Originally Posted By leemac <<storytelling is the heart and soul of the Disney Difference.>> First, don't use that last sentence because it is PR and I like it much better when I feel like I'm talking to Leemac and not Corporate Communications! >> I believe it - just because it has been co-opted by some marketing or PR folks doesn't mean that it isn't true. Technically it is the Disney Premium but it is the difference between the pack and the leader - and Disney is still the leader in family resort entertainment. For now.
Originally Posted By leemac <<I admit, I don't know how you do it. Because creativity and today's model of American capitalism are at constant odds.>> Call me a frustrated creative - I wish I had a modicum of creativity that I could express. Sadly I don't but thankfully I'm educated and experienced enough about certain things so I do know what works for resort destinations. It is an uneasy marriage between creative and budget but once in a while it works just fine. Striking that balance is the golden egg.
Originally Posted By leemac <<There's a very limited number of 'I've got money because I'm a defense contractor or the government pays me for being disabled or I inherited this from my late Aunt Fudgey and I'm afraid to travel outside the USA unless Mickey is holding my hand'.>> It is a discussion for another day but I don't agree - AbD is a niche market that doesn't need to be solely for high net worth individuals. It could easily be layered into a host of other vacation experiences like DCL at a cost that is attractive to ABC1s. There is a big market for guide-led experiences.
Originally Posted By Lee hisownself >>...you can manipulate it to do what you want.<< No! Disney would never do anything so low and dastardly as to skew reports, surveys or presentations to get a desired result. Oh....wait....
Originally Posted By CaptainMichael <<<No! Disney would never do anything so low and dastardly as to skew reports, surveys or presentations to get a desired result. Oh....wait....>>> This.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<storytelling is the heart and soul of the Disney Difference.>> First, don't use that last sentence because it is PR and I like it much better when I feel like I'm talking to Leemac and not Corporate Communications! >> <<I believe it - just because it has been co-opted by some marketing or PR folks doesn't mean that it isn't true.>> I believe it too. It just has been co-opted by those folks and they've made something wonderful into something smarmy. <<Technically it is the Disney Premium but it is the difference between the pack and the leader - and Disney is still the leader in family resort entertainment. For now. >> I thought it was the OLC! ;-)
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Call me a frustrated creative - I wish I had a modicum of creativity that I could express. Sadly I don't but thankfully I'm educated and experienced enough about certain things so I do know what works for resort destinations. It is an uneasy marriage between creative and budget but once in a while it works just fine. Striking that balance is the golden egg.>> And I am a frustrated creative with maybe a bit more than a modicum of business knowledge ... but I just don't see how Disney can produce truly great product consistently any longer. It's own business models and huge size are constantly at odds with that goal.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<It is a discussion for another day but I don't agree - AbD is a niche market that doesn't need to be solely for high net worth individuals. It could easily be layered into a host of other vacation experiences like DCL at a cost that is attractive to ABC1s. There is a big market for guide-led experiences.>> It's another day now ... so anytime you'd like to jump back in, feel free! I just don't see AbD as being a long term success at all ...
Originally Posted By MPierce Ok, I've googled AbD to death. Below you will find a listing of acronyms that it came up with. I must admit Apprentice Boys of Derry is my favorite, but somehow I don't think you all are talking about that. Now what in the hell does it mean? ****** ABD Abdomen ****** ABD Abduction ***** ABD Aboard ***** ABD All But Dissertation ***** ABD Aberdeenshire ***** ABD Asian Development Bank ***** ABD Abdicated ***** ABD Airborne Division **** ABD Association of British Drivers **** ABD Aged, Blind and Disabled **** ABD Abadan, Iran (airport code) **** ABD Already Been Done **** ABD Automatic Brake Differential (automobile) **** ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary **** ABD Association Belge de Documentation **** ABD American Board of Dermatology **** ABD Amerika Birlesik Devletleri (Turkish: United States of America) *** ABD Air Base Defense *** ABD Automated Business Designs (Rosemont, IL) *** ABD All But Degree *** ABD As-Built Drawings *** ABD Adventure Builder Database (file extension) *** ABD Antica Bottega Digitale ** ABD As Before Described (quantity surveying) ** ABD American Bujinkan Dojo ** ABD Average Business Day ** ABD Airbus Directive ** ABD Adynamic Bone Disorder ** ABD Average Bulk Density (oil refining) ** ABD Apprentice Boys of Derry (Ulster) ** ABD Advanced Base Depot ** ABD Ada-Based Document ** ABD Affiliated Broker Dealer (financial) * ABD Air Bustle Device * ABD Altitude Brain Damage * ABD Average-Case Backtracking Distance * ABD Antler Beam Diameter * ABD Austin Barn Dancers (Austin, TX) * ABD Active Burst Distance
Originally Posted By MPierce >> isn't it Adventures by Disney? << I feel so stupid now. That's nothing new anyway. Thanks magnet.
