Brad Rex is out

[Bratstarman]

(Putting my joking aside for the moment)

With all due respect to the posters here, the ranting over individual managers is pretty pointless when the problems are systemic. In a large organization, the power of any one individual is pretty limited. So when someone leaves, we cheer and have high expectations for their successor. Then we experience the inevitable letdown when they can't do very much and we start hurling vitriol.

I think the energy on this board can be put to better use if we try to change the systemic issues at Disney, and the best way we can do that is with our feet. If we don't like the Studios, let's not go there. Nothing speaks like an empty park. Reward the positives and do not support the negatives. That's the only way we will have any impact beyond complaining (or worse) on bulletin boards.

If we could simply settle on ONE high priority issue at the parks, I'd bet that collectively we could get it changed. The trick is to agree on that first issue - not sure that we ever could.

(stepping off my soapbox)

 

[Lee]

The only departure that would have real, meaningful impact on how Parks & Resorts is run is Rasulo. Anything short of that will not have any serious effect.:shrug:

 

[tirian]

^^ 'Tis true.

 

[tirian]

What do you think her role is supposed to be?

And.....did you ever put together the fact that she has an HR background, and the CBA's are being renewed this year???.....her appointment was very strategic.

Speck, you're missing my point: it's not that she isn't capable of being successful; it's that under Rasulo, she doesn't have the chance. :wave:

 

[tirian]

Meg is NOT a figurehead...and she's NOT "in over her head" either!

*sigh* :dazzle:

Please read my response to Speck. I'm not bashing Meg or implying that she's incapable of the job.

 

[tirian]

(Putting my joking aside for the moment)

With all due respect to the posters here, the ranting over individual managers is pretty pointless when the problems are systemic. In a large organization, the power of any one individual is pretty limited. So when someone leaves, we cheer and have high expectations for their successor. Then we experience the inevitable letdown when they can't do very much and we start hurling vitriol.

I think the energy on this board can be put to better use if we try to change the systemic issues at Disney, and the best way we can do that is with our feet. If we don't like the Studios, let's not go there. Nothing speaks like an empty park. Reward the positives and do not support the negatives. That's the only way we will have any impact beyond complaining (or worse) on bulletin boards.

If we could simply settle on ONE high priority issue at the parks, I'd bet that collectively we could get it changed. The trick is to agree on that first issue - not sure that we ever could.

(stepping off my soapbox)

Free Dole Whips? :sohappy:

 

[v_misses_epcot]

No, not all of Future World is always open until 9pm. But, on high attendance days, I have seen both Imagination and Innoventions open past the usual 7pm

On high attendance days we (innoventions) never stay open. If you see the door opening and closing past seven, that's us trying to scoot out the guest out of the building. :lol: Some guest don't understand what "we're closed means" No more games to play and they still want to stay in there

About 5-7 of us at 7pm need go prepare for illuminations nightly so that's another reason why innoventions has to close early. And yes, 5-7 people are needed to run innoventions if it needs to be kept open. We hurt a lot when one or two people call in as it is.

The only time we stay open late (as far as innoventions goes,) was during that "special extra magic hours" we had this past year for around 1,000 people. Even then we were DEAD!! No one was going through innoventions. That was the night soarin and the other rides shut down due to a power outage. Well only then, did we get swarms.

And the only rides that close at 7 are UoE, Imagination and Innnoventions. The rest of the rides stay open till 9 and seriously, those other rides are kid oriented so they don't need to stay open past 7.

Especially when people are going to be start getting ready to see illuminations.


And one more thing, I never grow tired of the rides <3 And I practically live there!! Every afternoon after work, I put on a change of clothes and go enjoy the parks. It really does relieve the stress after a long long disney day. Isn't that right Azianfan?? wakka wakka wakka

and exactly! Just because you've ridden it over and over, that doesn't mean someone is about to ride it for the very first time ever.

 

[unkadug]

Meg is NOT a figurehead...and she's NOT "in over her head" either!

