Recent content by Hitchens

Debunking Meryl Streep, Part Two by Jim Korkis, contributing writer February 26, 2014 This week, in response to Meryl Streep's insensitive and inaccurate comments made at the National Board of Review award ceremony in January about Walt Disney, I will do my best to give some valid bullet...

I know this is too long, but Jim Korkis wrote a 2-part defense of Walt Disney. In his disgust for what he viewed (correctly, I think) as an unfair attack on Walt, there are a couple parts where he dissed Walt's attacker, Meryl Streep, despite that she might be the best film actor ever. Nobody's...

Here's an interesting look at the castle intrigue at Disney surrounding the upcoming shareholder vote: As long a I'm here, I'd like Iger (Chapek 1.0) to be replaced ASAP. He's supposed to find his replacement to take his place within 22 months, but his history is to find someone who is not as...

I think it's a smart move that differentiates WDW from Universal in a positive way, and encourages guests to stay at WDW resorts. Of course, Disney can always make up this revenue by raising hotel prices if the demand is there, but I hate extra fees & would rather have parking included. They'll...

I'd argue that this article about Schlitz applies to Walt Disney World as much as it does to Twitter: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/opinions/schlitz-beer-twitter-carter/?dicbo=v2-e759244e76320e1c2a2c3c88d950ec5b&hpt=ob_blogfooterold I'd suggest just cutting back. Go to Universal Orlando...

"STORYTELLING" is Disney's most overused marketing word. Yes, Iger was & will better than Chapek. And even better than Eisner AFTER Eisner's first ten years with the late Frank Wells (despite their leading the trend of overpaying American corp. leaders relative to other full-time American...

(I'm sharing this here because I want to know, if you've done both a Disney and a Princess Cruise, how did they contrast?) I thought this was a clever ad . . . . . . but the cost of the additional excursions they show in the commercial would make it an expensive cruise, and an inside cabin...

Clever ad . . . . . . but the cost of the additional excursions they show in the commercial would make it an expensive cruise, and an inside cabin on a Disney Cruise to Alaska is a good deal. My young daughter LOVED our Disney Wonder vacation to Alaska, as did my wife & I. I've written this...

Mayhem in the Magic Kingdom: Disney ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Walkout Underlines Bob Chapek’s Leadership Crisis By Brent Lang, Cynthia Littleton https://variety.com/2022/biz/feature...ay-1235212073/ Disney CEO Bob Chapek is facing a crisis of confidence in his leadership that is fueling an atypical...

Every time I call the Disneyland Resort I hear something like "we are currently experiencing higher than normal call volume" before they inform me that I'll have to wait 20 to 40 minutes on hold to speak with a human. Has this been your experience recently too? I wonder if Disneyland or WDW...

Me too.

I just cancelled our reservations for August, and (more sadly) our reservations for Universal Orlando. While I hated the thought of getting up at 3am (Pacific time) to make restaurant reservations, and have heard some bad things about Genie+ & Lightning Lane, and am disappointed at not having...

The avarice & cowardice of Bob Chapek & other Disney leaders. Here is the end of a column ... By Todd Regan (AKA, "Dusty Sage") on Micechat.com: .... [Disneyland Resort] parks are currently celebrating Women’s History Month. A stage in Downtown Disney has a bright yellow banner exclaiming...

We went to Disneyland on Monday and I found that Genie+ was not intuitive, and finding where on Genie + to make reservations for attractions was a bit of a pain. Far too much junk I was not interested in got in my way. Theme parks are distracting atmospheres, and I resented having to look at my...

Disney reminds me of a certain NY real estate developer with a dodgy reputation who also sold his name, sometimes to development efforts that failed. This seems like Chapek going for easy/lazy money. Walt Disney seemed to create the Tiki Room (over 55 years ago), and Pixar added rain to a chase...