Might as well say goodbye to Spiderman. This guy isn't going to sit down with Sony to hash a plan out.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down as CEO. Bob Chapek will replace him. (CNBC)
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I'm out of the loop with Disney management. Can someone explain why he's bad?
He has cutback a lot of the entertainment in the parks. Toy Story Land and Galaxy's Edge were supposed to be larger but he forced them to be cut back. He has been forcing IP into EPCOT instead of having it be more of a place to learn.
*cries in Annual Passholder*
Also this unironically.
Eh, he was getting ready to for years but then stayed on to make sure the Fox deal went through and settled and for Disney+ to be completely setup and launched
Bob Iger is a beast of an executive, from returning Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to acquiring 21st Century Fox, this man has made history tenfold.
It's a shame that his successor was Bob Chapek and not Kevin Mayer. Kevin Mayer dealt with the acquisition of Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm and is currently head of Disney Streaming Services, he seemed to be the perfect candidate for the CEO role.
Marvel didn't have ownership of their A-List superheroes for feature film, nor did they have a feature film or network cable distribution brand like DC did and Marvel had pre-existing theme park agreements with Universal Parks & Resorts. Marvel relied almost entirely on third-party licensing in order to survive. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one thing, the Marvel comics, merchandise and video games is an entirely different beast.
The monetary valuation for the acquisition was right, it's just that none of us didn't realise how smartly Disney would have integrated Marvel.
It's a shame that his successor was Bob Chapek and not Kevin Mayer. Kevin Mayer dealt with the acquisition of Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm and is currently head of Disney Streaming Services, he seemed to be the perfect candidate for the CEO role.
Marvel didn't have ownership of their A-List superheroes for feature film, nor did they have a feature film or network cable distribution brand like DC did and Marvel had pre-existing theme park agreements with Universal Parks & Resorts. Marvel relied almost entirely on third-party licensing in order to survive. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one thing, the Marvel comics, merchandise and video games is an entirely different beast.
The monetary valuation for the acquisition was right, it's just that none of us didn't realise how smartly Disney would have integrated Marvel.
I do not feel one way or the other about this, Disney movie wise played it very safe under Iger, I hope that they will have more risks in the future.
Hell no, Eisner was such a toxic piece of shit Disney almost Pixar because of him.
And by all accounts, he thought comic films were just a passing fad...
And ticket prices have skyrocketed as entertainment options have decreased.
Dude is a fucking legend
Even though he sacrificed the Disney image for more marvel and star wars which is the exact opposite when I think Disney. He made shit happen.
Even though he sacrificed the Disney image for more marvel and star wars which is the exact opposite when I think Disney. He made shit happen.
I always thought this too.
There was always chatter that Mayer was going to be next in line because of how involved he has been with every major decision Iger has done.
Seems like a step-back to give to it to Chapek.
Unless they asked and he said no. I hope the Chapek promotion won't bite them in the ass.
I worked mostly on the franchise and synergy team. We worked with all park heads to gather and process information needs while simultaneously tracking financial goals for all parks over short and long term.
At the time this included fluctuations in how budgeting was adjusted for projects like the Guardians overlay for Tower of Terror, to Star Wars Labd(super early in concept circa 2016 ish), to even trying to get a little corner setup in parks for Captain America or Spider-Man to have photo ops while new MCU pics release.
Some stuff was rather dull, like trying to get appropriations into new parking or walkways in FL or DLR.
All were like pulling teeth to accomplish and good ideas sunk constantly.
But until I left, the Star Wars setup for the park planning was our office location and it was super cool. Models hanging from ceiling, a conference table shaped like a star destroyer. Autonomous R2's wandering the area designed by R&D. You felt the excitement and creative juices flowing and I too hoped the end result was gonna make a bigger splash...
Old news?
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Disney CEO Bob Iger says he will step down in 2021, a succession plan is forming
I searched and didn't find a thread about this https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/disney-ceo-bob-iger-says-he-will-step-down-in-2021.html
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No? He's stepping down a year earlier than intended and with a controversial successor now named.Old news?
Disney CEO Bob Iger says he will step down in 2021, a succession plan is forming
I searched and didn't find a thread about this https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/11/disney-ceo-bob-iger-says-he-will-step-down-in-2021.html
Get ready for Bob Iger entering the presidential race last second.
Wouldnt be surprised to see him showing up tonight at the debate and RKO Bloomberg out of nowhere.
Wouldnt be surprised to see him showing up tonight at the debate and RKO Bloomberg out of nowhere.
Disney got back both $4B investments in Marvel and Star Wars in record time. It was a freaking rocket ship return.
The one who should be credited for the mcu is Kevin Feige plus Star Wars under Disney is very controversial. I guess I should congratulate him for buying stuff? The Disney Renaissance happened already.
I kind of hope it does bite them where it hurts so that Bob Chapek can be replaced.
Kevin Feige was going to leave Marvel because of Ike Perlmutter's micro-management and his racist and sexist outlook on the Marvel brand. It was Bob Iger who made the executive decision to re-structure Marvel Studios into Walt Disney Studios and disconnect it from Marvel Entertainment.
Yeah, seems only fair that Iger had to pay the price for how horrible TRoS was..
Bob Chapek...?
sigh, I guess we are not gonna get DinoLand USA replacement anytime soon. Also, Epcot will become even more like IP-land.
sigh, I guess we are not gonna get DinoLand USA replacement anytime soon. Also, Epcot will become even more like IP-land.
No one seriously believes this right?
I'd like to announce that Disney's Animal kingdom will at last be getting a long awaited BEASTLY KINGDOM
themed parking lot
A little surprised he is stepping down from the CEO position so soon, but at this point he had nowhere to go but down, so I guess it makes sense. Chapek as CEO seems like a nightmare scenario for fans, though he will probably be able to coast on the company's general momentum
That's some revisionist history right there.The MCU when Disney took over was the surprise hit of Iron Man and the flop of Incredible Hulk with both movies combined making less than DC's Dark Knight which was released in between them. Hancock made more money than Iron Man! Hancock!!
Honestly Beastly Kingdom would never work nowadays. The ideas of that land all went towards Islands of Adventure's Lost Continent and they replaced that with Harry Potter.
101 Dalmatians with Glenn Close > Maleficent with Angelina. The math checks out.
Damn, some of it sounds really cool! and it really seems that imaginering is trying their best with what they have right now.
It seems a lot of budget constraints didnt let pass grander ideas, and thats sad.
I will always hate what they didn with the California ToT (as for me was the whole anchor of California Adventure 2.0) and Paradise Pier. Everything seem so amazing when Iger entered and they wanted to rejuvenate the park in a good way, then it seems Chapek entered the picture. I still remember all the imagineers on twitter hating what marketing did with their hard work on the shop windows of Buena Vista Street.
Why would Eisner want to go back? He founded and owns The Tornante Company after leaving The Walt Disney Company. For those who don't know, The Tornante Company is the same company that's responsible for animating Bojack Horseman and Tuca & Bertie.