Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 Ok so I was reading some random threads tonight and I get really confused with some of these names. Haha. I would like to know who these people are and what they exactly they are in charge of. I have mostly only been interested in the actual park but would like to look more at the Disney company. So if someone could help me out that would be much appreciated. Ok so obviously there is Michael Eisner. I still here his name but I thought he had stepped down? Is there anyone who only oversees the Disneyland park? So basically if there are any big wigs I should know of please help! Along with a little history! Thank you so much!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Michael Eisner has NOTHING to do with Disney currently. The current person in charge of the Disney company is Bob Iger. Then there are others in the chain of command. The person directy in charge of the Disneyland Resort is Ed Grier, but he has bosses above him, the most well known is Jay Rasulo, who is in charge of the entire Parks and Resorts division. Also John Lassiter has a major role with Walt Disney Imagineering, who are building a lot of new attractions at both Disneyland and DCA, Don Goodman is the day to day person in charge of WDI, and Tony Baxter has been named the WDI person in charge of DL, and Bob Weis has the same job at DCA. So many folks have oversight, but Bob Iger is the main man in charge (basically the new Michael Eisner).
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 Thanks Darkbeer! Of course you have all the info! Now I just have to start remembering these names. Ok another question if you have time. What exactly are people's thoughts on Bob Iger? And what direction does he seem to be taking?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer So far, most folks think Bob Iger has done an above average job, of course, some complaints, but overall a positive record. Having Roy Disney back as a sounding board has helped, IMHO. If there are problems, some folks think that Jay Rasulo is the person who might be next to be fired (aka asked to leave). Ed Grier replaced a very popular President of the DLR, Matt Ouimet, who left to take a much better job with the Starwood chain of Hotels. So far, he has been low profile and not much of an impact either way. WDI is back in good standing, and with the recent Pixar merger has given John Lassiter a very strong influence over the parks, especially Disneyland and DCA. Pretty sure he was a main force in getting the about $1.2 billion budget for DCA improvements. Should be interesting to follow the company in the next few years...
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Amazing ain't it ilovemickey? Until I got on these boards, I didn't realize there WAS a DL President lol. Now oddly, I know everyone of those people Darkbeer just named. Welcome to being a geek .
Originally Posted By avromark So will this Disney Decade be better than the last Disney Decade? So Matt is the dude who ran the last hotel I stayed in on company dime eh? It's funny I tend to stick to Hojo's and Fairfield by Marriott when it's on my dime though.
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 WorldDisney. I guess I realized all these people existed I just wasn't to interested in who the were. But I find myself wanting to know more about the company these days as a way of knowing what is happening in the Disney world today. I guess slowly I will be trying to learn about everything.
Originally Posted By avromark Ok repeat after me "Doobie is not a rumour monger, Disneyland was created by Uncle Wally, Mista Boag does not wear kilts on trains. Someday houses will have dishwashers and TV's as large as a wall, in fact some day you'll ever Wonder what happened to the Marina, Sierra and Bonita towers. Just where did Mr Wrather go? And who is this guy that's on the backside of the water? Why doesn't the Firehouse Five outsing the Dapper Dans? Where's Mickey? Who is the ghost host, is he Marty Skylar? Where did Bobbie Gurr go when he went to Paris? Just what is so special about Marceline?
Originally Posted By leemac <<Don Goodman is the day to day person in charge of WDI>> Don isn't currently in charge of WDI. Don is the EVP for DRE/DDC (basically the real estate group).
Originally Posted By avromark Tell Don to purchase land by my subdivision to open up Disney's America please , they could build Disney's Villains as a second gate
Originally Posted By Elderp "Michael Eisner has NOTHING to do with Disney currently." He does still own shares of the Disney Company and I think he is under a golden parachute plan. Interesting article about him: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-19203602.htm" target="_blank">http://money.cnn.com/news/news feeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-19203602.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Elderp Is it supprising how little time the current board has? <a href="http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/board_of_directors.html" target="_blank">http://corporate.disney.go.com /corporate/board_of_directors.html</a>
