Bob Iger at WDW now ... BoD to Follow?

[Progress.City]

Avatar is looking like a pretty immersive world. Wonder who approved that.

James Cameron. Yes. And it's a long story.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Or it gets people to want to come back to experience what they miss the first time. Repeat business and all that.

Or they're intimidated knowing they'll spend $6,000 and still not see and do everything so they just skip it entirely.

 

[wm49rs]

You honestly think you're important enough for me to burn my bridges, sources, and friendships I've had for years that are telling me otherwise?

You're clearly delusional if you think you're that important.

You've obviously never read his opines on Universal's operating hours....

 

[englanddg]

What is your source they are going to build Star Wars land. You in the Disney clouds again?

Bob Iger in over a decade at Disney has not invested in one attraction over at Disney. A place where i vacation every year, sometimes more than once a year. But lately, you see the parks going downhill, you see Iger himself cost cutting and removing attractions to save money (look at DHS, why are attractions being removed with nothing replacing them for over two years), the destruction of the original vision of Epcot with a cheap redo of the Maelestrom attraction. Talking of the Frozen attractions - a movie so massive that it's quite possibly the biggest phenomena since Star Wars itself, and what does Iger do? He rebrands a rather dull ride, lick of pain, few new cardboard cut outs and hey presto. Go check what Oriental Land Company are doing with Frozen at Tokyo.He has done nothing with the parks. Nothing to inject love, passion, and his own footprint.

Iger is a corporate CEO. His main goal is profit, nothing else. He doesn't give a rat if there are no new attractions, as long as the bottom column says profit. But it's a dangerous game, because eventually people will stop coming. But hey ho, Bob will be gone by them - and it will be the next CEO rushing in new attractions to save the parks.

The man is an utter disgrace to the parks. He's a movies man, and not done a single positive thing for the theme parks despite profits rollinh. People go on about the Fantasy Land expansion - are you have a laugh? All that achieved was more land space and a rather average coaster - and this took how long !?!!?! Look at the original designs for the expansion, and ask yourself who scaled back the plans? Iger a clever analyst who dare not invest in a single thing as it reduces profit for him and his corporate suits.

Who is responsible for no new attractions? Iger.

There has never been a CEO in Disney's history who has single handedly damaged the parks like Iger. You have visionaries in life - Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Speilberg, etc who love their art and work with passion. Then you have a man like Iger who passion is profit and the dollar. To hell with any vision or a chance to leave some artistic merit on the parks.

Disney as a corporation risk everything if they ever hire a corporate CEO again who just doesn't get theme parks.

That's why i am angry with him, and can't wait for him to leave.

Ive got my gripes about what is going on with WDW, but you paint Iger with a very large brush that isnt fair.

DCAs current (and excellent) condition is all Iger. And, negotiating these IPs such as Marvel and LucasFilm under the Disney Umbrella is also Iger.

Iger may be a money man (his job, he is CEO), and he may be a movies man (Eisner was even more so), but he has done a lot of good overall for Disney Parks. Some really bad things too, but its not all bad.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Ive got my gripes about what is going on with WDW, but you paint Iger with a very large brush that isnt fair.

DCAs current (and excellent) condition is all Iger. And, negotiating these IPs such as Marvel and LucasFilm under the Disney Umbrella is also Iger.

Iger may be a money man (his job, he is CEO), and he may be a movies man (Eisner was even more so), but he has done a lot of good overall for Disney Parks. Some really bad things too, but its not all bad.

Something tells me that this not about Iger.... But more about a boy band has-been.

 

[Shaman]

Ive got my gripes about what is going on with WDW, but you paint Iger with a very large brush that isnt fair.

DCAs current (and excellent) condition is all Iger. And, negotiating these IPs such as Marvel and LucasFilm under the Disney Umbrella is also Iger.

Iger may be a money man (his job, he is CEO), and he may be a movies man (Eisner was even more so), but he has done a lot of good overall for Disney Parks. Some really bad things too, but its not all bad.

He would probably be a better CEO if he was a micromanager. He would probably be a worse CEO if he was a micromanager. No way the Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm deals happen if Iger was another Eisner. He was the perfect CEO for the time. Change is good for the culture though.

 

[Mike S]

Ive got my gripes about what is going on with WDW, but you paint Iger with a very large brush that isnt fair.

DCAs current (and excellent) condition is all Iger. And, negotiating these IPs such as Marvel and LucasFilm under the Disney Umbrella is also Iger.

Iger may be a money man (his job, he is CEO), and he may be a movies man (Eisner was even more so), but he has done a lot of good overall for Disney Parks. Some really bad things too, but its not all bad.

