News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

[Disney Analyst]

And now back to your normal Disney news cycle.

 

[Skywise]

I think the point was to kill whatever was going to be announced before Chapek could announce it.

I think Chapek had already announced the massive layoffs (which are already in compliance with every other company on the market at the moment)... what worst could he announce? Sell Lucasfilm?! (Which would be a blessing in disguise)

 

[MisterPenguin]

You can't count or you would have realized that a majority means more than 50% and you are not in that majority. The vast majority of Americans believe in "one love", the freedom to live one's life, and to be equal before the law. Walt might not have believed in all of these things, but he was a 20th century dude like my great, great grandparents and your great, great, great grandparents. (PS: Let us know when you are able to legally cast your first vote.)

Alright folks, since @Calmdownnow won't stop feeding the troll, time to /ignore the one who can't seem to calm things down.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Panic is a great look for an entertainment conglomerate.

Things are going to get stupider.

 

[CAV]

Since this came immediately on the heels of the WSJ article about the intense public dissatisfaction with the direction of the Disney parks, I don't think it us anything less than a complete rebuke of the way Chapek was quickly destroying the brand.

I typically do not take jot in others' demise, but in this case I make an exception.

If iger wants to make a quick, impact full, positive break from Chapek, he would stop the resort parking fees, yesterday.

 

[jaxonp]

I think Chapek had already announced the massive layoffs (which are already in compliance with every other company on the market at the moment)... what worst could he announce? Sell Lucasfilm?! (Which would be a blessing in disguise)

Disney isn’t letting go of any IP

 

[MrPromey]

... and this monster!

... okay, I'll admit, there might be something up with Mr. Smee but I'm not convinced he's a danger to other people.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Bob Chapek‘s Early Blunders Made It Hard to Escape Bob Iger’s Shadow at Disney

Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek's many missteps, coupled with a weak stock price, sent the board back into the arms of his predecessor, Bob Iger.

variety.com

 

[UpAllNight]

Financially, it’s difficult for a publicly listed company to rollback money making schemes, so don’t expect removal of Genie +. My hope is that the balance of cost vs experience is significantly addressed though across the resorts.

 

[vikescaper]

Hey Chapek, make sure to take Harmonious with you when you leave!

 

[hopemax]

I think Chapek had already announced the massive layoffs (which are already in compliance with every other company on the market at the moment)... what worst could he announce? Sell Lucasfilm?! (Which would be a blessing in disguise)

Like someone mentioned high level talent along the lines of Kevin Feige could leave, or some sort of reorganization. Just spitballing, what if Chapek wanted to kill the Pixar brand because of the recent underperformance? Make all animation releases direct to Disney+? We know Chapek seemed to treat talent as if they were factory workers. No one is vital, so anyone can go and be replaced by another cog. But Iger didn't believe that. He believes talent is important. Stuff like that, is what I'm thinking. But big enough to spook investors.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Since this came immediately on the heels of the WSJ article about the intense public dissatisfaction with the direction of the Disney parks, I don't think it us anything less than a complete rebuke of the way Chapek was quickly destroying the brand.

I typically do not take jot in others' demise, but in this case I make an exception.

If iger wants to make a quick, impact full, positive break from Chapek, he would stop the resort parking fees, yesterday.

Everything people hate about Chapek's parks was created by Iger. He built this over a decade and a half. The parks function as he wanted them to.

 

[Calmdownnow]

Alright folks, since @Calmdownnow won't stop feeding the troll, time to /ignore the one who can't seem to calm things down.

Ok. I'll stop playing. But you have to admit the troll was enlightening as to how nuts they are.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

The canary in the coal mine will be the Rediscover Tomorrow department (or whatever they are calling it these days). We'll learn a lot about what Iger feels is the key takeaways from Chapek's downfall based on what happens to Rediscover Tomorrow.

 

[Skywise]

Disney isn’t letting go of any IP

that you know of... the whole speculation is based on speculation that Chapek was going to announce... something... on Monday that the board didn't like and cut him off at the path.

 

[_caleb]

I think Chapek had already announced the massive layoffs (which are already in compliance with every other company on the market at the moment)... what worst could he announce? Sell Lucasfilm?! (Which would be a blessing in disguise)

Link to this announcement?

 

[freedining]

Truly impressive how the majority treats the minority they disagree with on this site. Name calling like ‘moron’, ‘mental crisis’, ‘bigot’, ‘intolerant’, ‘troll’, ‘delusional’, ‘crazy’.

Wait, I get it. Mos Eisley. This board is Mos Eisley.

 

[Skywise]

Link to this announcement?

Disney announces upcoming layoffs, hiring freeze to cut costs in internal memo from CEO Bob Chapek: report

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has warned staff members in an internal memo that they should expect to see the company take cost-saving measures, including layoffs and a hiring freeze.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Since this came immediately on the heels of the WSJ article about the intense public dissatisfaction with the direction of the Disney parks, I don't think it us anything less than a complete rebuke of the way Chapek was quickly destroying the brand.

I typically do not take jot in others' demise, but in this case I make an exception.

If iger wants to make a quick, impact full, positive break from Chapek, he would stop the resort parking fees, yesterday.

Interesting though…black panther is underperforming (as not hard to predict) also this weekend.
I’m gonna start reading fortunes for $5 a pop

Disney isn’t letting go of any IP

They don’t seem to have any idea what the &$@? to do with it? The decline of product Didn’t start on 3/13/20…

Bob Chapek‘s Early Blunders Made It Hard to Escape Bob Iger’s Shadow at Disney

Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek's many missteps, coupled with a weak stock price, sent the board back into the arms of his predecessor, Bob Iger.

variety.com

Revisionist history from camp Iger…when does the Hollywood reporters version come out?

 

[_caleb]

Since this came immediately on the heels of the WSJ article about the intense public dissatisfaction with the direction of the Disney parks, I don't think it us anything less than a complete rebuke of the way Chapek was quickly destroying the brand.

I typically do not take jot in others' demise, but in this case I make an exception.

If iger wants to make a quick, impact full, positive break from Chapek, he would stop the resort parking fees, yesterday.

You had me until that last sentence, which was hilarious