News Keith Bradford, Vice President of Disney Springs to leave the company

[wdwmagic]

https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/walt...nt-of-disney-springs-to-leave-the-company.htm

 

[davis_unoxx]

Another one leaves! Interesting.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

...he’s one of the good ones. Kinda sad news.

 

[Brian Davies]

Everyone bound for Universal maybe with all of their upcoming projects?

 

[djkidkaz]

Is this another round of cost cutting by offering packages to higher paid execs?

 

[ThatMouse]

When you have Disney on your resume, Disney can no longer afford you! lol!

 

[Bolt]

Is this another round of cost cutting by offering packages to higher paid execs?

From what I heard - it was on his own terms. He wanted to finish out the Disney Springs expansion before leaving.

 

[Thelazer]

In other words, run before the initial round of shop closings start to hit.

 

[Tom P.]

Isn't it possible for someone to just choose to retire without there being any negative or nefarious motivation behind it?

 

[Thelazer]

Nah

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Isn't it possible for someone to just choose to retire without there being any negative or nefarious motivation behind it?

What’s the fun in that??

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

In other words, run before the initial round of shop closings start to hit.

Ouch, baby...

...but yeah, probably. That will be interesting when Disney tries to up the rent and the retailers say: “but we aren’t selling anything”

That place might be the window shopping capital of the universe

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Q? How do you differentiate between whose a great VP at WDW vs horrific?

Can you name names and cite examples?

This is not a trick question. I've ever worked for the Company and am sincerely curious.

I worked with this guy (long before springs) and he was good. Karl holz is good...

Pressler was Satan...Erin Wallace was no either...but they were more word of mouth.

 

[Bolt]

I worked with this guy (long before springs) and he was good. Karl holz is good...

Pressler was Satan...Erin Wallace was no either...but they were more word of mouth.

Karl Holz is great and is enjoying his retirement he took this past February.

 

[Kman101]

Isn't it possible for someone to just choose to retire without there being any negative or nefarious motivation behind it?

Not around here, lol.

It also didn't take more than a few posts to get in a dig at stores closing in Disney Springs. The hatred for that project is hilarious.

 

[disneyflush]

Isn't it possible for someone to just choose to retire without there being any negative or nefarious motivation behind it?

I feel like you know something and are hinting at it. Can't put my finger on it though. Viva La Speculation!

 

[flyerjab]

I know that Steve has routinely rebuked posters in the forums for saying that stores in Disney Springs were performing poorly. In fact, I know that it has been stated several times that some of the stores in DS are some of the highest sellers of their respective chains.

I personally love what has happened with the transformation (that continues) from Downtown Disney to Disney Springs. Some of the best food on property and the shops are great. It turned an area of WDW that was 'meh' to something that we now work into our schedule every time we go.

 

[peter11435]

I know that Steve has routinely rebuked posters in the forums for saying that stores in Disney Springs were performing poorly. In fact, I know that it has been stated several times that some of the stores in DS are some of the highest sellers of their respective chains.

I personally love what has happened with the transformation (that continues) from Downtown Disney to Disney Springs. Some of the best food on property and the shops are great. It turned an area of WDW that was 'meh' to something that we now work into our schedule every time we go.

Correct. While as with any location of its type there will be some stores that don’t make it for one reason or another, poor performance is not a widespread issue at Disney Springs. There will always be some concepts that don’t find their market but they will in time be replaced. The biggest issue at Disney Springs has been the effect of crowd flow changes.

 

[wdwmagic]

From what I heard - it was on his own terms. He wanted to finish out the Disney Springs expansion before leaving.

Yes I understand he is moving onto something else, and was his decision.

 

[wdwmagic]

I know that Steve has routinely rebuked posters in the forums for saying that stores in Disney Springs were performing poorly. In fact, I know that it has been stated several times that some of the stores in DS are some of the highest sellers of their respective chains.

I personally love what has happened with the transformation (that continues) from Downtown Disney to Disney Springs. Some of the best food on property and the shops are great. It turned an area of WDW that was 'meh' to something that we now work into our schedule every time we go.

This is true, the stores are killing it, and nearly all that are chains are reporting the Disney Springs locations to be the highest performing in their brands.