Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ...if Jay Rasulo just received a contract extension? The fiscal year did just start on 10/1 ... the day Burbank did its damndest to ignore the fact EPCOT Center turned 25. ... Which of course is part of Jay Rasulo's agenda. Now, while I hoped with chief minion Michael Mendenhall leaving for a 'too good to turn down opportunity' with HP, that Jay's day was finally drawing to a conclusion, I'm starting to (sadly) wonder. He got his wretched YoaMD extended another year, so marketing doesn't have anything to do. He had that 'announcement' as well as the Hawaii resort purposely timed to EC's 25th so as to make sure the focus was far away from O-Town ... and then, of course, was the apparent edict that anyone who was someone (except for the wonderful Marty Sklar) to stay far away from WDW on 10/1 ... well, it all sounds like someone feels empowered. If true, this isn't a good thing for Disney P&R.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I totally agree with you on that, Spirit, duckling. Of course we haven't looked in our crystal ball to scry for any answers to your question, yet-- ORGOCH: --that's cause we don't wanna' take any chances a gittin' a crack in the ol' crystal by havin' a nasty ol' goomer like that showin' up inside. Ya understand? ORWEN: But we'll be waiting with right along with you for the answer, duckling! Hope you know we're always watching over you!
Originally Posted By MPierce I really think the announced extention of YOAMD on national television was definetly a vote of confidence for Jay Rasulo. The only hope for a change of command seems to be only if another to good to turn down job becomes available.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Darn it! If there was talk about this on Good Morning America that most likely means something was mentioned about it during Good Morning Morva, too!!! But us Cauldron girls didn't have time to listen to the Town Crier at all last week!!!
Originally Posted By Skellington88 Jay Rasolu, Erin Wallace, and Phil Holmes are holding the parks back from their full potential.
Originally Posted By cmash95 I think the YOAD was extended because they didn't have anything else in the pipeline and the guests like it for what it is. Is it bringing people to the parks? I doubt it but you get a little extra something while you are staying there to make your stay a a little more magical thus feeling good and willing to spend more money. So sales of those wonderfully generic souveneers(SP) will increase. I am one who wishes not only for mr jay to get shone the door but his minion mr weis as well. I hate the disney parks concept. Each resort is a unique experience and should be marketted as such. So what if it costs more to do it?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^YoaMD is doing little if anything to drive attendance at WDW. What is making the numbers look so good is all the international guests who are returning in droves, especially the UKer who can come here for a pittance due to the pitiful state of the dollar. What YoaMD is great at doing is taking credit for those guests being at WDW.
