thats great news for disney and us who love disney.
i think over the next couple of years disney will shine again not just doing better(which any thing would be better) but being the disney i learned to love and respect. just like after a real bad time from walts death from the time eisner came aboard and made disney what it is today-if not mistaken even though disney stock is only around the $21 mark in 1984 it was around $5 so it has grown in great value.
i think when the economy gets back on track and travel begins again i think this will happen by 2003.
in whole the company will realize its major mistakes it has made since around 1999 and that combined with sept 11 will make them hopefully never let these mistakes ever happen again.
eisner is truly whole heartily embarresed of this year(the worst in his tenure as ceo).
by 2003----
a-travel will resume as usual and towards the latter part of the year the 100 year bash will really draw crowds with extensive marketing programs and ads-that will be blitzed on abc,abc family,espn also with disney getting nba game rights will add even more exposure to addional veiwers.
b-disney will fix most or all of califonia adventures problems!-i think this was a huge slap in disneys face and eisner is not happy at all-the park is doing ok but not anywhere disney wanted it to do.i think disney will have to totally redo major parts of the park with adding at least one or 2 e-rides.
c-toyko disneyland and disney sea will keep doing really well with maybe a 3rd park there as well as disneyland paris with positive comp sales up by about 40 percent with rthe addition of disney studios.keep in mind there is a project right now in the close by town to make a "celebration" type town with a shopping and residential district as well.the town will have homes and apartments just like celebration in fla.
d- i think there will be a major ad blitz starting around 2005 for hong kong.
e- i think there will be major tv specials on abc primetime and weekends for disney theme parks world wide.i think we will see more britney spears and back street boys type concerts at lower performing parks like at dca and animal kingdom.
f- i think disney will come up with a "real life" type show that will every week have a cast member followed at a certain park-ie this week follow mike a monorial driver at wdw and next week spend a day with ming a gardener at tokyo disneyland-the show starts off with them getting up delaing with rush hour traffic clocking in getting clocked in etc and how they spend their day and showing them dealing with irate guests etc.
g-i think disney will have another lion king (dollar wise) hit in the next 2 years.
h- disney cruise line will expand to 5-7 ships with destinations on the west coast with a hub near disneyland to tie in disney land land/sea packages.
i- i think once disneys store stabalizes with its 400 us/canada stores and 150 international stores-it will have all of its stores remodeled to the new format like cherry hill and cotsa mesa.i dont think disney will open any more stores maybe a few in hot areas but will stay at the numerb they will have but will market themselves better and u will see commercials on abc and the disney channel and abc family with a lot of exposure that will in turn allow disneys store to be again doing really well and very profitable with most stores or all having positive comp sales by about 40 percent
last but not least i thin we will see a major player in the disney team leave or get fired.
i think eisner will stay- i wonder about pressler. i really think hes on eisners list. eisner, as much as i love the man is arrogant and does not like to be embarresed and dca and the parks have embarresed him in many occasions. i think al weiss or cynthia harris will be made chairman disney attractions.
lets hope im right about all this
