Originally Posted By woody >>>One thing you need to realize about a big company -- Disney included -- when the higher-ups are happier, it trickles down. >>As much as you want to think it, it doesn't work in the opposite direction. What does happiness have anything to do with it? They are paid for their skill and talents. Its just another perk of the executives. Their happiness doesn't trickle down. It like asking a manager to be nicer because I'm nicer to you. It doesn't work that way. Good benefits do improve the morale of the front-line employees. Sometimes manager don't do enough to motivate their employees to work harder. It's the company's loss.
Originally Posted By crapshoot But getting back to the reduced entertainment schedule for a moment, if the shows aren't full, then they need to be cut until such time as they can pack a full house again. Fantasmic is extremely expensive to operate as are all live shows. So is this it? By gosh, if the entertainment is cut (in the off season), then Disney is not giving us what we demand. Live entertainment is for the high seasons. And I am amazed that Believe hasn't been cut completely off. What about NBC or Small World Holiday, aren't these expensive risks to go through with? I personally do not have issues when budgets are reduced in a make sense manner. And entertainment is an expense that makes sense to reduce at this time.
Originally Posted By utahjosh According to the Disneyland website, a new show called something like "Minnie's Holiday Show" or something will be in the Fantasyland Theater this holiday season. Hope it's good. And I really want to see live actors and singers on my trip this november!!
Originally Posted By TP2000 Personally, theme park acting has never really appealed to me. I'm sure the actors and actresses work very hard, but it's just not something that I have to see ever. If I had a small child who really was into a specific Disney Character, I suppose I would take them to Animazement or something to see Ariel/Hercules/Cinderella etc. But that type of hammy entertainment rarely appeals to me. I don't go to Disneyland, or any theme park, for the musicals or the smaller area entertainment. They are just sort of little extra's if I happen to walk by a band playing dixieland in New Orleans or something, but I have never seeked them out or planned a vacation around them. The one exception has been a parade or two. I made a specific trip to Disneyland to see the MSEP go away in the summer of 1996. And then I made another specific trip to Disneyland for the main purpose of seeing Light Magic in May, 1997. I think that's about the only time I have ever purchased Disneyland admission and/or made a specific trip to a theme park because of an entertainment event. When the MSEP came back as the DEP to rescue DCA from attendance purgatory, I saw it once from a balcony table at The Vineyard Room. But, again, that was by chance and I did not plan my evening around that parade. I did go to Steps In Time twice, once for the original version and once for the newer version. I was not impressed, and I was mainly there because I had already done the other DCA attractions and I was running out of things to do. I was also curious to see what the interior of the Hyperion Theater looked like. I enjoyed seeing the venue itself more than either performance on the stage. ;-) I mainly go to Disneyland and other Disney Parks because they have fun rides. What entertainment I do see is by chance, and I can take it or leave it. It's the rides that get me to go to theme parks. Just my .02, and I would imagine there are others like me who mainly go to theme parks because they have fun rides there.
Originally Posted By utahjosh I'll agree with you, I don't go just for the stage shows and musical entertainment. On the other hand, I think they add..for me..a huge dimension to the whole experience. It's one of the reasons I love D-MGM at WDW. So many great live shows to compliment the great rides!
Originally Posted By DL-2000 ::One thing you need to realize about a big company -- Disney included -- when the higher-ups are happier, it trickles down.:: Sounds like "Voodoo Economics" to me. ;-) ::But that type of hammy entertainment rarely appeals to me.:: Oh, c'mon, Billy Hill and the Hillbillies are comic geniuses, as are the members of the Laughing Stock. I don't particularly like parades or character stage shows myself, but what about some of the other great acts?
Originally Posted By WrongWay A lot of response to my comment on execs. passin on some perks. I wasn't suggesting they turn in their company cars, just drive the 2001's another year rather than upgrading to 2002's this year. And, no, not every company's execs. are giving up perks. But, the company I work for they did, and it sure makes the other cuts easier to take. AND, the execs where I work are just as dedicated to this company as all the Disney execs are to Disney.
Originally Posted By fabdisbabe According to the Disneyland website, a new show called something like "Minnie's Holiday Show" or something will be in the Fantasyland Theater this holiday season. >> (Having fits of joy) I am such a sucker for Disney holiday shows, and miss Mickey's Nutcracker so much it's almost painful. Oh, the Christmas shows at the Magic Kingdom! I was so hoping that they'd start doing Holiday shows here again. Brava, Cynthia! Fab
Originally Posted By fabdisbabe A lot of response to my comment on execs. passin on some perks. I wasn't suggesting they turn in their company cars, just drive the 2001's another year rather than upgrading to 2002's this year.>> But if they do that, Disney loses THIS year's fat tax writeoff. See? Fab
Originally Posted By DisneyAce I know this is a SHAMELESS self plug... But in the spirit of this Great DCA debate..... Go check the Satrical 'Campaign DCA' thread! It's some new material I have worked up and while is may seem cornball and to some NOT FUNNY. I hope that in this great debate this could be like a breather for some of you. Look forward to the feedback! DisneyACE
Originally Posted By Briguy1314 "One thing you need to realize about a big company -- Disney included -- when the higher-ups are happier, it trickles down" Its nice when the execs are happy, but when the lower employees see their bosses getting new cars and extra perks, while they are asked to take a pay cut, that happiness is not going to trickle down.
