Michael Colglazier named as new Vice President of Disney's Animal Kingdom

[Epic Epcot]

It has a 3rd floor?:lookaroun

I think so. If I remember Martin's tribute to Commuicore/Innoventions, then I'm pretty sure that's where the World Key hostess broadcasted from.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I think so. If I remember Martin's tribute to Commuicore/Innoventions, then I'm pretty sure that's where the World Key hostess broadcasted from.

I could have sworn we only had the two...Anf half of two was never built, seeing we never got a EPCOT WEDWay..:shrug::lol:

 

[RSoxNo1]

Everyone owes me 100 TDO scalps....and I WANT my scalps.

I'm on it.

Also, wasn't there talk of Tony Baxter (And at the time, Marty Sklar) working on the Imagination Refurbishment?

 

[EpcotServo]

Everyone owes me 100 TDO scalps....and I WANT my scalps.

But you won't get Rasulo. You won't get Staggs. You won't get Lansbury, and you won't get Crofton. And you need all four to reopen the Club.

Now, I have no intention of giving you Rasulo, Staggs, Lansbury, or Crofton, not to mention single-handily winning Downtown Disney for the Imagineers, only to find myself infront of a Flame war about why we closed the club.

If you want to reopen the club TONIGHT...we have to make a deal.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I'm on it.

Also, wasn't there talk of Tony Baxter (And at the time, Marty Sklar) working on the Imagination Refurbishment?

And thus making it the best thing ever? Sheesh. That'd be the day.

But you won't get Rasulo. You won't get Staggs. You won't get Lansbury, and you won't get Crofton. And you need all four to reopen the Club.

Now, I have no intention of giving you Rasulo, Staggs, Lansbury, or Crofton, not to mention single-handily winning Downtown Disney for the Imagineers, only to find myself infront of a Flame war about why we closed the club.

If you want to reopen the club TONIGHT...we have to make a deal.

Oh, see, I took that reference in a whole new direction. :shrug: :lol:

 

[WDW1974]

TWDC has made it abundantly clear under the current administration that executives are to be developed in the art of being executives, and not in the art of the disciplines which they oversee. Wall Street would have it no other way.

And the past decade has shown the utter folly of letting Wall Street rule the USA!

Capitalism does NOT equal democracy!

 

[WDW1974]

They paraded around meg inoverherhead crofton to PI on a rainy night in the slow season and she said "in a year, you won't even recognize this place" Shortly after they closed RRBC and 6 months later, announced the closing of PI. I don't buy that it was such a higher up decision. All they did was have TDO convince Rusulo and Iger that it should be closed using bad numbers after they had already sabotaged the whole island.

It wasn't even Inoverherheadmeg that killed PI ... the seeds were first planted around 2000-2002 when Pressler was told PI would need 'substantial' investment to freshen it and keep it viable. When Rasulo took over he immediately targeted PI for third parties and no one ... from Al Weiss to Michael Eisner to Bob Iger stepped in and said 'no, PI is an important part of WDW, let's do what we need to in order to make it viable long term'.

It didn't have to end the way it did, but I know I'm saying what you already know.

 

[WDW1974]

Speaking of executive changes...

According to Laughing Place, Tony Baxter and Bob Weis now report to Tom Fitzgerald as the new WDI lead for Disneyland Resort. Once Bob focuses on Shanghai, that seems to leave Tony in an awkward spot, not to mention the demotion.

A bit surprised that Al Lutz (not to mention LP.com's WDI gadfly and Team Fitzgerald supporter Lee MacDonald) has been so quiet on this since the 'rumor' first surfaced a few months ago, and has been 'out' for a while now. I've long thought that Al has a direct pipeline to Team Baxter.

The whole deal makes me wonder on many levels. Tony has said he'd be retiring in a few years and it's clear the only reason he remains on Disney's payroll is because John Lasseter wants him there.

Tom is the younger diva and fresh off a stint at DLP where none other than new DL Prez George Kalogridis was No. 2.

Bob will be off to Shanghai sooner rather than later, so one really must wonder if Tony's time is up ... perhaps the reason he hasn't whined about having his 'mortal enemy' (hey, gotta use comic lingo since Mickey bought Marvel!) installed above him is Disney will kick him up to some ceremonial role (AKA Ambassador like Marty) ... because with Tom, Tony and Bob in Anaheim, you are talking about millions of dollars in annual salary (let's not even talk expense accounts!) and with DCA's Phase II Extreme Makeover by no means assured of happening, there seems like way too much 'talent' overseeing a resort where it isn't needed.

And that leaves Tony out.

 

[WDW1974]

I don't think it is a promotion(maybe title wise) usually if they hold a job a couple of months and then get moved to another job quickly, there is something else going on. Especially if it is another job totally unrelated to your previous positions.

Nah. It's just the Disney way. When you go from VP of one park to a SR VP of a world-wide operation, it is a promotion ... no matter the reason. And I have no clue what it was ... it seems like Kevin hasn't held one position for very long for most of his Disney tenure.

Of course, Staggs took a demotion to a position most people on the outside would view as a promotion too.

I remember Michael from EPCOT in 1995, he was in charge of the whole Innoventions project. He led the whole project team from the changeover from Communicore to Innoventions. He was a pretty nice guy when I met him. He had a great office on the 3rd floor of Communicore SE. Great views of Future World. Then he went to California to install Innoventions in DLR, I havent heard of him much since then.

If he was at EPCOT in the mid-90s, then it's very possible I met him at least once. ... But I have no recollection at all.

I wish him luck with the new job. I love DAK and it has been suffering some the past few years in the ops department. Hopefully, Michael will change that.

 

[PhotoDave219]

True. He just presided over the carnage....which makes him involved...and guilty by association. Therefore he must be punished.

Everyone owes me 100 TDO scalps....and I WANT my scalps.

Agreed. He was ultimately in charge.

 

[HMF]

Speaking of executive changes...

According to Laughing Place, Tony Baxter and Bob Weis now report to Tom Fitzgerald as the new WDI lead for Disneyland Resort. Once Bob focuses on Shanghai, that seems to leave Tony in an awkward spot, not to mention the demotion.

:fork::fork::fork::fork:

 

[HMF]

Bob will be off to Shanghai sooner rather than later, so one really must wonder if Tony's time is up ... perhaps the reason he hasn't whined about having his 'mortal enemy'

Tony and Tom are "Mortal Enemies.