pdude81
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Right. I really like SWGE but I'd like it on execution if it were a different property. Still it hardly moved the needle.
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Rumor Hollywood insiders say there's growing tension at Disney as CEO Bob Chapek chafes at Bob Iger's 'long goodbye'
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erasure fan1
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Yes Nintendo has the most family friendly known ips of any video game company. But I'm not sure that means Disney shouldn't look at video games. There are 2 big answers Disney could look to. I originally mentioned Sonic, and I stand by saying he's every bit as iconic of a character as Mario. Or people seem to forget that the biggest game in the world would be perfect for a ride. MINECRAFT! If you want something to compete with Mario, Steve is your answer. But Disney isn't smart, or creative enough at this point.
Oh it's in no way anecdotal. My son spends 95% of his screen time watching video games or playing them. And all of his friends are the same way. If given the opportunity to watch D+, Netflix... Or a lets play of Minecraft, or any other video game, the lets play will win every time.
Bit of a different concept. This was more about homogenizing and streamlining sourcing of everything. No longer was one shop going to carry merchandise unique to that shop (with a few exceptions), the same crap is found everywhere. No longer do restaurants bake their own bread, it's brought in from off-site (which is why like a dozen or more restaurants have the same dinner rolls now). It's why menus have just a small handful of choices instead of robust offerings.
The DDP, in addition to proving how most WDW visitors couldn't do math, carried this further along by taking control further away from restaurants and making everything as cheap as possible. Chef Mickeys used to have real, hommade food. Now it's all defrosted Sysco stuff.
One could also do a thesis about the guest and cast impact of Lee's pet project, the Cast Deployment System (CDS). Which basically made a computer the manager of front line cast members, who previously handled rotations and breaks themselves. It also allowed local low-level managers to maximize staffing efficiency and keep the bare minimum number of cast on hand, which made the work on the existing cast harder and took away a lot of those wonderful "magical moment" interactions from guests since everyone was now too busy.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Eh…the design mistakes are obvious…mostly misreading the room and being too strategic and not tactical.
Been there, preached about that
castlecake2.0
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I’d agree with most of this except CDS. I worked for CedarFair for a while where we wrote our rotations out by pencil on scrap pieces of paper and made it work on the fly, having come from the world of CDS this seemed like the stone ages. As for Sysco, I cringe anytime I see their trucks drive onto property, we should do better than frozen veggies shipped in.
pdude81
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Missed the second part on a quick quote. But if they paid for that building and then can do short term upcharges on people for those missions and a quick visit then they still do well. But my take on this is that if they keep up the level of immersion they are from day 1 then they'll be fine a year from now. Whether I'm right or wrong will be quite obvious next March.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
The question is how deep is the market? It’s certainly not unlimited.
pdude81
Well-Known Member
At 725 people on average per day we'll see!
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
You’re right. I often find myself saying “Mmm, that’s efficient” while eating a meal.
erasure fan1
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Oh I agree. Disney can't compete on a land basis with video games. Nintendo is the whole package. But a true E-ticket Minecraft attraction would be an enormous draw. And if you get in with Microsoft, you could have access to other popular ips to add a small swappable type attraction. Don't underestimate the draw of Minecraft, it is still crazy popular.
yensidtlaw1969
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The difference in situation between DCA's Tower of Terror and DHS' is that DHS' Tower scores highly on basically every metric that matters internally. It's not nearly as prime for a rework (or re-investment) as DCA's was.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I would say tower in Florida has qualified as “classic”…the clones are just filler
Nothing was written on scrap pieces of paper prior to CDS. It just made CMs feel like machine-controlled robots instead of real people, while keeping staffing to a bare minimum to function.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…no, that’s the same meal a couple hours later in the rapunzel bathrooms
Anyone got a Variety VIP+ sub?
WizardofDestiny123
Active Member
I was able to get bits and pieces of it through refreshing. It seems the gist of this article is that Chapek and Disney are in a difficult position, the two Bobs have differing strategies, but time will have to tell.
Here's the story -
"As the Walt Disney Co. learned earlier this week, an employee walkout is never a good look for a company.
While only an estimated 75-100 people participated in the protest at the Burbank-based studio, the contingent that came together to publicly criticize embattled CEO Bob Chapek’s silence in the face of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill spoke at a volume that far exceeded their numbers thanks to ample media coverage.
For Chapek, it was the most humbling moment yet after sustaining weeks of public-relations headaches of his own making. To top that off, an embarrassing CNBC story published Sunday detailed the tensions between Chapek and his predecessor, Bob Iger, who seems to be going out of his way to make his successor look bad.
A few months ago, it would have seemed the only thing Chapek really had to worry about was Disney+, which achieved an early success that would give him some breathing room. But the “Don’t Say Gay” controversy, which has brought Disney into conflict with Florida governor and likely presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, has become such a distracting sideshow Chapek has to be worried about his future. With his contract up next February, he simply has to put this behind him in order to protect his job.
How strange that Disney’s stellar Q1 results from Feb. 9 feel like a distant memory, a reflection of Wall Street’s what-have-you-done-for-me-lately mentality. Theme parks had rebounded so nicely, and yet even that seems like old news during a week when Shanghai Disneyland was forced to close due to COVID concerns.
That's how quickly the ground has shifted underneath Chapek, who is seeing a full-blown revolution unfolding, the likes of which neither he nor Iger ever faced.
That nothing like this ever happened on Iger's watch is indicative of how big the shoes are that Chapek is trying to fill. That CNBC's Alex Sherman laid bare the dysfunctional tension between these two men only makes things worse.
Neither Iger nor Chapek comes off pretty well in the article, which provides a sobering reminder that even at the highest levels of corporate America, the fragility of human egos undermines the best efforts at strategic focus.
Luckily for Chapek, he finally seems to be taking the right steps to remedy this bad situation. Admitting to the Disney rank and file that he erred and understands the impact is the very least of what the CEO must to do. He pledged to turn his mistake into a teachable moment, as “a catalyst for more meaningful and lasting change.”
That's what will make all the difference in terms of Chapek getting a chance to put this behind him. The company's employees will be watching to make sure Disney puts in place concrete plans to make real change for the LGBTQIA+ community.
But there will inevitably come a point when his critics won't feel he's gone far enough no matter what steps he takes next, and that will be the ultimate test for Chapek's future. He has a lot of damage to undo, but there is a path for him to get back on solid ground, even as he navigates very tricky territory.
A new reality is taking hold in corporate America, one with implications far beyond the media sector but especially felt in that industry: You can’t avoid taking a public stance on sensitive issues that impact any of your employees. Silence is no longer option, something Chapek has learned the hard way."
Disney Is in Crisis. Battling Bobs Doesn’t Help
New VIP+ Analysis: A full-blown revolution is unfolding around company CEO Chapek, and his predecessor is doing nothing to run defense.
variety.com
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Wait a second…i thought spray Tan Bob has “no official involvement”??
What the actual hell is going on??
What the actual hell is going on??
Brer Oswald
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You can’t claim to be the biggest entertainment company when you don’t take advantage of one of the most popular entertainment mediums.