Originally Posted By MPierce >> Well ... this isn't quite the same ... but it seems like the OLC retain Walt'd vision in their 'Disney' parks. << The OLC also insisted on getting the best of everything for TDR. I think they have more of a long term outlook towards their Parks, rather than a make the bucks now point of view.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^At the risk of getting WE on this thread, "make the bucks now" as opposed to "long term outlook" is why so many companies (including autos) in this country are in deep trouble.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^Great point. And exactly why TWDC appears to have some amazingly bad leadership when it comes to its Parks and Resorts Division. To get back to page 1 of this thread, this is the time Disney should be investing in WDW ... adding attractions, plussing others, giving folks a reason to return in the long term ... but no one cares about that ... it's all about the 35% projections in January and what the next fiscal quarter will bring ... and how the stock will do tomorrow as opposed to its media brethren. All shortsighted. All typical of American business in the 21st century. And then we wonder why we've been WalMarted as a nation ... well, I don't.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip << but no one cares about that ... it's all about the 35% projections in January and what the next fiscal quarter will bring ..>> But Spirit... YOU are the one who brought up the whole 35% projection thing...