Tell that to the booming cruise industry. The many that continue to cruise and the number of ships being built ( DCL will have 6 ships ) and sailing of a number of cruise lines aren’t buying it.
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Disney CEO job, toughest job to fill or job hardly no one wants? Where is that long list of external candidates ? This doesn’t count of some external candidates that got ticked off left Disney to go to greener pastures only to be fired in 3 months ( Mayer at Tik Tok ).
This doesn’t bode well for the few that say that it’s the economy / inflation etc. The cruise line industry is booming.
Port Canaveral breaks record for most cruise passengers in a month
More people are sailing out of Central Florida's cruise port than ever before.www.clickorlando.com
Port Tampa Bay anticipates breaking all-time cruise passenger record in 2024
Port Tampa Bay expects to break the all-time cruise passenger record this year as the cruise industry continues to boom, officials said.www.fox13news.com
Numbers don't lie.
The dusters are selling it and where is the outrage when Iger gets questioned during shareholder meetings which any shareholder can attend? Nothing but crickets.
I’m sure plenty of people want that job — but as a global diversified conglomerate that’s value is tied to its family-friendly brand and consumer trust but also a dozen other industry and macro trends, it’s really hard to find someone with the qualifications to handle all the key elements of the role and the charisma and judgment to be the CEO. More germane to this thread, I don’t think either Bob really understands or cares about the importance of the parks experience for building lifelong loyalty. Bob and Josh should be forced to spend a whole day in each park at least once a quarter (in disguise without enough money for LL access)— might help them understand why folks here are fed up.
The main theme here seems to be complaining about price, but I think that treating the U.S. parks as a cash cow without providing a vacation experience that consistently meets or exceeds the expectations of those shelling out money (especially those who can remember more than 5 years back) is actually the bigger problem for the whole company (or at least the Disney brand…probably not going to impact the sports gamblers who watch ESPN too much, lol).
Lol. That’s an assumption.
With Florida and Texas as the most popular states for people to move to and settle perhaps some tie those recird visitors keep coming and staying with friends and family.
Josh was the VP of AK then moved up the food chain to be President of DL then later to Chairman. He spent time with his boots on the ground. What productive time is debatable but rose up to be Chairnan .
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
We on these forums understand the park business better than those shareholder callers. They just want money, they have no clue what’s going on in the parks other than what Bob wants them to believe
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Exactly! And I personally feel that in the past the people that went on a cruise, were a lot of the same demographics going to Disney World. Look up Royal Caribbean stock price, all time highs. It’s gone up a crazy amount in the last year!
Cruises are doing well, you’d think Disney World would be doing well as well with the same leisure crowd and all the recent additions the last few years. But it’s a mixture of a few things why attendance is down substantially, which makes it even harder for Disney to recover due to them damaging their reputation on multiple fronts.
Nubs70
Well-Known Member
How so?
Is the WDW value proposition gone or is WDW still.a great value but has become stale?
Tha Realest
Well-Known Member
It is the board’s job, but that was one of the principal tasks he was to take on when they brought him back almost two years ago.
The Walt Disney Company Board Of Directors Appoints Robert A. Iger As Chief Executive Officer - The Walt Disney Company
BURBANK, Calif., November 20, 2022—The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced today that Robert A. Iger is returning to lead Disney as Chief Executive …Read More
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Successor transition is also generally a core expectation of any CEO.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Funny how that doesn’t apply in Burbank…and hasn’t for 30 years
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I’d say 75/25
But they’ve done NOTHING to address it.
Promising “faceless” billions “when we get around to it”?
It’s easy to see a con game unfolding
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Come now…you know numbers are only “real” when they can be twisted to cover for our lord and saviour Robert Iger…
Port Canaveral breaks record for most cruise passengers in a month
More people are sailing out of Central Florida's cruise port than ever before.
Port Tampa Bay anticipates breaking all-time cruise passenger record in 2024
Port Tampa Bay expects to break the all-time cruise passenger record this year as the cruise industry continues to boom, officials said.
Numbers don't lie.
Cruises are booming
So it’s not people aren’t traveling.
DCL has 6 ships. That’s tells something.
Whatever Disney is selling some shareholders are buying. When Chapek met with shareholders in meetings meetings, sun and fun was at the most luxurious resort at WDW- Four Seasons.
Pack your patience if you’re heading to the airport Friday. TSA expects record-breaking holiday travel numbers
The Transportation Security Administration predicted that Friday will be the busiest day for air travel over the Memorial Day weekend, with nearly 3 million people expected to pass through airport checkpoints. It could rival the record of 2.9 million, set on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year.
www.news4jax.com
Yep exactly! I really don’t get why people are lying on this board saying travel is down, when it’s not! More people taking vacations than ever, and Soarin’ is a 5 minute wait and real hotel occupancy is in the 60s maybe lower…
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Bob Iger was never the successor…or textbook “qualified” before he took over.
He was a compromise after a bloody, public internal power struggle.
The “there’s nobody that can do it” is a myth…written by Bob Iger and his puppets at THR and cnbc
If he sunk his boat tomorrow…would they dismantle TWDC and sell off the parks for scrap? No…they’d just get serious and find someone
No huge public company should be this hostage to the cult of personality
Especially not this pathetic one.
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Iger who may not have been first choice had to fill Eisner position due to the fact that Roy Disney and Stanley Gold to convince the shareholders to help them get rid of Eisner in the Save Disney campaign which was mission accomplished.