Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=75309" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Doug McGuire Moved to Head of Global Development as Nick Franklin Focues on Next Gen</b></a> <p>Doug McGuire, former <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;">Senior Vice President Global Marketing Operations, has been moved into Nick Franklin's role as head of Global Development which is responsible for growing the business outside the berm. Nick retains his responsibility for delivering the multi-billion dollar Next Generation Experience which is currently being developed at Walt Disney World Resort. Doug is an alumni of the Disney Development Company that was WDI's real estate arm in the early nineties.</span></p>
Originally Posted By NoChesterHester Disney is going to wait so long to implement this "next gen" that it will be outdated when they do.
Originally Posted By Manfried Disney needs to develop outside the fanbois fan base. And the fanbois need to stop wanting the same old thing.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Disney needs to develop outside the fanbois fan base.<<< Agreed. And they won't do it with synergy. There needs to be a number of unique attractions that will draw new fans in. That's what did it for me, originally...the fact that Disney quality and level of storytelling can exist in something NOT inherently Disney (Real world issues...) is quite amazing. Disney needs to do that again to broaden their base. Will they? Probably not until it's profitable to them, which might be a while, seeing fanbois, like you said, still like the same old stuff.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I'm not feeding, I'm discussing. He made a valid point, and in his other thread too. Just because you disagree doesn't mean he's a troll.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper No, but when he continually posts the exact same thing in every thread he posts in, he certainly is.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Much to deep for me to be commenting on. Any opinions from you LeeMac?>> Sorry - I've been up to my neck in charettes this week. I only know Doug in passing - I knew him at DDC where I think he was Don Goodman's intern and then I encountered him when he popped up at Global Marketing under my buddy Michael Mendenhall. By all accounts he is a good guy and I'm sure he will do well at his new role trying to work out Parks & Resorts' place in the world. Global Development haven't got much built since they came into being. Nick needed to focus on NGE - you can't spend north of a billion dollars and have another job. He was also Jay's protege of sorts so he has lost that "shield" now that Tom is running WDP&R. Time will tell what NGE turns out to be. Spending a billion dollars on RFID tags won't cut it. Although it certainly did Paul Pressler well at GAP!
Originally Posted By MPierce All this week huh? Anything you care to comment on? Thanks for the imput Lee. It's just to difficult for me to ramble on about people I'm not familar with. Though I do try.
Originally Posted By leemac <<All this week huh? Anything you care to comment on? >> Haha - nice try. I'm so tired I almost gave something up. You'll hear about it in time - I hope. It is very cool indeed.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Haha - nice try. I'm so tired I almost gave something up. You'll hear about it in time - I hope. It is very cool indeed. << You're just to hard to catch off guard, even when you are tired. Let me know the next time you go out for a few rounds at the pub. I'll try again then.
