A Spirited Dirty Dozen ...

[lentesta]

Saw it. We criticize Disney in a few more places this year: on prices; the Norway/Maelstrom decision; and the Disney/Pixar Short Film Festival, in particular (where I say "It must have been a surprise to Disney management when Michael Jackson continued to be dead for six more years, because...") And that kind of writing is different than the kind of coverage in most other travel books, for any destination.

I was a little more concerned about the "pushing to use a travel agent" comment. We may not have done a good job explaining the value proposition there. And the "I didn't get much out of the book" thing is interesting for an 800+-page volume. It's one review. We'll see what happens as more people read it.

 

[lazyboy97o]

if they arent a CM, they shouldnt be getting that email

The idea that every Disney employee is a cast member is just stupid and undermines the whole point of using the terminology in the first place. The accountants who work on a film or play don't get listed as part of the cast.

 

[ChrisM]

More fun facts:

Maleficent sold 29 million tickets domestically
Avatar sold 101 million tickets
JAWS sold 126.8 million tickets

1100 men went into the water.

316 men come out.

The sharks took the rest.

June the 29th, 1945.

 

[rael ramone]

Saw it. We criticize Disney in a few more places this year: on prices; the Norway/Maelstrom decision; and the Disney/Pixar Short Film Festival, in particular (where I say "It must have been a surprise to Disney management when Michael Jackson continued to be dead for six more years, because...") And that kind of writing is different than the kind of coverage in most other travel books, for any destination.

I was a little more concerned about the "pushing to use a travel agent" comment. We may not have done a good job explaining the value proposition there. And the "I didn't get much out of the book" thing is interesting for an 800+-page volume. It's one review. We'll see what happens as more people read it.

My thought was 'does this person REALLY have this book yet'? It says the official release date is the 15th or so. I'm guessing Amazon won't let you comment on a 'Verified Purchase' unless you actually buy the book, and I can't think of a pixieduster spending money on a preorder to badmouth a publication that isn't wall to wall, floor to ceiling, dimension to dimension endless praise for their favorite BRAND.

I'm wondering if someone at Celebration Place is at work here....

 

[Magenta Panther]

Yes in the call. Really Everest is planned seems surprising not sure why. Also I thought Alice plans from Tokyo were delayed or at least they weren't on the OLC plans.

Everest, huh? Is Iger even going to bother putting a yeti into it? Maybe it'll just be a barely-moving cardboard cutout like Ursula in the finale of the Mermaid ride. Seriously, I'll be interested in how Everest is going to be implemented into Shanghai. What the solution to the yeti will be...

 

[rael ramone]

A look at the email Bob Iger sent to all Disney Employees after today's earnings report.


Dear Fellow Employee,



Today was a great day for the Company, as we announced third quarter adjusted earnings per share that were 12% above last year, marking our 12th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth.


Our Studio led the way once again, delivering 62% growth in operating income year-over-year. Our Studio is having a tremendous year both creatively and commercially, with great successes from Pixar, Marvel, Disney Animation, and Disney live action. Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War; Disney Animation’s Zootopia, and Disney’s The Jungle Book are the world’s three biggest movies of the year so far– earning critical acclaim and averaging more than $1 billion each in global box office – and Pixar’s Finding Dory is the #1 domestic release of 2016. The Studio’s slate of upcoming releases looks very strong, too.


Today we also announced an important strategic investment, acquiring a 33% stake in a technology platform called BAMTech, which provides Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League with a robust means of delivering live, streamed sports on a direct-to-consumer basis. We have an option to acquire majority ownership in the future, which will enable ESPN, and other Disney media businesses, to reach more people in more modern, compelling ways.

If you’d like to know more about our investment in BAMTech or our performance in the third quarter, you can read our press releases or listen to a replay of this afternoon’s earnings call by clicking here.

This has been a year of many highlights, including the opening of Shanghai Disney Resort in June, ESPN’s coverage of one of the most exciting NBA Finals in history, and excellent coverage by ABC News of one of the most interesting presidential elections we’ve ever witnessed.


I hope you are enjoying your summer and I thank you all for your numerous contributions to this performance.


Best,


Bob

No thanking the CM's for how their working for so little pay that they are forced to live in the Igervilles adds a few extra dollars to the Buyback Fund?

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

IMO Everest for SDL makes little to no sense. Rapids treads similar territory with a different ride system, and I'm sure a big high capacity E ticket reflecting a hot IP would be a bigger hit for them. Surely they can cook up a Zootopia ride for China, where the film was an unbelievable success - but that would take some time.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

Everest, huh? Is Iger even going to bother putting a yeti into it? Maybe it'll just be a barely-moving cardboard cutout like Ursula in the finale of the Mermaid ride. Seriously, I'll be interested in how Everest is going to be implemented into Shanghai. What the solution to the yeti will be...

