Isn't this who will be checking the resort parking lots for cars that haven't paid the magical fee?Actually, if you look past that skin you can see the real truth....
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News TWDC Organizational Shakeup - Parks combined with Consumer Products
- Thread starter monothingie
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Disney is reorganizing into four divisions: Streaming, TV, Movies, and Everything Else (parks, tours, cruise, events, merch).
People are seeing that merch and parks falling under one division is a sign of the apocalypse because... reasons.
EricsBiscuit
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THis is likely the death of any original IP attraction (I.e. HM).
shortstop
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I don’t think this move was done with Parks in mind. It looks like the point here, much like the Fox acquisition, is to shift attention to the streaming service. I’d be surprised if Parks is significantly affected.
cheshirecakes33
Member
Yes, personally I think that if the streaming business is not successful, by having it in a different segment with ESPN they can just dump it too.
smile
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ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
The moment I heard about Chappie's appointment, My thought was Paul Pressler 2.0 and not a better version.
the.dreamfinder
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It’s officially an ancillary revenue stream for the company. No longer considered a unique, revolutionary art form, but an equal to toys and princess costumes.
It makes sense because the local Disney store employees are cast members just like in the Parks. The stores also sell many of the same products.
Rodan75
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CP used to include the Muppet Studios and I'm assuming other IP that wasn't currently
I totally don't get the angst about Parks being aligned with CP. CP hasn't delivered on a lot of their potential since Chapek moved to Parks. Plus I can totally envision a path for CP/Parks to build new IP to fit niches not covered by the other divisions (which could create new Park specific IPs), CP has to justify its existence as more than just a licensing arm.
Also do we know where Maker and Muppet Studios landed? I believe both had been aligned with Consumer Products when they absorbed the Interactive division. And I'm assuming 'Experiences' is everything else from Resorts to Video Games.
I totally don't get the angst about Parks being aligned with CP. CP hasn't delivered on a lot of their potential since Chapek moved to Parks. Plus I can totally envision a path for CP/Parks to build new IP to fit niches not covered by the other divisions (which could create new Park specific IPs), CP has to justify its existence as more than just a licensing arm.
Also do we know where Maker and Muppet Studios landed? I believe both had been aligned with Consumer Products when they absorbed the Interactive division. And I'm assuming 'Experiences' is everything else from Resorts to Video Games.
smile
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must take a lot of dust or general disinterest in the park experience to be fine with lumping parks and in with 'everything else' because you are effectively saying that tv and movies are higher levels of creative enterprise
You do know that the CM filling up Dumbo isn't going to be asked to design the mold for a plastic Cinderella Castle, right? Each division will have it's own subdivisions. Just like each movie has its own director and production team.
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EPCOTCenterLover
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I'm not hopeful about this. And to think, the Company didn't even buy us dinner!
SourcererMark79
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Agree 100% HM and old FW are examples of creativity, execution, and really a gamble to measure success, but they exceeded in so many catagories. Today it seems they're driven by what CP sees as a money maker, and how they can shoehorn it in someplace, rather than dream original ideas and make them come to life.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Ummm...there's no special distinction for anyone who works frontline for disney...hasn't been for 30+ years or so
So now what becomes the priority of the division slumping toy sales or deteriorating quality of parks?
The parks are a unique entity, lumping them in with merchandise basically shows they are nothing more to Disney than a mechanism to capitalize on IP and not a place for a quality vacation experiences and entertainment. But of course we’ve known that for sometime thanks to Chapie’s track record. This just makes it official.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I think you’re making too much of this.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Then why not lump Consumer Products in with something else? It’s a clear indication of priorities and respectability.
Christian Fronckowiak
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
The writing has been on the wall that ever since Iger took over, and the domestic parks at least were transformed from physical environments into giant walkthrough commercials for TWDC. This is a sad day. The parks are now consumer products.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Prior to this announcement I heard there was going to be some changes in consumer products. Expect to see something significant by the end of the year. Not sure if this change is linked to this announcement but it seems they are trying to raise consumer products. Not “downgrade” Parks.