umichigan10
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2011
Eisner under built animal kingdom and tried to address his problem at least. I love Everest as a ride, but they totally botched the yeti and I don't think that warrants anymore discussion.I have to agree...having worked under late Eisner...I see a ton of similarities.
The difference now is there's cranes everywhere...which is an "improvement" on one side...
But it's also a jumbled exercise in catching up without a coherent property wide strategy...
After the first proxy move against Eisner (2003)...he threw a podium up in DAK and gave joe rohde $300 mil to blow on that rollercoaster with the strobe lights...
"Hey, we greenlit that big rollercoaster thing...what do you want?" Was his paraphrased comment shortly thereafter...
I see the same kinda "plans" now. The reactionary move in AK...Star Wars "ahead of schedule" based on their subtle whining during the announcement...and moves in Epcot that seem to not really address the problems that they need a master plan approach...systematic and thematically correct.
Iger will just throw up whatever he wants wherever he wants to bolster his status as he goes into the sunset. He doesn't care where it goes, how it fits, or how it impacts the long run. Don't get me wrong, I can't complain about Star Wars I'm so excited for it, but I'm also worried about what happens to Epcot and the fact the studios need more capacity and investment after these expansions and not be neglected for another 5 years