It all depends if what he is pitching people buy into like them lining up to drink the Kool Aid.
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News The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Extends Robert A. Iger’s Contract as CEO Through 2026
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Alien Encounter? It was awesome. Fit the land well. But too many morons brought their young kids on it, despite the warnings, and collectively caused a ruckus as a result.
WoundedDreamer
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Peltz is not my idea of a Walt Disney Company savior. But Iger's leadership is just so bad (box office bombs, endless litigation, underinvestment in the parks) that I will take anyone but Iger. This is justice after Iger destroyed a company I love and damaged one of my favorite places. WDW and the WDC are gone either way, but I'll enjoy seeing Iger be humiliated. No one is coming to save Disney. Disney has lost its soul and its purpose. EPCOT is gone. Future World is gone. Splash Mountain is gone. Frontierland (my favorite land at MK) is on the chopping block. Animal Kingdom is being ruined. The resorts are increasingly homogenous and ugly. I mean, what's the point? How could Peltz be any worse? Sure, Iger knows how to use the Walt Disney nostalgia to make it feel better while he ruins the company, but at least Peltz will be honest about it. He wants money. I'll take a guy after money over the two-faced Iger any day.
www.latimes.com
The company would come away from the restructuring greatly simplified. Walt Disney Studios (Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, Disney Animation, Walt Disney Pictures), Disney+, Disney Parks and Resorts, and Disney Consumer Products (which should not have been merged with the parks). This whole process would reduce the employee headcount enormously and allow management to focus on fewer problems.
But Iger couldn't let go. He came from the broadcast television world. Unfortunately, he wants to stick with it. If Peltz were to propose this restructuring, I would actually go full team Peltz. I'm only supporting him to get back at Iger, but I would legitimately be excited by this.
Fox has been devastating. The company seems to have lost focus and purpose after that acquisition. They also overpaid by a great deal too. Comcast got the last laugh! Peltz actually mentioned this before:
Disney got 'The Simpsons' and 'Avatar.' But some now see the Fox deal as a mistake
Disney's $71-billion purchase of Rupert Murdoch's entertainment assets, including 'The Simpsons,' 'Avatar' and Hulu, has also been a financial burden for the studio, which recently said it would eliminate 7,000 jobs to reduce costs.
www.latimes.com
This right here is exactly what they need to do. Exiting the Fox Assets, ABC, and ESPN would set the company up for future success. Moreover, the company should also exit the Hulu business which has nothing to do with the company's core competencies.
The company would come away from the restructuring greatly simplified. Walt Disney Studios (Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, Disney Animation, Walt Disney Pictures), Disney+, Disney Parks and Resorts, and Disney Consumer Products (which should not have been merged with the parks). This whole process would reduce the employee headcount enormously and allow management to focus on fewer problems.
But Iger couldn't let go. He came from the broadcast television world. Unfortunately, he wants to stick with it. If Peltz were to propose this restructuring, I would actually go full team Peltz. I'm only supporting him to get back at Iger, but I would legitimately be excited by this.
It only took 5 years for Iger to destroy Pixar. We need Lasseter back!
Has Lasseter successfully completed sexual harassment classes and alcohol rehab after he got canned to be considered to join Disney again?Peltz is not my idea of a Walt Disney Company savior. But Iger's leadership is just so bad (box office bombs, endless litigation, underinvestment in the parks) that I will take anyone but Iger. This is justice after Iger destroyed a company I love and damaged one of my favorite places. WDW and the WDC are gone either way, but I'll enjoy seeing Iger be humiliated. No one is coming to save Disney. Disney has lost its soul and its purpose. EPCOT is gone. Future World is gone. Splash Mountain is gone. Frontierland (my favorite land at MK) is on the chopping block. Animal Kingdom is being ruined. The resorts are increasingly homogenous and ugly. I mean, what's the point? How could Peltz be any worse? Sure, Iger knows how to use the Walt Disney nostalgia to make it feel better while he ruins the company, but at least Peltz will be honest about it. He wants money. I'll take a guy after money over the two-faced Iger any day.
