News Disney names D’Amaro as Chairman Disney Parks Experiences and Products

[Brer Oswald]

Read media/PR savvy.

Elaborate

 

[monothingie]

I think at the minute the biggest concern is getting the parks running again, and I think he would have been invaluable to that effort on the ground. And what a difficult time for a new guy to come into WDW.

Congrats to Josh, but sorry to see him go.

Do you think that such an important and sensitive task will be left to handle to local leadership? I get the feeling that Burbank will be calling the shots or micromanaging everything critical at all their parks for a while. It's just a question of putting people in who will follow and execute their orders competently.

 

[wdwmagic]

Do you think that such an important and sensitive task will be left to handle to local leadership? I get the feeling that Burbank will be calling the shots or micromanaging everything critical at all their parks for a while. It's just a question of putting people in who will follow and execute their orders competently.

Yeah the local leaders are having a big say on how things are done. Even if that wasn't the case, Josh brought a great deal of CM loyalty and trust. I think his departure will be a blow to moral at WDW.

 

[Lilofan]

YESSS!! Josh is an amazing leader, finally a good decision has been made and an incredible leader at the helm! Back in Anaheim where he belongs, leading all parks and then some.

Perhaps Chapek has a clue after all?

And Jeff Valhe who is now WDW President spent most of his career in charge of the Engineering teams. Will the Yeti at DAK finally get fixed?

 

[monothingie]

Yeah the local leaders are having a big say on how things are done. Even if that wasn't the case, Josh brought a great deal of CM loyalty and trust. I think his departure will be a blow to moral at WDW.

I just don't see the current regime valuing those traits Josh brought to his roles. He was the good guy against the Bobs. Now he's following in the footsteps of Cheapak.

 

[Magic Crush Drop]

And Jeff Valhe who is now WDW President spent most of his career in charge of the Engineering teams. Will the Yeti at DAK finally get fixed?

Find out next time on TWDC live

 

[ptaylor]

Ouch, not good for WDW.

Jeff is from all the aspects of the Disney money-grab machine - otherwise known as DVC, Adventures by Disney and Signature Experience. No park experience. Does not bode well.

 

[Lilofan]

Ouch, not good for WDW.

Jeff is from all the aspects of the Disney money-grab machine - otherwise known as DVC, Adventures by Disney and Signature Experience. No park experience. Does not bode well.

Perhaps Bob & Bob approve..

 

[ptaylor]

Perhaps Bob & Bob approve..

I am sure they do. The fans not so much.

 

[Magic Crush Drop]

I hope Josh does well. Who am I kidding, he will do an amazing job.

 

[wdwmagic]

I just don't see the current regime valuing those traits Josh brought to his roles. He was the good guy against the Bobs. Now he's following in the footsteps of Cheapak.

Perhaps not. But he brought a breath of fresh air to WDW since Sep 2019, and it would have been interesting to see how that could have developed and what positive changes it could have made.

 

[wdwmagic]

On the plus side - D23 Expo keynotes will be good - if they ever return.

 

[plutofan15]

Not sure if this was posted yet, but Kevin Mayer head of streaming is leaving Disney. Disney also named Rebecca Campbell (previously head of Disneyland) to replace Mayer and named Josh D’Amaro as head of Parks and Consumer Products. Not sure what this means for WDW, Josh was only there for a short time.

Disney’s Head of Streaming Is New TikTok C.E.O. (Published 2020)

Kevin Mayer will lead the Chinese-owned app for making and sharing short videos, which has exploded in popularity during the pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

Mayer leaving was expected and not a surprise. Going to Tik Tok is perhaps a bit unexpected.

 

[Lilofan]

None of these shuffling of executives to new jobs would not have happened if Kevin Mayer who got passed over for CEO stayed on. Mayer, Rasulo, Staggs who all got passed over left shortly afterwards.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Elaborate

He knows his audience and how to curry favor with them to advance his career.

 

[dmeets]

Ms. Campbell sure got a nice promotion. Didn't even have to put in time in Orlando, straight to an exec role reporting to the CEO in the only division even close to fully operating at the moment.

 

[Brer Oswald]

He knows his audience and how to curry favor with them to advance his career.

Yeah. That’s what I was implying with the guest experience comment. Sorry

 

[DisneyTalks]

Michael Eisner is back! Ha

 

[JEANYLASER]

Awesome News! I hope D23 Expo be awesome with updates of Tron: Lightcycle run and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and some others.

 

[Brer Oswald]

On the plus side - D23 Expo keynotes will be good - if they ever return.

Perhaps a “D23 Direct” in 2021?