Imagine the outrage on here if the yeti is built and actually works then they still don't bother to fix ours...

 

[Disneyhead'71]

1100 men went into the water.

316 men come out.

The sharks took the rest.

June the 29th, 1945.

A movie about the U.S.S. Indianapolis came out in May. I am curious to see it.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I'm a little out of the loop on international parks but what is the expansion Bob mentioned that is underway at Shanghai?

He doesn't mention an expansion in Shanghai. The park only opened two months ago.

You're talking about two different things. @Jon81uk is referring to the e-mail sent to employees of TWDC. The Shanghai expansion was mentioned on the earnings call. The transcript is available here.

"And we have every reason to expect the excitement and enthusiasm will continue. In Shanghai, awareness of our park is virtually universal and intent to visit is extremely high. It's obviously far too early to identify trends and make forecasts or projections, but Shanghai Disney Resort is clearly off to a strong start. Before the gates even opened, we were already planning for the future. Our first expansion is now under construction and we have plenty of room to add new lands, attractions, hotels and more."

"And with that in mind we're already expanding. We broke ground a while ago on expansion of the park. We've not announced exactly what it is that we're building, but we're already building to expand and we have plenty of property, I should remind everyone. So that we have an opportunity to build out new lands, new gate, new hotels, new restaurants, et cetera. All very positive."

 

[yeti]

Imagine the outrage on here if the yeti is built and actually works then they still don't bother to fix ours...

I'm curious as to whether they come up with an alternative to his problematic placement in the ride...and maybe the solution could be applied to WDW as well.

 

[ford91exploder]

Imagine the outrage on here if the yeti is built and actually works then they still don't bother to fix ours...

Burbank will NEVER fix our Yeti, Why should they people flock to the ride with Disco Yeti in the US there is no CCP DEMANDING that everything on the attractions WORK.

 

[ford91exploder]

No thanking the CM's for how their working for so little pay that they are forced to live in the Igervilles adds a few extra dollars to the Buyback Fund?

Serf's are simply expected to work or starve to death gratitude from the Nobles is not in the contract.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Burbank will NEVER fix our Yeti, Why should they people flock to the ride with Disco Yeti in the US there is no CCP DEMANDING that everything on the attractions WORK.

Honest question, please try to give an honest answer.

If the Yeti were built as a giant stationary figure that was never supposed to move, would you consider Expedition: Everest a low-quality attraction?

 

[ford91exploder]

Honest question, please try to give an honest answer.

If the Yeti were built as a giant stationary figure that was never supposed to move, would you consider Expedition: Everest a low-quality attraction?

Of course not EE is one of the highest quality attractions on property.

My issue is Disney PROMOTES the moving Yeti in TV specials, In-room ads etc and still the Yeti has not moved in over a decade. It's the bait and switch which bugs me because I EXPERIENCED the active Yeti and it was an AMAZING effect.

If SDL got a more prominent STATIC Yeti with high quality lighting effects to simulate motion I would not have a problem.

 

[Bocabear]

Honest question, please try to give an honest answer.

If the Yeti were built as a giant stationary figure that was never supposed to move, would you consider Expedition: Everest a low-quality attraction?

If it were built as a stationary figure they would have posed it better, it would not have a stroblight on him, the cavern would be fully lit with it's show lighting...in effect they would have had more going on in that scene if the Yeti was stationary....which asks the question, why can they not do something with that setting... turn on the lighting, ...Just animate the face, use digital mapping projectors to make it look like the rock walls are crumbling all around... do SOMETHING to give the scene a sense of movement and danger...I am sure they could come up with something if the were motivated to do it

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Honest question, please try to give an honest answer.

If the Yeti were built as a giant stationary figure that was never supposed to move, would you consider Expedition: Everest a low-quality attraction?

I have major issues with Everest even when the yeti worked.

Horrible rock work, desolate outside theming on the ride. Crappy painting on the "snow/ice". Bird on a stick. no theming in the backwards helix. Literally it looks like the 1978 Loch Ness Monster (BGW) inside the helix. Light leaks and all.

 

[Mike S]

1100 men went into the water.

316 men come out.

The sharks took the rest.

June the 29th, 1945.

Show me the way to go home...

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Show me the way to go home...

 

[Mike S]

Jaws is probably the only classic Universal ride i'll miss but I will also view the whole of Diagon Alley as more than worthy of replacing it.