Michael Eisner interview

[artvandelay]

I still to this day think that Eisner was the best leader of the company save for Walt himself. And Bensinger essentially said the same thing. However, I think the secret sauce of Walt's success was that he had Roy, and I think the secret sauce of Eisner's success was that he had Wells. I think you need a team like that to really get Disney right. Alas, I don't think we're likely to see that again anytime soon.

(Also, for @Sirwalterraleigh's benefit, who comments on what an unabashed Trekkie I am: I also respect Eisner for his tenure at Paramount where he brought us Star Trek: The Motion Picture which, love it or hate it, brought Trek back from the dead and which, in spite of popular opinion otherwise, remains my favorite Trek film.)

And Star Trek II!

 

[John park hopper]

So Eisner says the parks are too expensive -------what will Disney do about it------RAISE PRICES

 

[Serpico Jones]

It was a great interview. Some of the gems were Eisner calling Harvey Weinstein a “despicable pig” and a liar. He also said Roy Disney made terrible movies and needed to go and that Steve Jobs was asking for too much money for Pixar.

Interesting stuff.

 

[Tha Realest]

It was a great interview. Some of the gems were Eisner calling Harvey Weinstein a “despicable pig” and a liar. He also said Roy Disney made terrible movies and needed to go and that Steve Jobs was asking for too much money for Pixar.

Interesting stuff.

I love when cranky old people with generations of “screw you” money lie in wait for decades and then spill tea and settle scores.

That said, Eisner acquired Weinstein before he acquired Iger, and could have ceased that arrangement at any time before 2005.

 

[_caleb]

How many more stock buybacks are needed before we can get a CEO who can focus on fans and customers over shareholders and pundits?

 

[Ayla]

How many more stock buybacks are needed before we can get a CEO who can focus on fans and customers over shareholders and pundits?

Unfortunately, it will never happen.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

How many more stock buybacks are needed before we can get a CEO who can focus on fans and customers over shareholders and pundits?

Tbh, that's just not how business is really done if you're one of the big boys in the public stock. You are tied to the shareholders in a lot of ways. And fully appeasing fans is very expensive and simply won't get the returns the stocks are used to seeing. If the holders think Disney is being a little too handsy with the money, they pull out and you lose more of it.

It's a balancing act. I think Josh does genuinely care. I hear all the time that he's in the parks, talking to guests. I was at Disney when he was announced and numerous guests and cast members were talking about how he was a good choice, they liked him, and he was a humble guy when they met him

 

[Disstevefan1]

Tbh, that's just not how business is really done if you're one of the big boys in the public stock. You are tied to the shareholders in a lot of ways. And fully appeasing fans is very expensive and simply won't get the returns the stocks are used to seeing. If the holders think Disney is being a little too handsy with the money, they pull out and you lose more of it.

It's a balancing act. I think Josh does genuinely care. I hear all the time that he's in the parks, talking to guests. I was at Disney when he was announced and numerous guests and cast members were talking about how he was a good choice, they liked him, and he was a humble guy when they met him

I agree, TWDC must act to preserve or increase the stock price. The majority of the stock is held by institutional owners and there are pensions that rely on the stock remaining stable or slowly increasing over time, although I feel sorry for the folks who got in during the Chapek time when it was at $200.

Personally, I only care about WDW and whatever we get between now and 2030 will be it for a while no matter what it turns out to be. Now that Josh is CEO, his main focus cannot be on the theme parks; not sure this matters since under Josh we had the destruction of RoA, Muppets 3D and Dinosaur.

For Josh and TWDC, my hope is the brand could be rebuilt to the family brand it once was and not one of activist.

 

[Splash4eva]

How many more stock buybacks are needed before we can get a CEO who can focus on fans and customers over shareholders and pundits?

Scary part about Disney is this. Altho buybacks will always be a part of their future(as with most big companies now) they are not afraid to spend money. Issue is they just dont choose to spend it wisely or projects just end up costing a staggering amount and almost impossible to comprehend the final cost.