Not so much in WDW sadly, hopefully that changes after this meeting, but the point still stands. I loved Cars Land and can't wait to go back

 

[DGracey]

Question.

Would the tiered park ticketing decision ever make it's way up to the Board level?

Or is that something Parks & Resorts would just implement on their own. Sometimes items like that, while not requiring capital expenditures, is brought to the board as an "FYI" item for discussion. After all, a decision to fundamentally change how the biggest resort in the biggest entertainment company in the world charges people is a big deal.

Onward and upward.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Question.

Would the tiered park ticketing decision ever make it's way up to the Board level?

Or is that something Parks & Resorts would just implement on their own. Sometimes items like that, while not requiring capital expenditures, is brought to the board as an "FYI" item for discussion. After all, a decision to fundamentally change how the biggest resort in the biggest entertainment company in the world charges people is a big deal.

Onward and upward.

I'm not sure. That's a grea question.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Not true. Jack Dorsey has been using Periscope from inside the Magic Kingdom for the past 2 evenings, so there's at least 1 Director in a guest area. I would also guess that Disney has him staying nearby at a Deluxe. There are probably other directors doing the same thing but they don't have the same notoriety so they go unnoticed.

I'm a fan of his, very happy he is on the board. Him and Sheryl are very bright and talented minds in business today.

 

[lazyboy97o]

A million years ago amusement park rides sold tickets categorized by letter E was the most popular so took the most tickets to ride.

Tickets were not cumulative like at most carnivals. Disney had distinct tickets that cost a different dollar amount.

No sarcasm there really is a 'Strategic Planning' board probably Eisner's greatest mistake, It came to be after Frank Wells death.

Strategic Planning was created well before Wells died. Jay Rasulo joined Strategic Planning in 1986 with Tom Staggs coming on board in 1990.

 

[wdwgreek]

I'm not sure. That's a grea question.

a great question about a horrible idea!

 

[Hakunamatata]

Bob Iger - the man who single handedly destroyed the Disney parks.

Just think if he had used both hands.

 

[maxairmike]

Or it gets people to want to come back to experience what they miss the first time. Repeat business and all that.

Or they're intimidated knowing they'll spend $6,000 and still not see and do everything so they just skip it entirely.

Both of you are correct, and that's a big problem. However, both points have been beaten to death before and I don't quite feel like leading that sidebar again, so I'll leave it at that (both are correct, both are problems).

 

[Darth Sidious]

But both Iger and Staggs were members of that board at one time...

Iger wasn't a part of strategic planning. He was a weatherman then went up the ranks of production to head of ABC. After the merger he worked in that role and eventually was made President and COO under Michael.

Tom however was part of strategic planning and Michael had the highest of praise for him. Michael loved that group.

 

[ParksAndPixels]

Iger wasn't a part of strategic planning. He was a weatherman then went up the ranks of production to head of ABC. After the merger he worked in that role and eventually was made President and COO under Michael.

Tom however was part of strategic planning and Michael had the highest of praise for him. Michael loved that group.

I don't know a lot about Staggs but what I do know, I like. I think there is a lot of potential for some great years assuming he moves up.

 

[JordanNite]

Thing i don't get about Iger ... is that 10-15 years down the line, he'll be bringing his grand kids perhaps to Disney. Wouldn't it be great to say to them, and feel, that he built this amazing world for the world that would last decades, even when he's long gone. But no, he'd rather say to his grand son 'hey son, look at this fat cheque book, it's all mine'.

I mean can you imagine any of us being in charge of a company like Disney, look at the posters of the imagineer board - the ideas, the creativity - yet Iger just wants to make money and build nothing.

He's the complete polar opposite of Walt.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Lucas aka Kathleen just laid down the gauntlet-she is not happy with the mashups and this may be the last year for them.

I love her, wish she was next in line for CEO. She is very passionate.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Iger wasn't a part of strategic planning. He was a weatherman then went up the ranks of production to head of ABC. After the merger he worked in that role and eventually was made President and COO under Michael.

Tom however was part of strategic planning and Michael had the highest of praise for him. Michael loved that group.

Let's not forget Jay "wouldn't be caught dead in a theme park" Rasulo.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Let's not forget Jay "wouldn't be caught dead in a theme park" Rasulo.

Jay and Tom are finance guys and are very versed in that area. Jay is a JPMorgan Chase alumnus (just Chase back then) and Tom is Morgan Stanley alumnus. They are good at M&A and cutting costs. Sometimes you can have way too much of that and we have reached the peak here with Disney.

That being said Kathleen Kennedy is a legitimate superstar and deserves the chance to lead a creative company like Disney.