Originally Posted By x-TDL-character >>>Disney should show them what it's like EVERY day, not only on a few special days.<<< That`s SO right!!!!!!!! : ) GO Denise!!
Originally Posted By ParrotHead The thing is, the folks running the show don't know what it's like for ordinary guests. You think Michael Eisner or Paul Pressler ever wait in line? Or use FastPass? Or see the parades and shows from the same vantage points as everyone else? That's why I think it's so important that the people running the parks have experience being ordinary guests. I've read, for instance, that Pressler had never even visited a Disney park before going to work for the Company. If that's true (and I have no problem believing it is), it's a shame.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I remember waiting for a bus (or "air conditioned motorcoach - gag - that they wanted us to say when I worked at reservations). I was at the DD Marketplace with about 3 busloads of guests all wanting to get to the TTC. I watched bus after bus leaving - several for the Swan and Dolphin, etc. I finally walked over to PI and was able to grab the bus I couldn't get on at the Marketplace after a few guests got off there. It was miserable, and I said out loud that Eisner should have to ride the bus. They SHOULD have to do that. Especially with the buses - I think it's terrible that they bought new buses that fit more by making everyone stand. I'd not want to be in an accident on a bus being in the center on my feet. I do think that the executives need to see things - everything - the way the guests do on a weekly, monthly, or at least regular basis. Denise
Originally Posted By torstendlp Dear leemac, who do you think you are? To me it looks like your are feeling like being the publisher of Newsweek or something important..... but who you are in reality? Just somebody who writes very simple and often lousy articles. Maybe you should rethink your arrogant behaviour! You don't get any acceptance by showing yourself in this way! You are not a VIP at all........in reality I think, that there are nowhere any VIPs, not a single person is more important than any other person and especially not starlets, singer, media guys and journalists who often think themselves to be better than others. In reality the people Disney needs are the guest....and guests have to stand in queue for attractions, have to manage their ways through crowds etc......in don't see any reason why the so-called "VIPs" and press people shouldn't do the same as the "normal" guests.....I would love to see for example Britney "I don't know how to sing" Spears staying in queue for a ride.......the maybe these VUPs (very unimportant persons) (like you!) would learn that they are not better and more important than anybody else..... Regards, Torsten
Originally Posted By Park Hopper This article is not unbiased. It definitely has a positive slant. I don’t have a problem with it as long as the author realizes he is not being impartial. Quote from article: "A voiceover then welcomed the guests to the Walt Disney Studios, as Walt, Roy and Jay took their seats." You're starting to scare me. Are you really confusing Michael Eisner with Walt Disney?
Originally Posted By leemac <<"A voiceover then welcomed the guests to the Walt Disney Studios, as Walt, Roy and Jay took their seats." >> Yup, that was a BAD typo on my behalf. I should have noticed it sooner. Apologies and grovellings all round.....
Originally Posted By leemac <<Just somebody who writes very simple and often lousy articles.>> Geez, thanks for the constructive comments! I am very sorry you feel that way about my articles. I just write about my experiences and I hope that at least some people enjoy reading them and seeing the images. I have never had any journalistic training and I certainly have no illusions of grandeur in that department. I am perfectly happy in my own profession. This site is not like the Washington Post or the Wall Street Journal. We are just a collection of writers and columnists who hopefully, provide a little entertainment and knowledge along the way. I just hope that your feelings are in the minority otherwise I am wasting both my own, and the LP dedicated readers' time. For that, I can only apologise and hope that I can change your opinion in the future. I only write about my experiences in the parks. They absorb a great deal of my time each year and I have a large number of contacts and friends within the Company. I don't know of few other people who travelled to California for DCA's inauguration last February, TDS in September and the Studios last month. The point of the articles was to explain a little of how media and V.I.P. events are handled by the cast members and the experiences that ensue. I have seen park openings from both extremes of the guest spectrum and hope to convey the differences in the articles. I guess that has not been the ultimate conclusion reached by you, torstendlp. I enjoy being spoilt and entertained by the Company and anyone in my situation would certainly do the same. My articles do have a positive bias. Again, this site is not the Washington Post or the Wall Street Journal. I am not a professional journo and have no aspirations to be so. I am under no obligation to be objective and neutral. I have a great deal of affection for the Company and its operations as I have never had a negative experience. My articles are usually subjective as taking an objective slant in this type of article is a little ironic for a site for so-called Disney enthusiasts. Press events are totally abnormal in the Disney scheme. Little or nothing goes wrong, you are ushered from presentation to presentation constantly. There is not the time for waiting in time (and frankly, there usually aren't enough guests to warrant queues anyhow). It is a very pleasurable experience to not have to wait for anything. I'm sure anyone else in my position would feel the same.
Originally Posted By leemac <<You think Michael Eisner or Paul Pressler ever wait in line? Or use FastPass? Or see the parades and shows from the same vantage points as everyone else? That's why I think it's so important that the people running the parks have experience being ordinary guests. I've read, for instance, that Pressler had never even visited a Disney park before going to work for the Company. If that's true (and I have no problem believing it is), it's a shame.>> I'm not sure what they would really derive from doing that. There are plenty of other CMs that are responsible for checking guests reactions etc. during previews. Those sort of issues tend to be ironed out in the planning stages, like Light Magic. For all the whining about the parade, the landscape around Small World was awesome and a fantastic legacy of a parade that did not cut the mustard with guests. They listen to guests often enough to make sure they fix MOST things. They are just too many complaints for them to do everything at once. Actually, that is not true about Pressler. He had visited Disneyland before joining the Company.
Originally Posted By barryb There's a very good programme which runs on BBC2 in Ireland and UK. It's called 'Back to the Floor' and takes a CEO, MD etc back to the roots of the company and they have to spend a week working at this lower level. I would love to see Eisner go through this process as it's always an eye opener.
Originally Posted By x-TDL-character Sounds funny, Barry! I`d love to see that happen to Eisner, but I doubt he`d go for it!
Originally Posted By Mr X Just re-reading this thread and thought it was interesting. I especially loved some of the earlier comments by TPL and OrlandoBoi (miss those guys *sniff*).
