Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Uuuuuhhhhhmmmm....what's that gold thing in front of Iger?" Baahahaha!! I almost choked on my bran muffin! Lol!!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance LOL that was hilarious. Look at that picture though! Come on! Debonair, sophisticated and handsome standing next to Tom just accentuates his lack of those qualities.
Originally Posted By dagobert According to a picture I found on WDWMagic.com, Tom Staggs and Bob Iger are touring the Hollywood Studios today. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://instagram.com/p/y7VzUeifAB">http://instagram.com/p/y7VzUeifAB</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hopefully this means we'll get an announcement for that park soon, since it needs all the help it can get! I saw a flock of execs pass by me when I was in the Studios in January 2014 (the day of the Avatar groundbreaking photoshoot), but apparently they didn't do anything exciting that time I also read that they were in WDW's DTD yesterday. Seems like they're checking in on all the big projects (I would assume they're also visiting DAK while they're there, but most of that work is offstage)
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Hopefully this means we'll get an announcement for that park soon, since it needs all the help it can get! I saw a flock of execs pass by me when I was in the Studios in January 2014 (the day of the Avatar groundbreaking photoshoot), but apparently they didn't do anything exciting that time<<< I hope so too. Maybe all the Star Wars land at Disneyland Anaheim rumours are false and it will come to DHS instead.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Who does the relaxed, casual look better? I think the choice is obvious. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://scontent-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10360336_843052209071918_1928229941120863337_n.jpg?oh=317810ca513dab1820c37584cffab5ad&oe=5557162D">http://scontent-sea.xx.fbcdn.n...5557162D</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think the mouse wins the resortwear challenge And how can we forget Bob's most infamous casual look? Seems like Tom was able to dress himself okay that day: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pic21.jpg">http://micechat.com/wp-content...ic21.jpg</a> <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pic14.jpg">http://micechat.com/wp-content...ic14.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance What's wrong with Bob's outfit Ferret? lol You just like to pick on him!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's true. But still, did he not walk past a mirror at any point before going outside? Aren't there mirrors next to all backstage entrances, so CMs can check their appearance before stepping into public view? How did Willow let him out of the house dressed like that?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt You guys are killing me. LOL. At least they both dress like adults, unlike a certain Disney bigwig: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.disneydreaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Lasseter-1.jpg">http://www.disneydreaming.com/...er-1.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "How did Willow let him out of the house dressed like that?" You mean, she who must not be named?!
Originally Posted By dagobert WD Parks & Resorts gets a new head. >>>Breaking: Bob Chapek replaces Tom Staggs as head of Disney's theme parks division.<<< <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/marcgraser/status/569937021965176832">http://twitter.com/marcgraser/...65176832</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting. The name sounds vaguely familiar, but I don't really know anything about him. According to Disney's website, he was the head of Consumer Products: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about-disney/leadership/business-unit-management-team/bob-chapek">http://thewaltdisneycompany.co...b-chapek</a> Curiously, there don't appear to be any press releases about this, nor has his bio on Disney's website been changed to reflect it. I'll be curious to see if this turns out to be true; I don't think Tom would be able to hold onto both positions on his own
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-131026-P-1.asp">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-1.asp</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert The New York Times has posted a very interesting article about COO Thomas Staggs. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/business/media/thomas-staggs-disneys-heir-apparently.html?_r=4">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04...tml?_r=4</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros And just like that, he's out! <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2016/04/04/tom-staggs-disney-coo-leaving-company/">http://www.laughingplace.com/w...company/</a> He will still be around for a few weeks more, so it seems like an amicable-enough departure, but I can't help but think that this was meddling from the Board. Although he seemed to be a safe choice, I think he would have done a good job as CEO I can only hope that this doesn't mean that Iger's resignation gets pushed back for a third time. He was supposed to be gone years ago, and I can hardly wait for him to leave in 2018. The silver lining to this whole thing may be that his ultimate replacement comes from outside TWDC, which would hopefully mean a fresh approach to running the company, without such a heavy focus on tentpole/franchise films...but that seems like a longshot
Originally Posted By dagobert That's strange and it sounds like bad news. For me he was the perfect successor, but unfortunately the comapany thinks differently. Some speculate that Sheryl Sandber from Facebook might be in the lead now. I hope that's not true. I would like to see someone from the entertainment industry. Now that Staggs is gone, what about Kathleen Kennedy?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think he would have done a fine job, but I'm somewhat relieved that it won't be him. Iger has played it safe for a long time, and Staggs would most likely just continue on that path; Staggs has been in line to be CEO since Eisner was in charge, so there's very little 'new' about him or the way he thinks I know that Sheryl Sandberg is a darling in trendy business circles, but I haven't been particularly impressed with anything she (or anyone from the FB team) has done to date. I don't think it absolutely needs to be someone from the entertainment industry, but that sure would help with knowledge of many aspects of the business Didn't Kathleen Kennedy go on record saying that she wanted to stay at Lucasfilm to work with the creative folks there? Perhaps she was just being modest and making a political move, but she seems happy to continue doing what she does (and she's very good at it, so it would be a shame to lose her from that role)
Originally Posted By dagobert Apparently this is bad news for DLP, because Staggs was always a proponent for Europe's Disney resort. At least tweets from DLP fansites with very reliable sources suggest that.
Originally Posted By dagobert Apparently this is bad news for DLP, because Staggs was always a proponent for Europe's Disney resort. At least tweets from DLP fansites with very reliable sources suggest that.
