News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

[JoeCamel]

Have you been to the parks? Food portion is large. Obesity and diabetes is a real problem in America, and WDW.

Plus if they cut portion sizes they can make more money......

That was her point, do you really want her calling the shots?

 

[G00fyDad]

I mean, the picture is not even all that funny when it's not super zoomed in on her face. Honestly strange people are so fixated on it.

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We're actually talking about other things now. We're not the ones fixated on it.

 

[DCLcruiser]

Plus if they cut portion sizes they can make more money......

That was her point, do you really want her calling the shots?

I mean, I’ve noticed portions getting smaller back home. Prices are going up, so if you make the portion smaller, it might cost almost the same vs skyrocketing in price. For some the price is more important than the portion.

And yes, just about the entire guest population could lose a few pounds. Especially after drinking around World Showcase and snacking at the Christmas kiosks.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Yeah - she also insinuated that many theme park customers were fat, too. Perfect candidate.

Disney CFO Christine McCarthy’s “Waistline” Comment Causes Controversy

During this year’s fourth quarter Earnings Call earlier today, Walt Disney Company Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy not only acknowledged the potential to decrease portion sizes of food around the Disney Parks in response to recent economic inflation but also made some comments while

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I'm in the parks now.

She ain't wrong.

There, now you can sabotage my run for Disney CEO with trotting out this tired complaint.

 

[CaptainMickey]

This is almost too perfect. Say what you want about Chapek the stooge, but Cruella McCarthy is truly the source of rot and wretchedness within the walls of The Walt Disney Company.

I still think this cooperate photo does the best job at catching Cruella McCarthy's true personality

 

[Sir_Cliff]

We're actually talking about other things now. We're not the ones fixated on it.

Now I'm just curious what sort of groups are forming to coordinate these talking points outside of the public forums!

 

[UNCgolf]

Like James Gunn?

Are you actually serious? If so... oof.

Making jokes (or being intentionally provocative), even if in poor taste, is not remotely equivalent to actually sexually harassing people. That's like suggesting someone who says "we should rob a bank" is the same as a person who shoots someone in the head.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

An absolutely must-see from Christine McCarthy if you want to gauge her credentials and, if you must, her actual looks. The video circles around Disney+ without mentioning it since it wasn't out yet. It also shows that she's very aware of the need for good content and good creatives since it's the heart of what they sell. She's not just a bean-counter looking at short-term gains. [Keep in mind that YouTube allows playing videos at a faster speed.]



And an absolutely must-read (or -listen) regarding the 2-Bob Drama and C-Suite handicapping.

Disney’s CEO drama explained, with Julia Alexander

A tale of two Bobs: why Bob Chapek was ousted and Bob Iger is back as CEO of Disney.

www.theverge.com

Yes…she worked for Bob the great…

Everything he did looks so grand now…from parks that can’t find spots to put the customers…to 2 out of 3 big IP acquisitions kinda lost…to promising gold from a streaming service with no plan to do it…

Bread and circuses for everyone under emperor Iger

 

[OrlandoRising]

And an absolutely must-read (or -listen) regarding the 2-Bob Drama and C-Suite handicapping.

Disney’s CEO drama explained, with Julia Alexander

A tale of two Bobs: why Bob Chapek was ousted and Bob Iger is back as CEO of Disney.

www.theverge.com

This is absolutely the best explainer to pass along to someone who is new to the CEO drama but wants something really in-depth. Very well done.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Many Disney customers have always been of the larger ilk. The place is laces with fat, salt and sugar…

…just don’t see how this is relevant right now?

 

[Skywise]

Are you actually serious? If so... oof.

Making jokes (or being intentionally provocative), even if in poor taste, is not remotely equivalent to actually sexually harassing people. That's like suggesting someone who says "we should rob a bank" is the same as a person who shoots someone in the head.

Yes - There were also rumors and gossip that he was actually involved in such activities.
Just as I'm sure that there were NEVER any issues brought up to HR about Lassiter until one such coordinated social campaign in 2017.
Lassiter was never brought up on charges for his "sexual harassment" either criminally or civilly. He was ousted and, as I point out above, it may have been for other than stated reasons - same as the Chapek tenure.

 

[Skywise]

And still waiting for Iger to make parking free at the resorts again... or get rid of the park reservation system... or restore capacity to the parks... or bring back DME... or restore Park Hopping...

Y'know all of those things evil Bob Chapek instigated that made Iger have to come back.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Tin foil headgear time

 

[UNCgolf]

Yes - There were also rumors and gossip that he was actually involved in such activities.
Just as I'm sure that there were NEVER any issues brought up to HR about Lassiter until one such coordinated social campaign in 2017.
Lassiter was never brought up on charges for his "sexual harassment" either criminally or civilly. He was ousted and, as I point out above, it may have been for other than stated reasons - same as the Chapek tenure.

No there weren't. There were random people making stuff up but absolutely no credible evidence of any kind.

There was a ton of credible evidence around John Lasseter. He even admitted he'd made "mistakes" or "missteps" or something like that.

