mrflo
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Joe Rohde was announced to retire but then joined Virgin Galactic shortly after. I suspect that Chapek was behind a direction change at WDI which prompted Imagineers like Joe Rohde to leave.
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Joe Rohde was announced to retire but then joined Virgin Galactic shortly after. I suspect that Chapek was behind a direction change at WDI which prompted Imagineers like Joe Rohde to leave.
Welcome! BienvenueAs long as Tom Fitzgerald constantly cuts through and destroys WDIP projects, there won't be anything good coming out of WDIP...
I’d also rather have copies of existing stuff for as long as he’s here. The contrast between exclusive (Flight Force) vs. copy (WEB slingers) is quiet shocking. They don’t have the same attention to detail at WDI for things that are only for Paris and are more encline to cut through budgets for those projects.
Technically yes but he’s not involved in creative part of projects. He’s here to run WDIP (EDLI).Isn't David Wilson also a creative portfolio executive for Paris? Is he involved in the Studios redevelopment as well, or is it purely Tom's show (which could explain the Epcotesque expansion of the Studios)?
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Does this mean we will get an "Avatar experience" in Paris rather sooner than later after all? I hope they bring Joe Rohde back for this as he knows how to create the world of Pandora and already has established a great collaboration with James Cameron and his team. They could share development for DLP of what is planned for DLR or adapt what already exists in AK. Hopefully this also reduces the risk of DLP ending up with a lower quality "exclusive" attraction like Ally mentioned. Welcome to the forum, Ally!!!They need him for the "Avatar Experience" in DLR and Pandora in WDS (Paris).
Why do they need someone who wasn’t all that involved in the original?They need him for the "Avatar Experience" in DLR and Pandora in WDS (Paris).
He was Chief Creative Executive. He oversaw all of Walt Disney Imagineering, not individual projects. He’s in the picture because when the big client shows up the bosses get to be there for the wining and dining.![]()
He was WDI VP during the early years of development of this project.
Will be interesting to see where they are spotted. I know when Chapek was at the resort (before Avengers Campus) he was seen going into the Nautilus with Daniel Delcourt and I thought it was a weird attraction to visit and then shortly after the Nautilus closed and we await its reopening with trepidation...I was just implying that he was no complete stranger to the project, that's alll.
As exciting as this visit sounds, we've got to remember that Iger- since the opening of Ratatouille- has visited the parisian resort at least once a year in his Burberry incognito coats along with Fitzgerald or Chapek. Now the exact date of this visit is quite intriguing, he usually prefers to tour the resort during the Summer or Fall seasons to painstackingly evaluate how the operation teams handle the busiest crowds of the year. Bob Chapek was quite reluctant about expanding this park from day one. He didn't want WDS to feature its own Galaxy's Edge version or its Lake, for instance. D'amaro on the other hand is much more obedient now that he knows his own job is at stake, he constantly needs to prove to Iger his creativity, so that may help DLP. This will be also the first visit of Iger during which he'll know for a fact that DLP is now the instigator of Disney International parks and resorts and that the destination is currently threaten by the impending arrival of their greatest competitor, Universal, on the european soil. So, I wouldn't be surprised if he greenlights one or two new projects, we'll see...
Why didn't Chapek want to expand DLP or WDS? Just a general aversion to spending money or did he not think there was enough extra attendance to be gained?I was just implying that he was no complete stranger to the project, that's alll.
As exciting as this visit sounds, we've got to remember that Iger- since the opening of Ratatouille- has visited the parisian resort at least once a year in his Burberry incognito coats along with Fitzgerald or Chapek. Now the exact date of this visit is quite intriguing, he usually prefers to tour the resort during the Summer or Fall seasons to painstackingly evaluate how the operation teams handle the busiest crowds of the year. Bob Chapek was quite reluctant about expanding this park from day one. He didn't want WDS to feature its own Galaxy's Edge version or its Lake, for instance. D'amaro on the other hand is much more obedient now that he knows his own job is at stake, he constantly needs to prove to Iger his creativity, so that may help DLP. This will be also the first visit of Iger during which he'll know for a fact that DLP is now the instigator of Disney International parks and resorts and that the destination is currently threaten by the impending arrival of their greatest competitor, Universal, on the european soil. So, I wouldn't be surprised if he greenlights one or two new projects, we'll see...
He'll be certainly visiting all the recent additions of the resort (e.g. Avengers Campus and the Hotel New York), the ongoing construction sites (Disneyland Hotel, Disney Village, WDS Expansion) and projects that have yet to be officialized or greenlit (Production Courtyard, Studio 1, Fantasyland and Discoveryland expansion pads).Will be interesting to see where they are spotted. I know when Chapek was at the resort (before Avengers Campus) he was seen going into the Nautilus with Daniel Delcourt and I thought it was a weird attraction to visit and then shortly after the Nautilus closed and we await its reopening with trepidation...
Visiting on 21st anniversary of WDSP does seem like a date chosen intentionally... wouldn't surprise me if they at least had a Disney Parks Blog post or DLP Press Release with lots of recycled news and maybe a slither of new info. Studio 1 changes or any other placemaking works perhaps?
I could definitely see development of the new lands shared like the two galaxies edges were stateside. Avatarland shared with DLRor possibly shanghai / Hong Kong would be a good bet for one of the lake spots IMO
He did want them to expand, but without the extra lavish features (the park's incoming placemaking, the lake, the new aquatic nightime show, and so on). He didn't belive in DLP anyway...Why didn't Chapek want to expand DLP or WDS? Just a general aversion to spending money or did he not think there was enough extra attendance to be gained?
Would have thought that WDS was an obvious problem within the parks division from the moment it opened.
That is essentially the pattern and reality for DLP over the last 25+ years. So much time and money went into making R&D only to have those plans never getting realised and other parks benefiting from it. Without a question, internal plans and plenty of options for further attractions are out there. The same time we are seeing how current expansion projects that are finally actually getting built have budget cuts and are arguably not at the high Disney standard.This idea was later abandoned due to a lack of budget and all the money invested in R&D heavily helped Shanghai and Orlando developing their own version, which only copied the plans of the Parisian coaster.
WDSP certainly needs more trees.Are we sure Bob won’t flex his creative muscles and recommend more trees somewhere?![]()
Are we sure Bob won’t flex his creative muscles and recommend more trees somewhere?![]()
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