We all have our breaking points. I'm just thankful they haven't reached it yet.
You're right in saying that all he really has to do is not burn the place down and he'll do OK. It's just sad that that's where we're at these days.
As I look back on the years, I find myself wishing I'd spent more time in the parks 5, 10, or 15 years ago. I wasn't always in a position where I had the time or money to do so, but I see what the parks are becoming and I realize that the best years of the parks are probably behind us. Things are getting so bland and boring that I wonder when I'll lose interest completely. Going to Knott's berry farm brings some reminders of what used to be. Toy guns for sale, culturally insensitive depictions, etc. I like to be a little bit offended, stressed out, excited, and entertained. You're never going to see someone obsess over the details of the frozen ride at epcot the way they do over the haunted mansion. Heck... Even superstar limo has a more interesting backstory. But these days it's all about the lowest common denominator. Bummer.
Stocks are pretty disconnected from reality these days. Disney parks have been either closed or at very limited capacity for over a year, Disney has been unable to give full releases to their big movies, and they've generally just lost a ton of money from the pandemic... And yet their stock price is a lot higher than it was before the pandemic. Some of this is the success of Disney+, but it's also skyrocketing inflation and endless government deficit spending that causes stock prices to go up when things are not so good in real life. I think a hamster could be ceo of Disney and the stock would still be near all time highs.
This is really nothing new for them, and because progressive politics tend to become universally accepted as time passes, Disney’s ended up on the right side of history. It’s backwards organizations like the Boy Scouts of America (who Disney hasn’t supported for decades) who are declining because of politics.