page 57 Page 59