News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

[erasure fan1]

If they can just get rid of that stupid reservation system now, I would return. Do we think Iger might be open to that?

Unless we have been lied to about attendance. I don't think we see any changes in the parks. Do they have the staff to drop the reservation system? Because if they drop it, they'll need the staff in all the parks. And I don't see Iger doing that.

 

[MrPromey]

I would add the Animal Kingdom series, Mysterious Benedict Society and the Muppets Haunted Mansion special!

The Muppets Haunted Mansion special had absolutely no logical reason to exist which, like everything Muppets, is one of the things that makes it so special.

 

[Fordlover]

Finally caught up, I’ve read several posts asking if Iger will remove reservations, G+, etc and my answer is I certainly hope so. I’ve also seen several responses asking how he’d control attendance and make up the lost revenue if he did and I think the answer to both is simple… raise prices again.

I would rather pay $200 upfront for a ticket than pay $150 for a ticket and then be asked to pay $20 each to get on the good rides. The airline model needs to end immediately, Disney should not be the Spirit airlines of the theme park industry!

I have no problem with Disney raising prices to lower demand but if they do they better offer a premium product that’s worth the premium price, the nickel and diming for a constantly diminishing product is far worse than an expensive upfront cost.

Yes! I’d happily pay an extra 20 or 30 bucks on the tickets, but having to buy genie then spend the whole trip with my nose in my phone screen? I can stay home and surf my phone screen all day for a hell of a lot cheaper.

 

[raysum]

I really question how much control Josh had over the parks with Chepak. Chepak micromanaged everyone
putting them in a box so it is hard to evaluate.

 

[Joel]

Don't care for any of that. Not into Star Wars at all and don't like cartoons.

Wait, what do you even like about Disney?

 

[World_Showcase_Lover007]

I bet the first order of business for the new old Bob will be to stopping those college program kids from rolling their eyes and giving guests attitude all the time

 

[brb1006]

Wait, what do you even like about Disney?

Yeah, Animation and Cartoons both played a very important role with Disney's existence.

 

[Jrb1979]

That's a huge shame, you are really missing out on some animated decent content both past and present!

When I was younger I watched them and seen many when my nieces where kids.

Don't forget The Imagineering Story.

I enjoyed that. That's the kind of shows I like watching now.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Don't feel bad, I really liked the live-action Pinocchio.

I liked it. I don’t get how one live action remake is “great” and the next one is “terrible”. It’s all the same.

Rise of Skywalker

See below

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Put your hand down. We're not supposed to like that movie.

All 8 of you have every right to…

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Wait, what do you even like about Disney?

He likes roller coasters…that I know

 

[Jrb1979]

Wait, what do you even like about Disney?

I love the Marvel stuff they have created and loved the older movies growing up. One of my favorites is Oliver and Company and Big Hero 6.

 

[JoeCamel]

So Bob is getting 1M a year with a 1M bonus for goals met. Possible to earn 25M in "other compensation"
This is a pay cut
This is an ego trip
Long live the legacy

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

“then”

And people judge me on this website on a daily basis. Just this weekend, I was called all sorts of names.

…what
………did
…………you
…………….do
???

 

[CastAStone]

So Bob is getting 1M a year with a 1M bonus for goals met. Possible to earn 25M in "other compensation"
This is a pay cut
This is an ego trip
Long live the legacy

Naw he’s earning $27M with the possibility to earn more if the stock does well or if he exceeds his bonus target

The stock is guaranteed and the baseline bonus targets for CEOs are always basically “don’t bankrupt the company”

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So Bob is getting 1M a year with a 1M bonus for goals met. Possible to earn 25M in "other compensation"
This is a pay cut
This is an ego trip
Long live the legacy

1. Of course it was an ego trip
2. They had to do it this way to sell “saviour”
3. He doesn’t need the money
4. Repeat step 1

 

[Joel]

He likes roller coasters…that I know

Oh believe me, I know too!

 

[Laketravis]

“then”

And people judge me on this website on a daily basis. Just this weekend, I was called all sorts of names.

Not "Just" this weekend - you get called names ALL the time

 

[brb1006]

He likes roller coasters…that I know

And very anti-Disney+

 

[BuddyThomas]

…what
………did
…………you
…………….do
???

I dared to get into it with a pack of trolls on the Strange World thread. They then decided to get together and inform me that I am “humorless” for reasons I still don’t understand. Then, to prove them wrong on the humorless thing, I posted a bunch of review clips from my plays. Then, once they were proved wrong that I am “humorless”, I was informed that I am pathetic and sad and a victim, none of which is true. But whatever.

 

[Joel]

I love the Marvel stuff they have created and loved the older movies growing up. One of my favorites is Oliver and Company and Big Hero 6.

That's good to know. Otherwise I was going to be forced to conclude you were an FBI informant with the lamest assignment of all time.