News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure

[UNCgolf]

They're getting rid of the 50 foot drop? Funny how that was never mentioned...

You're being intentionally obtuse. You completely ignored what was actually said in the post you quoted.

If that was the only thing people cared about, there'd be no reason to go to Disney at all. Just go to a Six Flags.

It's possible to understand/support the re-theme without suggesting theme itself is completely irrelevant to an attraction.

 

[baymenxpac]

i just read through the storyline for the new attraction, which i can only assume was adapted from a boring shark tank pitch. i still don't really understand what i'm going to be riding in 18 months or whatever. it sounds like a synopsis of a bad microsoft teams meeting.

 

[incorrigible]

Just saw a youtube video from someone who often reports on a lot of "insider" stuff at Disney and especially Star Wars. I think we all know WDW's Splash is toast unfortunately, but there may be some hope for Disneyland's if what he reports is true! Looks like it was posted yesterday (2/7/23).

 

[trainplane3]

Just saw a youtube video from someone who often reports on a lot of "insider" stuff at Disney and especially Star Wars. I think we all know WDW's Splash is toast unfortunately, but there may be some hope for Disneyland's if what he reports is true! Looks like it was posted yesterday (2/7/23).

I'd write them off. They're one of those weird "Kathleen Kennedy is going to be fired soon" people but have yet to have literally anything come true.

 

[LittleBuford]

there may be some hope for Disneyland's if what he reports is true!

Yeah, no. The acceptance stage has to kick in at some point. This is happening.

 

[TP2000]

Well, we'll see from social postings all these non-layoffs layoffs that people think are going to happen.

Is 7,000 enough of a number to call them layoffs? Or are these lost jobs still just "staffing reductions" instead of layoffs?

7,000 of them. At least that's gonna make the line at the Burbank Starbucks shorter! And make it easier to find a parking space!

"Bob Iger, in his first earnings call since returning to the company, announced Walt Disney Co. will shed 7,000 jobs as part of a broader effort to save $5.5 billion in costs."

Bob Iger announces 7,000 job cuts at Disney, signals 'significant transformation'

The earnings report came as Walt Disney Co. faces a challenge from an outsider, billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, who is seeking election to join the board.

www.latimes.com

 

[drizgirl]

Is 7,000 enough of a number to call them layoffs? Or are these lost jobs still just "staffing reductions" instead of layoffs?

7,000 of them. At least that's gonna make the line at the Burbank Starbucks shorter! And make it easier to find a parking space!

"Bob Iger, in his first earnings call since returning to the company, announced Walt Disney Co. will shed 7,000 jobs as part of a broader effort to save $5.5 billion in costs."

Bob Iger announces 7,000 job cuts at Disney, signals 'significant transformation'

The earnings report came as Walt Disney Co. faces a challenge from an outsider, billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, who is seeking election to join the board.

www.latimes.com

It's OK. I'm sure they'll just do it all through attrition.

 

[TP2000]

It's OK. I'm sure they'll just do it all through attrition.

Right?!?

Or, you know, by simply "eliminating open headcount", which is another term that a few folks are trying to use this afternoon to claim that these aren't actually "layoffs". But they're layoffs. 7,000 of them. Even very pro-industry sources like Variety are calling them that.

Disney Cutting 7,000 Jobs, or 3% of Workforce, Eyes $5.5 Billion in Total Cost Reductions

Disney will reduce its workforce by 7,000 employees, or 3.2% of its global headcount, as part of a goal to achieve $5.5 billion in cost reductions.

variety.com

Doing one better than Variety, even Disney's own news division at ABC is calling them "layoffs". Although technically, ABC is using the two-word version of the phrase. Lay off.

Disney to eliminate 7,000 jobs, CEO Bob Iger says

The announcement came on Disney's earnings call on Wednesday.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Touchdown]

The drop isn’t going anywhere but they are taking a welding torch to what appeared to be the bottom of the drop ride track last night. They better not make our flume get you drenched like DL.

