Sirwalterraleigh
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…that’s just a tad tin foil hat…don’t you think?
It was just for access to international cable/steam markets, no? Streaming was everyone’s darling 5 years ago on Wall Street. Now it’s starting to turn.
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News Disney Lakeshore Lodge (Project 89 - Development near Fort Wilderness)
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It was just for access to international cable/steam markets, no? Streaming was everyone’s darling 5 years ago on Wall Street. Now it’s starting to turn.
DVCakaCarlF
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Yes, and it has a propeller on top, too…iger is trying to reconcile his political future, after it all went up in flames.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I always thought iger’s political aspirations were overstated.
Not that he’s not interested…he just doesn’t have the drive for it. I think he revels in the “savior complex”…which Disney sycophants have lauded on him for 10+ years (they’re wrong…he’s just a guy in an overblown economy…not a “saviour”)…
Politics wouldn’t be that for him. He’d be ripped apart/get negative press no matter what. Opponents with an axe to grind would say he ran a greedy corporation that exploits children.
Not that he’s not interested…he just doesn’t have the drive for it. I think he revels in the “savior complex”…which Disney sycophants have lauded on him for 10+ years (they’re wrong…he’s just a guy in an overblown economy…not a “saviour”)…
Politics wouldn’t be that for him. He’d be ripped apart/get negative press no matter what. Opponents with an axe to grind would say he ran a greedy corporation that exploits children.
DVCakaCarlF
Well-Known Member
Probably, but he looks at Disney as his empire, and a stepping off point to his political ambitions. Does he have the stomach? Idk, but the Imagine Tomorrow scheme is definitely influenced by him.
I guarantee he is consulting in the back ground behind this whole woke non sense, and little Bobby is like dad.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Well he’s wrong…he’s just a guy who has some skill and a lot of luck as it turned out.
Even the most ardent Iger-ites around here have softened these last couple of year as the results/flaws have become more apparent and less subtle.
ctrlaltdel
Well-Known Member
I think he has major skill for back-room politicking,. That is great as a Fortune 500 CEO interacting with other extremely powerful people trying to get complex deals done but much different than the skills need for a mass political campaign. I wouldn't think his style has much appeal to the average person though. He's a pretty boring person with not a lot of charisma.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I think he’s excellent at that…navigating the snake pits of Hollywood and Wall Street.
His sense of tangible/consumer product is not good. Tons of longterm mistakes there…
Capable lieutenants are the way to solve that. They were severely deficient in that realm.
DVCakaCarlF
Well-Known Member
Well, they got tired of him not getting out of the way…Paging Tom Staggs.
Rambozo
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Hopefully they'll still do this, but with just Animals and Pocahontas as the theming. I totally didn't like the idea of putting in a Tiana Restaurant. It seemed forced because they are doing an attraction for her. Give her a restaurant at either Port Orleans instead.
correcaminos
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I hope they remove Pocahontas. They lost me there. Definitely not what should be used as a major focal point of the theming. Animals totally fine though.
Bocabear
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Why not just an expansion of the Wilderness outpost setting...Like a small town in the Pacific Northwest...full of charm, beautiful grounds and water features... all without the uber-modern vibe...something meant to blend seamlessly with the Fort Wilderness area and charming...not Marriott-like... Something uniquely Disney...
Rambozo
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I see your point, but Pocahontas relates to nature probably more than any other nonanimal Disney character.
Rambozo
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Yeah, Disney's original plans for the area were much better. It would have looked like a western town.
correcaminos
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Just as much as Wall-E did. Honestly I really hope that they never use her in any major fashion in a resort. The animals from Pocahontas yes, but that version is just wrong as a centerpiece IMO and hope Disney understands why.
I like this idea better. Tired of IPs too tbh
TheGuyThatMakesSwords
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Confused is this not a dead project?
bpiper
Well-Known Member
You never know....
Those footer were only covered over in dirt and seed, not removed when the plug was pulled.Not like the mythical monorail footers in Epcot.
aladdin2007
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Wilderness Junction / Buffalo Junction
castlecake2.0
Well-Known Member
They say a good idea at Disney never dies...
Rambozo
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God hopefully that's true. I'd love to see it someday, even if it's in another area.
Bocabear
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It honestly doesn't need an IP...it just needs to be a beautifully fleshed out thematic setting... the town at the bend near Fort Wilderness outpost... Cleverly designed buildings with facades into that fit into that storyline... Wilderness Lodge plays on the National Parks lodges built by the WPA in the 1920s... Maybe this hotel is an older inn by a railroad depot...with a Harvey Girls restaurant...a different take on the settlement of the Western Frontier... Bring back the narrow gage railroad... making a loop from Wilderness Lodge to Fort Wilderness... The train also helps underline the backstory of the Hoop Dee Doo Review....and would make it all feel more accessible to guests... SO much they could do with this that would feel more "Uniquely Disney" and honestly be a real reason to stay there over any of the other Monorail hotels.