 

[celluloid]

All valid points. However, I was responding to a comment that said, "Walt Disney would fire them all," not some nuanced point about better business practices. Making everything about Walt is tiresome and unconstructive.

That is fair. I apologize for missing the reason you replied.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I'm in the parks now.

She ain't wrong.

There, now you can sabotage my run for Disney CEO with trotting out this tired complaint.

A ton of Americans are fat. You know full well that isn't why she advocated for smaller portion sizes. They're doing it to pad their financials, the end, nothing else. No one is falling for that gaslighting nonsense.

It also shows that she's very aware of the need for good content and good creatives since it's the heart of what they sell. She's not just a bean-counter looking at short-term gains.

Did you expect her to say anything other than "creatives and good content are important" in a public interview? No reasonably intelligent entertainment exec is going to say "yeah we don't care about creativity and the customer can kick rocks lololol", even if they otherwise fully believe that behind closed doors. Did you also believe the quotes from Bob Iger's WSJ puff piece where he claimed to be "alarmed at price hikes" in the parks? It's a gullible mind indeed that believes anyone at the executive level are honest and care about the quality of their products and the customer. That is a long bygone era.

 

[LittleBuford]

I mean, the picture is not even all that funny when it's not super zoomed in on her face. Honestly strange people are so fixated on it.

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The only thing I can’t get past is how much I’m reminded of the character Lyn Scully from Neighbours whenever I see it. Fellow Brits may know who I’m referring to; ironically, there’s less chance that you will, despite being Australian yourself.

But yes, it’s a fine picture, and I too don’t understand why people are so fixated on her looks.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Yes - There were also rumors and gossip that he was actually involved in such activities.
Just as I'm sure that there were NEVER any issues brought up to HR about Lassiter until one such coordinated social campaign in 2017.
Lassiter was never brought up on charges for his "sexual harassment" either criminally or civilly. He was ousted and, as I point out above, it may have been for other than stated reasons - same as the Chapek tenure.

James Gunn made lewd jokes on twitter, he has never been accused of sexual harassment as far as I know. Lasseter was a sex pest whose accusations have included forced kissing, attempted groping and generally inappropriate comments/conversations with female Pixar staff. There aren't any doubts that he did it either. Disney has tried to keep a lid on it for a long time now, but it all eventually came out. Even then, they (in particular Zenia Mucha) tried to downplay it (the "unwanted hugs" PR story they put out). He has made no attempts to deny the allegations and has even made a general apology over his actions.

I don't even like Gunn and find his jokes to be extremely distasteful (I can laugh at a lot of crude humor, rape or child molestation jokes are past my limit). But there is a massive difference between what Gunn non-seriously said and what Lasseter very seriously did.

 

[Disney Analyst]

An absolutely must-see from Christine McCarthy if you want to gauge her credentials and, if you must, her actual looks. The video circles around Disney+ without mentioning it since it wasn't out yet. It also shows that she's very aware of the need for good content and good creatives since it's the heart of what they sell. She's not just a bean-counter looking at short-term gains. [Keep in mind that YouTube allows playing videos at a faster speed.]



And an absolutely must-read (or -listen) regarding the 2-Bob Drama and C-Suite handicapping.

Disney’s CEO drama explained, with Julia Alexander

A tale of two Bobs: why Bob Chapek was ousted and Bob Iger is back as CEO of Disney.

www.theverge.com

This quote was intriguing.

This is why you hear stories like, “Why did this Pixar movie go to Disney Plus and not go to theaters? Why did this TV show go here and not over there?” That is a DMED situation. Someone is deciding where they’re going to go and how much money they’re going to put into it instead of the actual creative teams.

This is my favorite example to talk to clients about. If you’re looking at your spreadsheet, and you’re just looking at numbers, moving something like a Pixar movie to Disney Plus might make sense. You might say, “Okay, there is value that we’re going to get from new subscribers coming in over a specific time period. We’re saving on marketing and printing costs and taking in between 85 percent and 100 percent of those signups, versus the 60 percent in theaters.”
That might make sense to you, but then you get pummeled by headlines that are like, “You are devaluing Pixar.” You have all these animators who are like, “Here’s why it’s important that we are in theaters at this time.” You have agents and other creatives who are saying, “Yeah, of course this is the issue. There is a whole reason we put stuff in theater sometimes. Obviously we’re trying to make money, but we sometimes make decisions not just based on finances and revenue.”

 

[MisterPenguin]

A ton of Americans are fat. You know full well that isn't why she advocated for smaller portion sizes. They're doing it to pad their financials, the end, nothing else. No one is falling for that gaslighting nonsense.


Did you expect her to say anything other than "creatives and good content are important" in a public interview? No reasonably intelligent entertainment exec is going to say "yeah we don't care about creativity and the customer can kick rocks lololol", even if they otherwise fully believe that behind closed doors. Did you also believe the quotes from Bob Iger's WSJ puff piece where he claimed to be "alarmed at price hikes" in the parks? It's a gullible mind indeed that believes anyone at the executive level are honest and care about the quality of their products and the customer. That is a long bygone era.

And so, Christine McCarthy derangement syndrome begins the moment she's whispered as the possible CEO.

All Disney execs are evil. Got it.