Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10037330.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: New Disney Parks Chairman Tom Staggs Visits Disneyland Resort </b></a> <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Tom Staggs, a 20-year Disney veteran and former chief financial officer of the company, officially became chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts on January 1. He comes to the role with a deep understanding of the business, having played an active role in shaping the growth strategy for the division during his many years as CFO and as a member of the Euro Disney supervisory board. </font></p>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Disney Parks Blog has posted an interesting report on Tom Staggs' visit to each of the Disney resorts around the world. <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/03/new-chairman-visits-disney-parks-around-the-world/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DisneyParks+%28Disney+Parks+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...dfetcher</a>
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Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Dr hans, did you watch that video in the link about the "next generation" festival in DLP? If you didn't, don't. It'll give you nightmares
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I don't know anything about that guy, but looking at him, I don't know, he just has that look about him that screams "upper management ahole" He looks like your typical middle aged financial/corporate type to me. His predecessors and the folks above him are responsible for all the characters taking over the parks, which is something that you seem to like. "Dr hans, did you watch that video in the link about the "next generation" festival in DLP?" Yes, I watched it. If there was ever any question whether or not the push for more characters in the parks was a global endeavor that little clip answered it. *sigh* And please Connie, call me Hans.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Yep, DLP used to have some of the finest shows, in the same League as Aladdin at DCA and Finding Nemo in DAK. Now we have this rubber head rubbish. Rasulo and Staggs were both pivitol in the start of the dumbing down of DLP (and the other resorts too). I hate rubber heads (whereas I used to just ignore them)
Originally Posted By mousermerf I can't decide if Stagg's button down collar on a plaid shirt is a more egregious offense to my delicate sensibilities or Kalogridis' affinity for jackets with tails..
Originally Posted By mousermerf I'm really not sure what I think about the resort being run by the Brawny man's scrawny cousin and a ringmaster..
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Hans, I've already said a hundred times, I don't want the characters taking over the park. It doesn't bother me as much as it does you, but I'm all for balance and appealing to everyone.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance You know, I knew I probably shouldn't have posted that post about Tom Staggs. And here I got Admined!
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Do I get some sort of pin or welcoming orientation as part of the club?
