About Subscribe Submit news Get in touch
 
Home Opinion In depth Video LIVE news Interviews Company profiles Events diary Jobs
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin sends 10,000 staff to Disney World | Planet Attractions
     



Citadel CEO Ken Griffin sends 10,000 staff to Disney World

Ken Griffin, CEO of multinational hedge fund and financial services company Citadel, has given 10,000 members of staff and their families a trip to Disney World.






Ken Griffin, CEO of multinational hedge fund and financial services company Citadel, has given 10,000 members of staff and their families a trip to Disney World.

Griffin - who is the world’s 40th richest person - sent his staff to Disney World for three days following a year that's shaping up to break financial records for the company, worth around US$31.7bn (€30.1bn, £25.86bn).

A Citadel spokesperson said that Griffin had paid for airfares from New York, Houston, Paris, Zurich and other cities, also covering hotels, park tickets and meals.

The park was hired for the three days exclusively for Citadel staff and Griffin also hired Coldplay and Carly Rae Jepsen to play with Diplo as a DJ.

More from the New York Post


Live

 

Paw Patrol to launch at Chessington with UK’s first themed land opening in 2026





New Simworx Helios Experience attraction opens at Portlantis





“Equity and dignity for all” - Museums come out in support of trans community in response to UK Supreme Court ruling




Industry insights



The world is on fire, so why should we care about cultural heritage?



Video



WATCH: ‘Surround yourself in horror’ as Universal’s Horror Unleashed prepares for 2025 debut


In Depth



Supplier Showcase 2025: The biggest attractions projects landing worldwide this year



© Kazoo 5 Limited 2025
About Subscribe Get in touch
 
Opinion In depth Interviews
LIVE news Profiles Diary Video
Jobs
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin sends 10,000 staff to Disney World | Planet Attractions


Citadel CEO Ken Griffin sends 10,000 staff to Disney World

Ken Griffin, CEO of multinational hedge fund and financial services company Citadel, has given 10,000 members of staff and their families a trip to Disney World.






Ken Griffin, CEO of multinational hedge fund and financial services company Citadel, has given 10,000 members of staff and their families a trip to Disney World.

Griffin - who is the world’s 40th richest person - sent his staff to Disney World for three days following a year that's shaping up to break financial records for the company, worth around US$31.7bn (€30.1bn, £25.86bn).

A Citadel spokesperson said that Griffin had paid for airfares from New York, Houston, Paris, Zurich and other cities, also covering hotels, park tickets and meals.

The park was hired for the three days exclusively for Citadel staff and Griffin also hired Coldplay and Carly Rae Jepsen to play with Diplo as a DJ.

More from the New York Post


 



© Kazoo 5 Limited 2025