Not in a free version. I cant see them passing up that revenue stream. Fix system maybe include every ride & finally start adding capacity
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News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!
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PirateFrank
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AFAIK, Disney was looking at rather broad layoffs in the immediate future. While Chapek is largely considered the reason for the company's dire situation (whether appropriately assigned blame or not), layoffs under his watch would not have gone over well. I think everyone in the boardroom knew this.
Im just spitballing here....but bringing in Iger, a known entity and a perceived steady hand, is no accident right before potential layoffs. He can, without culpability (something Im not too sure of), claim that he's left with no choice -- he's "cutting off the leg to save the soldier." CMs throughout the company will reluctantly accept it, coming from Iger....whereas they may have mass revolted if it were Chapek swinging the axe.
Bob Iger 3.0 is basically this guy:
Im just spitballing here....but bringing in Iger, a known entity and a perceived steady hand, is no accident right before potential layoffs. He can, without culpability (something Im not too sure of), claim that he's left with no choice -- he's "cutting off the leg to save the soldier." CMs throughout the company will reluctantly accept it, coming from Iger....whereas they may have mass revolted if it were Chapek swinging the axe.
Bob Iger 3.0 is basically this guy:
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Casper Gutman
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Yes. A lot of Disney's film and streaming output is excellent. Andor is the best Star Wars since Empire. Many of the MCU streaming shows, like WandaVision, Loki, Hawkeye, Werewolf by Night and particularly Ms. Marvel, are excellent. Across streaming and the big screen, the MCU remains the most consistently successful franchise in pop culture history. Disney animation, whether from Pixar or Disney, remains reliably great. Encanto is as good as anything modern Disney has ever done.
Just because the parks aren't being well managed doesn't mean the quality of the filmed entertainment Disney produces has declined.
I admit, I was taken in by the lies.
"Bob Chapek has our confidence."
"Bob Chapek's contract has been renewed."
"Bob Chapek is fired. Byeeee."
That's the real reason Iger was brought back: The labor shortage!!
All the very expensive Christmas party nights were sold out. So...
If the day-guests are having a lull, then Disney just calls in less employees and there is no overtime. Thanks to park reservations, they can determine that more efficiently. Less income is offset by less expense.
Magenta Panther
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At the least, pasty.
Vegas Disney Fan
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Igers legacy was being tarnished with every unpopular decision Chapek made, they were so intertwined I think his legacy was the sole reason he came back.
He has more money than he could ever spend so it certainly wasn’t for a paycheck.
Iger likes KK. He personally took the blame for locking SWL in the sequel trilogy timeline because The Force Awakens made $2B.
And he took the blame for Solo tanking, pushing for an oversaturation of the SW market.
So, no. It ain't happening. Especially with SW on D+ doing gangbusters.
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
Scott Gustin has won twitter tonight.
OrlandoRising
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Was Tom claimed credit for Chapek's firing yet?
JustInTime
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This is HILARIOUS Omg
World_Showcase_Lover007
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Yes Chapek can be blamed, without question. He had an entire year to change any polices he inherited but he did not do so. He doubled down on sucking the soul from Disney for a cheap buck.
Iger is not the demi god some think he is, but at least things will not get worse.
As someone who finds a lot of the stock pumping of streaming and other tech companies to be completely bunk, I think Disney is probably the only major streaming entity that will still be able to call the division a strength in 3 years. The potential mess with a Warner Bros Discovery / ComcastNBCU merger is going to make the 20th Century deal actually look like sane business, to say nothing of the dying star of Netflix and all of the other goofy albatrosses created.
Casper Gutman
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But we know how Iger conceives of his legacy. He absolutely does not want to bring back WDI, he wants to have his legacy be making them largely obsolete. To a considerable extent his legacy is acquisitions, and at the moment it is likely Iger sees building his legacy as digesting and justifying the Fox acquisition and stabilizing stock prices - which probably means more belt tightening at WDW. The most likely physical manifestation of an Iger legacy push in the parks will be a starchitect structure like the tabletop to prove he can be creative like Eisner.
vikescaper
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Already ignored the person.
Magenta Panther
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What legacy does Iger have, though? Before he left, he put the company deeply in debt by buying 20th Century Fox, the moron. He already had Star Wars (which he ruined), so why buy Fox? For what IP? Shirley Temple? His shopping sprees made "Disney" look like an evil greedy monopoly. He started the process that made Disney lose its warmth, charm, and wholesome family image. He and his mini-me Chapek have BOTH done a lot of damage. Forgive me for not celebrating Iger's return. We lost the pot, but now we're stuck with the kettle.