Speaking of Reedy Creek...Having DVDs of the movies and Disney Treasures means I can cancel Disney+, stop going to theme parks, turn off ESPN and ABC. It is clear that TWDC has moved away from my demographic, so they can pursue others. Hope it works for them. Watched "The Old Mill" on a video site just this week, love that animation.
Can't help but wonder what all this kerfuffle will do to the relationship between TWDC and Florida legislature? What happens when Reedy Creek needs some investment for capital improvements, or the Florida DOT reconstruction of the I-4 exits?
Not a huge fan of any of the recent CEO's but how do you come to the conclusion that Iger lost the company billions - no matter how you slice it, he brought in $183B in shareholder value during his tenure: But the place where Iger tops Eisner is arguably what matters most to investors: sheer wealth created. Since Iger was running a much bigger company, under his management Disney's market value soared $183 billion to $231.4 billion. The sheer shareholder wealth gained under Iger is 300% greater than under Eisner.He has lost many many billions of Disney money buying up everything
I think that all US companies have fallen into the China trap - they all felt they would be doing their shareholders a disservice by ignoring 1B possible customers. As for Disney and SDL, the planning for that goes back probably 20 years. Back then no one knew for sure about the concentration camps and there was a real feeling that China was opening up at that time combined with a hope that free and democratic HK would rub off on the mainland. Taken in context, it's not all that egregious but as usual, our advisories were playing the long game, something the US and it's companies don't do anymore.he was 100% behind an evil communist regime as long as he could build his Shanghai resort and make movies for the most populous country on the planet kissing up to them while next door they were operating concentration camps.
I wonder what Staggs is doing now and if he'd be interested in the job.
No one:My last post seems to have been eliminated. Or at least I don't see it. I'm surprised I wasn't thrown off the site for not supporting the whole lgbtqiapnrxj agenda which doesn't deserve to be discussed except to be mocked at every opportunity.
And the kicker is I'm a member but I despise what it has become and appalled that Disney has embraced it like a fever stricken cult.
I personally don't see Iger coming back. While they are getting some bad press, the parks are packed and money is coming in. It's all that matters. Only the hardcores seem to be upset at the new Disney.If I were a betting man I'd say the board (more than probably with Chapek's knowledge) has decided that Chapek will be handsomely compensated for at this point being a sort of human shield to all the ammunition coming at Disney from every angle AND my bet would be Tom Staggs "reunites" with Iger and the old guard to move Disney into a "new era". I also think he brings Kevin Meyer back as they both work so closely together. I think Disney is willing to let themselves burn down at this point so as to rise from the ashes...kind of like a purging. But with all the craziness ramping up I don't see that happening until the crap hits the fan which could be sooner than we think at this point. Let's see if anything comes of this Reedy Creek revoke talk.
I personally don't see Iger coming back. While they are getting some bad press, the parks are packed and money is coming in. It's all that matters. Only the hardcores seem to be upset at the new Disney.
Go peruse Trip Advisor reviews. Disney is getting pummeled. As word travels and people feel burned this hey day Disney is experiencing at the moment will be short-lived in my opinion.I personally don't see Iger coming back. While they are getting some bad press, the parks are packed and money is coming in. It's all that matters. Only the hardcores seem to be upset at the new Disney.
Word of mouth will kill them. People coming home and talking about their magical trip inspired friends and family to also take trips to Disney. That has turned 180 degrees. Now people come home complaining about how little they got for the cost. This will not only not inspire others to take trips but will also result in cancellations by people feeling the cost just isn't worth it. Coupled with the rate of inflation (which has people looking at the cost of everything) this will have a very negative effect going forward. Don't let today's crowds fool you. Hopefully,Go peruse Trip Advisor reviews. Disney is getting pummeled. As word travels and people feel burned this hey day Disney is experiencing at the moment will be short-lived in my opinion.
I do agree I think Iger is done, but I would love to see a regime change soon.
Word of mouth will kill them. People coming home and talking about their magical trip inspired friends and family to also take trips to Disney. That has turned 180 degrees. Now people come home complaining about how little they got for the cost. This will not only not inspire others to take trips but will also result in cancellations by people feeling the cost just isn't worth it. Coupled with the rate of inflation (which has people looking at the cost of everything) this will have a very negative effect going forward. Don't let today's crowds fool you. Hopefully,
they find a new buyer for the parks before it's too late...
As some one who didn't grow up on going to the parks I don't have the attachment many of you here do. I went a few times as a kid but my family never got that attachment. Part of me think it's looks good on Disney with what's happening. As a person who loves all amusement/theme parks, I like that people who only went to Disney are finally giving some of these other parks a chance.Word of mouth will kill them. People coming home and talking about their magical trip inspired friends and family to also take trips to Disney. That has turned 180 degrees. Now people come home complaining about how little they got for the cost. This will not only not inspire others to take trips but will also result in cancellations by people feeling the cost just isn't worth it. Coupled with the rate of inflation (which has people looking at the cost of everything) this will have a very negative effect going forward. Don't let today's crowds fool you. Hopefully,
they find a new buyer for the parks before it's too late...
I long ago gave up on that site. Its become nothing but a place to complain about silly things or grossly inflated positive reviews.Go peruse Trip Advisor reviews.
Trip Advisor is an art....the truth lives somewhere in the 2-3-4 star reviews..... I tend to ignore 1 and 5's.I long ago gave up on that site. Its become nothing but a place to complain about silly things or grossly inflated positive reviews.
As some one who didn't grow up on going to the parks I don't have the attachment many of you here do. I went a few times as a kid but my family never got that attachment. Part of me think it's looks good on Disney with what's happening. As a person who loves all amusement/theme parks, I like that people who only went to Disney are finally giving some of these other parks a chance.
That may be true, but that is where a lot of people go to see those reviews. They have not always been bad reviews.I long ago gave up on that site. Its become nothing but a place to complain about silly things or grossly inflated positive reviews.
No sorry my post was misunderstood I meant I think Chapek takes all the crap (of which he has created much) and then gets replaced by Staggs. Iger will still be on board that’s what I meant by reunite. By bringing back the old president of parks they bring back some “normalcy” and “old guard” that people are missing so much. And I think Kevin Mayer comes back with him as well. My bad I misspelled his name in my earlier post.I personally don't see Iger coming back. While they are getting some bad press, the parks are packed and money is coming in. It's all that matters. Only the hardcores seem to be upset at the new Disney.
Your last point is why I don't think it matters who is in charge cause a lot of the changes that have happened are things they have always wanted to do.No sorry my post was misunderstood I meant I think Chapek takes all the crap (of which he has created much) and then gets replaced by Staggs. Iger will still be on board that’s what I meant by reunite. By bringing back the old president of parks they bring back some “normalcy” and “old guard” that people are missing so much. And I think Kevin Mayer comes back with him as well. My bad I misspelled his name in my earlier post.
And for what it’s worth I am NOT a fan of Iger either. He had his strong points and he was much better than Chapek who is completely lost but Iger is the one that put many of the wheels in motion that Chapek is currently spinning.