News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

[The Mom]

The argument between posters who all made sweeping statements about housekeeping has gone on long enough. Both sides are correct as both sides did not, at first post, clarify exactly which resorts were or were not getting daily cleaning/tidying/linen changes/trash pick-up/etc.

But I agree that ALL WDW resorts should have daily housekeeping unless someone opts out. This was pretty much (but of course there are exceptions) standard for most hotels/motels prior to Covid, including WDW hotels (but not DVC) and most (but not all) have gone back to it.

Those who have not are either having staffing problems or trying to save money because if guests accepted it during a Pandemic maybe they won't care anymore.

Obviously, some do. And do not want to pay extra - including having to upgrade to a more expensive hotel - to get something that was included in the past, and as mentioned, is pretty much SOP elsewhere.

So please, no more housekeeping posts.

 

[SirLink]

The problem with a company like TWDC is does Apple want to sell merchandise or run Theme Parks. Magic Eight Ball says "probably not" so the only thing you would be buying them for is content. Then combine it with Apple's streaming strategy and doesn't seem the greatest fit, Apple+ is being given away to drive sales of their devices ... now combine that with a the writer/actor strikes if the AMPTP stance changes on residuals then Disney's large legacy content could be perceived as a negative in terms of streaming. So then the only thing Apple is buying is merchandise rights something which Apple is not interested.

Could it happen possibly is it realistic no you have more chance of PIF buying TWDC then Apple

 

[Doberge]

The problem with a company like TWDC is does Apple want to sell merchandise or run Theme Parks. Magic Eight Ball says "probably not" so the only thing you would be buying them for is content. Then combine it with Apple's streaming strategy and doesn't seem the greatest fit, Apple+ is being given away to drive sales of their devices ... now combine that with a the writer/actor strikes if the AMPTP stance changes on residuals then Disney's large legacy content could be perceived as a negative in terms of streaming. So then the only thing Apple is buying is merchandise rights something which Apple is not interested.

Could it happen possibly is it realistic no you have more chance of PIF buying TWDC then Appple

This is largely why I don't understand why Apple would want to have hands in everything things Disney does. If Iger can talk about television maybe not being core then the same logic would apply to Disney and not being core to Apple. Disney selling off television programming makes sense. Disney getting ESPN Bet off the ground and using it to prop up ESPN to sell it off makes sense too. But everything to Apple? It doesn't seem to make sense. But then again, Comcast owns NBCUniversal and that runs theme parks, so I guess anything is possible.

 

[Robbiem]

I think a sale to Apple may be what Iger wants for a big ego driven exit but not necessarily what Apple wants. Sure they could do something with Disney plus and the content library, maybe ESPN or FX but why would they want to run Disneyland or all the merchandise type activities? Would any tech company? I could see the company splitting and selling or spinning off the parks and other non media stuff with Disney basically becoming a licensing company which is then bought out maybe but no way the whole company becomes part of Apple

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

Apple makes jazillions of dollars and doesn't and doesn't have to deal with rude tourists. Why start now?

 

[JD80]

Apple makes jazillions of dollars and doesn't and doesn't have to deal with rude tourists. Why start now?

Apple has to deal with customers of all types of dispositions at their stores or on their customer service lines.

 

[JusticeDisney]

Apple makes jazillions of dollars and doesn't and doesn't have to deal with rude tourists. Why start now?

To make jazillions more.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I think a sale to Apple may be what Iger wants for a big ego driven exit but not necessarily what Apple wants. Sure they could do something with Disney plus and the content library, maybe ESPN or FX but why would they want to run Disneyland or all the merchandise type activities? Would any tech company? I could see the company splitting and selling or spinning off the parks and other non media stuff with Disney basically becoming a licensing company which is then bought out maybe but no way the whole company becomes part of Apple

Iger pretty much said no to all those things in the quarterly call.

 

[Lilofan]

To make jazillions more.

And they will . $3T valued and going to be worth even more. Those factories in India and Vietnam are going to churning out gazillions more iPhones.

 

[Serpico Jones]

 

[GhostHost1000]

@Sirwalterraleigh - looks like others are starting to see it too

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

…wait a minute…things are “bad”?

…chapek love prolly still a bit “extreme” though

 

[GhostHost1000]

…wait a minute…things are “bad”?

…chapek love prolly still a bit “extreme” though

You know it’s bad when they’d rather than Chapek back.

 

[Squishy]

Sounds like something Chapek would say

 

[LSLS]

LOL, it's been 8 months.....

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

LOL, it's been 8 months.....

Disney fans are excellent at selling “the company’s” narrative to themselves…

…even when it makes zero sense.

If chapek was so awful:
1. Who left him charge?
2. Quitting at news dump with no concern on if it made any sense?

The lead was buried on this

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That S-eating grin with those morons cat calling is 98% of the reason Bob was there

1% unchallenged power
1% money


That clip is perfect…it should definitely be included in the “collapse of the house of mouse” documentary on CNBC - eta 2028 at this rate - if the investors don’t stop concentrating on a $0.18 dividend and go ahead and hit the kill switch

 

[DopeyRunner]

You know it’s bad when they’d rather than Chapek back.

It’s almost like some of us knew this would happen…

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

…wait a minute…things are “bad”?

…chapek love prolly still a bit “extreme” though

Yeah, let’s not go crazy now. Chapek still sucked.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yeah, let’s not go crazy now. Chapek still sucked.

101% wholly unqualified to be an exec…let alone CEO

…Let us never forget


But in the wash anyone could see that. So Who really is to blame?