GenChi
Well-Known Member
As a shareholder you should be happy that Disney is adding modern IP that people are actually interested in to the parks.
This mindset is 100% the reason Disney the company is in a overall decline. Not just the parks, but every product the release now.
Almost everyone who is going to their parks or watching their content is not a shareholder. I'm not, because I think there's better outlets to invest in. Focusing on "shareholders" means focusing on unlimited quarterly profit increase and market valuation, which is not sustainable on its own but its absolutely toxic for an entertainment company. The focus is now not on longevity and offering the best service to keep money coming in, but cutting all expenses and throwing in IP themes that don't fit for a worse experience you are then charging far more for.
Looking at all the flagship Magic Kingdom attractions, none besides Splash are tied to an IP. Splash wasn't tied to the IP because it's an IP, but because the storyline made sense for a long-form attraction. That it's the one to get a major ride and not any of the bigger IPs people know shows how they focused on longevity more then short quarterly gains. Now that the focus is only "shareholders", Bob Iger has IPs he wants to promote and he tells them to put it in the ride and make an idea around it. Doesn't matter if it doesn't fit, doesn't matter if it's half-baked, it's an "IP" so it has to sell. We could never get something like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, etc, ever again under this mindset, rides that have no IPs but have such good longevity 50 years later every casual knows them. Instead, you get this and the Spiderman ride at DCA which hurt the IP, park and brand overall.
Sorry but this comment bothered me, revolving around "shareholders" like Wish mentioned is just terrible. Because you cut the quality and the brand name can only stand it so far, and then you lose the quality edge that made Disney successful in the first place. Focus on "shareholders" as the priority is in short time currently killing the stock and the company.