Wow. :zipit:

 

[Lee]

Meg is NOT a figurehead...and she's NOT "in over her head" either!

Ok...not a figurehead.
A better word would be "puppet". Like it or not, her whole job is to do Rasulo's bidding.

 

[imagineer boy]

Meg is NOT a figurehead...and she's NOT "in over her head" either!

:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL:

 

[Iakona]

You know what the only reason I'm so fed up is because I'm sick of Disney Screwing with everything I loved and charished at the Parks. I am alowed to have my own opinion Thank you very much.

You are absolutely allowed to have your own opinion. It doesn't even have to be logical or intelligent; it is yours and yours alone and reflects upon you. Also, the rest of us get to have our opinions as well.

And you know what I'll be a brat right now and whenever I please so enjoy it.

Ahh, a temper tantrum. That really adds to your credibility. Do you get on the floor and kick and scream when you don't get what you want?
Try a little diplomacy and class and not only will you be listened to, but you may learn something as well.

I'm sorry if I'm sick of seeing the parks go down the drain and Don't ever think I've mistaken Disney for Cedar point. I personally think Everest is old, and that Disney just put it there to please thrill junkies and Disney fans for them not to complain that they're loosing their touch.

Well, many of us that have ridden Everest will disagree with. Everest is not just a thrill ride. In fact, it is minor on the scale of thrills, but major in way of theming and imagineering.

I'm sorry if I expect more out of Disney when they have done better, and all they can throw out now is marketing when people don't go to the parks because they want to see some new half baked character based attraction, they're are going for the Disney experience and the classic attractions. This whole still praising Everest crap is a bunch of bull to me. When thats the last original thing they will put out for years except for the updates at Epcot. I don't care if they spent all this money on it, they need to move on and start actually "Imagineering" again. I really don't see what is so creative about taking one scene from a movie and making it an attraction. .

Your tone is unnecessary and rude. You seem to want everyone to have your opinion. Everest is extremely creative, not based on a character and not based on PIXAR. It is new and will be new because MOST people that do not visit WDW every year or multiple times every year sill have not ridden it.

Also, whether you like MIncLF or not it is a creative risk. Whether it completely works or not only time will tell, but it is an attempt at innovation.

Or taking a whole movie and making it, its own land (Carland DCA). If you think they deserve an award for these attractions go ahead and think so. But I don't so I hope you enjoyed the rambling of a "15 year old brat" Have a magical Day! :wave:

Or creating a ride to promote a TV show, like say Jungle Cruise?

So, no we did not enjoy listening to a temper tantrum from a 15 year old that is less mature than my 9 year old.

A suggestion, look at your posts and learn how not to engage in discourse. Opinion's and discourse is more than welcome; temper tantrums and immaturity are not and it does not matter if you are 15 or 55.

 

[tirian]

Ok...not a figurehead.
A better word would be "puppet". Like it or not, her whole job is to do Rasulo's bidding.

I've stopped responding because "Everything you say can and will be used against you" by some readers.

:animwink:

:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL:

And the thread is officially off-topic. :hammer:

 

[tirian]

Wow. :zipit:

Be nice.

 

[wedway71]

I dont work for Disney but I am in middle management with Target. We have Vice Presidents as well, especially Regional Vice Presidents. Even as a Vice President they do not create company policy but rather enforce and ensure it is carried out.

I do think Epcot needs to revert back to its roots but not sure if if blame Rex for its Downfalls though.Just because someone has VP on their job title doesnt mean they are the key decision maker of Epcot especially for the 25th Bash and as far as we know maybe he did want one but the higher ups said no and hes the figure head that gets to tell the press the news.

I have seen Brad a few times in Epcot and seems like a good guy exept having a bad "comb over"

 

[unkadug]

Be nice.

That was nice.

 

[bugsbunny]

Too many factors that nobody knows when it comes to Rex. Was he a contracted employee? Does the Pres of WDW have in his/her contract the ability to fire "executives" below?

