DonniePeverley
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At the risk of reading though 300 pages, can some nice fellow summarise what Iger has done since his return specifically for the parks?
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News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!
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DopeyRunner
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Yes, he said he wasn’t going to raise prices, and he was going to spend money in the parks. Then he cut the workforce and capex, and somehow the parks have gotten more expensive.
DonniePeverley
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Seeen.
Smiley/OCD
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And he cut the resort parking fees…
BlakeW39
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Does anyone remember that moment in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film where Drax finally gets to see Ronan defeated, but his first response is basically just, "It doesn't matter. It's really Thanos I need to kill." Okay that's how I felt when I woke up to Chapek being replaced by Iger. Chapek is just a lackey...it's really Iger I need to see gone.
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Kirby86
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Disneyland has a few more discount days. Disneyworld they got rid of resort parking... aperently Avatar is heading to Disneyland in some form.
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John park hopper
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Well that's a shocker they did away with resort parking fees. Have not checked did the resort per night go up ?
Elijah Abrams
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- In the Parks
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Is Iger going to end up staying at Disney longer than two years (from 2022), so he can fight DeSantis?
BlakeW39
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Dear God. *shivers* don't even talk like that
GimpYancIent
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A picture speaks a thousand words.
Brian
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This photo will be in his follow-up memoir with the caption:
"Bob meeting his favorite Disney character: Winnie the Pooh."
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Captain Neo
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It’s sad that Disney has fallen back to the same situation it was in exactly 20 years ago with a loser CEO who refuses to leave that has destroyed any shred of uniqueness or creativity in the parks . Just trying to squeeze every penny left from the consumer just to get through another Wall Street earnings quarter so he can get a fatter payday
Robbiem
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
And fans seem to be slow on the consensus take that is EXACTLY what we got…
Maybe worse actually because they didn’t chase quarterlies to nearly this level 20 years ago.
That is not what suits Disney…and it never will.
You can’t have quality AND quick stock yield.
Bender123
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Bob had some great moves in buying Marvel, Star Wars and Fox...He just seems completely incapable of actually using the tools he has.
Im not really sure why you buy a studio, like Lucasfilm, and then almost completely ignore the content and history you bought, to keep subbing in your "new" version.
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Hubris + “The Patriarchy”
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Because he’s more of an egomaniac than Eisner on his worst day?
It’s the obvious truth…we should believe it.
I hammer Iger…but he’s had a lot of success. But that does NOT change that when you’re done…you’re done. And that 15-20 years in entertainment Is plenty to finish the circle.
Bender123
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He is a businessman...despite his "awwww shucks" look, he is a straight up numbers guy. I just get the feeling that he is either the most incompetent creative leader in Disney History or has absolutely no control over the creatives and let them take over with their politics and values.
Its been proven time and again that Disney is best run by a creative mind, with a strong suit riding shotgun to keep the finances in line. Iger is a stocks first type of guy with a total disconnect from the customers, but his ability to coast on nostalgia has juuuuuuust gotten him enough to get away with the game. His return has showed he has nothing to offer and exposed almost every problem as being his own making.
At least then we got The Disney Decade plus extras out of the deal. Ending with big In house Imagineering iP items like Mission Space, Everest and some of the best themed hotels around.
Now we are left with DVC towers, tired theatrical releases, terrible park upkeep and Genie Plus.