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The House of Mouse
  • Published: 3 December 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241864142
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $37.99

The House of Mouse

Bob Iger and the War of Succession at Disney

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Inside the extraordinary war of succession within the Walt Disney Company – a story of power, out-of-control egos and corporate blood sport.

Over fifteen years, Disney CEO Bob Iger transformed the company into the world’s most powerful entertainment empire through a series of high-stakes strategic decisions and bold acquisitions: Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox. But the long-reigning monarch struggled to relinquish control of the palace. And when the Disney CEO crown was finally handed to his chosen successor, Bob Chapek, a dramatic coup ousted him and returned Iger to the throne.

The struggle for power at the very top exposed Disney’s strengths, vulnerabilities and dysfunction – revealing what happens when one man becomes so inseparable from a company that he comes to believe only he can run it.

Drawing on hundreds of exclusive interviews and thousands of pages of documentary evidence, Wall Street Journal veteran business reporter Robbie Whelan takes us inside the decades-long Machiavellian power struggle that bought Disney to the brink.
  • Published: 3 December 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241864142
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $37.99
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About the author

Robbie Whelan

Robbie Whelan has worked for the Wall Street Journal since 2010. His work examines the intersection of business and power and tells stories about the people and personalities that shape our world, from billionaire investors, CEOs and heads of state all the way down to factory workers, bureaucrats and refugees. For many years, he covered The Walt Disney Company, Hollywood and the entertainment industry. Whelan lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
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