News Chapek FIRED, Iger New CEO

[UNCgolf]

I disagree. Walt Disney World has plenty to do to keep you busy for a week, which is how long most Americans take vacation. The questions is whether they have enough that people want to do. Many more people will ride Guardians than rode Ellen.

That doesn't matter, though. There were still people who would ride Ellen, so if you have both attractions there's more stuff that at least some people want to do. It's not about choosing Ellen over Guardians; it's about having both as options.

With that said, Ellen to Guardians also isn't a very good example, because Ellen was obviously outdated and needed an significant overhaul regardless -- it couldn't continue to exist as Ellen. Replacing GMR with MMRR is a much better example. Plus, Guardians itself doesn't have a huge number of people who want to ride it (obviously more than the corpse of Ellen, though), which is why it's so easy to get a VQ spot.

Outside of examples like Ellen (i.e. a ride that had to change), it's always better to add. Even if you only have 400 people an hour using the older attraction, that's still 400 people who aren't taking up capacity elsewhere.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I disagree. Walt Disney World has plenty to do to keep you busy for a week, which is how long most Americans take vacation. The questions is whether they have enough that people want to do. Many more people will ride Guardians than rode Ellen.

Getting the Disney-desired 7.8 experiences per day is totally worth the $10k+ price tag and waiting in long lines throughout the parks.

I understand your point, though, being serious for a moment. No matter how you want to cut things, there was still a fair amount of replacement done. It's easy to argue that "no one rode X, Y, Z so this is better" when they didn't change or maintain X, Y, or Z for years, thus leading to people not wanting to do them. Their focus on headliners is a big part of their capacity problems.

 

[Pancho]

We have chase a baby coaster,

What's a chase a baby coaster?

 

[Lilofan]

The people and positions I have in mind don't require replacement, I want them eliminated.

That’s a CEO cost cutting mindset. Eliminate the exec position and spread that work to the other execs who didn’t get laid off.

 

[Lilofan]

It’s an ego thing for these guys, not a money issue. Didn’t Iger fire the guy who many saw as his successor - Tom Staggs? They don’t want the internal competition.

When the Board advised Tom Staggs he was not in the running to be CEO, he shortly resigned.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Looks like ol chapy is at port canaveral this morning introducing the wish.

Think he’ll hop over to the parks later and try out the new shiny Genie+?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'd take them being run like a FedEx or Home Depot.

The "Hollywood" brand is poison on Main Street right now. To right the ship, they need Chapek to be more Chapek-y. Chapek's biggest missteps have been when he's ignored some good instincts and tried to be Iger-lite. I want him to double down, tell his Imagineers to pack their bags for Florida, get the spoiled brats at Pixar to fall in line and keep their mouths shut, and refocus the company on what made it successful in the first place. Spoiler alert: It wasn't Baymax buying tampons.

I happen to have a brother who’s a VP at a company…but I can’t name it

 

[GhostHost1000]

I happen to have a brother who’s a VP at a company…but I can’t name it

Any chance you could talk him into changing jobs and fixing Disney?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

When the Board ( Iger wasn’t leaving because he was awash with all the Hollywood and Wall Street press dumping Praise on him for writing checks for old stuff and slashing budgets) advised Tom Staggs he was not in the running to be CEO, he shortly resigned.

FTFY

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Any chance you could talk him into changing jobs and fixing Disney?

They still got those golf courses??

But it’s a package deal…he does the press bits…I roll into Epcot and put the construction wallsup around imagination for the fast track retrofit at 6 am tomorrow

Then on to the yeti and that Star Wars land retrofit

 

[GhostHost1000]

They still got those golf courses??

But it’s a package deal…he does the press bits…I roll into Epcot and put the construction was up around imagination for the fast track retrofit at 6 am tomorrow

Then on to the yeti and that Star Wars land retrofit

I’m pretty sure we could start a gofundme with those ideas and top your current salary lol

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I’m pretty sure we could start a gofundme with those ideas and top your current salary lol

Salary??

I’ll take a corner room at dixie landings, a Lyft pass and unlimited Pecos Bills

This ain’t about money

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That’s just not true. Iger invested so much into the parks. He fixed DCA, built New Fantasyland, Galaxies Edge, toy story land, Pandora, Fastpass+, Radiator Springs, and completely okayed to rebuild Epcot and Disney Springs. That’s not even all of it. He’s done amazing things for the parks

There’s 7-10 years of work in parks that needed it in a 17-20 year span.

And that’s the problem.

Amusement park companies board’s are such babies…

“Why do I have to spend on my parks???”

Because they’re parks, Stupid! Everyday is Rot…it has to be the constant #1. Don’t want that? Sell them.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

That’s a CEO cost cutting mindset. Eliminate the exec position and spread that work to the other execs who didn’t get laid off.

You're missing my point.

There is "work" being done that is actively harming the company. I don't want to fire people and spread that "work" to others, I want to fire people so that "work" stops being done entirely.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You're missing my point.

There is "work" being done that is actively harming the company. I don't want to fire people and spread that "work" to others, I want to fire people so that "work" stops being done entirely.

You’re going there?

You know that’s not possible…after 2 weeks of inaction in Florida…look at the hundreds of billions of fallout that causedv


Too hot to handle, too cold to hold

 

[GhostHost1000]

Salary??

I’ll take a corner room at dixie landings, a Lyft pass and unlimited Pecos Bills

This ain’t about money

Deal.

Salary is negotiable - but anything you want cause I like your ideas haha

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Deal.

Salary is negotiable - but anything you want cause I like your ideas haha

…I’ve got more…

Those expansion pads at Epcot and Australia at DAK look “mighty juicy” to me

 

[GhostHost1000]

…I’ve got more…

Those expansion pads at Epcot and Australia at DAK look “mighty juicy” to me

If you can find a job for me I’ll take it

I’m thinking monitoring and reporting back of all the problems with attractions, resorts, and systems for the guests. That would be a full time job

 

[mightynine]

What's a chase a baby coaster?

The "retheme" of California Screamin' into the Incredicoaster at DCA.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

If you can find a job for me I’ll take it

I’m thinking monitoring and reporting back of all the problems with attractions, resorts, and systems for the guests. That would be a full time job

Every hour is happy hour under the new leadership…know what you’re signing up for…