Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Creatives Panel

[HauntedPirate]

Once you start to read the word salad products the put out there, it does begin to take off the mystique a bit doesn't it?

It's like peeling back the layers of an onion. But every layer peeled back still stinks, and you have to wash your hands to get the stench off.

And for the life of me, I cannot find or remember where I was reading some of the things I read. And I just can't bring myself to search on 'Kiri Hart' right now... she's just vile.

 

[Mickeyboof]

Does anyone know actual projects that Margaret Kerrison and Anisha Deshmane worked on?

Their resumes are just broad statements.

What other actual projects have they done for Disney Parks, if any?

(Also for the record, because I’m nervous this thread is going to head to a social political place, I’m all for the new films and their intentions. I enjoyed them. For a theme park land... not so much).

 

[WDW Pro]

Does anyone know actual projects that Margaret Kerrison and Anisha Deshmane worked on?

Their resumes are just broad statements.

What other actual projects have they done for Disney Parks, if any?

(Also for the record, because I’m nervous this thread is going to head to a social political place, I’m all for the new films and their intentions. I enjoyed them. For a theme park land... not so much).

It would be far superior if this thread sticks to the issue of incompetency rather than the easier jump-to-political issue. The incompetency is driven in part by ideological fervor, but it's incompetency nonetheless.

 

[Rteetz]

Yes and no. It's discussing the irony of these specific individuals congradulating themselves when they've made terrible, terrible decisions.

And wouldn’t that be your opinion? I don’t think they’ve made “terrible, terrible decisions”

 

[The_Jobu]

And wouldn’t that be your opinion? I don’t think they’ve made “terrible, terrible decisions”

Well that's what we're discussing, hence the thread.

 

[Rteetz]

Well that's what we're discussing, hence the thread.

So that proves that it’s a thread about bashing those who worked on SWGE. Got it.

 

[Mickeyboof]

So that proves that it’s a thread about bashing those who worked on SWGE. Got it.

Well they certainly don’t deserve praise.

 

[The_Jobu]

So that proves that it’s a thread about bashing those who worked on SWGE. Got it.

Ummm, that's not what discussing means. Feel free to share your thoughts on the positive achievements of these executives. That's what makes a forum informative.

 

[Rteetz]

Well they certainly don’t deserve praise.

Why not? I know it doesn’t seem to be a popular opinion here but I like the new trilogy and I like that they went with the new planet concept rather than some old place.

 

[Rteetz]

Ummm, that's not what discussing means. Feel free to share your thoughts on the positive achievements of these executives. That's what makes a forum informative.

This is a forum about news and rumors. I don’t consider this either but that might just be me.

 

[The_Jobu]

This is a forum about news and rumors. I don’t consider this either but that might just be me.

You're free to petition to have this thread moved if you like, but there's no need to act facetiously that you don't know it's a perfectly normal discussion.

Please discuss what these executives are saying and their specific decisions positively.

 

[Rteetz]

You're free to petition to have this thread moved if you like, but there's no need to act facetiously that you don't know it's a perfectly normal discussion.

Please discuss what these executives are saying and their specific decisions positively.

I don’t understand why what they’ve done is so bad? Yes they design it but the executives sign off on it am I wrong? I have yet to see the land in person but will do so in a month or so. I’m exited for it. I’m a fan of where Star Wars is currently. I like the concept of a new planet vs. something from old.

 

[Mickeyboof]

Why not? I know it doesn’t seem to be a popular opinion here but I like the new trilogy and I like that they went with the new planet concept rather than some old place.

Simply because they did not deliver a product that is resonating with guests. Google Galaxy’s Edge. The masses are not enjoying their work.

 

[Rteetz]

Simply because they did not deliver a product that is resonating with guests. Google Galaxy’s Edge. The masses are not enjoying their work.

So wouldn’t that be Iger’s and Chapeks fault not theirs? The execs are the ones who approved this. Iger has gone on record saying he told the imagineers to be more ambitious and obviously he felt this was. I think there are so many factors at play here to create this perfect storm rather than just the lands design.

 

[The_Jobu]

I don’t understand why what they’ve done is so bad? Yes they design it but the executives sign off on it am I wrong? I have yet to see the land in person but will do so in a month or so. I’m exited for it. I’m a fan of where Star Wars is currently. I like the concept of a new planet vs. something from old.

If you go back and read the posts, you can see the specific initiatives that these execs are boasting about, and why some people consider them hypocrites and "corporate doublespeak".

No one is against you sharing your opinion.

 

[Rteetz]

If you go back and read the posts, you can see the specific initiatives that these execs are boasting about, and why some people consider them hypocrites and "corporate doublespeak".

No one is against you sharing your opinion.

Brings me to another question. How does Doug Chiang fall into this. He’s been with Lucasfilm forever, and is loved by Star Wars fans. He obviously is on the Lucasfilm side but has been present in a lot of the SWGE build up over the past couple years.

Personally I don’t fault the imagineers if anything I fault the executives. They are the ones with the power.

 

[Mickeyboof]

So wouldn’t that be Iger’s and Chapeks fault not theirs? The execs are the ones who approved this. Iger has gone on record saying he told the imagineers to be more ambitious and obviously he felt this was. I think there are so many factors at play here to create this perfect storm rather than just the lands design.

Fair point!

I’m angry Chapek didn’t get constant boos at D23. It’s embarrassing the cheers and whoops he got for his target charade. It’s pretty clear he slashed the “fun” parts of Galaxy’s Edge, but it’s not Chapek or Iger who chose to make lightsabers illegal and to run the land like a prison yard with stormtroopers sucking the joy from the place.

It wasn’t Bob&Bob who built an ugly static queue for a really-not-interactive simulator with limited motion featuring annoying disembodied voices nagging each other in severely annoying “actor voice.”

I could go on.

 

[Rteetz]

Fair point!

I’m angry Chapek didn’t get constant boos at D23. It’s embarrassing the cheers and whoops he got for his target charade. It’s pretty clear he slashed the “fun” parts of Galaxy’s Edge, but it’s not Chapek or Iger who chose to make lightsabers illegal and to run the land like a prison yard with stormtroopers sucking the joy from the place.

It wasn’t Bob&Bob who built an ugly static queue for a really-not-interactive simulator with limited motion featuring annoying disembodied voices nagging each other in severely annoying “actor voice.”

I could go on.

No they didn’t build it but again they felt this was good enough.
As for the sabers I’d guess that was more of a safety Disney legal thing. If you have dozens and dozens of sabers out in the land someone is bound to get hurt every once in a while.

 

[The_Jobu]

Personally I don’t fault the imagineers if anything I fault the executives. They are the ones with the power.

I tend to agree. The concepts were decided on by executives, but many of them are adept at passing fault downhill.

 

[Mickeyboof]

No they didn’t build it but again they felt this was good enough.
As for the sabers I’d guess that was more of a safety Disney legal thing. If you have dozens and dozens of sabers out in the land someone is bound to get hurt every once in a while.

Oh, no lightsabers are allowed out.

But the story is, and the cast members enforce this, that you shouldn’t talk about them. It’s like walking up to Diagon Alley in Harry Potter, asking to get a wand, but the response is “what’s a wand!?”