WDI Layoffs

[flynnibus]

So how will Disney recover from this moving forward? Call 1-800-rent-a-temp ?

Well for one... You don't start another castle park and resort from scratch on Monday.

I can't help think this is the usual contraction after major projects.

 

[flynnibus]

I admittedly had no idea WDI was such a big operation. Fo some reason I just pictured several creative guys and gals in a big studio building models and brainstorming.

Just remember... The guy who has to pick out the carpet in the hallway is an 'imagineer' too or the guy who has to write the safety spiel. It takes hundreds of disciplines to complete a project and many are in house.

 

[Mike S]

Coup and Fitzgerald have bad cases of Screenz Fever!

And "then something goes horribly wrong"-itis

Lol, yeah. But who's worse? What rides are attributed to each of them out of curiosity?

 

[danlb_2000]

Just remember... The guy who has to pick out the carpet in the hallway is an 'imagineer' too or the guy who has to write the safety spiel. It takes hundreds of disciplines to complete a project and many are in house.

More than 140 disciplines exist at Imagineering including artists, architects, engineers, writers, machinists, landscape designers, model makers, sound technicians, carpenters, producers, accountants, filmmakers, schedulers, estimators and more.

https://disneyimaginations.com/tips-faq/faq/#faq-3

 

[pheneix]

You said:



The numbers were hyperbole. The implication very much is there, is that from now their won't be any permanent positions @ WDI , you need portfolio managers at least - you need WDI to design attractions - nobody wants Garner Holt attractions in the MK/DHS/Epcot/DAK.

That isn't what I implied and whatever.

FWIW I would happily have Garner Holt installing rides at WDW over WDI and never think twice on the decision.*

* Garner does so much Disney work it's actually kinda ironic they were cited in this context.

 

[GoofGoof]

From the OC Register: "Disney would not say how many were let go, saying only that the number of layoffs was a low single-digit percentage."

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/disney-724830-walt-imagineering.html

So low single digit percentage on 2,000 employees sounds like about 100 employees laid off. Still sucks for those people, but it is pretty believable that this is mostly related to Shanghai construction wrapping up. It was a huge project.

 

[aaronml]

So low single digit percentage on 2,000 employees sounds like about 100 employees laid off. Still sucks for those people, but it is pretty believable that this is mostly related to Shanghai construction wrapping up. It was a huge project.

I think they may have been a little disingenuous with that number. The percentage of WDI that was "impacted" was around 10% — approximately 200 people. A good chunk of those were people were people hired for project work on a temporary basis, and their assignments were "ended" which probably they aren't counting as layoffs when talking to press and saying "low single digit percentage".

 

[SirLink]

That isn't what I implied and whatever.

FWIW I would happily have Garner Holt installing rides at WDW over WDI and never think twice on the decision.*

* Garner does so much Disney work it's actually kinda ironic they were cited in this context.

So you would be happy for Garner Holt to design attractions, for the parks? Really? Really. Wow.

 

[lazyboy97o]

So you would be happy for Garner Holt to design attractions, for the parks? Really? Really. Wow.

Why has Garner Holt earned your ire?

 

[SirLink]

Why has Garner Holt earned your ire?

Because the attractions that they have designed from the ground up as brand new attractions have been terrible.

 

[GoofGoof]

Because the attractions that they have designed from the ground up as brand new attractions have been terrible.

Not a fan of chuck e cheese?

 

[ScoutN]

So you would be happy for Garner Holt to design attractions, for the parks? Really? Really. Wow.

Since when does install equate to design?

 

[SirLink]

Since when does install equate to design?

I was talking about design in my original post not about install. The fact Garner Holt designs attractions as well .... would you like a Garner Holt designed attraction in the middle of the MK or DL.

 

[ford91exploder]

I was talking about design in my original post not about install. The fact Garner Holt designs attractions as well .... would you like a Garner Holt designed attraction in the middle of the MK or DL.

TWDC would like them because they are CHEAP.

 

[GoofGoof]

What attractions are Garner Holt designed?

 

[MagicHappens1971]

What attractions are Garner Holt designed?

I just took a quick look on their website and it looks like they've done a good amount of animatronics for Disney. Not sure about attractions though. AA's such as Maleficent from Fantastic, Oogie Boogie from Haunted Mansion Holiday, Under The Sea's animatronics, ect. I know they didn't do FEA AA's and I'm not sure about SDMT. They've also done parade floats for Disney but none of their recent parades, at least from what I see from the website.

 

[SirLink]

What attractions are Garner Holt designed?

Here

That is the website for Garner Holt Creative.

 

[Herbie]

Here

That is the website for Garner Holt Creative.

I love these websites...
More, more, more!

 

[MotherOfBirds]

Wow, their portfolio is full of knockoffs. They might as well be named Totally Not Tiki Room/POTC/JC. Though, I did enjoy the Hall of Puerto Rican Governors

 

[Mike S]

I just took a quick look on their website and it looks like they've done a good amount of animatronics for Disney. Not sure about attractions though. AA's such as Maleficent from Fantastic, Oogie Boogie from Haunted Mansion Holiday, Under The Sea's animatronics, ect. I know they didn't do FEA AA's and I'm not sure about SDMT. They've also done parade floats for Disney but none of their recent parades, at least from what I see from the website.

I know it's been said that Ursula at least was made by Disney.