tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post7208981239103183573..comments2024-02-08T07:33:49.907-08:00Comments on Re-Imagineering: East Meets WestMr Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12952506736745891323noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-64156879014744941862010-01-24T02:54:25.253-08:002010-01-24T02:54:25.253-08:00Dangit, I didn't get to read it. Somebody emai...Dangit, I didn't get to read it. Somebody email me a copy.Digital Jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374739586203788564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-42049413763918190002009-11-24T22:08:26.264-08:002009-11-24T22:08:26.264-08:00No matter how many wishes and good will thoughts, ...No matter how many wishes and good will thoughts, all of the problem lies with Eisner and his hand picked IGER & other Disney executives. Eisner's legacy has turned Disney into what it is today. Eisner is still the 2nd largest individual shareholder (under Steve Jobs). And Steve Jobs' stock sale provisions doesn't give him any pull in the company. Thus the only change will be fantasy faux, - and that will continue until Bob Iger, and other Eisner executives as well as certain board of directors are REMOVED from the Disney Company. Remember, Roy Disney started sometime with his SAVEDISNEY, but soon abandoned it when he got a shiny new Disney Desk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-67060456200785851452009-11-23T13:24:21.953-08:002009-11-23T13:24:21.953-08:00It is true that he was not literally at the helm y...It is true that he was not literally at the helm yet but championed Matt and his cause and according to Iger that's what happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-9046368466040915732009-11-23T08:24:36.478-08:002009-11-23T08:24:36.478-08:00I ran across this post in theme park insider that ...I ran across this post in theme park insider that recounts a recent panel discussion by those who "Walked with Walt". The point is how Walt used positive energy to improve and suggest change instead of personal critique. Maybe that approach would be useful in this forum?<br /><br />http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200911/1551/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-70251910164486881142009-11-22T15:05:02.749-08:002009-11-22T15:05:02.749-08:00It was Iger not Eisner that greenlit the funds to ...<i>It was Iger not Eisner that greenlit the funds to bring DL back from it's dry rot for the 50th.</i><br /><br />Not true. <br /><br />Matt Ouimet was brought in to replace Cynthia Harriss in the fall of 2003, a mere 18 months before the 50th anniversary was slated to begin. All of the wondrous refurbishment done during those 18 months happened under Ouimet, not Harriss.<br /><br />Eisner, not Iger, was still at the helm of TWDC when Ouimet was promoted from the Disney Cruise Line. Iger was not named as Eisner's successor until March 2005, just two months before the 50th celebration began.judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415067631504911897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-70964854069181740822009-11-21T21:28:08.406-08:002009-11-21T21:28:08.406-08:00Funny how this discussion is more lively without a...Funny how this discussion is more lively without a posted article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-81876017298843388642009-11-21T21:27:26.236-08:002009-11-21T21:27:26.236-08:00It was Iger not Eisner that greenlit the funds to ...It was Iger not Eisner that greenlit the funds to bring DL back from it's dry rot for the 50th. Iger wants quality will spend for it and has good taste. He did buy Pixar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-65362108019946756622009-11-21T15:42:13.371-08:002009-11-21T15:42:13.371-08:00Spokker, I don't see how you can offer salient...Spokker, I don't see how you can offer salient commentary on the current state of the park or its attractions if you haven't been there in two years.<br />I too used to think the parks were running down, but now I don't think they are as bad as they were. Who knows why.<br />And I'm still not a pixie duster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-16623340509897067262009-11-21T02:55:27.997-08:002009-11-21T02:55:27.997-08:00I still think at the end of the day that DL is a g...I still think at the end of the day that DL is a great value. Compared to a movie, you get a full day of amazing experiences. Parades. fireworks, shows and rides. Even in it's compromised state it's a good deal compared to other offerings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-58736626495050475032009-11-20T16:54:50.825-08:002009-11-20T16:54:50.825-08:00How much is there to the idea that Iger is setting...How much is there to the idea that Iger is setting up for his retirement? Some of the latest actions could very well be the request of those topical two waiting in the wings. It would explain a lot.. and Bob seems a little far minded lately.or shinolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-82904258288594398852009-11-20T12:06:48.284-08:002009-11-20T12:06:48.284-08:00"It's either Iger's way or the highwa..."It's either Iger's way or the highway"<br /><br />He is the CEO and that's why he originally got tagged--for not making any decisions of his own. <br />As of late he's been calling the shots. Love it or hate it, at least we now know where he is