Originally Posted By sjhym33 The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Jim McPhee has been moved from EPCOT to special project at WDW. Erin Wallace (#2 at WDW) has been moved into a new role of Sr Vice President of Operations Intergration for Walt Disney Parks and will report directly to Al Weiss. Dan Cockerell who was a GM at the MK will be taking over the role that Jim McPhee held as VP of EPCOT.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 The spirits of Pressler and Cynthia have returned w/ a vengeance. There really is no hope now. Only a slow death spiral.
Originally Posted By -em ^ agreed So they announce a massive downsizing but yet new executive positions have been created? uhh okay
Originally Posted By plpeters70 So what exactly is Jim's new role anyway? What are "special projects"? And I'm guessing that with a GM of the Magic Kingdom moving to EPCOT, the cartoonization of Future World will continue to grow. That, or EPCOT won't see a new E-Ticket for 17 years or so...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 This is pathetic. Really. The absolute worst possible moves are being made. The folks who care, who are passionate about the product are being kicked aside and replaced by Jay's flying monkey squad. Dan Cockerell ... what a joke ... an absolute joke. Makes you wonder who his daddy has pics of. Phil Holmes, Dan Cockerell, Val Bunting, Rilous Carter ... what an amazing group. And Erin and Al running the show (into the ground) with Inoverherheadmeg on hand with a script for community events. Sickening. Totally.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Maybe I should go now instead of summer of '10. My AP is stil good until May.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> So what exactly is Jim's new role anyway? What are "special projects"? << He's to oversee all the new things happening at WDW. You know, all those new projects.
Originally Posted By MPierce At least Jim McPhee didn't decide to spend more time with his family. Well, not yet anyway.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Maybe I should go now instead of summer of '10. My AP is stil good until May. << I think you should (I kind of figured you were looking for a reaso to go, so I tossed one out there for you).
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Happy was trying to push me to go soon when she was here yesterday. But, gee, maybe I should wait if there are going to be all kinds of new projects.... Oh yeah, when pigs fly.
Originally Posted By dshyates bobbelee9, I am afraid that us old curmudgeons have influenced your attitude. The "when pigs fly" sounded like me.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> So what exactly is Jim's new role anyway? What are "special projects"? << <<He's to oversee all the new things happening at WDW. You know, all those new projects.>> Yeah. So many projects for Jim to work on ... like maybe the design for next year's refillable mugs ... or perhaps he could oversee the movement of piles of dirt from one place to another at Flamingo Crossroads ... or he could be in charge of placing all those SALE signs at the World of Disney.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 With Disney you never know. This could be a good role created for Jim that might reward the good job he has done at EPCOT. OR it could be the first step out the door. I have been around Disney long enough to have seen both. We will have to wait and see.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 << us old curmudgeons >> you may be a curmudgeon, but you have a ways to go to catch up to my 65 years.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> you may be a curmudgeon, but you have a ways to go to catch up to my 65 years. << Don't you mean, "catch up to my 65 young, and spry years"?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^^Not really feeling that way right now, My husband & I went out for dinner tonight, and spent most of the time complaining about our individual aches/pains and non-working parts. The meal was great, but the conversation was depressing. He did say the steak he had was bigger than the one he had at Artist's Point, but it was 1/2 the price of AP's.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad <<<This could be a good role created for Jim that might reward the good job he has done at EPCOT. OR it could be the first step out the door>>> I may be wrong but this sounds like a demotion to me not a reward. If it is, I can't see him staying long after doing well in what must have been a difficult job.
