Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek to Release "Behind the Castle Walls" Memoir This Fall
The memoir will revisit his 2020 promotion, Disney’s pandemic shutdowns and the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that led to his 2022 ouster.
- On Wednesday, Gallery Books announced former Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek's memoir, Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth, releasing September 29.
- The memoir chronicles Chapek's 30-year tenure at Disney, revealing "the high-stakes maneuverings that unraveled behind the scenes" from his 2020 appointment as chief executive to his subsequent dismissal in 2022.
- Pandemic-Era challenges defined his tenure: within weeks of becoming CEO, COVID-19 shuttered parks and theaters, while public disputes with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over the "Don't Say Gay" bill and actor Scarlett Johansson over Black Widow compounded pressures.
- In 2022, the Disney board replaced Chapek with former CEO Bob Iger, determining Chapek was "no longer the right person to serve in the CEO role" following management missteps.
- The memoir also explores Chapek's upbringing in Indiana and early career, with Gallery Books noting he remains a "lifelong fan" who hopes to define his true legacy beyond his tumultuous tenure.
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Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Memoir ‘Behind The Castle Walls’ Gets Fall Release Date
Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, has set a September 29 publication date for Behind The Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth by Bob Chapek, the former short-tenured CEO of Disney. The memoir chronicles Chapek’s 30-year Disney tenure at the company and “the high-stakes maneuverings that unraveled behind the scenes” […]
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Writing Tell-All Memoir
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek is writing a tell-all memoir about his life and career, including his three decades at the entertainment giant and the “high-stakes maneuverings that unraveled behind the scenes from his 2020 appointment to his subsequent dismissal in 2022.” The book, entitled “Behind the Castle Walls: My 30 Years at the Happiest Place on Earth,” will be released on Sep. 29, according to Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books, which serves…
Bob Chapek, Who Was Ousted as Disney’s CEO, Pens Memoir in Which He Wonders if He Became ‘The Scapegoat’
Bob Chapek is ready to tell his side of the story of his rocky ride as Disney’s chief executive. Chapek has written a 272-page memoir, “Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth.” In it, he “reveals for the first time the high-stakes maneuverings that unraveled behind the scenes from […]
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek to Release "Behind the Castle Walls" Memoir this Fall
While it has been nearly 4 years since he was ousted from The Walt Disney Company, Bob Chapek is ready to invite you into his side of the story this fall in a new memoir. What’s Happening:Over the past 10 years, leadership at Disney has gone through many changes. As...
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