So Mr. Rhode retires.
What is the future of Imagineering?
Vision, strategy, personnel, outsourcing, bespoke vs off the rack.
All of those kind of questions.
**NOT A DEBATE ABOUT HOW/WHY MR. RHODE HAS LEFT
Probably finally fix that Yeti with a statue of Elsa and some flashing lights
It moves on. Joe wasnt the end all be all. Disney creativity doesnt cease to exist.None of this is really addresses the question.
What is the future of Imagineering at Disney?
Knowing the mindset....None of this is really addresses the question.
What is the future of Imagineering at Disney?
Of course it moves on. That's not the question.It moves on. Joe wasnt the end all be all. Disney creativity doesnt cease to exist.
Finally, someone living in reality. I think Joe was great, but I thought Walt Disney was a one and done, but here 54 years after his death The Disney Company rolls on. There are other creative people who will now get a chance to show their stuff and who knows, maybe even better then Joe. Gloom and doom have been the hallmark of 2020 but, it will survive. Different, perhaps, but still there and then we have to make the decision to accept and enjoy or find an alternative. Pretty much what life has been like since the beginning of time.It moves on. Joe wasnt the end all be all. Disney creativity doesnt cease to exist.
Don't be silly....statues are expensive.
Instead they'll buy a cheap inflatable screen and projector from Amazon and play the two second clip from Monsters Inc. on repeat.
And you'll have a Mike and Sully meet and greet in the gift shop.
It'll be the Monsters Inc. Himalayan Adventure.
-More "just ignore me" massive, highly-visible, unthemed showbuildings (e.g., Ratatouille, Tron, GotG)
So Mr. Rhode retires.
What is the future of Imagineering?
Vision, strategy, personnel, outsourcing, bespoke vs off the rack.
All of those kind of questions.
**NOT A DEBATE ABOUT HOW/WHY MR. RHODE HAS LEFT
Sadly.......you are BANG on.As intellectually-minded and serious about the art and purpose of theme parks as Joe was/is, he wasn't able to do much about the broad strategic trajectory the top brass has set WDI on for a very long time:
So what happens next will be - unfortunately - a seamless continuation of what's been happening:
-More technology/screens/interactivity.
-Less nuance/history-mindedness/sophistication.
-More dependence on popular, established characters & film/tv IP.
-Less originality/imagination/invention.
-More ballooning overhead and costs for new developments.
-Less bang for the buck.
-More fantastical/superficial/child-friendly content and re-themes.
-Less real-world enrichment, inspiration & illumination.
-More shoe-horning of IP into ill-fitting locales.
-Less harmonizing of themed lands with their attractions.
-More diversity in branding and hamfisted PC "fixes".
-Less diversity of experience & themes, as all parks homogenize toward a OneDisney(tm) experience.
-More going with the safe option.
-Less risk-taking.
-More theme-less or poorly-themed mid-rise hotels/DVC.
-More "just ignore me" massive, highly-visible, unthemed showbuildings (e.g., Ratatouille, Tron, GotG)
As intellectually-minded and serious about the art and purpose of theme parks as Joe was/is, he wasn't able to do much about the broad strategic trajectory the top brass has set WDI on for a very long time:
So what happens next will be - unfortunately - a seamless continuation of what's been happening:
-More technology/screens/interactivity.
-Less nuance/history-mindedness/sophistication.
-More dependence on popular, established characters & film/tv IP.
-Less originality/imagination/invention.
-More ballooning overhead and costs for new developments.
-Less bang for the buck.
-More fantastical/superficial/child-friendly content and re-themes.
-Less real-world enrichment, inspiration & illumination.
-More shoe-horning of IP into ill-fitting locales.
-Less harmonizing of themed lands with their attractions.
-More diversity in branding and hamfisted PC "fixes".
-Less diversity of experience & themes, as all parks homogenize toward a OneDisney(tm) experience.
-More going with the safe option.
-Less risk-taking.
-More theme-less or poorly-themed mid-rise hotels/DVC.
-More "just ignore me" massive, highly-visible, unthemed showbuildings (e.g., Ratatouille, Tron, GotG)
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