WDW1974
Well-Known Member
Spirited quick hits:
It's all about sincerity or lack thereof, as others have said. It's having someone really take your concerns/issues seriously and not just look you in the eyes and tell you to 'Have a MAGICal night.'
Or the social media equivalent, which is to not answer anything.
Folks (anyone who understands companines like Disney didn't expect any REAL news. BUT ... there is a way to talk without talking down and ignoring things. Disney and Chris have a mapped out schedule for when the expansion will open. Does he really need a press release and corporate approval to say 'we hope to have Mermaid up and running by October' ... or 'FP will be used on this, this but not this'.
Their zest to control the message down to the most inanne detail will show their folly in social media.
Most of the people who visit the Parks Blog are not like Francine ... as a matter of fact, that appears to be a plant since they HAVE to justify the Mommy Panel and Mommy Bloggers and the millions of dollars they've spent on them. If you have a question that basic, do you really find yourself on the Disney Parks Blog? Most folks don't get beyond disneyworld.com unless they're fans, not simply vacationers.
Eddie Sotto? Sure, they absolutely are reading his thread (as I'm sure folks in Burbank are). But Eddie hasn't worked for the company as an Imagineer since the 1990s. He owns his own studio and is free to speak his mind. He still is often quite political here choosing to not speak about certain matters. But at least he is HONEST and says as much. He doesn't pretend issues don't exist.
As for Disney Imgaineers in the Twitterverse, I truly wish I could comment as I'd like. But suffice to say, take a look at who is (and who isn't) doing the Tweeting and see (despite their little disclaimer that the views are theirs and in no way reflect TWDC yada, yada, yada) what exactly they are saying. NOTHING of substance. Look at who they are Tweeting with. Young fanbois. Look at what is being communicated: hey, we're all just fans just like you ... aren't Dreamfinder, retro EPCOT, the Orange Bird and Dole Whips at the Poly just the bestest things in the world? Show me one tweet by any of them taking a shot at their employer or a decision made or even some product the company has put out. Just one. ... It's drivel.
It's not about not releasing news. That is understandable. It is about not releasing anything at all. It is about being insincere and talking down to the audience. It's about hoping that just by letting you talk with a cool Imagineer (they aren't all cool, they aren't all nice and they certainly aren't all talented -- lightbulb can and has talked about this quite a bit) that you'll go into Pixie Dust fever and not think about Splash Mountain falling apart, food prices going up again, another year with ancient parades, Main Street being an outlet mall with meaningless facades etc.
But rest assured all your comments are being read by the Celebration Place Gang (funny you'd think if they could tweet with the fanbois that they'd be able to post on fan sites just representing themselves and not the company, right?) Do I really need sarcastic smileys?
~GFC~
It's all about sincerity or lack thereof, as others have said. It's having someone really take your concerns/issues seriously and not just look you in the eyes and tell you to 'Have a MAGICal night.'
Or the social media equivalent, which is to not answer anything.
Folks (anyone who understands companines like Disney didn't expect any REAL news. BUT ... there is a way to talk without talking down and ignoring things. Disney and Chris have a mapped out schedule for when the expansion will open. Does he really need a press release and corporate approval to say 'we hope to have Mermaid up and running by October' ... or 'FP will be used on this, this but not this'.
Their zest to control the message down to the most inanne detail will show their folly in social media.
Most of the people who visit the Parks Blog are not like Francine ... as a matter of fact, that appears to be a plant since they HAVE to justify the Mommy Panel and Mommy Bloggers and the millions of dollars they've spent on them. If you have a question that basic, do you really find yourself on the Disney Parks Blog? Most folks don't get beyond disneyworld.com unless they're fans, not simply vacationers.
Eddie Sotto? Sure, they absolutely are reading his thread (as I'm sure folks in Burbank are). But Eddie hasn't worked for the company as an Imagineer since the 1990s. He owns his own studio and is free to speak his mind. He still is often quite political here choosing to not speak about certain matters. But at least he is HONEST and says as much. He doesn't pretend issues don't exist.
As for Disney Imgaineers in the Twitterverse, I truly wish I could comment as I'd like. But suffice to say, take a look at who is (and who isn't) doing the Tweeting and see (despite their little disclaimer that the views are theirs and in no way reflect TWDC yada, yada, yada) what exactly they are saying. NOTHING of substance. Look at who they are Tweeting with. Young fanbois. Look at what is being communicated: hey, we're all just fans just like you ... aren't Dreamfinder, retro EPCOT, the Orange Bird and Dole Whips at the Poly just the bestest things in the world? Show me one tweet by any of them taking a shot at their employer or a decision made or even some product the company has put out. Just one. ... It's drivel.
It's not about not releasing news. That is understandable. It is about not releasing anything at all. It is about being insincere and talking down to the audience. It's about hoping that just by letting you talk with a cool Imagineer (they aren't all cool, they aren't all nice and they certainly aren't all talented -- lightbulb can and has talked about this quite a bit) that you'll go into Pixie Dust fever and not think about Splash Mountain falling apart, food prices going up again, another year with ancient parades, Main Street being an outlet mall with meaningless facades etc.
But rest assured all your comments are being read by the Celebration Place Gang (funny you'd think if they could tweet with the fanbois that they'd be able to post on fan sites just representing themselves and not the company, right?) Do I really need sarcastic smileys?
~GFC~
