Report Alleges Disney Balloon Vendor Used Minnesota Prison Labor
An advocacy group awaits a response from Disney after presenting findings on Anagram’s prison work.
Overview
- Orlando Weekly reports Anagram’s Minnesota prison contract covers folding, adding ribbons, and packaging for licensed balloons.
- Former worker Dontania “Nina” Petrie says she earned $0.50 an hour while folding 300–500 Anagram balloons featuring Disney characters each hour.
- Reporting cites incarcerated pay as low as $0.90 per hour for balloon assembly under the prison program.
- Central Florida Jobs with Justice delivered its findings to Disney and requested a meeting, with no response reported.
- Disney’s rules prohibit forced or prison labor, yet the company has not commented, and it remains unconfirmed whether prison-made balloons reached Walt Disney World given Anagram’s wider retail sales.