Who do you think gave Chapek the budget he had to work with? The nickel and diming was do to what Chapek was allowed to spend.Chapek at the helm of the whole thing? EVEN MORE cost cutting and nickel and diming at the parks ... more sequels in the theatres and merchandise .. merchandise .. merchandise.
Unlike under Eisner or Iger, I don't see any growth coming out of Chapek -- he'll just overmilk the cows that Iger created for him (Marvel, Fox, Lucasfilm, Pixar) ..
*sigh*
He got Palpatined!Supposedly there was an emergency board of directors meeting earlier today that resulted in a no confidence vote for Iger. No word on what caused the meeting to be called.
He got Palpatined!
Lol, have you seen APPL performance under Cook? The company has thrived and grown exponentially under his guidance.Wow! Who knew that Chapek was a sugar sauce salesman (he worked at Heinz). The last time a big company had a sugary salesman come in, things didn't go well (Apple and Tim Cook). Hopefully, Chapek decides to retire early or leave. Maybe Josh D'amaro will be groomed and ready soon.
source?Supposedly there was an emergency board of directors meeting earlier today that resulted in a no confidence vote for Iger. No word on what caused the meeting to be called.
He's not gone though.Iger out so suddenly? I wonder why...
Chapek replacing him is sad but not unexpected. I'm glad that we have mostly moved on.
Man I don't like that move at all.
Gosh I hope so. I never loved Iger, but I am 100% not not not a Chapek fan. I have a hard time picturing this stiff polo shirt as the face of the company.
Interesting .. lots of speculation to be had. Is he being blamed for the Star Wars "mess" (where a lot of the fan base just lost interest despite pumping out 5 movies in 5 years)? Is Disney+ under performing (I mean it is still so new .. I wouldn't think that would be it)? Is the Fox merger not going as planned?Supposedly there was an emergency board of directors meeting earlier today that resulted in a no confidence vote for Iger. No word on what caused the meeting to be called.
What if this virus spreads through the U.S. and Disneyland and Walt Disney World have to closed down for months? I certainly hope that doesn't happen but what a disaster that would be for the company.
As a Disney lover I was ok with Eiger. As a shareholder I was thrilled with him. (50 to 200+ billion in market cap under him is not too shabby)
Now I am neither ok nor thrilled.
Please oh Please let me be wrong about this.
But, I am prepping myself to start having to pay for Ketchup at Casey's Corner.
Star Wars: 4 out 5 movies made over $1billion. The Madalorian was a runaway hit.Interesting .. lots of speculation to be had. Is he being blamed for the Star Wars "mess" (where a lot of the fan base just lost interest despite pumping out 5 movies in 5 years)? Is Disney+ under performing (I mean it is still so new .. I wouldn't think that would be it)? Is the Fox merger not going as planned?
Is the parks having attendance issues? (doesn't seem like it)
I wouldn't think any of those things would call for an "immediate" replacement .. *shrug*