On a Friday, staffers gave Mr. Iger, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, a 30-minute rundown of final plans for a new multimillion-dollar attraction at the Disneyland Resort. He hated it.
I wonder what attraction they're talking about here:
Could it be Radiator Springs Racers or Little Mermaid at DCA? Or perhaps one of the major E-Tickets that have yet to be announced for Disneyland's expansion.
I wonder what attraction they're talking about here:
Could it be Radiator Springs Racers or Little Mermaid at DCA? Or perhaps one of the major E-Tickets that have yet to be announced for Disneyland's expansion.
this quote caught my eye:THE next morning, Mr. Iger is relaxed — or as relaxed as a perpetual motion machine ever is. And the three problems that engulfed him over the last few days had been solved.
That Disneyland attraction, a high-tech water show set to music called World of Color (think the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas on steroids), was being reworked. He felt that the attraction over all was outstanding, but he worried that the music was all wrong. So he had written notes about each song on how to make the show more modern.
“Ninety-five percent of the decisions made at the company are made by other people,” he says. “But this is a big show, and I felt opportunities were being lost.”
Disney's heritage and tradition is now considered excess baggage? Good job, Iger.“We get credit for being innovative, at least in our space, but I think we can be even better,” he says over breakfast at the Lanesborough hotel in London. He complains that in-house lawyers can at times be overly aggressive, that instead of simply advising business units, they are too often making decisions.
“The baggage of tradition,” he says of Disney’s culture, “can slow you down.”
“I’m not going to eliminate that,” he added, “but I’d like to reduce it significantly.”
“The baggage of tradition,” he says of Disney’s culture, “can slow you down.”
“I’m not going to eliminate that,” he added, “but I’d like to reduce it significantly.”
Nice.
It's World of Color, and his changes are not good.
What are his changes? and what is it being changed from? Since it appears you have some insider information on the subject.
according to the article, adjustments to the music soundtrack.
It's World of Color, and his changes are not good.
Those comments that he made about reducing the tradition and heritage bother me. But then again Disney being a Media Conglomerate bothers me too. It sounds like Iger is trying to turn Disney into a beast that is selling products, not a brand. It almost sounds like Iger is saying to hell with the brand! Walt's success was because he promoted a brand, didn't focus on products and/or profits. But unfortunately this is the problem with public corporations anyway. People are less inclined to take risks and focus on tradition I guess.
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