News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

[MrPromey]

It's not a great movie but Meet the Robinsons grows on me with each viewing. (unlike, say, Treasure Planet)

Can't say I was a fan of Treasure Planet but regarding Robinsons - I have a child and have it on Blueray (thanks to forgetting for way to long to cancel my move club membership about eight years ago) and honestly, I think less of it every time I see it.

The concept is good, the message is good, it had a few really cool scenes but I could make a list of all the things I felt were off about it and believe me, I've had to sit through it enough to have made that list in my mind a few times over.

I'm not talking Home on the Range bad but still bad in my opinion. (and also, the last movie from that chapter of Disney's animation history)

... But I like plenty of stuff other people hate so I'm not about to consider myself the arbiter of good taste.

... Unless you also liked Good Dinosaur. Then there's something wrong with you.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Is there also hope for Splash Mountain to stay as-is now that Chapek is gone?

Not at all. The decision to remove it was in the works before Chapek became CEO. If anything, Iger was likely more responsible than Chapek for getting rid of it. It's closure is also imminent and the replacement concept/budget finalized. Outside of budget cuts DURING construction (which you should hope doesn't happen here), they're not altering course.

If what I heard is accurate, the current concept of the ride (apart from the salt mine backstory) is also sounding a lot better than what they had in mind prior. Allegedly it has a much greater budget, the proposed story/script has even skeptics impressed, and apparently they are going to retain the old animatronics and add even more to the roster. We'll see, but it's the only decent news i'd heard about the ride. The prior concepts called for a super low budget and removal of most/all animatronic figures.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Only at the beginning of the series, not the end when it lost viewership.

It is amazing the factual things you keep getting wrong. According to Nielsen's top ten for new shows in millions of minutes watch.

434 - first week, first 2 episodes dropped
376 - ep. 3
431 - ep. 4
589 - ep. 5
596 - ep. 6
720 - ep. 7
732 - ep. 8
924 - ep. 9 finale
388 - next week people catching up
252 - next week people catching up

You can see how it most definitely did not fizzle out.

What exactly are your sources of information which have been so thoroughly misinforming you?

 

[MisterPenguin]

$800+ million would make them the 19-23rd largest shareholder of Disney stock. It may only be half a percent but it’s nothing to laugh at.

So, do the first through 18th largest shareholders have a seat on the board?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So, do the first through 18th largest shareholders have a seat on the board?

They’d have influence on who does if they wanted it

 

[MisterPenguin]

Is there also hope for Splash Mountain to stay as-is now that Chapek is gone?

None. Years ago when asked about Song of the South being released from 'the vault,' Iger said bluntly never, that it was a racist movie.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Is there also hope for Splash Mountain to stay as-is now that Chapek is gone?

Are we already forgetting that Iger was the one Disney CEO who was very outspoken on his discomfort on ever re-releasing SOTS?

 

[𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗97]

So, do the first through 18th largest shareholders have a seat on the board?

Forgive me, why is this particular shareholder a bad guy? I'm legitimately asking because I've never heard of him or his activist group.

 

[HMF]

Rumor has it Bob Chapek just took the CEO position at Ticketmaster lol.

It will be hard to compete with Azoff.

 

[freedining]

None. Years ago when asked about Song of the South being released from 'the vault,' Iger said bluntly never, that it was a racist movie.

Walt is an American hero. How can we justify banning anything he created? I guess I'm just not as smart as Eisner and Iger on this topic. I surrender to my betters. Like I have a choice.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Forgive me, why is this particular shareholder a bad guy? I'm legitimately asking because I've never heard of him or his activist group.

I dunno. I was reacting to the suggestion that his level of investment was significant enough to warrant throwing his weight around let alone getting anywhere near a hostile takeover.

 

[curry767]

In a few short months (weeks… one week?) everyone will be back to complaining about Iger.

The cycle shall continue.

Yep!

I'm pretty sure Chapek wasn't fired because of how he ran the parks, it's much bigger than that. Take a look at Disney+ revenue or lack there of.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Disney stopped playing Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah in the parks this year?

We have other thread for discussing Splash Mountain. Iger's reinstatement is highly unlikely to change anything.

 

[MandaM]

Does he? Or did he sell that to you and Chapek was the one demanding a splash mountain redo?

Yes, he does. The Splash retheming happened under Iger. And Iger said Song of the South is a racist movie. He’s also spoken out in support of the LBGTQ community.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yep!

I'm pretty sure Chapek wasn't fired because of how he ran the parks, it's much bigger than that. Take a look at Disney+ revenue or lack there of.

Indeed…though there’s things going on with parks too

 

[Father Robinson]

Such a great and unexpected headline but I wonder realistically what changes we might actually see at the surface level, specifically for the parks.

 

[Skywise]

Can't say I was a fan of Treasure Planet but regarding Robinsons - I have a child and have it on Blueray (thanks to forgetting for way to long to cancel my move club membership about eight years ago) and honestly, I think less of it every time I see it.

The concept is good, the message is good, it had a few really cool scenes but I could make a list of all the things I felt were off about it and believe me, I've had to sit through it enough to have made that list in my mind a few times over.

I'm not talking Home on the Range bad but, still bad - in my opinion. (and also, the last movie from that chapter of Disney's animation history)

... But I like plenty of stuff other people hate so I'm not about to consider myself the arbiter of good taste.

... Unless you also liked Good Dinosaur. Then there's something wrong with you.

Oh heavens no! Though I respect the artists' attempt at Good Dinosaur I do NOT own a copy of it (or Home on the Range)

 

[Skywise]

It is amazing the factual things you keep getting wrong. According to Nielsen's top ten for new shows in millions of minutes watch.

434 - first week, first 2 episodes dropped
376 - ep. 3
431 - ep. 4
589 - ep. 5
596 - ep. 6
720 - ep. 7
732 - ep. 8
924 - ep. 9 finale
388 - next week people catching up
252 - next week people catching up

You can see how it most definitely did not fizzle out.

What exactly are your sources of information which have been so thoroughly misinforming you?

people catching up?
It was a failure on all counts and, if it was such a success, why is Chapek being fired now?

 

[MrPromey]

Oh heavens no! Though I respect the artists' attempt at Good Dinosaur I do NOT own a copy of it (or Home on the Range)

Please ignore that note I dropped in your locker about meeting behind the gym after school.

Especially the part about how you're a chicken if you don't show.

We're good, now.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Such a great and unexpected headline but I wonder realistically what changes we might actually see at the surface level, specifically for the parks.

It really depends on if they feel thejr revenues are “vulnerable” in the parks internally?