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Colglazier leaving DL-new sheriff in town from WDW.
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Curious Constance
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Mayor Tait said he'll miss him. Isn't that just the sweetest thing you've ever heard!?
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"D’Amaro will replace Michael Colglazier, 51, who spent five years in the job."
5 years? That has to be a record tenure for a Disneyland president, at least over the past few decades.
Am I alone in being surprised to read that DLR has 30,000 employees?
5 years? That has to be a record tenure for a Disneyland president, at least over the past few decades.
Am I alone in being surprised to read that DLR has 30,000 employees?
Curious Constance
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That is insane!!!!!"D’Amaro will replace Michael Colglazier, 51, who spent five years in the job."
5 years? That has to be a record tenure for a Disneyland president, at least over the past few decades.
Am I alone in being surprised to read that DLR has 30,000 employees?
Shigg. W. McGee
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GREAT.
GiveMeTheMusic
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D’Amaro won’t rock the boat. His resume is hilarious though - he was hired into financial planning under Paul Pressler in 1998.
He apparently ran WDW transportation from 2014-17, which means his big contributions were Minnie Vans and Skyliner. Things that would literally make Walt cry.
I don’t have high hopes - more of the same at best.
He apparently ran WDW transportation from 2014-17, which means his big contributions were Minnie Vans and Skyliner. Things that would literally make Walt cry.
I don’t have high hopes - more of the same at best.
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Deleted member 107043
TBH I'd like to see more ambitious changes like what's happening at WDW come to DLR. I know the DL faithful like to boast about how much better DLR is than WDW, but the roster of upcoming new amenities and attractions in Florida are far more enticing to me than what's currently in the pipeline for California. For the first time in decades I'm more excited for what's in store for WDW than DLR.
Just today I came across an article describing how WDW has expanded it's mobile app ordering service recently to nearly two dozen restaurants across all four theme parks. Meanwhile, at Disneyland, guests pay a premium for a watered down version of MyMagic+ with fewer benefits.
No Name
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D'Amaro was apparently put in charge of an up-charge events planning group this past summer. Maybe he is heading Club 33 in WDW. I don't know.
And Colglaziers new role is kind of bull. It was created in 2008, maybe @GiveMeTheMusic knows why. But you don't need someone overseeing each resort, someone overseeing half of P&R, and then someone overseeing all of P&R. Get rid of the middle man. Meg's similarly-unneccesary position (US and France half of P&R) began and left with her, and I was expecting the same to happen with Bill Ernest.
And Colglaziers new role is kind of bull. It was created in 2008, maybe @GiveMeTheMusic knows why. But you don't need someone overseeing each resort, someone overseeing half of P&R, and then someone overseeing all of P&R. Get rid of the middle man. Meg's similarly-unneccesary position (US and France half of P&R) began and left with her, and I was expecting the same to happen with Bill Ernest.
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At best, he survives. Do you know how hard it is to remain in an executive level position? Much harder than you think. The constant rotations is another test yet considered a minimum requirement to pack up and move on. In many companies, it’s safer to just stay where he is. He is now exposed to even harsher critics.
DisneyInsider101
Active Member
No worries, You will have tents in tomorrowland in no time!
180º
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D’Amaroland?
TP2000
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His LinkedIn page has him going to work at Gillette for five years after college as a financial analyst, then moving to Disneyland in '98. He then worked in Anaheim and Burbank for ten years, and has been in Orlando since 2010 in various finance/marketing jobs that don't seem to have anything to do with theme parks, until that SVP gig in charge of transportation and hotels from 2014-17.
Whatever it is that Chapek sees in him to run Disneyland, it's not apparent from his resume and LinkedIn information.
Whatever it is that Chapek sees in him to run Disneyland, it's not apparent from his resume and LinkedIn information.
smile
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i assume you know how relevant that actually is at twdc...
the old chap's from dcp - notice the correlation?
Hatbox Ghostbuster
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Funny, I thought the same thing when they hired Chapek for his current role. Apparently, a strong background in relevant experience isn't prized too highly for higher-ups at TWDC.
Curious Constance
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As long as you're good at sales and marketing, you're a natural.
Hatbox Ghostbuster
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Because all the parks and resorts are, are giant retail outlets! With some fun rides sprinkled around to break up all the shopping
smile
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Because all the parks and resorts are, are giant retail outlets! With some fun rides sprinkled around to break up all the shopping
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pressler and chapek were both from consumer products...
it's painfully obvious, guys
Hatbox Ghostbuster
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Very well, I take back my wink!