standing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-49014075842962768842009-11-20T03:46:13.947-08:002009-11-20T03:46:13.947-08:00You got it all wrong. Iger has become the Godfath...You got it all wrong. Iger has become the Godfather of the Disney family. He is keeping his friends close, but his enemies closer. And everybody from the old regime that stands in his way, or defies him, or thinks independently, has been given their cement overshoes and sleeps with the fishes. And now the underbosses and capos in the Company, like Rich Ross at the Studios, are cleaning up their crews and putting everyone in line with the new "corporate strategy". So it seems that Godfather Iger has made the Walt Disney Company an offer it can't refuse: it's either Iger's way, or the highway.Nametag Museumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371939475226569107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-83301448979618507272009-11-20T03:29:13.173-08:002009-11-20T03:29:13.173-08:00"I'm trying to see this decline in qualit..."I'm trying to see this decline in quality, but don't."<br /><br />Well, at the end of the day the only thing that matters is that you feel you got your money's worth. For as long as they keep the joint open, you are free to spend your money there.<br /><br />I, however, feel the best place to experience Disneyland is in my memories. I haven't been since December 2007 and don't plan to visit anytime soon.Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-29655721600553419222009-11-20T02:22:54.214-08:002009-11-20T02:22:54.214-08:00Wow, You went so far as to delete an engaging topi...Wow, You went so far as to delete an engaging topic? Why? To satisfy all of the (3)Anons, because the thread isn't "PC" enough? Thats the same problem the Park has, and continually goes through. Haven't we all learned that by now?<br /><br />Stop pussyfooting around what <i>could be,</i> <b>potential problems</b>, and stop silencing yourselves. This blog is getting way too soft and mute, and was much better when people were not afraid to, and were allowed to express their opinions openly.<br /><br />If you cannot feel free to express your own opinions on your own blog in a creative way, then I am left speachless.<br /><br />Don't let Anons dictate what is "acceptable" and "not acceptable" posts here. Really, it only takes 4 seconds to create the username "Dumbo"...Tom Slicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-16399787901236074912009-11-19T21:36:52.016-08:002009-11-19T21:36:52.016-08:00^^^^
That's because you ARE a pixie duster. Th...^^^^<br />That's because you ARE a pixie duster. The first step to recovery is recognizing you <i>have</i> a problem.listrournoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-25369189853016375862009-11-19T20:46:12.585-08:002009-11-19T20:46:12.585-08:00Well I've come back to the parks after a many ...Well I've come back to the parks after a many years absence. You know what? Except for a few aging out dated attractions, such as Innoventions and Autopia, you guys are wrong.<br />Was at Disneyland last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed myself. And I'm not a pixie duster.<br />I enjoyed small world, the enhanced pirates, Winnie the Pooh the Haunted Mansion Christmas and the Tiana river show.<br />Going to the park was fun!<br />I'm trying to see this decline in quality, but don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-38183075182934724172009-11-19T16:52:31.748-08:002009-11-19T16:52:31.748-08:00Some fans, such as yourself, choose to become addi...<i> Some fans, such as yourself, choose to become addicted. Most of the commenters on this blog exercise better judgment and know when to quit. </i><br /><br />As a former pixie dust snorter - I too visited the Parks once a year - I found it quite easy to get the monkey off my back - all it took was the declining quality and misuse of the Disney philosophy by CEOs and corporate officers more concerned about the yearly bonus they can suck out of stockholders than their contribution to the public. Toto, we ARE in Kansas...it's dingy, dusty and a shadow of what it used to be.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004483710784461501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-6345008751592244472009-11-18T22:49:50.104-08:002009-11-18T22:49:50.104-08:00(O.S. from Bullhorn) "Step back from the ledg...(O.S. from Bullhorn) "Step back from the ledge...put the churro down."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-55865827195915748962009-11-18T21:22:30.050-08:002009-11-18T21:22:30.050-08:00"Spokker they are not "public figures&qu..."Spokker they are not "public figures" like politicians, and the law would say the same thing."<br /><br />They absolutely are public figures. They are the ones the company chooses to make announcements. Rasulo in particular is quoted in press releases about that One-Disney nonsense that millions of Disney fans were personally writing to him about demanding that they adopt a policy of homogenizing across all Disney theme parks. There is nothing inherently wrong about calling him out on his BS by criticizing him in an satirical manner. <br /><br />Attacking Rasulo isn't like attacking some poor, young Imagineer working in the trenches watching his ideas get passed over for the latest fad that must absolutely be injected into the park before the accompanying DVD goes on sale. <br /><br />Rasulo and his ilk are absolutely public figures, grown ups, and can take some pointed criticism from time to time.Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-42347792613297205632009-11-18T15:19:36.793-08:002009-11-18T15:19:36.793-08:00Again you miss the point. I don't like to spen...Again you miss the point. I don't like to spend $2.50 for a bottle of water either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-45512152788536932582009-11-18T13:15:13.045-08:002009-11-18T13:15:13.045-08:00I have no dissonance. I'm fully aware of what ...I have no dissonance. I'm fully aware of what I enjoy about Disney, and what I do not. I've also been fully aware of why I'm displeased with the Disney parks for the past decade, which has nothing to do with disgruntled employment. I also fully recognize pixie dust addicts when I encounter them. It's not terribly difficult while one is clean and sober.<br /><br />As for the varying shades of grey, you're the one who used the all-or-nothing references to comments on this blog. I've consistently noted my frustration with the ongoing rise in admission, food, and merchandise prices at the parks in the shadow of declining quality and lowered executive expectations. You've offered no such support for why Disney doesn't deserve critique.<br /><br />I no longer visit the parks but once every few years, because of these downturns. I used to travel to both Anaheim and Orlando every year, but no longer find it worth my time and money, and subsequently spend those dollars elsewhere. If you still find value in the Disney park experience, fine. I can no longer justify the expense.<br /><br />And don't bother telling me I have to "promote positive change" simply because you believe criticizing Disney is wrong. That kind of attitude is the very essence of pixie dust addiction, frequently found amongst the D23 members. <br /><br />If you don't like what you find on this blog, you're free to parade your Disney Magic™ side effects elsewhere.judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415067631504911897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-31850336973214030472009-11-18T11:01:36.497-08:002009-11-18T11:01:36.497-08:00to /isdb- The fact you choose to make an analogy ...to /isdb- The fact you choose to make an analogy between pixie dust and drug dealing shows you may lost perspective. <br /><br />And the D23 reference is silly. I think it is you that can't discern between "the varying shades of grey." <br /><br />Come on now. Use promote the positive change you seek. You can do it! <br /><br />If not then "please keep your dissonance to yourself"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-57808265706968301222009-11-18T07:28:44.955-08:002009-11-18T07:28:44.955-08:00To hear everyone talk in posts and comments on thi...<i>To hear everyone talk in posts and comments on this blog you would think they were no longer the happiest places on earth, but the worst places to visit and work.</i><br /><br />The Disney parks never fully live up to their marketing taglines of being the happiest places on the planet, nor are they the worst. You're the one choosing to see our criticisms in such absolutes. Most of us have always discerned the varying shades of grey.<br /><br /><br /><i>All of this is beginning to be to the detriment of the Disney fun we should all love.</i><br /><br />"Should love"? No one is holding a gun to my head, forcing me to snort pixie dust. Some fans, such as yourself, choose to become addicted. Most of the commenters on this blog exercise better judgment and know when to quit.<br /><br />Criticism does not equal hate. The ability to reflect honestly about something that's greatly respected and admired is a sign of maturity, not jealousy or envy. You're mistaking disappointment and frustration for childish resentment. Fantasy dependency will often initiate such confusion.<br /><br />No one can stop your pixie dust addiction by you. That is a choice you must make for yourself. Most of us here made that choice, years ago. Waking up to the cold reality of Walt's Legacy being strip mined into barren desert is the first step, which you're obviously far removed from at this time.<br /><br />If you want to keep snorting the pixie dust and stay safely snuggled in your fantasy fog, feel free. But please keep your dissonance to yourself and stop blaming others for your denial. <br /><br />We choose not to be addicted and call the pushers out for who and what they are. If you can't handle criticism against your dealers, then you might want to find another playground to hang around to replenish your supply.<br /><br />Mr Banks is spot on, as usual. D23 is overflowing with pixie dust addicts, such as yourself. I'm confident they would warmly welcome you and your disposable income with open palms.judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415067631504911897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-88579395965024917572009-11-17T22:48:54.387-08:002009-11-17T22:48:54.387-08:00To the anonymous at 7:16 may I suggest d23.disney....To the anonymous at 7:16 may I suggest d23.disney.go.com.Mr Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952506736745891323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-45857059093520956712009-11-17T19:43:45.635-08:002009-11-17T19:43:45.635-08:00If only ABC were as entertaining...If only ABC were as entertaining...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com