Fox has been devastating. The company seems to have lost focus and purpose after that acquisition. They also overpaid by a great deal too. Comcast got the last laugh! Peltz actually mentioned this before:
Disney got 'The Simpsons' and 'Avatar.' But some now see the Fox deal as a mistake
Disney's $71-billion purchase of Rupert Murdoch's entertainment assets, including 'The Simpsons,' 'Avatar' and Hulu, has also been a financial burden for the studio, which recently said it would eliminate 7,000 jobs to reduce costs.
This right here is exactly what they need to do. Exiting the Fox Assets, ABC, and ESPN would set the company up for future success. Moreover, the company should also exit the Hulu business which has nothing to do with the company's core competencies.
The company would come away from the restructuring greatly simplified. Walt Disney Studios (Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, Disney Animation, Walt Disney Pictures), Disney+, Disney Parks and Resorts, and Disney Consumer Products (which should not have been merged with the parks). This whole process would reduce the employee headcount enormously and allow management to focus on fewer problems.
But Iger couldn't let go. He came from the broadcast television world. Unfortunately, he wants to stick with it. If Peltz were to propose this restructuring, I would actually go full team Peltz. I'm only supporting him to get back at Iger, but I would legitimately be excited by this.
It only took 5 years for Iger to destroy Pixar. We need Lasseter back!
Horizonsfan
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I’m clear-eyed regarding corporate dynamics and who carries water for who.
D’Amaro is an uninspired caretaker for a house Rasulo helped design, in my view.
Disstevefan1
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Alien Encounter was fun, but I must agree it was too scary for little kids and in that way I did not think it fit.
But Stitch was a fine replacement, I do not know why they closed it.
Nubs70
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Peltz or whomever is going to restructure things. A simple thing would to be do not finance films that cost more to bring to market than bring in return.
Stitch sucked. Sorry, but it was awful. AE fit fine. There were warnings. Not everything in MK has to be kid-friendly.
WoundedDreamer
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Some of the stars in movies demand certain salaries and get what they want. You think some will ask for minimum to act in a movie? One did and he made bank. Keanu Reeves when making the first Matrix movie took a low salary but a percentage of movie revenues and future Matrix sequels revenue percentages. He's made more than $300M from the Matrix movies.It's simple... But this strategy could work!
lazyboy97o
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Did you just come up with that?!
Disstevefan1
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I guess my expectations at WDW have become super low over time but Stitch was fine (much better than a closed attraction) and I do think (while I liked Alien) , it was too scary for little kids.
So we can agree to disagree on this one.
I wish they would put something in that spot.
pdude81
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Unfortunately for us, Universal owns the rights for "Back to the Future"
WoundedDreamer
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Everything at the Magic Kingdom has to be family friendly. The Magic Kingdom (and Disneyland) was designed to be a place where families could spend time together. Both young and old could find a place of reassurance and rest. AE was problematic because the Magic Kingdom had built trust with its patrons over the years. All of a sudden there was a part of the Magic Kingdom that couldn't be shared as a family. It was jarring and awful. Hideous and gross.
Iger sure didn't...
Can you share Space Mountain as a family? What about Haunted Mansion? Big Thunder?
Disstevefan1
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As obvious and simple as that solution is, we all know Iger's Disney company would NEVER do this.
Iger's Disney does not create their art for ROI.
Iger's Disney creates their art to re educate all people. The money is very low on the priority list.
WoundedDreamer
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Yes, yes, and yes. The content in those rides is completely unobjectionable. Haunted Mansion might be a little scary, but it depends on the kid. You're probably referring to the height requirement. That is a tradeoff, but just the result of physics. Each one of the Magic Kingdom coasters are not very intense. They are palatable to older people and can be children's first forays into rollercoasters. Nothing like having Cast Members pretending to be eaten and being covered in alien slime.
Dranth
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That is the whole point. AE was fine for many kids and I would assume most parents, if they bothered to pay attention to the warnings, would know if their kids could handle it or not just like Haunted Mansion.
lazyboy97o
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Your obsession with just making up and spamming nonsense is bizarre.
Disstevefan1
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I wish I had a DeLorean time machine so I could go back to 1985 WDW.....