Quite an important bit:Yeah...
This has flown under the radar and is going to make things worse also:
Covid-19 Can Spread On Long Airline Flights, Per Two New Studies
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Eisner was good since he opened a second Californian park.
The Anaheim Resort District became a thing.
No matter the factors....not good for Disney/travel
Eisner built TWDC into a top level entertainment juggernaut.
You’re basing all this on a joke. There really isn’t a “binary” argument going on.
They won't go under but as far as theme parks I can see it becoming more of a regional affair. Destination parks won't as popular any more.
2017 D23 Expo Parks and Resorts panel was when it became really clear they wanted to reshape the parks in their image, regardless of fit or quality. Chapek has zero charm or charisma and just laid it out there and did so in a condescending and unvarnished manner. Iger’s never publicly done that, he always likes to be seen as the good guy. Though, as you note, Iger approved of all those changes towards a more IP/Franchise/Brand based product.So I was on my modest Twitter account and a “Meme” popped up, bashing Chapek for the constant injection of modern film franchises in the parks, in places that they don’t belong.
Anyone else find it strange that Chapek gets the brunt of the blame for an Iger mandate? Let’s be real, this stuff predates Chapek. Heck, you can argue it predates Iger, with the Pressler years.
Makes you wonder what Big Robert is offering these “influencers” to protect his “legacy”.
It just rubs me the wrong way that one guy gets all the blame, and the other guy gets off Scott Free, so much so that the same people who hate these changes treat him like the second coming.
IMO they're both to blame with the IP centric junk. They have killed Epcot by adding in IP everywhere. Hollywood Studios is the most random park now with more IP that doesn't fit the original concept.
It has nothing to do with the hassle. The job losses are just starting and that will affect travel greatly. I don't see any of the Orlando are parks getting back to pre Covid levels for a few years at best.
I know people who proactively left Gap corporate as soon as Pressler was announced. They lived in San Francisco and saw what Pressler did to Disneyland.
Although if the park had pursued its big-scale vision from 1982 and the ‘80s expansions, it would’ve remained unique. Only Communicore and post-ride kiosks were truly “edutainment,” and they were designed to be easily replaced over the years. Everything else typically focused on a historical jump to the future to avoid making the whole attraction outdated. Certain scenes were film-based to allow for new content, but Disney never updated Epcot the right way.
True.
All creative companies will have hits and misses. The big question is whether a company keeps pursuing new horizons or exploits a back-library to coast on nostalgia for the foreseeable future, compounded by whether the leaders understand why the nostalgia exists in the first place.
I was talking more about what they are doing to world showcase. IMO they would have been better off going back to some of the original attractions that were planned for the different countries. Instead of Ratatouille build the boat ride Germany was supposed to have. Take the money wasted on Galaxy's Edge and use to build the Mt Fuji coaster. Frozen doesn't belong in World Showcase either.
Headline should be "covid transmitted on planes before masks were required"