Originally Posted By leemac <<Why the hell is Leemac in Singapore and not the lush and tranquil mountains of Idaho?>> I'd take this oppressive city state over Sun Valley any day. Although I would love to see Murdoch dodging questions on the golf course about his journalistic edicts. Or Katz telling everyone that EVERY studio wants DWA. It is a long time since MDE did the deal for ABC/Cap Cities at Herb's place. Big deals don't get done there any more.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Has Mickey (or The Weatherman) threatened to bury you in the swamps if you talk?>> Nope - I just don't need to be fanning the flames. I have no idea whatsoever what is being discussed online or on all those exciting social media apps - I only know what folks are talking about in the office. I'm glad to be in Singapore and then NYC next week - I don't want to get embroiled in all this conjecture firsthand.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Could the meetings with the Saudi Prince have been to possibly see about Disney expanding to that region? Granted the choice are very limited.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Unlike government workers, business pensions are in a real world. Hence they are an average of your entire salary during your tenure. ---- well I sit on a number of pension boards for priovate induustry and I can tell you 2 things-- over the course of the last 10-15 years the majority of traditional private sector pensions have been done away with- converted- removed etc.-- but for those remaining- there are those that only use the last 5 years as the bellweather. WHen my large corp had traditional pension plans- 5 years was the modifier also.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer So, what can happen on Friday? Anything serious? Or just more little actions that lead to conjecture. ...which I'm getting tired of. LOL. We need something concrete, already!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Due to the lack of an banter on most other boards about this topic, I doubt that there are any concrete facts to release. The silence is deafening, but also telling. There are many folks out there that do not owe body and soul to Disney. I think that if there is a real story out there, it would be everywhere by now. I, of course, could be wrong, but it wouldn't be the first time. ;-) I'll just wait and see what, if anything, is forthcoming. Then I shall decide whether or not I care.
Originally Posted By MousDad >>Why would that be? WDI would still be used, wouldn't they? << I was under the impression that WDI would no longer be needed or relevant as an entity. I mean, why would it be? Unless it came to the new owner as part of the deal.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>I was under the impression that WDI would no longer be needed or relevant as an entity. I mean, why would it be? Unless it came to the new owner as part of the deal.<<< I was under the impression that they all were being transferred to the "My Yard Goes Disney" force!
Originally Posted By ChiMike Too funny Goofy! Add that in the list of things Disney would rather be doing that building great new attractions and running first class theme parks. Any excuse to do something other than those two core competencies. NextGen, Photopass, Kim Possible, Duffy the Bear, My Yard goes Disney.
Originally Posted By GOB The front page of the business section of USA Today is all about DCA. Now, if I was going to announce that the parks were being sold, wouldn't it make some sense to plant a "success story" about one of Dsney's most troubled parks in America's second-most-widely-read newspaper?
Originally Posted By MousDad ^ I actually think the timing couldn't be more perfect. Almost too perfect.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I was under the impression that WDI would no longer be needed or relevant as an entity. I mean, why would it be? Unless it came to the new owner as part of the deal.<<< Well, how do they work in TDR? They are almost like contractors, yes? OLC hires them out to build them something new.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Probably true, but it's one of the most asinine concepts ever IMO. A company so concerned with money is propping someone up as "thank you."<< Indeed, they could have left her in her old job and just given her a raise.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Funny how when an individual wants something gone from a FB page that it can stay out there forever and cause personal and professional issues (often great harm), but not when a company does.<< Which is why I don't do Facebook. If I wish to share intimate details about myself, I will do it with people I trust and in private.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>---- well I sit on a number of pension boards for priovate induustry and I can tell you 2 things-- over the course of the last 10-15 years the majority of traditional private sector pensions have been done away with- converted- removed etc.-- but for those remaining- there are those that only use the last 5 years as the bellweather.<< Being that Meg is an executive and not a worker bee, wouldb't her pension and how much it pays simply be part of her contract?
Originally Posted By fkurucz "The front page of the business section of USA Today is all about DCA." DCA = Disney's Chinese Adventure?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Being that Meg is an executive and not a worker bee, wouldb't her pension and how much it pays simply be part of her contract? --- again it dpends, I do not know Disney's pension system ( although I have met a number of their HR people at conferences- I never bothered to ask for details as they didn't involve anything I needed to know at the time) - SOmetimes these can be grouped by levels ( more than one 'contract' falling under a set of parameters -- more rarely are they individual deals..takes time and money to write them and administer. I am more familiar with those types that fall within a certain group of which there are different levels of executives..not only worker bees are grouped together for bonuses - pension - stock options - vacation allowance - % of benefit participatory amounts etc
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Again, I stress - I do not know the system at Disney and how it's structured..merely speculating based on similar size or industry corporations
Originally Posted By ReelJustice A question directed to everyone scared of an outside company buying WDP&R, do you think Oriental Land Company would still be running a 22 year old monorails after everything that has happened the past 2 years? Do you think they would cancel monorail operations on EMH nights? Do you think Disney would let another company do what they are doing to WDW?
