SteamboatJoe
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I don't think they exactly wanted to get involved in all that. No doubt Iger, for all his other failings, handles that situation a million times better than Chapek did.
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Not just what gets released where, but the release window itself is way too short for so many things. There is little to no incentive for a family to wrangle their kids to go see something like Lightyear in the theater when they know with certainty that it's going to be turning up on D+ in just a few weeks (6-7 in that case), and it's a terrible trade for Disney's short-term bottom-line. ~$40 for a family of four at the movies is replaced by a single monthly D+ sub that the family would probably have anyway. Despite all that, Lightyear still made more than $100 million at the US box office (one of only 17 movies to-date this year to do so). I have to imagine it could have done better without changing anything about the movie.
gerarar
Premium Member
That's so weird! I had a somewhat different experience when I was there this past July.
Crush Coaster was hovering between a 80-120 minute wait almost the entire day. And this was also Bastille Day, so the 2 parks were extra crowded. I was hopping between WDS and DLP all day long (think I did 7 hops in total, lots of walking lol!).
By 7pm, when WDS was to close for the night, ToT was advertising a 10 minute wait, in reality a walk-on. I did like 7 back to back rides in the last hour. I then went over to Crush Coaster which was showing a 55 minute wait. Line moved pretty quickly and got on within 25 mins. It was okay, but man did it spin a lot haha.
I only purchased one Premium Access ride pass that day, and that was for BTMR. Also got one for Mickey and the Magician. I rode everything I pretty much wanted in the 2 parks on a very busy day, and didn't shell out much for fastpasses. PA for Crush's Coaster sold out by like 12pm that day, it's really the only one that sells out. Everything else is pretty much has instant return times.
Also entering the parks wasn't that bad for me. Maybe 5 mins but there were plenty of lanes. As the day went by, WDS did have fewer and fewer lanes to enter, I think only like 2 by the last couple hours of the park being open. I can see how that can become a bottleneck like you saw/experienced.
matt9112
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Serious question….why aren’t golden parachutes tied to performance of the stock or company etc? Obviously I know there are often bonuses for performance but why is the base severance so large and disconnected from performance?
Tomi-Rocket
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God no. Please.
Goofyernmost
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There are two Wall Streets one is the group of high rollers that actually do the work of Wall Street in the form of how they like to see things happen and there is also the Wall Street that is made up of many small investors, especially with Disney. They are the ones that started to show that they were getting cautious about investing in the crap show that currently is Disney because they are investing for the future not for the immediate gain. Most are not even putting profit in there pockets because they are wanting value to continue to increase and give them a feeling of security that the value will still be there when they need it. Sure the big guys can play the game without fear of losing their future but that is not the general public that might buy Shares in Disney just to say they own part of it and those that want their money to be invested in something long term.
The idea that you can continue to bleed the rich for more and more money is strictly a dream. Most didn't get wealthy by being stupid. They can and do think down the road at the sustainability. The wealthy are very fickle when it comes to their personal entertainment and it's value to them. There are places and things all over the world far more exciting and prestigious then going to a park whose main attraction is a fictitious cartoon mouse.
Guy is way too smart (effectively retired before 65) and not someone they would go for. They need a relatively young but level headed and smoothly operating Hollywood executive that at least understands the value of the parks product.
Goofyernmost
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Then don't read it!
Dan Deesnee
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Wakanda Forever fell off a cliff on it's second weekend with a 64% drop. These larger than usual 2nd weekend drops are new for the MCU. Wakanda won't make anywhere close to what Black Panther made. Production costs are up, box office numbers are down. These are facts.
For example, Thor Ragnarok is generally very well liked, yet Love and Thunder, it's sequel, cost 70 million more and made 80 million less. Not a good sign.
I'm not sure how much of the MCU success is owed to Iger though. Marvel fatigue is a real thing.
DCLcruiser
Well-Known Member
If he is smart, considering what's going on, $1 and a load of stock options that vest based on hurdles.
report being right or wrong noone will ever know but i hope we dont believe everything told to us
Cmdr_Crimson
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Reservation systen should be removed first and foremost as Universal and Sea World have been having better attendance after they had removed it when many of the Covid restrictions were lifted...
With Genie+ they keep pay per ride option after the first 3 free rides used..If you want to use it after the fourth then the pay option comes in..This is what should have been done IMO.
Oh and Parkhopping after 2 lifted...
matt9112
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Genie+ credits for life. Also unlimited light saber building for life. Oh and maybe a meteorologist spot once a year to make him feel good.
EPCOT-O.G.
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If he’s committed to his recent ventures, he’d be going the Aaron Rodgers and Trevor Lawrence route and insist on payment in NFTs and crypto.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Iger and Arnold…backed by institutional Investors…arranged this.
Occam’s Razor
Let’s just accept and move on
Heppenheimer
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I'm not so sure about that.
Walt himself definitely chose sides in the early 50s, although given that the animators strike of 1941 almost killed the company, I can't exactly blame him.
matt9112
Well-Known Member
But they don’t need more attendance is the line. Im not sure if it’s true or not they priced me out years ago but that’s what everyone has always said. PGS is way up isn’t it? Seaworld and universal have capacity to spare. The former is in a place where they will take anything. Disney according to what I read here is full?
jaxonp
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These new marvel movies generally lack focus, aren’t as good, don’t have the star power the originals had and aren’t tying a clear story together like the first 20 films did lol.
Plus you have to be tied to Disney plus to know what the heck is going on. Marvel needs to figure it out and they need to figure it out quick.
Lucus film puts out a handful of films that all really did pretty well and they put a pause to their future while they reevaluated what they need/want to do.
Marvel needs to do the same?
And what has happened to Pixar?