RSoxNo1
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I have been very vocal on this.
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geekza
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The difference between Eisner and Iger is that Eisner truly loved the parks, but without someone to rein in his questionable creative tastes, made some really bad decisions during his last decade at Disney. Eisner wanted to be the second coming of Walt Disney, but lacked the creative genius. Iger could give two craps about the parks as anything other than revenue streams.
Kman101
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Just to be a devil's advocate, but maybe a big box was what they had in mind. The casual visitor will be impressed with the size of such a ride building. The children will see it from the monorail, and be excited to ride 'that one'!! (and, of course their parents will exclaim, 'but, what about the sight lines!)
The reality is very few actually complain about the sightlines. No I'm not polling every guest but we as superfans think what bothers us bothers the majority. Not saying it's an excuse for Disney to be lazy but they actually don't care. I wish they did. Unless someone can prove there are a ton of guest relation complaints. I've heard remarks that it's massive but not complaining. But my experience is just a minor blip.
Kman101
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What bothers some doesn't bother everyone. Seeing Pandora is hardly a deal breaker for me. Again, should they have done a little better? I suppose. I've got other problems with them besides seeing Pandora or Star Wars in the parking lot
jt04
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I sincerely believe Iger's goal was to save a financially troubled company and secure it for the next CEO.
Because of Iger it will never again be necessary for TWDC to talk about selling off WDW in chunks.
Mickey Views plays Iger's Star Wars announcement every week. You can see Iger's enthusiasm.
I just debunked all the anti-Iger propaganda.
MickeyMinnieMom
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I don't now about NEVER again, but I do think he's solidified TWDC's future as well as any one CEO at one point in time can. Iger gets a bad rap, IMO.
trainplane3
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And didn't Eisner at least visit the parks on his own without the "white glove service" that Iger receives? I seem to remember hearing that somewhere.
jt04
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People didn't have social media to gin up a bunch of fake outrage in Eisners time. He is still on the board but I never here of any appearances. Times change.
Missing20K
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Then why bring it up again? The function is the form. The massing of The Land follows the ride and scene layout. The building rises and falls, expands and contracts, as dictated by the function/attraction(s) within.
More on topic, unless the GotG gravity building houses warehouse storage shelving, or server racks, or huge industrial equipment, the function within is completely lost from the outside. In this instance, I believe it would have been better served to have, at a minimum, some applique theming in order to convey it's function to the viewer. Something like the false facades of RnRC would have been better than the gradient insulated metal panels.
BrianLo
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I admit I was thinking of both in and out of park need for berms. Not that it personally bothers me but the Monorail exposure to Disney Sea bares all.
Paris is good though!
geekza
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I don't know, but I did read that the first time he visited the parks, he went around picking up trash on the ground when he saw it, because he had heard that Walt had done that.
Eisner gave a damn until Wells died and he then had his heart attack. After that, he went south quickly. Iger never gave a damn about the parks except as a revenue source, a cash cow to be milked intensely. The Walt/Roy and Eisner/Wells type of management team works well for a company like Disney. Sadly, today it is Iger/Shareholders/Stock Analysts at the top. The tune won't change unless that grouping at the top does.
lazyboy97o
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Eisner started gutting the experienced leadership at the parks long before Frank died.
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erasure fan1
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The average person on the surface won't really care about sight lines and weather a theme actually fits into a land... But I believe that these things done right, build something in the guests mind that they really don't consciously think about. It's one of those intangible things. It just builds a stronger brand even though the average guest doesn't necessarily know why.
Missing20K
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Dunston
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This is exactly what I was, less eloquently, trying to say. Cudos
Dunston
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I believe that..... Up until "for the next CEO.". Dude's in it for himself and has done nothing to groom a successor.
geekza
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Lord help us if they put Chapek in charge.
