ford91exploder
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@sshindel is first on the list, you are second. Snark aside I'm sure both of you could run EPCOT in a manner consistent with its intent and still make obscene amounts of money.
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Major executive level shakeup coming?
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@sshindel is first on the list, you are second. Snark aside I'm sure both of you could run EPCOT in a manner consistent with its intent and still make obscene amounts of money.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
I'd bring you on, but I'd make you wear a sleeveless polo shirt and Frank Wells' name tag.
HauntedMansionFLA
Well-Known Member
You could get It’s A Small World, Careosal of Progress and Space Mountain finally over to EPCOT
EricsBiscuit
Well-Known Member
How about "no"
And then re-theme them to various random films.
Brad Bishop
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I would love to disagree with you on this but the reality is: Yep, that's how it works in corporate America.
The only time it doesn't work like that is when you have a visionary at the helm (Steve Jobs) and then if you come up to him with an Apple Mouse that has to turtle on it's back to charge or a pen that has to onerously stick out of the side of the tablet to charge you're fired. (ie. You don't come up to the visionary with stupid, boring ideas).
Anybody else? You bring them stupid, boring ideas.
Fun fact about Steve Jobs, when they were developing the first iPod, the designers came to home with a prototype and he asked if there was anyway to make it smaller, and they said no. He took it dropped it into a pitcher of water and saw air bubbles coming out of it. He told them if there’s room for air inside, it can be made smaller, and that’s what they did.
At TWDC they’d all get promotions...
spectrodanny
Active Member
Isn't it about time for Disneyland Resort to get a new President (It's been what, 4 years since Michael replaced George?)
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For that to happen, Michael would have to go somewhere. The logical step up would be to...once again replace George.
Not really... Ed Grier (dreadful) and Matt Ouimet (great) didn't go anywhere.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Exactly. And there are other places besides WDW they could go internally.
Brad Bishop
Well-Known Member
...and you know there had to be at least one engineer who muttered, "You know what there's room for? An f-ing rubber gasket!"
wdwgreek
Well-Known Member
I mean look at the WILD SUCCESS of Epcots festivals. 75 percent 21 plus crowds. Disney recognizes that the people who make the money want to be satisfied, if that is food wine and flowers so be it. Also millennials, 18 to 36 are very sentimental about Disney given the Disney renaissance of 90's. Little mermaid, Loin King, B&TB, and Aladdin all have huge sentimental following.
what are the chances that we get someone new to Disney?
brb1006
Well-Known Member
We will just have to wait for that day to finally come.
Brad Bishop
Well-Known Member
I won't argue that people seem to love the F&W festival. I tend to think that it makes Epcot a large, outdoor bar with a heck of a cover and that given the next generation, people will wake up to this fact. People only go to the "hip bar" for so long before they move onto the next. If Epcot is stale and the only thing it has going for it is tired rides/theming, then I don't think it'll be too long before people realize, "Why am I paying $100/head cover to get into what is effectively a large, outdoor bar? Also, it's stale."
They haven't reached that point, yet, though. I'm there, but 1000s of others aren't. (yet)
mikejs78
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Any idea when this info may become public?