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And the article for that: http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/wolfgang-puck-bar-and-grill/news/30may2017-wolfgang-puck-bar-and-grill-to-open-in-the-town-center-at-disney-springs.htm

The folks at Homecoming indicated that it would be Bongo's closing soon.

I am; I know about his past at the Frog, at least, where he obviously pulled off a turnaround like Disney needs. His work at Yahoo hasn't gotten a lot of traction, though, and I do question his abililty - or anyone's, really - to turn Disney around in a market that places short-term gains and...

Really? I hadn't realized they'd established a cutoff... not unusual, though. I had thought Disney didn't usually establish one. Guess I should read my paperwork <g>.

I dunno. Jobs is no fool - now that Pixar is a bona fide "name" of its own, they have no reason not to shoot for a better deal. But I'm betting they were hoping for NEGOTIATION, not just "no," which is what I bet they got. So, yeah, Eisner's aggressiveness is doubtless at play. I wish they...

You make a fabulous point, here. The trick is that quality is expensive, and shareholders are demanding short-term profits. The two are almost incompatible. What has to happen is for the big shareholders to take a chill pill and continue slow, smart investing to gain that quality. I don't doubt...

If by "lost" you mean "following someone with the Disney name because that someone is upset with current management but doesn't have a better plan," then... yeah, kinda. I'm a (small-time) stockholder. When Roy and Friends can stop kvetching about problems long enough to propose solutions, I...

How the hell would they make movies if they HAD taken Pixar's proposed deal? Disney would have only made a few mil per movie and wouldn't have any residual rights to sequels, television series, merchandise, theme park attractions and characters, or anything else. They didn't close feature...

Anyone who owns voting-class stock on the day a vote is taken must generally be counted, under SEC rules. However, there ARE "classes" of stock, and not every class carries voting rights. At my old company, for example, the stock issued to employees wasn't "preferred," so while we got a share...

You know, just to playd evil's advocate (so please, easy on the flamethrowers), what have Roy and Stan done to preserve that legacy up to now? In Walt's day, for example, park management worked IN the park, where they saw guests every day. One of the biggest driving factors behind the way...

Something like 67% of Disney stock is owned by banks. They are not going to hire Jobs as their new CEO, even if Eisner gets ousted - which isn't likely, since the banks still love him. Odds are if Mikey goes, they'll get someone fans will like a lot less. Whoever it is, it's going to be a...

Look at Warner's track record for marketing animated family films instead. Not so good. it's not a question of money, it's a question of how that money is applied. The WB gets th audience that goes to see Matrix and LOTR flicks; they don't get the Disney audience, although Lord knows they've...

If the deal was with Buena Vista or Touchstone, sure. But distributing something under the Disney name specifically creates problems; people expect heavy merchandise licensing, McDonald's Happy Meal stuff, and theme park attractions (like characters) based on Disney films. The new Pixar deal...

Re: Maybe a tactic Warner, Sony, and Fox all approached Pixar. Pixar did the right thing and asked them to back off until neogitations with Disney came to some kind of conclusion, which they now have. Industry analysts do not believe this is over. The deal Pixar is lookin for is a lot...

You know, we Disney fans really do have to stop thinking of the company as pure greed. They didn't turn Pixar down because Eisner just wanted to hog the copyright. It's just that, without ownership, Pixar isn't any GOOD to Disney. Under Pixar's proposed deal, Disney would get about 20 million in...