Imagineers and Social Media

[Chef Mickey]

I am not referring in any way to the quality of an idea on a fan site. Disney hires their people for their ability to come up with ideas not take them off a fan site. Their hiring comes from their ability to do the work themselves.
Consultants are used all across industries, but again for their expertise , not to search a fan site for ideas and solutions.

Let's not act like Disney has a clue what they're doing. They just lost $100M+ on a movie everyone outside knew would be a flop before it was released. They probably should look at fan sites more, frankly.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Let's not act like Disney has a clue what they're doing. They just lost $100M+ on a movie everyone outside knew would be a flop before it was released. They probably should look at fan sites more, frankly.

Don’t kid yourself…they KNEW it was going to be a flop, they were
A) in too deep and committed to the project

B) their ego’s wouldn’t allow them to admit their mistake…oh my, perish the thought…

 

[Brer Panther]

Isn't this how we got Tiana's Bayou Adventure? Everyone was demanding they do it and then they announced it?

I know, I know, "it was in the works for a year"... or so Disney claims.

 

[Chef Mickey]

Don’t kid yourself…they KNEW it was going to be a flop, they were
A) in too deep and committed to the project

B) their ego’s wouldn’t allow them to admit their mistake…oh my, perish the thought…

True on both, but you have to pull out if you KNOW it's going to lose $100M. What a travesty. You're right though...what could they do at the point of being pot committed. I would at least fire everyone involved.

 

[StuntBoss]

I’ve noticed a few Imagineers getting a ton of traction after posting behind-the-scenes stuff, and fans eat it up. It probably doesn’t hurt that some of them gain free tiktok followers just by being associated with Disney. It’s kind of wild how quickly a personal brand can grow when you're tied to something people are so passionate about. Makes you wonder how much of it is organic vs strategy.

 

[Tha Realest]

Isn't this how we got Tiana's Bayou Adventure? Everyone was demanding they do it and then they announced it?

“Everyone” is doing a lot of heavy lifting for a heretofore unknown CM with an infinitesimally small social media presence.