JordanNite
Well-Known Member
He can't be worst than Iger - him and his profit sheets.
He can't be worst than Iger - him and his profit sheets.
I'll never understand the hate for Iger, the previous presidents and CEO's gave us a lot of expansions but it was all done on the cheap.
Iger has overseen:
1) a redo that turned DCA into the 3rd best park in the US (IMHO)
2) the largest expansion in MK history
3) a complete renovation of DD into Disney Springs
4) the largest expansion in AK history
5) the largest expansion in HS history (most likely)
6) the acquisition of Pixar, Lucas Arts, and Marvel.
7) the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy
8) and incredible profits.
I don't agree with everything he's done and wish it would have taken 10 years instead of 20 for all this to happen but it's a pretty impressive list.
It's not an impressive list given the size of The Walt Disney Company, the motivation behind the projects and the creative neutering of themed entertainment.I'll never understand the hate for Iger, the previous presidents and CEO's gave us a lot of expansions but it was all done on the cheap.
Iger has overseen:
1) a redo that turned DCA into the 3rd best park in the US (IMHO)
2) the largest expansion in MK history
3) a complete renovation of DD into Disney Springs
4) the largest expansion in AK history
5) the largest expansion in HS history (most likely)
6) the acquisition of Pixar, Lucas Arts, and Marvel.
7) the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy
8) and incredible profits.
I don't agree with everything he's done and wish it would have taken 10 years instead of 20 for all this to happen but it's a pretty impressive list.
Yes, he has to answer to the stockholders. And The company is more than just the Theme parks. People might look at it different after looking at your impressive list.I'll never understand the hate for Iger, the previous presidents and CEO's gave us a lot of expansions but it was all done on the cheap.
Iger has overseen:
1) a redo that turned DCA into the 3rd best park in the US (IMHO)
2) the largest expansion in MK history
3) a complete renovation of DD into Disney Springs
4) the largest expansion in AK history
5) the largest expansion in HS history (most likely)
6) the acquisition of Pixar, Lucas Arts, and Marvel.
7) the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy
8) and incredible profits.
I don't agree with everything he's done and wish it would have taken 10 years instead of 20 for all this to happen but it's a pretty impressive list.
It wasn't the largest expansion in MK historyI'll never understand the hate for Iger, the previous presidents and CEO's gave us a lot of expansions but it was all done on the cheap.
Iger has overseen:
1) a redo that turned DCA into the 3rd best park in the US (IMHO)
2) the largest expansion in MK history
3) a complete renovation of DD into Disney Springs
4) the largest expansion in AK history
5) the largest expansion in HS history (most likely)
6) the acquisition of Pixar, Lucas Arts, and Marvel.
7) the Disney Dream and the Disney Fantasy
8) and incredible profits.
I don't agree with everything he's done and wish it would have taken 10 years instead of 20 for all this to happen but it's a pretty impressive list.
It wasn't the largest expansion in MK history
EPCOT was and was done in TWO years by a far smaller 'Walt Disney Productions', Now it takes 3+ years to build a kiddie coaster.
Not exactly. Many of the pavilions didn't have their restaurants, Horizons and Journey Into Imagination debuted a year later, the Morocco Pavilion 2 years later, the Living Seas 4 years later, and Norway 6 years later.
It was open to the PUBLIC in TWO years, And expanded over the next decade
It wasn't the largest expansion in MK history
EPCOT was and was done in TWO years by a far smaller 'Walt Disney Productions', Now it takes 3+ years to build a kiddie coaster.
Epcot is a separate park, I don't know anyone that considers Epcot part of the magic kingdom park.
I also think people have selective memories and tend to forget many attractions have gone up fast but many took years, even in Walt's time. The haunted mansion was 8 years from announcement to completion, splash mountain was 6 years from concept to completion and only possible because they closed America sings and reused all its anamatronics. Every time I read about how it's bad show to have the hub torn up for construction all I can think about is how DL ran rides inside the construction zone when they were expanding tomorrowland. Every work project is ugly and they always have been, people just forget the bad and think this is some new phenomenon caused by current management but it's been that way since Walt was in charge.
None of those Disney reps remember the Tomorrowland expansion. A massive massive project it was.According to the Walt Disney World website it is.
"Upon completion, Fantasyland will nearly double in size—for the largest expansion in the history of Magic Kingdom park."
None of those Disney reps remember the Tomorrowland expansion. A massive massive project it was.
He's not talking about 1994...It was indeed a huge project, but did it really expand anything? Mostly everything existing got changed, with new attractions replacing old attractions.
He's not talking about 1994...
Nah didn't happen Flicky Blicky told me soNone of those Disney reps remember the Tomorrowland expansion. A massive massive project it was.
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