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Chapek and Iger had a falling out — and the rift looms over Disney's future
Chapek and Iger had a falling out — and the rift looms over Disney's future
Now if only the Board and Chapek would have a falling out.And a whole lot of other stuff…
Chapek and Iger had a falling out — and the rift looms over Disney's future
from article: “Chapek’s contract is up at the end of February 2023.”Now if only the Board and Chapek would have a falling out.
Imagine how much more damage he can do by thenfrom article: “Chapek’s contract is up at the end of February 2023.”
Late last year, just weeks before his departure as executive chairman, Iger threw himself a going-away party, inviting more than 50 people at his house in Brentwood, a suburban Los Angeles neighborhood. He spoke at length about his time at Disney in front of the crowd. Chapek attended, but there was little interaction between the two men, according to people who attended the party.
Take the emotion out of it. Chapek says 230+ million subscribers to Disney+. They are indeed on their way to meeting that goal. Revenue is up, profit is up. One digital world is in the works. Turning TWDC into a technology company, instead of entertainment. Using metrics, hard data, to decide Disney+ first or theaters may be the best call considering the floundering of AMC and other movie chains. Parks are full, and continue to be. Building new DVC units does not sound like the market is collapsing for DVC does it? I wonder what Genie and Disney+ combined into one account would give for park experience and or targeted ads and or alerts on merchandise for sale. Feb 2023 is too soon to pull the rug out from under him, when he stated goals in 2024. I bet he stays, and for some time to come as well - depending a lot on the stock price and overall GAAP performance. Can he manage Wall Street expectations per quarter, and perform each quarter as Iger did?
From my memory, the significant hours cutbacks started with covid (so, around the time of the transition in leadership). It seems recently, Disney has been adding back enough park hours to get the hours close to what they were before. The big difference now is that they only give you a few weeks advance notice of the additional hours, while in the past in seems like we knew that information much farther in advance. The other big change in park hours is the extra magic time. Now its the morning half hour any park system where in the past, it was more time, albeit at one park a day. Overall, it seems the total hours available at the parks is getting closer to where it was a few years ago, but its still a little less and the extra magic hours are focussed more on the morning (with evening bonus hours very limited and only for guests staying at deluxe resorts)I think people just don’t realize how much the parks were changing before he took over. We’ve gone in early 14,16,19, and now 22. A lot of things changed from 14 to 19 for the worse for the park goer. Yes, it just keeps getting worse, but I don’t think that a different CEO wouldn’t be finding a way to increase profits and nickel and dime where they can. Wasn’t it before chapek that they started cutting hours and EMH and adding early morning and after hours events for pay (I’m not being a smartass, I’m generally curious)?
they were cutting back hours in 2018 and 2019 or around there and adding the paid after hours events. That was 100% on igers watch. The cutting and maybe even elimination of extra magic hours was pretty much done under the iger regime. I can’t stand chapek, and I don’t think he’s a good person to be quite honest. But he gets scapegoated for things without other people, whether it be iger or d’amaro, taking any flackFrom my memory, the significant hours cutbacks started with covid (so, around the time of the transition in leadership). It seems recently, Disney has been adding back enough park hours to get the hours close to what they were before. The big difference now is that they only give you a few weeks advance notice of the additional hours, while in the past in seems like we knew that information much farther in advance. The other big change in park hours is the extra magic time. Now its the morning half hour any park system where in the past, it was more time, albeit at one park a day. Overall, it seems the total hours available at the parks is getting closer to where it was a few years ago, but its still a little less and the extra magic hours are focussed more on the morning (with evening bonus hours very limited and only for guests staying at deluxe resorts)
Short term stock goals do not make a legacy company……Take the emotion out of it. Chapek says 230+ million subscribers to Disney+. They are indeed on their way to meeting that goal. Revenue is up, profit is up. One digital world is in the works. Turning TWDC into a technology company, instead of entertainment. Using metrics, hard data, to decide Disney+ first or theaters may be the best call considering the floundering of AMC and other movie chains. Parks are full, and continue to be. Building new DVC units does not sound like the market is collapsing for DVC does it? I wonder what Genie and Disney+ combined into one account would give for park experience and or targeted ads and or alerts on merchandise for sale. Feb 2023 is too soon to pull the rug out from under him, when he stated goals in 2024. I bet he stays, and for some time to come as well - depending a lot on the stock price and overall GAAP performance. Can he manage Wall Street expectations per quarter, and perform each quarter as Iger did?