Does it sell merchandise? If not then no.This all but confirms a second season of The Imagineering Story on Disney+ right? A guy can hope at least.
Does it sell merchandise? If not then no.This all but confirms a second season of The Imagineering Story on Disney+ right? A guy can hope at least.
$4 billion and the second part is very much an opinion.Spending $5 Billion-ish on StarsWars(rights plus two lands) and decimating the franchise in the rush to cash in?
Disney didn't make $11 billion at the box office last year. Disney movies sold $11 billion dollars in tickets. 40% of that goes to the theaters. Then you have the cost of production and promotion. What Disney actually made in income is much smaller than that $11 billion amount.When you have 12 theme parks that takes a lot of people run them so of course that’s where most of their employees are.
I stand by that Disney is first and foremost an entertainment company. They don’t have those parks without their content. Look at Disney+, that was their biggest endeavor in years. That’s content, all of which can be used for the parks but they start with the IP/content. Disney didn’t make $11 billion at the box office in 2019 because they are a theme park company.
Not every show on Disney+ needs to sell merchandise. They need to sell subscriptions though.Does it sell merchandise? If not then no.
I wrote this long explanation and then decided I don’t have to explain myself on a message board. Too much personal information! What I originally posted is pretty much common knowledge among anyone who has ever spent time with a Fortune 500 CEO anyway.
I’m not dumb, I know that but still a major box office record. Content/IP is the driver of all things Disney does. Look at the more recent Mandalorian.Disney didn't make $11 billion at the box office last year. Disney movies sold $11 billion dollars in tickets. 40% of that goes to the theaters. Then you have the cost of production and promotion. What Disney actually made in income is much smaller than that $11 billion amount.
Not every show on Disney+ needs to sell merchandise. They need to sell subscriptions though.
I think Disney is a 'story telling' company. Everything they do is about creating and building compelling stories. All aspects of the business stem from this idea. They are more than a studio or streaming service. Mechandise and Parks integration is a continuation of the their stories. They are truly a focused company. To only release 10 movies a year (PG-13 or G only) and dominate the box office is amazing. So hard to grasp how hard it must be for them to only focus on a few things when you are such a massive company.Is that really what Disney is first and foremost today? Over the last two fiscal years Disney Parks, Experiences and Products has generated 56% of Disney's income due to continuing operations of Disney. More than half of all Disney's employees work in Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Disney is an entertainment conglomerate where the most important division is dominated by the parks and resorts. Everything else Disney does combined does not generate as much income or employ as many people as Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.
Same here. I live in South Carolina so I'm planning to attend the shareholders meeting in Raleigh on March 11.Yes. Those of us who have stock still have time to vote. I just changed my vote from for to against each of the current board members. I have so few shares it probably won't even be noticed. But I did what I think is right.
Considering it was Chapek who was behind most of the price increases, cost cutting and penny pinching we have seen at the parks, its a very bad thing.Man I don't like that move at all.
But once you let Wall Street into your business plan, and try to please them quarterly , rather than just running a reasonable profitable business, guys like Chapek will always rise to the top.
I have no doubt Chapek is very good at what he's done. I don't dislike him nearly as much as some do either. Nobody will top Pressler as the worst park executive. I still have my worries about him with handling major things like the Lucasfilm situation and potentially Marvel.Robert Meyer Burnett just really talked up Chapek on The John Campea Show. Said he used to work for him at Disney Home Video. Said he was a good boss and a good guy who really understood the business. Said Chapek was behind much of the creative stuff they did with extra features they produced.
I thought those comments were pretty interesting.
As a side note and a personal thing, I don't think he is a very good public speaker. I hope he gets better at that over time as he will have to do more of it.
Chapek's performance yesterday is one of the reasons I think this was a rushed thing and not really planned ahead of time. I really think Disney PR would have had him much better coached for yesterday if this was planned out. He never was charismatic when I have seen him before, but it seemed liked Chapek was still coming to terms with the news himself.I have no doubt Chapek is very good at what he's done. I don't dislike him nearly as much as some do either. Nobody will top Pressler as the worst park executive. I still have my worries about him with handling major things like the Lucasfilm situation and potentially Marvel.
As a side note and a personal thing, I don't think he is a very good public speaker. I hope he gets better at that over time as he will have to do more of it.
I have a C suite spouse, who is also a board member, and concur with your original assessment.
Companies of Disney's magnitude don't blindside Wall St willingly.
Im going to cling to thisRobert Meyer Burnett just really talked up Chapek on The John Campea Show. Said he used to work for him at Disney Home Video. Said he was a good boss and a good guy who really understood the business. Said Chapek was behind much of the creative stuff they did with extra features they produced.
I thought those comments were pretty interesting.