The worst decision WDW ever made?

[S.I.R. the Robot]

Removing cartoon starbursts. I know the pre-1994 Snow White ride didn't have Snow White in it, and was too scary, but THE CARTOON STARBURSTS WERE HILARIOUS and they needed to appear in their traditional form again. BTW, the only other ride that had something like that, Alice in Wonderland at DL, got refurbished ten years prior and got rid of their scene. All other cartoon starburst appearances (like in the Buzz Lightyear rides) have not been used to signify losing consciousness since and are only set pieces to the actual action.

 

[Centauri Space Station]

Getting rid of Eisner.. also becoming bean counters instead of dreamers..

Eisner gave us Journey into YOUR Imagination, Mission: SPACE, Enchanted tiki room under new management, aladdin’s flying carpets, stitches great escape, sounds dangerous, & camp minnie mickey.

 

[twilight mitsuk]

resort parking fees

 

[Chet Dakota]

It seems that the "worst" bad decisions keep piling up...with the latest being putting Galaxy Edge into a time box, the Star Wars Hotel and the now replacing Splash with Tiana.

 

[monothingie]

Eisner gave us Journey into YOUR Imagination, Mission: SPACE, Enchanted tiki room under new management, aladdin’s flying carpets, stitches great escape, sounds dangerous, & camp minnie mickey.

Also got Animal Kingdom, Hollywood (MGM) Studios, DVC, and the addition of virtually all post opening day hotels at WDW.

So yeah, there may be a couple of misses in there, but he did more to grow and expand WDW over his two decades than Bob Iger has done.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Also under Eisner Disney fireworks and nighttime spectaculars became what we know and love today. An “e ticket in the sky” to borrow some marketing terms.

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

Did Star Tours 2.0 happen under Eisner??

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Did Star Tours 2.0 happen under Eisner??

It was announced under Eisner, but opened during Iger.

 

[Agent H]

It was announced under Eisner, but opened during Iger.

Correction it kept getting delayed under Eisner iger actually made it happen

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Correction it kept getting delayed under Eisner iger actually made it happen

Why do you say that?

 

[Agent H]

Why do you say that?

Well if I remember the yesterworld entertainment video correctly a new star tours had been under development since around the time the phantom menace came out but kept getting delayed because budget cuts now according to what I looked up online (picture below) it was only pitched to Lucas in 2003 and then didn’t start development again until 2007 after iger took over

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

When would Boba in the ride have been pitched??

 

[Agent H]

When would Boba in the ride have been pitched??

What?

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Well if I remember the yesterworld entertainment video correctly a new star tours had been under development since around the time the phantom menace came out but kept getting delayed because budget cuts now according to what I looked up online (picture below) it was only pitched to Lucas in 2003 and then didn’t start development again until 2007 after iger took over

George Lucas announced it was in development in 2005. So yes, it began development and was announced under Eisner, and then development continued and it opened under Iger.

 

[Agent H]

George Lucas announced it was in development in 2005. So yes, it began development and was announced under Eisner, and then development continued and it opened under Iger.

My bad I stand corrected

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

What?

Like, when the Imagineers were like "LET'S ADD BOBA FETT!" and a clearly stoned Imagineer was like "LET'S GIVE HIM THIS BARELY AUDIBLE EVIL LAUGH EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T DO THAT IN ESTABLISHED CANON..." and then everyone agreed even if Eisner/Iger yelled at them to "GO WATCH THE MUPPETS!!!!!"

 

[Agent H]

Like, when the Imagineers were like "LET'S ADD BOBA FETT!" and a clearly stoned Imagineer was like "LET'S GIVE HIM THIS BARELY AUDIBLE EVIL LAUGH EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T DO THAT IN ESTABLISHED CANON..." and then everyone agreed even if Eisner/Iger yelled at them to "GO WATCH THE MUPPETS!!!!!"

I don’t remember anything like that but I haven’t been on star tours since they added the new scenes despite it being one of my favorite rides it was a busy 2024 for me

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

I don’t remember anything like that but I haven’t been on star tours since they added the new scenes despite it being one of my favorite rides it was a busy 2024 for me

Right before he says "Say goodbye, Rebel spy"

 

[Agent H]

Right before he says "Say goodbye, Rebel spy"

Ok now I remember

 

[S.I.R. the Robot]

Ok now I remember

He doesn't do that at all in SW canon. It's more in line with his depictions in the Holiday Special and Droids.