IMFearless
Well-Known Member
I think the whole "what would Walt think" is a fairly obvious thing for most guests to think, when the Walt Disney Company continually bring Walt's legacy, memory and involvement right back into focus. It is the company themselves that pedal this whole worshiping "Walt" business.
The company can't really have it both ways, it's hypocritical to have people standing watching images of Walt doing the whole "it was all started by a mouse" thing watching "Celebrate the Magic" and looking at the whole Disney thing through rose tinted glasses, and then moments later usher them out through a backstage car park where they are conveniently supposed to "no longer think" about what Walt would make of that aspect of the way the business was operated.
It is the double standard, and this is the main thing that bothers me. Go and sit through "One Man's Dream" and look at the message Disney Co themselves convey about how the parks came to be. It is nothing short of propaganda for the Disney brand and way of doing things.
All I'm saying is they should stay true to the principles that they were built upon, I think for many people the whole "Walt" thing is just a convenient euphemism for the legacy of the way Disney Co. was founded and developed in it's infancy. In truth, Roy and many other creative talents were also hugely influential in the process, but again it is the Disney Co that perpetuates the "Walt" aspect of the legend.
I'm all for the way they do things, I believe that it is exactly this care and attention to detail, the integrity of the show, that has built the brand, that has allowed them to become so successful. I am essentially arguing that they should stick with it.
The company can't really have it both ways, it's hypocritical to have people standing watching images of Walt doing the whole "it was all started by a mouse" thing watching "Celebrate the Magic" and looking at the whole Disney thing through rose tinted glasses, and then moments later usher them out through a backstage car park where they are conveniently supposed to "no longer think" about what Walt would make of that aspect of the way the business was operated.
It is the double standard, and this is the main thing that bothers me. Go and sit through "One Man's Dream" and look at the message Disney Co themselves convey about how the parks came to be. It is nothing short of propaganda for the Disney brand and way of doing things.
All I'm saying is they should stay true to the principles that they were built upon, I think for many people the whole "Walt" thing is just a convenient euphemism for the legacy of the way Disney Co. was founded and developed in it's infancy. In truth, Roy and many other creative talents were also hugely influential in the process, but again it is the Disney Co that perpetuates the "Walt" aspect of the legend.
I'm all for the way they do things, I believe that it is exactly this care and attention to detail, the integrity of the show, that has built the brand, that has allowed them to become so successful. I am essentially arguing that they should stick with it.
