News Chapek FIRED, Iger New CEO

[Lilofan]

I am glad someone said this. There is a lot more to running those parks than creative.

And if Rohde does lead parks and resorts which won't happen, you lead by example. Looking like a drugged out hippie, with earrings so big your earlobes are hanging and Hawaiian shirts, wearing sandals is not leading by example.

 

[MisterPenguin]

And if Rohde does lead parks and resorts which won't happen, you lead by example. Looking like a drugged out hippie, with earrings so big your earlobes are hanging and Hawaiian shirts, wearing sandals is not leading by example.

That's piercist.

 

[Nubs70]

Maybe that was the reason for Iger’s immediate step down? I’m not sure, but this entire thing seems like an uphill battle for Chapek.

As head of ABC, this could very well explain Iger's move.

 

[Josh Hendy]

Theres a lot of data to be had. And while much of this may sound trivial and unimportant, companies have been able to extrapolate quite a bit of information from what they’ve collected. Even to the point where they could know somebody has Parkinson’s before they’ve been diagnosed, simply from their scrolling movements.

Good for those companies. They're probably breaking criminal laws by collecting unauthorized medical information and selling it to drug companies. But what the hey this is the 2020s, nowadays we brag to shareholders about spying on our customers.

 

[LSLS]

Maybe that was the reason for Iger’s immediate step down? I’m not sure, but this entire thing seems like an uphill battle for Chapek.

Since he kept a role in the company, I would be surprised. I would think the board would make him step completely away if this was the case.

 

[FrankLapidus]

But my point stands, what exactly can he do for creative at the parks anymore? New blood will be in that position.

And it could be someone with the exact same philosophy as Chapek.

Hopefully this works out well for the parks and someone with some modicum of creativity and ambition gets the job; on the other hand, Chapek obviously feels that his way of running the parks does work so it’s very plausible that nothing changes under his successor and the parks just carry on as they have under Chapek’s watch.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Impossible Burger sponsorship announced.
Iger retires.

Coincidence? I think NOT!!!

 

[ImperfectPixie]

My bad. You are correct.

It appears there is an expose breaking today about ABCNews actively covering up aspects of Jeffery Epstein. A veteran correspondent has been suspended. Chapek gets a nice crisis management turdball first day on the job.

Maybe that was the reason for Iger’s immediate step down? I’m not sure, but this entire thing seems like an uphill battle for Chapek.

As head of ABC, this could very well explain Iger's move.

I'm not seeing anything from any really trustworthy sources on this...Project Veritas themselves, Washington Post, Daily Beast, and Newser are it so far.

 

[spacemountaincarlo]

I will say that seeing Chapek being discussed outside of this board and seeing people with no park experience talking about him is very surreal to me.

 

[JohnD]

Impossible Burger sponsorship announced.
Iger retires.

Coincidence? I think NOT!!!

Impossible!

 

[BromBones]

HOORAY!!! So in a few years WDW will stop looking like a construction zone.
And we will actually start getting really creative and innovative rides not just DVC Hotels, restaurants and boxy, gray ugly parking garages that don't at all fit with the them of the Disney Springs Outlet Mall.

 

[thatwilsonnerd]

It was reported on CNBC this morning that while this appears sudden, Iger and the Board began this process last Thanksgiving. They've been moving to this for a few months and kept it under wraps pretty well.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

All I'll saying is the timing is abrupt- and therefore suspect in my book.

 

[FigmentFreak]

I'm picturing the red Target emblem being projected onto Spaceship Earth...

Or maybe the entire interior of Spaceship earth is being refurbished into a "drive thru" Target. Now we know what the 2 year refurbishment is really about.

 

[CastAStone]

My bad. You are correct.

It appears there is an expose breaking today about ABCNews actively covering up aspects of Jeffery Epstein. A veteran correspondent has been suspended. Chapek gets a nice crisis management turdball first day on the job.

Not for nothing but former TWDC Chairman of the Board George Mitchell was named by at least one of Epstein's accusers.

 

[Josh Hendy]

Not for nothing but former TWDC Chairman of the Board George Mitchell was named by at least one of Epstein's accusers.

Just saw a story about the ABC correspondent and it's a bit of a nothing burger ... "mainstream news sucks" (by design) is about as far as it goes. For now.

EDIT ... why it sucks may indeed be for the reason named above, that is TBD

 

[Lilofan]

Not for nothing but former TWDC Chairman of the Board George Mitchell was named by at least one of Epstein's accusers.

George Mitchell as part of Epstein's sex slave harem would be big news if true. So far, Clinton, Trump, Prince Phillip are silent with past relationships with Epstein.

 

[Schmidt]

So are there any leading contender, buzz, or anyone specific who would be in line to run the domestic parks?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Iger stepping into a sort of senior statesman role would not be happening if he was trying to run from some sort of scandal. This doesn’t insulate him.

Political fancies, which have long been held, or health concerns seem like a more likely motivation to make the switch so suddenly. That is still largely baseless speculation based only on years of promises for an orderly process that most would assume wouldinvolve announcing a succesor and timeline, not a sudden change one Tuesday in February.