Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I liked Matt Ouimet, He honestly seemed to enjoy his job.>> He did.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<No corporation is going to invest in major project unless it has a positive NPV - not one. Disney is no different to any other company that has large capex needs.>> and that's why Disney is becoming less special by the day ... as NPV might as well stand for No Possible Vision.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox One week from tomorrow, on DL's 55th, Matt Ouimet will be doing a presentation on DL's growth and development with Jack Lindquist and Tony Baxter at the Walt Disney Family Museum. I've attended most of these special events since the museum's opening last October, and there's always a Q&A session with the audience at the end of each presentation. It's a totally safe bet that the first question out of the gate will be for Matt, asking him to seriously consider returning to Disney. (I'll let y'all know later on if my prediction came true.) Hmm... if Tom is going to move on in a year or so... and Al doesn't want to leave Florida... who will replace Tom as head of WDP&R? Could Matt become the new Tom? Would Iger consider him "outside" enough now to be the new blood?
Originally Posted By Hista98 do they even need a chairman of WDPandR to me the job seems kind of pointless. They should just let each park be run as it's own entity. Cause it's stupid to run them as the same park because they aren't. Honestly streamlining the parks is on the top of my list of Disney oops this decade.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<do they even need a chairman of WDPandR to me the job seems kind of pointless>> I don't even know where to begin with this. Did you ever take ANY business courses in school?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> I'd say none. And that just means more of the same ... which may be great for Wall Street, but sucks for anyone who cares about Disney's Legacy.<<< The thing is, it's so easy to to do BOTH. They did it back in the 70's...and 80's...and 90's.... >>> No, it's not unpatriotic to question things that are destroying this great nation of ours. If you want to be a Commie, you'll have to travel more first ...<<< Oh, I know it's not unpatriotic, but it still hurts to admit it. And traveling? People who need ACs don't travel.... *goes off to cry in the coldest corner of the house*
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Could Matt become the new Tom?<<< *starts praying* "Father Walt...in all your themed wisdom...may this come to pass. Hail Mickey."
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer It was a inside joke from a place we used to post at....don't you remember? LOL.
Originally Posted By Hista98 <<do they even need a chairman of WDPandR to me the job seems kind of pointless>> I don't even know where to begin with this. Actually no I didn't but my idea of eliminating that role is not that far fetched look at disneyland and WDW in the 80's and 70's there was no role like that its a failry new role. If the parks ran fine back then why can't they now?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<disneyland and WDW in the 80's and 70's there was no role like that its a failry new role. If the parks ran fine back then why can't they now?>> Because there wasn't 5 overseas parks with a 6th one on the way back then. And there were only 2-3 parks in operation. Back on topic, it sounds like the old parade is showing its age. Apparently there are floats missing from every showing, and its never the same one twice.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Mickey's train was missing one night. Don't know what the float was but there was a gaping hole at one spot.
