lazyboy97o
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Not really. When leadership’s view is that theme parks are stupid entertainment for stupid people, then the assumption is only stupid people work in theme parks. Her career was as a publicist, not an operator.
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News Catherine Powell's position eliminated
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brb1006
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Compared to Chapek, Catherine actually sounded genuine and passionate.
lazyboy97o
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She’s a publicist. That was her job.
What??? Is this a cruel joke? , oh I just saw your username. What a classless statement.
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lazyboy97o
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What part don’t you get?
That's not exactly true. The division heads do have parks experience, they know whats best for their respective resorts. This just cuts a layer of fat. Chapek was always the head of the division anyways, so whether or not there's a middle layer has nothing to do with it.
Yes, he started opening day at WDW and left as President of WW Operations, amazing career. Sadly he left due to some unfortunate circumstances very unexpectedly. He then became the head of the MM spas, yes.
TrainsOfDisney
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Huh? She was President of all western parks. And was previously president of Euro Disney
lazyboy97o
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For a small fraction of her career. Her history was as a publicist, not as someone running the parks.
brb1006
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Then who was responsible for Disneyland Paris's 25th Anniversary and the park's recovery period?
the.dreamfinder
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This doesn’t remove the target on Chapek’s back, but this does benefit a certain former Contemporary busboy as she was next in line to run the division.What a hilariously blunt official statement on her sudden departure!
"The 15 year veteran is departing to do something different, Disney said Monday."
I guess the old standby "leaving to spend more time with family" has become a tad too cliche' for just meaning "fired".
"Departing to do something different." That about sums it up.
It doesn’t look like it as he is still shown on the DPECP leadership page while Catherine is gone. Michael’s role is slightly different because the Asia parks aren’t controlled directly by Disney. You need someone on the ground to help push through things like expansions, funding, etc and work with the ownership partners. Catherine was just another desk in Burbank.
lazyboy97o
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Do you really believe the anniversary stuff was all initiated, developed, approved and implemented in less than a year? Rebuilding was necessary after Disney deliberately let the park rot in its lead up to undoing the ownership restrictions.
the.dreamfinder
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Phillipe Gas and many other executives you, and many here, don’t know. Oh and the Disney Dollars that made it possible. DCA 2.0 was greenlit under Matt Ouimet and Ed Grier, neither of whom worked for the company by the time those projects started to open.
Cathy is a PR/Comms person who knows how to put herself in the best possible light.
asianway
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TWDC investing once they assumed full control, mystery benefactors, etc, etc
The former busboy is a Disney lifer but Burbank keeps him just where he is.
the.dreamfinder
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Chapek is still on the chopping block for flubbing Galaxy’s Edge.
TP2000
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The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting a direct tie-in with Powell's firing and the underperformance and lack of crowds at Star Wars Land on both coasts. Powell worked in Burbank and lives in SoCal.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...wn-sluggish-star-wars-land-attendance-1242748
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...wn-sluggish-star-wars-land-attendance-1242748
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brb1006
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I actually saw Iger on The View this morning.
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TP2000
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Hawking his book? Word is he's trying to position himself for a post-Disney career in pre-fabricated "outreach" in order to run for President in '24.
Iger has been trying to find women and non-whites to elevate to senior leadership. It's telling that Ms. Powell was simply fired instead of shuffled into something new in Burbank's current "We're Looking For Women!" corporate environment.
Ms. Powell obviously took the fall for the Star Wars Land flops on both coasts.
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Pandering?? Or maybe getting real with life..It's better than running a place like the good ol' boys club.