News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

[bcoachable]

Turkey leg in the parks was $13.75 this past week. I think it used to be $5?

I’ve got one in my fridge left -over from Thanksgiving that I’ll PAY you $5 to come get…

 

[OrlandoRising]

Deadline be an a** for reporting on Christine "fat-reducer" McCarthy being the next CEO!

Let's not get mad at a legitimate news source like Deadline for reporting something you don't like. It makes sense that her name is in the mix, but calling anyone a frontrunner right now seems premature.

 

[el_super]

The BoD needs to realise - they need to hire externally, if they want to get the halcyon days of the company.

Hiring from outside is just as likely to yield another Chapek as it is another Iger. What makes coming from outside the company a desirable trait? Is it hopeful that someone from outside the company, not familiar with it's history and traditions, could come in a shake things up enough to yield MORE profit and revenue than today?

 

[NelsonRD]

It's a play that worked for Kathy Hochul.

 

[SirLink]

Hiring from outside is just as likely to yield another Chapek as it is another Iger. What makes coming from outside the company a desirable trait? Is it hopeful that someone from outside the company, not familiar with it's history and traditions, could come in a shake things up enough to yield MORE profit and revenue than today?

The talent outside of the company is greater than the so called 'talent' inside. Hiring another Iger would be a bad misstep for the BoD, they need to hire someone like that of Eisner, and look to replace the chairman that a new CEO can work with.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Deadline be an a** for reporting on Christine "fat-reducer" McCarthy being the next CEO!

Disney’s Christine McCarthy Emerges As Top CEO Contender To Succeed Bob Iger; CFO Was King Killer Who Took Down Bob Chapek

After delivering the fatal blow to last CEO, the Mouse house CFO is now a top bet to be the next CEO

deadline.com

 

[el_super]

Calling them equals is patently false. I agree Roy played a big role, and he does deserve more credit than he often gets, but he did not call the shots.

Yeah that doesn't sound all that accurate, especially considering some of the later history of the studio. Roy was the one that pushed Walt aside when Walt had managed to upset the studio staff. Roy was the one making deals and Roy was the one that bought Walt's likeness to promote the studio. Roy was the one that kept the lights on for years while Walt was detached and eventually, without Walt he built WDW.

It was always in Roy (and the studio's) best interest to promote Walt as the one in charge but I don't think that really jives with history so much.

The only real reason a comparison with Wells isn't so apt is that the studio was a much smaller place in Roy's time.

The contrast of pre-Wells and post-Wells, almost to the day he passed, shows exactly who was keeping the company moving forward.

There were a lot of other issues going on at the time other than just Wells. Eisner had a heart attack around that time and something that tends to get glossed over in the fan history is how Wells and Eisner both were taking a lot of blame for the cost overruns at Euro Disneyland.

Eisner's attitude was due to shift whether Wells lived or not.

 

[CJR]

Great way to show that the company didn't do its job and develop talent internally.

I mean, it did, and then they all left, one by one.

I still think there are some long-term contenders inside the company, so if McCarthy were to have a shorter tenure as CEO, I don't think it's the worst thing. I don't imagine her having a long run as CEO, given her age. It'd also reward her for her role in Chapek's departure, which would send a mostly good message, I think, as long as such actions have warrant.

 

[el_super]

The talent outside of the company is greater than the so called 'talent' inside. Hiring another Iger would be a bad misstep for the BoD, they need to hire someone like that of Eisner, and look to replace the chairman that a new CEO can work with.

But what exactly do you mean by talent in this case?

Are you looking for someone from outside the company to come in and spend fabulously on the parks? Build new attractions and new resorts around the globe? Somehow make better movies or acquire new IP? Seems unlikely that someone removed from say the parks business would give anymore care and thought to the parks business than someone internal.

When you think of external candidates with more talent who are you looking at? Someone from Tech or someone from the old Telecoms? Someone from medicine or retail? What expertise are you looking to bring in that Disney is missing?

 

[MrPromey]

... Was it the best tenders and fries I’ve ever had? No, but it was still good enough to eat...

Had to laugh at this one.

There are lots of things that fall within the category of "good enough to eat" for me that make me depressed just thinking about eating.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Had to laugh at this one.

