At least she is claiming there will be new park investments sometime this millennium. That’s something I guess.![]()
Disney CFO Christine McCarthy says Disney will continue to focus on existing intellectual property for new park investments
Disney CFO Christine McCarthy says Disney will continue to focus on existing intellectual property for new park investmentswww.wdwmagic.com
Man if they came out with just one original attraction I might just give old Bob a kiss
....in other news. I was inactive on the forums a while so I am not familiar with Josh as much. What is he doing wrong?
Just my take, but, Josh was so full of promise.
Strangely, I re-read the old thread from when he was promoted at the weekend when I was searching for something else. Everyone was genuinely excited. The feeling that someone was finally going to be in charge that actually 'got it'.
I think that feeling continued initially through the closures. As he seemed to connect to fans. And CMs at DLR, and WDW were big cheerleaders.
Alas, as time has worn on he has proven himself to be a continuation of the Iger/Chapek school of thinking. Doubling down on unpopular initiatives such as park reservations, and Genie + (defending them in interviews etc). I don't think his D23 presentation did him any favors.
He has repeatedly said that good things will come to the parks under his watch, turns out he thinks good things is Zootopia at DAK.
It's been 2 years of disappointment.
The shiny self promotion (A1 PR game, I'll certainly give him that), that worked so well for him at the beginning seems shallow, even a bit slimy now. Say one thing with my fingers crossed behind my back and then, do another.
It's a shame. I was one of the people that was hopeful.
Welcome to the boards!While I read these boards daily, I rarely post. But, I have to agree with the fact that IP is where Disney is going...And it is the right direction.
When Sue from West Virginia, or Maddy from Massachusetts plan their family trip to finally see Disney World, all they care about is IP. They do not know the acronym IP, but it is what they want. Which parks do I visit? Which park has Star Wars? Which park has Avengers? Which park has the princesses? Which park has Harry Potter?
Then, when they get home, which attractions are they telling their neighbors about? Elsa was in EPCOT. Mickey Ride was in the Studios. I could not ride the Harry Potter World ride because I could not find it. Oh and I waited online for 1 hour and Jungle Book sucked. What was up with the stupid fake bird show and the old teddy bear show. They are so dated and need to go.
While we may enjoy the classic attractions without IP, that is not what most Disney visitors want to see. They do not go to EPCOT because they have been taught it is boring and a waste of money. The original concept for EPCOT was a failure within the first few years. People do not want to pay 100 or more dollars for something they are not familiar with. They want the comfort of their favorite shows. and characters. Why do you think that when they opened Disney/MGM studios they licensed the MGM library? Because they learned their lesson with EPCOT. Joe Rhode tried again with Animal Kingdom and created all new IP and what happened? The safari lost its Red and its message. Then Kali lost its story. Edutainment is a big goal but not what people want, so it is not what is produced. IP is what guests want and it is what is being produced now.
Wait…don’t you know Josh is gonna fix it?Fans tend to be very forgiving, especially when the occasional positive thing is done.
Look at the false hope that Josh Damaro brought......and how quickly that failed. Fix the culture of rot starting at the top down at the TWDC and maybe you'll see a turnaround.
Fake prophet from 3 years ago.Man if they came out with just one original attraction I might just give old Bob a kiss
....in other news. I was inactive on the forums a while so I am not familiar with Josh as much. What is he doing wrong?
Wait…don’t you know Josh is gonna fix it?
Fake prophet from 3 years ago.
He’s a nothing…as most P&R heads tend to be. He doesn’t do anything nor should the expectation be that he will
They're just "executives." Not "entertainment executives" or "movie studio executives" or "theme park executives," just generic "executives." They might as well be running an insurance company.I’ve been saying it for years. IP works in the right place and in moderation. There was always a balance between IP and originality. Without the latter there would be no Jungle Cruise. No POTC. No BTM. No HM. No Space Mountain. No Horizons. No SSE. No Journey into Imagination (ironically). And so on.
The suits of todays company can’t see beyond their next quarterly. They’re floundering. And it shows.
Agreed. I think a lot of that stems from the fact a lot of those people don't understand the parks.It's amazing that the company that has a blockbuster franchise based on Pirates of the Caribbean, a hit film based on Jungle Cruise, and an upcoming release based on Haunted Mansion has such an idiotically narrow view of what an IP is. At some point, you have to stop blaming corporate culture and echo chambers and Wall Street fixations and consider that the core problem might be that the people with a lot of power lack self-awareness and are kinda dumb.
At best, they think of them as pricier Six Flags. They have absolutely no awareness of or concern for Disney parks' absolutely unique cultural role. The people running Dollywood understand Dolly's cultural position much better then the people running Disney understand Disney's.Agreed. I think a lot of that stems from the fact a lot of those people don't understand the parks.
It's amazing that the company that has a blockbuster franchise based on Pirates of the Caribbean, a hit film based on Jungle Cruise, and an upcoming release based on Haunted Mansion has such an idiotically narrow view of what an IP is. At some point, you have to stop blaming corporate culture and echo chambers and Wall Street fixations and consider that the core problem might be that the people with a lot of power lack self-awareness and are kinda dumb.
A lot of Americans are utterly convinced companies and the executives who run them are omniscient and unfailingly wise, and when they seem to do something very stupid its actually an act of brilliance stemming from the perfect, dispassionate analysis of infinite data. In a world where professors, doctors, and all other experts are considered utterly untrustworthy, nothing can shake public faith in executives.Meanwhile they have half the people on the internet totally convinced that "non-IP" rides (i.e. rides that aren't tied to a major film franchise) are some risky move that may not be popular with Disney guests and therefore are a stupid business decision. And that all attractions being franchise-based is just a business no brainer.![]()
Whatever the last thing was that opened at Busch Gardens or Sea World, probably.Set aside Disney. When / what was the last new original non-IP attraction developed by a major theme park?
Well there’s a definite indication that much of the problem is a top down directive to push what has been bought/made during the tenure of a particular sweatered weasel at the EXPENSE of what came before it.It's amazing that the company that has a blockbuster franchise based on Pirates of the Caribbean, a hit film based on Jungle Cruise, and an upcoming release based on Haunted Mansion has such an idiotically narrow view of what an IP is. At some point, you have to stop blaming corporate culture and echo chambers and Wall Street fixations and consider that the core problem might be that the people with a lot of power lack self-awareness and are kinda dumb.
…you noticed that too huh?He’s great at performative empathy and has a high EQ, which is useful when you want an entire fan base to call you daddy even after firing all of the Parks’ front line cast members.
A lot of Americans are utterly convinced companies and the executives who run them are omniscient and unfailingly wise, and when they seem to do something very stupid its actually an act of brilliance stemming from the perfect, dispassionate analysis of infinite data. In a world where professors, doctors, and all other experts are considered utterly untrustworthy, nothing can shake public faith in executives.
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