GhostHost1000
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I think you missed my pointYou haven't heard? Construction keeps people employed and supports the economy with labor , materials etc. My previous employer success was continued construction projects.
I think you missed my pointYou haven't heard? Construction keeps people employed and supports the economy with labor , materials etc. My previous employer success was continued construction projects.
TIL laughingplace is still a thing...
I met Dan when he came to speak at a club I was involved in during undergrad, probably right before the pandemic (missed meeting Josh by a few days as UCF closed while we were on spring break, and Josh was scheduled to speak the week after said break). Great guy - I talked to Dan about Tokyo for a bit afterwords (which was enlightening in many ways). His father is a friend of one of my former professors, a former colleague of my mentor - and his books are really good. Never read Dan's though.A much bigger responsibility in MK and I hope she does well. A former executive who cared a lot about the cast was but he Dan Cockerell retired at an early age and he travels the world as a motivational speaker always referring to his Disney background .
Do executives with an industrial engineering background with a bachelors and masters make a successful leader? They are known to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.I met Dan when he came to speak at a club I was involved in during undergrad, probably right before the pandemic (missed meeting Josh by a few days as UCF closed while we were on spring break, and Josh was scheduled to speak the week after said break). Great guy - I talked to Dan about Tokyo for a bit afterwords (which was enlightening in many ways). His father is a friend of one of my former professors, a former colleague of my mentor - and his books are really good. Never read Dan's though.
As for the park VPs - I've had a chance to meet all 4 of them. I feel like they may have been the right picks for when their parks were under construction (3/4ths of them are engineers, I'm not sure which one was not, but it was a consistent joke throughout the evening), but unlike their predecessors, their choices and priorities seem to lack a certain emphasis on creating a proper CM culture, and more-over emphesizing a good guest experience in the model we used to see for about 40-50 years before the mid 2000's. They've historically opposed entertainment investment, not championed attraction maintenance, focus on the wrong kind of additions for the parks, played a role in the historically bad construction management of the past few projects, and generally not been exemplary. I don't doubt their passion for Disney - at least when speaking to CMs and the public. That much was clear, and they seemed to at least enjoy their jobs in that respect. But I think we truly need a new set of VPs who either came up from the lower levels of the company, or folks who have more of a guest service focus in their careers. That is just me though.
TIL laughingplace is still a thing...
In my opinion, not as much within a guest service-based environment. But that could be bias from having an undergrad and grade degree in hospitality managementDo executives with an industrial engineering background with a bachelors and masters make a successful leader? They are known to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.
I've worked with execs that get hired into a company with no operational exp but with lots of educational degrees and experience in other fields ( finance , marketing, engineering etc ) .In my opinion, not as much within a guest service-based environment. But that could be bias from having an undergrad and grade degree in hospitality management
Agreed 100%. The lack of entertainment at WDW parks is shocking.They've historically opposed entertainment investment, not championed attraction maintenance, focus on the wrong kind of additions for the parks
All boils back to Walt Disney Entertainment, as I have said many times on here as of late, being dismembered. I've heard various reasons why (some claim because it was turning into a fiefdom, others because park VPs and ops in general wanted more control over its budget and to spend more on rides), but the consequences of that action, which devalued entertainment at the exec level, was profound and still reverberates to this day.Agreed 100%. The lack of entertainment at WDW parks is shocking.
But they don’t spend it on rides either! HahaWDW gets less spending on shows because the VPs prefer to spend it on rides. We haven't had an entertainment focused (or even relatively friendly) VP on this coast in years.
Back then they did!But they don’t spend it on rides either! Haha
Back when? They used to have lots more live entertainment too.Back then they did!
I googled her. VP of Hotels and Premium Services. Several years with Disney, 28 years with Ritz Carlton before that.VP of something Elizabeth a Mullins is out. She’s like VIP services or something. Not sure if that’s been mentioned
That's a new one - perhaps over the failure of the starcruiser?VP of something Elizabeth a Mullins is out. She’s like VIP services or something. Not sure if that’s been mentioned
Bingo!That's a new one - perhaps over the failure of the starcruiser?
She, all park VPs are female
Oops my upbringing betrayed me, maybe I need to go to somewhere woke and become enlightened.
But the question is still valid.....
I don’t think that would be the reason. She didn’t set the price point that was the biggest catalyst for the Halycon’s demise.That's a new one - perhaps over the failure of the starcruiser?
As a VP of Hotels and Premium Experiences perhaps she was the sacrificial lamb in the failure of the Star Wars hotel experience?I don’t think that would be the reason. She didn’t set the price point that was the biggest catalyst for the Halycon’s demise.
Perhaps, she was also visiting the Starcruiser when I worked there. Seemed like she really liked the experience was always happy to be there. Would suck if she was, but I guess since the real fault lies with Chapek and he’s already gone…As a VP of Hotels and Premium Experiences perhaps she was the sacrificial lamb in the failure of the Star Wars hotel experience?
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