There are lots of things that fall within the category of "good enough to eat" for me that make me depressed just thinking about eating.

My friend and I noticed a difference in QS offerings at the park, so we stuck with the regular. We weren’t interested in table service.

 

[_caleb]

The BoD needs to realise - they need to hire externally, if they want to get the halcyon days of the company.

We don't talk about the Halcyon

 

[MrPromey]

I mean, anything is possible, but it would probably take 2 hours for a family to exit the park, go to their own car (not Disney buses/Monorail), drive their own car outside of WDW, eat at McDonald's, pack back up, come back in, go through security/ticketing, and be back for whatever they wanted to do. That's not likely for the average guest. Or they go back to their hotel and each lunch/use the pool, but that is taking away a lot of hours of park time.

DLR is a lot easier, since you can walk to off-site hotels.

There are def less expensive options in the parks, but when you think about the ticket, hotel, food, souvenirs, etc., it's a ton (and I'm just going with 2 people total).

I've always thought that after 911, Disney was able to offset a decent chunk of the costs for security at the front of the parks with increased food and beverage spending in the the parks due to what a pain it became to leave and come back compared to prior.

It also, for us at least, reduced park hopping some up until they moved security forward, allowing you to move between parks without having to wait in those lines again.

This isn't the same problem for a single person but if you're going with a stroller and all the crap a kid of that age needs, security checks aren't something you want to deal with multiple times a day.

 

[MrPromey]

My friend and I noticed a difference in QS offerings at the park, so we stuck with the regular. We weren’t interested in table service.

Nothing on you - it was just such faint praise that it made me laugh.

I agree about table service, in most cases - not that you can just show up day of and get it, almost ever.

 

[MrPromey]

Barq's does!

Barq's Rootbeer has bite!

But Brawndo has what plants crave!

 

[kingdead]

They’re not close To covering budgets these days.

That could reverse…but they are definitely at a low point.

Was looking at domestic box office and actually animation isn't doing badly--there are franchises doing well like Sonic the Hedgehog and Minions. Even Bad Guys, which was a completely new property, did just as well as Lightyear--the difference being that Bad Guys cost half of what Lightyear did.

The audience is still there, it's just not there to cover the cost of what Disney/Pixar is putting out.

 

[MrPromey]

I didn't mean to imply that disliking Ezra is toxic, but the DCEU fanbase, as it exists on Twitter, is toxic in general, and the Ezra drama is like giving a bear a mountain of cocaine.

The DCEU Twitterverse has one creed: If I like it, it is the best that ever is, everyone who disagrees can die, I demand more of it, and any competitive title is the worst that has ever existed.

Sorta like here, but not that bad.

To be fair, is there anything on Twitter that's not toxic these days?

I've seen people get into fights over their King Charles Spaniels over there.

I mean seriously, if you can find a way to weaponize Lady, are you even human?

 

[DonniePeverley]

Was looking at domestic box office and actually animation isn't doing badly--there are franchises doing well like Sonic the Hedgehog and Minions. Even Bad Guys, which was a completely new property, did just as well as Lightyear--the difference being that Bad Guys cost half of what Lightyear did.

The audience is still there, it's just not there to cover the cost of what Disney/Pixar is putting out.

Nonsense of the highest order.

Lightyear and now Strange World have been horrific disasters. Disney and it's investors would have been looking at 400 + million domestic box office, the type of figures posted by the original Toy Story's, or a big Disney animation movie.

Strange World has just hit 25 million at 2 weeks. Lightyear only did 118 million at the domestic box office. Ghastly figures

 

[JohnD]

So, the very person who orchestrated the ouster of Chapek becomes the top candidate for CEO in two years. Wow. She makes Hans look like Winnie the Pooh by comparison.

 

[_caleb]

So, the very person who orchestrated the ouster of Chapek becomes the top candidate for CEO in two years. Wow. She makes Hans look like Winnie the Pooh by comparison.

If you don't start out thinking of her as the villain, the situation might look different: The only exec with the guts to stand up to Chapek to protect the soul of the company is now considered for the CEO role.

Not saying this is any more accurate, but you don't know her, do you?