Originally Posted By leemac <<Is Joe Rohde pursuing new projects for the american parks?? >> Joe is currently engaged on his first non-DAK project for over 15 years so, yes, he is.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Who the heck *IS* this Joe Rhode person anyway? Is he a rock? Is he an island?>> You crack me up!
Originally Posted By idleHands "Eric Jacobson is the E-VP responsible for the US parks." Close. Eric is the Executive Art Director for the domestic parks. But he's still a Senior Vice President for Creative Development at WDI. Not an Exec VP.
Originally Posted By idleHands And to bring this thread back on topic... Disney Special Events does it again! When this Figment shindig was originally announced, the registration was to begin on Wednesday, June 14. Then it slid back one week to today, June 21. Now, the registration is listed as beginning on Friday, June 23. ARGH!
Originally Posted By idleHands Do you ever get the impression that you've wandered onto a Disney discussion board that was not your originally intended destination?
Originally Posted By leemac <<But he's still a Senior Vice President for Creative Development at WDI.>> My Bad. I meant to say S-VP.
Originally Posted By idleHands No problem. I blame it on the Summer Solstice. Longest day of the year. That's gotta mess with anyone's head. 8^D
Originally Posted By idleHands ^^ I just KNEW that phrase would find its way into this thread eventually! longest day... longest day... longest day...
Originally Posted By idleHands <<Joe is Creative Executive for WDI. That isn't your average VP role. He wants to remain a creative exec and hence has not been interested in any other role.>> But why would that preclude him from at least becoming a Senior VP? I don't understand. Joe certainly deserves the promotion! Why hasn't he received it yet? <<He is currently pursuing projects other than DAK.>> Can you give us a hint as to what those are, Lee, without inviting death? 8^D
Originally Posted By leemac <<But why would that preclude him from at least becoming a Senior VP? I don't understand.>> Because moving up a grade would require a broader range of responsibility and I don't think he wants that (I must admit I have only ever had a conversation about this with his wife though so only going on gut feeling). S-VP would more than likely be a step out of the initial creative process which Joe loves so much. Similar reason why Tim Delaney is "only" a VP despite over quarter of a century at WDI. He loves working on the little details and he is free to do so in his current role. I can think of lots of other hugely talented folk that haven't been promoted quickly at WDI: Alec Scribner, Corey Sewelson, Tom Morris, Kevin Rafferty. They all have decades of experience with WDI but they love the creativity of their current roles. Also there are only so many S-VPs and E-VPs required at WDI. <<Can you give us a hint as to what those are, Lee, without inviting death? 8^D>> He is free-wheeling at the moment and relaxing a bit (including vacation). Everest was all-consuming with a lot of traveling and having kids that are still young made that difficult. He is tinkering on some US projects but nothing specific as of yet. I'm sure I'll have some news before the end of the year on that though.
Originally Posted By hopemax >When this Figment shindig was originally announced, the registration was to begin on Wednesday, June 14. Then it slid back one week to today, June 21. Now, the registration is listed as beginning on Friday, June 23. ARGH! < I imagine they are doing a bit of scrambling. They scheduled this event in the middle of the annual pin event. So they have been getting a lot of feedback from people like me, who would like to attend the Figment event. But I already paid for the pin event. I am not going to skip out on 1/3 of something I already paid for to go to another event. So no Figment event for me.
Originally Posted By idleHands Thanks, leemac, for post #54. I had no idea that both Joe and Tim have deliberately chosen to stay at the VP level and not promote higher.
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ I wouldn't necessarily say "deliberately". It isn't that black-and-white but when you see how much they love their current roles (which both have been doing for over 15 years) it is easy to see why management don't feel the need to consider them for other roles.
Originally Posted By leemac <<So no Figment event for me.>> $350 is also a lot of money. That is effectively a premium of $151 dollars just for lunch and a seminar? Typical Special Events to milk it.
Originally Posted By hopemax You also get a jumbo pin, and those usually are $35, so it's $116 for the lunch, seminar and dessert. Still too much, and definetly too much to skip out on on 1/3 of another event.
Originally Posted By idleHands Yes, it is an extra $151 dollars. But as hopemax points out, the pin drops the price to $116. Now factor in the admission to Epcot. Most inside-the-park special merch events include admission, at least the DL special merch events used to. (AP holders typically received a small discount when registering.) I would assume this event will also include admission in the price. That's another $63, bringing the price down to $53. That's not too shabby for a two-hour luncheon & seminar, artist meet-n-greet signing (Bruce is a great guy to chat with), and evening dessert gathering.
