Recent content by Tom P.

You know who repeatedly gets forgotten in these CEO discussions? Poor Ron Miller. I'm only half-joking, actually. I know Ron Miller was largely disliked as president and CEO, and had a relatively short tenure, but conversations often seem to jump from Walt to Eisner as if there was no one in...

I think Eisner "gets it." If that makes any sense. He made some really good decisions, and some really bad ones too, but at his core, I think he gets it. I don't think Iger ever has "gotten it." It remains to see if D'Amaro "gets it" or not, but it at least looks promising that he might...

Which is?

I still to this day think that Eisner was the best leader of the company save for Walt himself. And Bensinger essentially said the same thing. However, I think the secret sauce of Walt's success was that he had Roy, and I think the secret sauce of Eisner's success was that he had Wells. I think...

I don't think decisions about whether or not to have Mickey Mouse roaming the Magic Kingdom are being made by either the CEO of the company or the chairman of Disney Experiences. Maybe occasionally they would happen to get involved in a discussion about minutiae like that, but generally they are...

...or you could just be pleased when they do something good.

Fifth gate at WDW confirmed! (That's a joke.)

I think Disney has really nailed the right tone with this special. It really does have that classic Muppet Show feel. I am pretty skeptical of anything Hollywood does today, especially when it involves sequels and reboots and such, but I think they have pretty much gotten it with this one. The...

I think it is worth pointing out at this juncture that Disney's fiscal 2025 net income was $12.4 billion on total revenues of $94.4 billion. Just a point of reference.

Cruising is a much more niche market than theme parks. Everyone in America still thinks about going to Walt Disney World or Disneyland. That's not true of cruises. Yes, attendance has struggled somewhat over the past year, but as I mentioned the parks are still seen as Disney's cash cow. Over...

Remember that, despite the indications that they have been having trouble getting the number of hotel bookings and park admissions they want, as evidenced by their aggressive promotions, it also remains true that the parks are viewed as the cash cow of the Disney empire. Not the media side, but...

I would love to be able to get the app. However, we are a 100% Android family. Not a single iOS device in the house. If you release an Android version, I will definitely be there. But, alas, I can't use the one that is out currently.

Quick question: Does premium membership allow you to go ad-free on the main WDWMagic site as well, or just here on the forums? Thanks!

So Bob knows we're about to have another pandemic?

Any MST3K fans here? Back in January, it was announced that Joel Hodgson, creator of MST3K, had sold his ownership share in the show to Shout Factory, leaving them as the 100% owners of the property. Yesterday, it was announced that they are moving forward with four new episodes of MST3K, to...