Actually I'm closer to 5'10".
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Joe Rohde in EPCOT on 9/30
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momandmousefan
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Visit Tiffins and Nomad Lounge at AK. The Nomad Lounge menus are full of imagineers notes from their trips and are really fun to peruse. Tiffins has quotes and travel notes hung around it as well
Coaster Lover
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- In the Parks
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Fresh Baked had a video a few weeks ago showing Tony Baxter walking around DCA... he was wearing casual clothes, no name tag (I don't think) and only one or two plain clothed people with him.
peter11435
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Would never happen with Bob Iger.
trainplane3
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But I thought Tony was barely part of WDI now? From what I understand, he's only a consultant. And barely one at that.
Seems to happen a lot. What a coincidence!!
Hmmm... That hardly seems like coincidence...
lol! I guess it was him... at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Tom P.
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In all his time with the company, you don't think Iger has even once just paid a visit to a park by himself?
peter11435
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No
JoeCamel
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Saw him with Staggs once at the MK but alone? No.
Tom P.
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Interesting. I certainly know very little about Bob Iger's activities and leadership style. But I have to think that if I were in charge of a company like Disney, I would be interested in making the occasional unannounced and unaccompanied visit to the parks just to see how things really operate on a day-to-day basis when folks don't know that the CEO of the company is nearby.
Oftentimes they're entouraging, but I assume sometimes they're on their own. Marty Sklar was all by himself, sitting at a table, taking notes.
peter11435
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If I were in charge I would do that to.
Unfortunately it's not really possible. You should see what happens when just a low level executive walks through the park.
Goofyernmost
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If you were pulling down the income that Bob does you wouldn't want to know how things are going. You look at the spread sheets and if the number will make Wall Street happy, you do not rock the boat. Especially when you are in a constant state of planning retirement. His only personal interest in Disney is income and power and influence. But mostly income! Other then that you will never see Mickey and Minnie over at his house for dinner.
I agree, I would do that as well.
It would be nice if upper management had the desire to truly "go undercover" to see how things work on a day-to-day basis - no name tags, no suits, no entourage, just plain clothes, possibly a slight disguise so they aren't easily recognized, and a park hopper ticket. I have to think it would be an eye-opening experience.
Happens at "OTHER" theme parks in the Orlando area..
Upper management of them is well known to take off name tags, dress down and "walk the park"
That's what I thought- but it was weird to see a guy in a suit.... he could have been going to the bathrooms for all I know (he was walking towards the space mountain bathroom area-sorta)... but a suit? in June? It was definitely noticed-although no one bothered him... but we didn't watch him other than in passing.
AEfx
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Because it's a stupid idea, and is only based on dumb fan notions. Disney is not going to get rid of Dinosaur.
octoberbarry
Active Member
Now really, with all of those costumed characters, who's to say that JR is NOT there secretly watching what's going on...
Pluto: 5′6” - 5′8”
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Pluto: 5′6” - 5′8”
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