lazyboy97o
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A Spirited Perfect Ten
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VJ
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A tad? The majority of these posts are going over my MAGICal head!
PhotoDave219
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Thats probably good.
Its a mix of snark, sarcasm, real info, pop culture references mixed with WDW's inability to do anything this summer worthy of us us discsing that has led us to this point.
No, sadly not true. But if you find me one or more ... send them my way and I'll get you a finder's fee.
You folks who don't work or get how media works today just fail to grasp how tough this is. Even if you find a great reporter who wants to run with it, they can be squashed by everyone from their editor to the head of their company/corp. You act like this is easy and everyone would love to cover this. Not true at all.
VJ
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So, this is pretty much the Disney message board off-season. It's gonna be a looooong summer...
1023
Provocateur, Rancanteur, Plaisanter, du Jour
For many selfish reasons, I like Yoga pants... I also like Yoda pants... and even Yoda dresses...
The Yoga pants thing may make me a cliche' (not that there's anything wrong with that) but, I know what I like...
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Edited to save PhotoDave an issue...
PhotoDave219
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I'm just rolling here and laughing my off and you know why.....
doctornick
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@lazyboy97o has already done a good job addressing your post, but I want to focus on this one point.
Saying that there is a "breakdown in Disney's relationship with its Chinese partners" is an opinion. It's something that can be argued based on some available evidence, but it's just as easy to conclude that Disney is being respectful of their Chinese partners and honoring their agreement.
That's one of my main beefs with this whole story. The entire premise is that Iger and company is screwing up and there's tidbits here and there offered to "support" that premise. But it's hard to determine if the conclusion comes from the evidence or did the conclusion come first and there is simply as search for evidence that paints that picture. I've yet to see evidence that truly suggests that this whole thing is going to blow up in Disney's face.
Personally, I'm sure there is aspects of SDL development that have gone poorly or that could have gone better in hindsight. Any project of this scale will have bumps in the road. In hindsight, it will be easily for any company insider to name a bunch of screw ups -- and some of them might be the kind of stuff being revealed now. That doesn't mean that the project is doomed to fail or is horribly mismanaged overall. In 2016, SDL will open, people will visit, Disney will make some money. Maybe it will be a horrible boondoggle for the company -- or maybe not. But I don't think whether Bob Iger has his picture taken in front of the Disney Store opening makes one iota of difference to the overall picture (maybe to his ego, but who gives a crap about that?).
Mike S
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Gonna be just like when I first joined last year (has it already been a year?!?!?!?!). Great.
lazyboy97o
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What does Disney gain by putting the IT worker replacement story out there?
VJ
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I always read words you capitalize like you're yelling; out of habit, I guess. Makes reading your posts (and others who do the same thing to words like BRAND and MAGIC) a little more amusing.
Iger running for President in the future doesn't want it popping up during a campaign?
1023
Provocateur, Rancanteur, Plaisanter, du Jour
I think it could be said that the complete disregard for the agreed to/negotiated/planned itinerary for said visit might be an indication of a rocky relationship. At least that would be my conclusion. Your mileage may vary.
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Maybe because he seems obsessed with the topic and defending Bob Iger and has no real interest in the subject ,... beyond his bulge for me?
You are a liar. I post proof and then I'm told ''well, we don't like that proof'' and then I post more and it's ''Yeah, we don't buy that either. Besides, that source is biased and since you don't like Iger and have admitted it you can't possibly be fair about this.'' (much like the Bob Iger lovers like the poster you tagged must be summarily dismissed because they can't possibly like the guy and be fair ... see how that works?)
He didn't miss a thing. Again, this site does not give credit to ANY individuals who break news on the site. News is regularly broken by many of us, myself high on the list. I didn't break news of the Maelstrom. I do believe I broke the news of the Princess Palace, which became exclusively Frozen after the film's box office bonanza. I also was the first one to get a CONFIRMATION that the project was happening from an Imagineer (I posted who he was and where the confirm was given.) Read the damn posts.
It's also an easy story because it isn't just about Disney. This is SOP in American business. Since Disney is doing it, they used them as a natural stepping off point.
You have a weak understanding of reality when it comes to what makes the news and why ...
lazyboy97o
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All indications seem to be that Iger's political aspirations have been crushed, and thus him staying on the job longer. It seems being able to dictate what is written, when and by whom would give him an incredibly strong basis for building a genuine 21st century political machine.
spacemt354
Chili's
Well he's going into the right field - nothing ever gets done in Washington either.
lazyboy97o
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Nobody has been willing to make declarative statements regarding the status of that itinerary. There was even credence given to the idea that it was not fully approved and that it is something Disney tried to single handedly push at the last minute.
And today the NYT (as I said in this thread) can run a major 1A piece with half a dozen or more unnamed sources. I guess I should be held to even higher standards (to be fair, I actually DO hold myself to higher standards!)
1023
Provocateur, Rancanteur, Plaisanter, du Jour
Uncle Bob has a few Political Skeletons that would be difficult to overcome. Things change when you move from corporate politics to national politics. Many gloves come off then.
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