In the coporate world, once you get a pampered paper title, you normally are high enough in the food chain that getting replaced or fired usually comes from #1 or #2 in the company.

For all you know the Disney Board could have met at Epcot and were aghast at the quality of the park, etc. Nobody knows, so why speculate?

And bash Epcot all you want. Sure its 25 years old, but what do you expect Disney to do? Every 25 years have a complete turn over of new rides or attractions? Some of the stuff is built into the landscape and uprooting things just isn't that easy.

Someone pointed out the new things brought to Epcot over the last couple of years and hopefully this is things to come. Post 9/11 put most tourism based companies into a complete tail spin. Being realisitic, it took a few years to the pre 9/11 levels to return.

Do you think a company like Disney (especially when Eisner was still in charge) would have set aside a few hundred million dollars to revamp WDW... just like that? Pardon my French, but he was a cheap ______________ who cared mostly only about TV and movies. Read DisneyWars, if you haven't. He basically just figured they did what they did and people would go. Take how DCA was handled and built as a perfect example. I guess after Disney got BURNT BIG TIME by Disneyland Paris (estimated Disney lost over $1 Billion on it!!), Eisner basically shirked away from being directly involved in any parks operation, building, etc.

So its only been a few years since the market has recovered from 9/11. No doubt Disney is going to sink a ton of money in WDW and bring it back to being like it was before. But you just can't fix 10 years of Eisner's bunglings and a post 9/11 landscape in a few years.

We are talking Disney here. It reminds me of when I took a tour of the USS New Jersey. EVERYTHING is big on a battleship....EVERYTHING. Sames goes for WDW. Everything they do cost TENS, if not HUNDREDS, of millions dollars and required years and years of planning. If Iger doesn't get big plans in the publics head by 2010, then fell free to gang up on him. :lol:

 

[EpcotMark]

I still am waiting for a legitimate source that Brad is really gone. Managers I inquired with today seem to know nothing about it. Maybe this thread is for nothing at all.:lookaroun

 

[PigletIsMyCat]

Do you think a company like Disney (especially when Eisner was still in charge) would have set aside a few hundred million dollars to revamp WDW... just like that? Pardon my French, but he was a cheap ______________ who cared mostly only about TV and movies. Read DisneyWars, if you haven't. He basically just figured they did what they did and people would go. Take how DCA was handled and built as a perfect example. I guess after Disney got BURNT BIG TIME by Disneyland Paris (estimated Disney lost over $1 Billion on it!!), Eisner basically shirked away from being directly involved in any parks operation, building, etc.

So its only been a few years since the market has recovered from 9/11. No doubt Disney is going to sink a ton of money in WDW and bring it back to being like it was before. But you just can't fix 10 years of Eisner's bunglings and a post 9/11 landscape in a few years.

Eisner came from television and realized the earning potential of entertainment to Disney. When Eisner and Wells came in, Disney was not planning on releasing alot of the older movies to video. Eisner convinced them to do it, among other things. I still don't understand how people can be so angry at Eisner for doing the best he could in '84 with a failing company. Not only the best he could do, but he was instrumental in turning it around.

 

[WDW Monorail]

I still am waiting for a legitimate source that Brad is really gone. Managers I inquired with today seem to know nothing about it. Maybe this thread is for nothing at all.:lookaroun

It is true.

 

[speck76]

Eisner came from television and realized the earning potential of entertainment to Disney. When Eisner and Wells came in, Disney was not planning on releasing alot of the older movies to video. Eisner convinced them to do it, among other things. I still don't understand how people can be so angry at Eisner for doing the best he could in '84 with a failing company. Not only the best he could do, but he was instrumental in turning it around.

Eisner is appreciated by those that have a good head on their shoulders, and hated by those that don't.

Yes, not every move he made was golden.....but I can not think of anyone that never made a bad call...Walt included.