News Chapek FIRED, Iger New CEO

[SplashJacket]

The after-hours volume is at 1.8 million already.

 

[trainplane3]

And now, someone with even less charisma...

The tarp they project the woolly mammoth on in SSE has more personality then Chapek.

 

[IMDREW]

Can I swear on this board?

 

[MisterPenguin]

I'm envisioning what's happening in the conference call room is akin to a scene from The King's Speech.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It's inevitable....

 

[Captain Barbossa]

One nightmare has ended, another is about to begin.

 

[danv3]

Chapek says he went to the parks every year as a kid...that's why he loves WDW so much.

 

[IHeartArt]

Anyone got a quick TL;DR that I can share with friends on why Chapek sucks? I know he's also cut from the whole "There needs to be synergy in everything park-related or it doesn't go forwards" cloth as Iger.

 

[Parker in NYC]

One nightmare has ended, another is about to begin.

EDITED because I'm upset with this and don't quite know what to say.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

"Above all the acquisitions of content, and above all the advancements in technology, Bob Iger staked his personal legacy on opening an ambitious new Magic Kingdom in Shanghai, China. In his eyes, the company's future depended on it."

This quote from The Imagineering Story has been stuck in my head for weeks, and I have to say it hasn't aged well...

Shanghai is starting to seem like a seriously major mistake.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I'd like to congratulate Bob Chapek for being the best possible example of failing upwards... I look forward to Target being a part of Epcot and no original attractions for the rest of my life.

 

[Touchdown]

Silver lining: Chapek could be being set up as the fall guy. Stock does poorly, his tenure may be short.

 

[The Pho]

Chapek says he went to the parks every year as a kid...that's why he loves WDW so much.

I’d still be surprised if he knew where the parks are.

 

[FrankLapidus]

One nightmare has ended, another is about to begin.

Give Chapek a year and we’ll look back on Iger’s tenure as some kind of weird utopia.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Soon, we won't be able to use the bathroom at WDW without being bombarded with characters and IP.

 

[Parker in NYC]

Soon, we won't be able to use the bathroom at WDW without being bombarded with characters and IP.

Boarding passes or FastBaths+ required.

 

[KrazyKat]

 

[bartholomr4]

It might be less time consuming to ask what he’s done right.

It is the gravitas of the role.... Disney, Eisner, Iger all made huge long term transformational changes to the company, and have the customer and story as the driver of all decisions (Not $$$ first)... I know some will disagree with me, but my issue with Bob Chapek is he is a bean counter.... He would likely see the purchase of Pixar or Marvel as a risk to the balance sheet and not transformational. He wouldn't be able to turn the ship from a cable driven model to the streaming powerhouse the firm will be.... I just don't see him as doing anything but managing cost and keeping the slow moving taxi between the lines..... He has big shoes to fill, and I don't see him as having "the special sauce"

I think the timing is to give the board 22 months to change their mind, and have Bob Iger in their back pocket incase Chapek doesn't work out....

His (Chapek's) first decision is to replace himself...... that decision will speak volumes.....

 

[Darkprime]

So many people seemed to think the role was going to Mayer this is very weird.

 

[SirLink]

Well the Disney has officially announced Hell, looking forward to its sequel Hell 2: The Revenge of Walmart in a couple of years time.