 

[zipadee999]

The drop isn’t going anywhere but they are taking a welding torch to what appeared to be the bottom of the drop ride track last night. They better not make our flume get you drenched like DL.
I was thinking the opposite. Maybe they’re minimizing the splash to make it tamer

 

[BuzzedPotatoHead89]

I was thinking the opposite. Maybe they’re minimizing the splash to make it tamer

Agree. Not sure if there’s anyway you can add trim brakes to the drop(s) but I thought I recalled some mention months ago they were looking at making changes to the drops to reduce the intensity of the splashdown/wetness to make the ride more appealing for families with young kids so as not to damage princess dresses or Tiana merch brought on ride.

I presumed this meant the log design would change. We’ll see though.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Is 7,000 enough of a number to call them layoffs? Or are these lost jobs still just "staffing reductions" instead of layoffs?

7,000 of them. At least that's gonna make the line at the Burbank Starbucks shorter! And make it easier to find a parking space!

"Bob Iger, in his first earnings call since returning to the company, announced Walt Disney Co. will shed 7,000 jobs as part of a broader effort to save $5.5 billion in costs."

Bob Iger announces 7,000 job cuts at Disney, signals 'significant transformation'

The earnings report came as Walt Disney Co. faces a challenge from an outsider, billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, who is seeking election to join the board.

www.latimes.com

Oh, you're bringing this up to me three times in one night.

See my responses in the other threads.

 

[No Name]

To be fair, it was off-topic. We took the risk of deletion when we decided to engage in such a conversation. I can’t fault the moderators, who do a great (and thankless) job overall.

They get thanked with a paycheck.

 

[Tha Realest]

The drop isn’t going anywhere but they are taking a welding torch to what appeared to be the bottom of the drop ride track last night. They better not make our flume get you drenched like DL.
I was thinking the opposite. Maybe they’re minimizing the splash to make it tamer

“Stop your crying! It’s still going to be the same ride with the same thrills and drop!”

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Just saw a youtube video from someone who often reports on a lot of "insider" stuff at Disney and especially Star Wars. I think we all know WDW's Splash is toast unfortunately, but there may be some hope for Disneyland's if what he reports is true! Looks like it was posted yesterday (2/7/23).

Ignore this idiot, he's a lunatic and doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Uhhhh.......Was that last part a joke? I hope that was a joke

I changed it before you quoted it, but, either way, it's a kindness to say that to a stalker.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

The drop isn’t going anywhere but they are taking a welding torch to what appeared to be the bottom of the drop ride track last night. They better not make our flume get you drenched like DL.
I was thinking the opposite. Maybe they’re minimizing the splash to make it tamer

Agree. Not sure if there’s anyway you can add trim brakes to the drop(s) but I thought I recalled some mention months ago they were looking at making changes to the drops to reduce the intensity of the splashdown/wetness to make the ride more appealing for families with young kids so as not to damage princess dresses or Tiana merch brought on ride.

I presumed this meant the log design would change. We’ll see though.

“Stop your crying! It’s still going to be the same ride with the same thrills and drop!”

My guess is that the welding is probably just standard maintenance on the ride structure/mechanics. They've done similar work multiple times in the past. They have to actually refurbish the existing structure as well, not just swap out the scenery.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Just saw a youtube video from someone who often reports on a lot of "insider" stuff at Disney and especially Star Wars. I think we all know WDW's Splash is toast unfortunately, but there may be some hope for Disneyland's if what he reports is true! Looks like it was posted yesterday (2/7/23).

Yeah, that rumor was already posted in one of the dozen Splash/Tiana threads and thoroughly debunked as laughably naive.

The person you're linking to is a crazed anti-Disneyite. As mentioned above, he's been leaking the rumor from an inside source that Kathleen Kennedy is about to be fired... and doing so for the past 4 years.

He has no source. And he just makes stuff up. I fact checked him in his comments once and his response was he just didn't care.

Stay away from this looney.

 

[LittleBuford]

They get thanked with a paycheck.

If I recall correctly, @The Mom doesn’t get anything other than a Christmas hamper, while @wdwmagic is the site owner.

 

[No Name]

If I recall correctly, @The Mom doesn’t get anything other than a Christmas hamper, while @wdwmagic is the site owner.

I’m sure @wdwmagic has a yacht or two from all the ad revenue he’s raking in. If The Mom does this for free then that’s news to me. Cmon Steve, at least let her borrow your private jet.