On layoffs, very bad attendance, and Iger's legacy being one of disgrace

[NickLovesDisney]

He was a member of the strategic planning committee who helped ruin the company by devaluing expertise and turning Disney into a brand/value extraction company.

Debatable. Personally I think he did his job well. New Fantasyland and Magic Bands just to name a few. He wasnt the best, but he wasnt terrible.

 

[Lilofan]

He was a member of the strategic planning committee who helped ruin the company by devaluing expertise and turning Disney into a brand/value extraction company.

Staggs doesn't care. He left Disney a richer man several years ago and hasn't worked since.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Debatable. Personally I think he did his job well. New Fantasyland and Magic Bands just to name a few. He wasnt the best, but he wasnt terrible.

It’s not. Magic Bands, as the public facing part of NextGen, cost the company in excess of $2 billion and failed to achieve their goals of increasing efficiency whilst not building new capacity and data mining monetization. All the quality additions under his chairmanship were at the behest of others and/or already in the pipeline like Mystic Manor/Grizzly Mountain and Carsland/BVS. Pandora is generally good, but not at the price it took WDI to do it at.

Was he aggressively reckless and tasteless like Chapek, no? Was his tenure bad for the parks, yes.

Again, Disney executives aren’t your friends.

 

[el_super]

He was a member of the strategic planning committee who helped ruin the company by devaluing expertise and turning Disney into a brand/value extraction company.

Both those men were hired by Eisner.

 

[celluloid]

Try walking in their shoes and see what pressures they deal with day to day. It's different from punching a time clock to start your day. If you want to make a difference, "stop talking and start doing" .- Walt Disney quote

I have, and have been compensated for it. Having an off moment is one thing and swinging your garbage pickers like puttin' on the Ritz while missing the thing the tool is intended for is inexcusable.

 

[celluloid]

What? You say this speaking from experience? Where exactly should said "bad leader" carry their trash picker when there is no trash to pick up?

Firmly disagree.

It should not make contact with the ground with any of the CMs weight on it. That is not carrying. Hence using it like a walking cane. Or swinging around us not really a good look outside of it being bad safety form. Yes, experience before the pickers, and after them. Outside of high reach or ride path, the real opportunities to assist came when I was able to return on stage with a Pan and Broom

 

[NickLovesDisney]

Volcano Bay is going to be closing on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning next month, possibly adding some truth to the speculation that other parks will follow suit, including Disney.

 

[brb1006]

I really don’t watch his videos anymore because the framing and inaccuracies on the Disney stuff bothers me. The last one I watched was the “Failure of HKDL“ video from last year.

Shame, since the HALYX video actually contained interviews and rare footage of the show performing at Disneyland for the Summer of 1981.

 

[brb1006]

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@marni1971

This why getting the facts right and having videos made by people who understand the history is important.

How come Martin's videos don't get that many views and followers compared to Defunctland? Is it because of a generation gap?

 

[brb1006]

For me I don't care. I find the history of coasters more fascinating then some Disney dark ride.

You are doing a disservice to Tony Baxter, Ward Kimball, and Marc Davis!

 

[the.dreamfinder]

How come Martin's videos don't get that many views and followers compared to Defunctland? Is it because of a generation gap?

If I had to guess, it’s the recommendation algorithm.

 

[Communicora]

How come Martin's videos don't get that many views and followers compared to Defunctland? Is it because of a generation gap?

There's room for both. I think the pacing and length of the Defunctland videos makes them more appealing to the casual fan. I'm very grateful for Martin's videos and enjoy them a lot, but only a super fan would be interested in extended footage from rides they may have never experienced.

 

[celluloid]

There's room for both. I think the pacing and length of the Defunctland videos makes them more appealing to the casual fan. I'm very grateful for Martin's videos and enjoy them a lot, but only a super fan would be interested in extended footage from rides they may have never experienced.

Expedition Theme Park is better with that pacing and surface level interesting and Defunctland is a bit PETA about Sea World.

Martin, GP to Enthusiast, Season Pass and Martin's are great.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Shame, since the HALYX video actually contained interviews and rare footage of the show performing at Disneyland for the Summer of 1981.

That was Matthew Serrano’s project. He was the one who did the Hoot and Cheif documentary.

He doesn’t work regularly for Kevin (to my best knowledge). That’s probably why the quality of that video would be so different to the others.

 

[Brer Oswald]

How come Martin's videos don't get that many views and followers compared to Defunctland? Is it because of a generation gap?

Martin doesn’t narrate his videos. It’s text “narration”. A turn off for many. Even if the information and overall quality is as good as they get.

 

[The_Jobu]

Martin doesn’t narrate his videos. It’s text “narration”. A turn off for many. Even if the information and overall quality is as good as they get.

With the development of deepfake tech, I look forward to having Martin's videos narrated by Walter Disney in the near future.

 

[marni1971]

Martin doesn’t narrate his videos. It’s text “narration”. A turn off for many. Even if the information and overall quality is as good as they get.

It’s funny. I’ve had about the same comments over the years for and against text vs voiceover. But I was thinking today about voiceovers again.

Maybe I need to have a title page of a selfie, superimposed over a picture perfect photo of the ride with a massive coloured outline around me, and huge obnoxious and variously coloured text titles all around me like tabloid headlines. That’ll do it right?

 

[nickys]

It’s funny. I’ve had about the same comments over the years for and against text vs voiceover. But I was thinking today about voiceovers again.

Maybe I need to have a title page of a selfie, superimposed over a picture perfect photo of the ride with a massive coloured outline around me, and huge obnoxious and variously coloured text titles all around me like tabloid headlines. That’ll do it right?

Don’t forget to bombard the video with emojis and phrases like ZOMG!!!! in bright colours in case the viewer’s attention has wandered off.

 

[marni1971]

Don’t forget to bombard the video with emojis and phrases like ZOMG!!!! in bright colours in case the viewer’s attention has wandered off.

Oh god. They do that?

 

[Brer Oswald]

It’s funny. I’ve had about the same comments over the years for and against text vs voiceover. But I was thinking today about voiceovers again.

Maybe I need to have a title page of a selfie, superimposed over a picture perfect photo of the ride with a massive coloured outline around me, and huge obnoxious and variously coloured text titles all around me like tabloid headlines. That’ll do it right?

I personally think voice overs would be a good idea. I’ve heard people mention it in the past. I’m also asking a bit selfishly since I am a pretty slow reader .