Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout announced for Disney California Adventure

NobodyElse

NobodyElse

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Anecdotal observation. I happened to be driving up the 5 freeway today, and noticed the tower. It seems to me that (from that distance) the back side of the tower looks a little more visually interesting than it did before.

PS: in regards to those "windows", I always thought they were a missed opportunity. How hard would it have been to rig a few of them with lights that would randomly come on or turn off throughout the night? Just enough to make visitors to the area wonder what was going on.
 
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The railroad bridge has been aged. I wonder if this is the final look or if there's more work to be done here?

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TP2000

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Earl Sweatpants said:
He's toeing the company line and reading from a script. Maybe in his mind he believes what he says...but it certainly underscores what's really at play.
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Yeah, that's exactly what it reads like; a senior executive who rehearsed his Media Talking Points almost to the point where it almost sounds natural. But that's all corporate types know how to do in the 21st century, rattle off their Talking Points until the interview mercifully ends.

I think there are middle managers in Burbank's Executive Communications department who think this stuff actually works and there is a bored housewife reading it under the dryer at a beauty parlor somewhere who believes it. :rolleyes:

GiveMeTheMusic said:
Chapek, who genuinely puts forth effort and is trying to do really well (unlike Rasulo or Pressler, for example, who did not try at all), suffers from the same condition afflicting most Disney execs: they don't love the parks and don't know what makes them great. Chapek seems to be growing in his affection and knowledge for the parks, but he clearly doesn't have the knowledge foundation of theme to go along with it. Add onto that an atmosphere where IP is king, and you get what you get.
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I'm sure he's a nice enough guy, probably loves his wife and kids, doesn't kick his dog, is not a Satan Worshipper or a Communist Party member or anything like that. But does Disney really appoint senior executives to hugely important and profitable divisions like Parks & Resorts and then expects them to take a few years to "grow" into a suitable knowlege base on how that division works and why it's important? Seems like a very wasteful and dangerous business practice.

It would be like Boeing naming a cheesy Marketing VP head of the Aerospace Division and then allowing him a couple of years to "grow" into a place where he kind of knew about rockets and how to keep astronauts alive.
 
Phroobar

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TP2000 said:
Yeah, that's exactly what it reads like; a senior executive who rehearsed his Media Talking Points almost to the point where it almost sounds natural. But that's all corporate types know how to do in the 21st century, rattle off their Talking Points until the interview mercifully ends.

I think there are middle managers in Burbank's Executive Communications department who think this stuff actually works and there is a bored housewife reading it under the dryer at a beauty parlor somewhere who believes it. :rolleyes:



I'm sure he's a nice enough guy, probably loves his wife and kids, doesn't kick his dog, is not a Satan Worshipper or a Communist Party member or anything like that. But does Disney really appoint senior executives to hugely important and profitable divisions like Parks & Resorts and then expects them to take a few years to "grow" into a suitable knowlege base on how that division works and why it's important? Seems like a very wasteful and dangerous business practice.

It would be like Boeing naming a cheesy Marketing VP head of the Aerospace Division and then allowing him a couple of years to "grow" into a place where he kind of knew about rockets and how to keep astronauts alive.
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You would be surprised how close you are to the truth.
 
GiveMeTheMusic

GiveMeTheMusic

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TP2000 said:
I'm sure he's a nice enough guy, probably loves his wife and kids, doesn't kick his dog, is not a Satan Worshipper or a Communist Party member or anything like that. But does Disney really appoint senior executives to hugely important and profitable divisions like Parks & Resorts and then expects them to take a few years to "grow" into a suitable knowlege base on how that division works and why it's important? Seems like a very wasteful and dangerous business practice.

It would be like Boeing naming a cheesy Marketing VP head of the Aerospace Division and then allowing him a couple of years to "grow" into a place where he kind of knew about rockets and how to keep astronauts alive.
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Honestly, when your predecessor list reads like this:

Pressler
Rasulo
Staggs

It's a low bar.

And I totally agree - Disney's bizarre insistence on rotating execs and managers to make them "well rounded" is garbage. Despite over two decades of proof that it's garbage, Disney (and many other stiflingly stupid corps) think it's essential.
 
Curious Constance

Curious Constance

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Looks like a lot more detail has been added sincd our last little peak. To tell you the truth, I'm more excited to see the inside and what they will be doing for the queue themed to the Collector's collection.
 
britain

britain

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OK, lest I be deemed as someone who is always negative about this, I will admit that it glistens in the sunlight very nicely.

I still worry that seeing it up close, there's just not enough "stuff" added to the surface. I'm all for a power plant/fortress, as long as they do it right.
 
sedati

sedati

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Reminds me in a way of how Mary Blair dressed up the flat Small World facade by gluing costume jewelry to the model. (Why didn't Walt fire her then and there for such a cheap idea? Sure the ride was an unknown commodity at the World's Fair, but it was a hit and the homecoming to Disneyland should have seen the wallets opened wide, not some flats with some flashy accoutrements tacked on.)

At least in this image from the video above:
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you can see the pipes have been better fitted to the walls- so that nightmare can be put to rest.
 

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