Personally, I think that Chapek was part of the problem but not all of it. Many of things currently underway that are panned or even scorned started with Iger but Chapek wasn't doing anything better. To me, it might be either a culture problem, arrogance, or a mix of both.
The whole game being played is “forget about then…I’ll save you NOW!” And it’s a cheap game that could be good…or incredibly bad. More to follow.
Pete is clueless. Yeah…LOL says so…
Frozen was OK. Tangled was better
I always argue that tangled is top 5 most influential Disney movies of all timeFrozen was OK. Tangled was better
Yup the first successful Disney CGI animated film.
It wasn’t just taste but also everything else. Before McDonald’s you would not necessarily franchise an entire identity. Look at something like Big Boy. While today Bob’s and Frisch’s are the big one’s left, there were a whole host of different Someone’s Big Boy and they don’t all serve exactly the same burger. Colonel Sanders didn’t really found what we know today as Kentucky Fried Chicken, he sold the rights to what is now the Original Recipe to different restaurants that then had Kentucky Fried Chicken as a menu item. McDonald’s really pushed that things would look the same, the menu was the same, was made the same way and tasted the same. As people started traveling around more this has provided familiarity in unfamiliar places.
I think the issue is less in the theory and more in the practice - many people who agree with this sentiment and would prefer seeing a movie in theaters also recognize that it's a luxury and not a necessity, and that luxury has become expensive in more ways than just money.
I don't think I'm speaking out of turn saying that if they held Encanto like Universal held Minions 2, they would have printed a mint and it would have had incredible legs. If that released now and Strange World was bumped up to spring, I think the narrative of WDAS looks a lot better.
We may disagree on much else, but I feel the same. And I don’t consider myself an undiscerning eater.I don't know. I guess I have just wildly different tastes, or perhaps far lower standards, than the average poster here. I read all these negative comments about the food, comparing it to everything from McDonald's to Golden Corral and I feel like we must be visiting two different Walt Disney Worlds. I think most food at WDW is quite good. I just don't get the hate for it.
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Food is quite pricey where I live, plus I try not to look at what I'm paying at Disney (I know it's going to expensive anyway!), so perhaps one of the reasons I have a generally positive view of Disney's offerings is that I don't factor the cost into my assessment.
What locations did you dine at within Universal that were so bad?
This is making me feel like that, even with Iger back, they are going to scrap the theatrical release for Pixar’s next film, Elemental, just because.“Walt Disney Co. was working with consulting firm McKinsey & Co. in recent months on an effort to centralize control of major spending decisions, triggering an uproar from top creative executives at the entertainment giant, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discussions regarding the plan were under way in the weeks leading up to Nov. 20, when Disney’s board of directors fired Bob Chapek as chief executive and replaced him with his predecessor, Robert Iger.
Disney’s Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthyspearheaded the wide-ranging cost-cutting effort, which was blessed by Disney’s board of directors and given the go-ahead by Mr. Chapek, the people said.
The company hired McKinsey in September to review Disney’s operations and identify redundancies and cost-saving opportunities. The McKinsey team quickly set about interviewing senior executives as part of its review, with a particular focus on how Disney marketed its content, the people familiar with the matter said.
One potential change McKinsey was exploring was taking decisions about spending on marketing and publicity for films and television programs out of the hands of studio executives and instead centralizing them in another part of the company, the people said.
Disney itself had already considered shifting oversight of marketing spending to Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, or DMED, some of the people familiar said. Led by executive Kareem Daniel, a top lieutenant of Mr. Chapek, that division already had considerable influence over content.
In addition to recommending restructuring related to content decisions, McKinsey had also suggested consolidating tasks related to hiring, communications and legal services, some of the people familiar with the matter said.
The plans that were emerging rankled some of the entertainment company’s top content executives, already reeling from losing power over spending decisions on content, and became one of several points that exposed a further rift between the creative and corporate leadership of the company during Mr. Chapek’s brief reign as CEO. Some executives told colleagues they felt that the changes would strip them of nearly all of their power, people familiar with the situation said.”
“The McKinsey plans weren’t completed, and it isn’t clear whether Mr. Iger will implement any of the consultants’ recommendations, according to people familiar with the situation.”
Full article -
WSJ News Exclusive | Disney Proposal to Restructure, on McKinsey’s Advice, Triggered Uproar From Creative Executives
Tension flared over plans to take control of marketing and other decisions away from content chiefs at Disney.www.wsj.com
Yes. But Bob Belcher's burgers still reign supreme.
I'm presuming (and from what I've read) it WAS excellent and worth the rep before the dining plan era
Iger wakes up before dawn and works out in his private home gym with his personal trainer. I'm sure you won't see him flipping burgers, he's got assistants or hired staff to do that.
