skier_pete
DIsney-holics Anon
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2006
Eisner's main problem were these: The guy was terrible at delegation. He was paranoid. He had an ego the size of WDW. And he would sabotage his own people in order to maintain his own standing (both political and actual) in "the boys club").
I think Eisner's early days were great, and he became progressively worse. The expansion of WDW to a full fledged destination resort is really thanks to him. But I wonder if a lot of that "switch" had to do with the death of Frank Wells. I wonder if he was a tempering influence on Eisner, and was able to keep his ego in check.
Iger best legacy is going to be his aquisitions, no doubt. Getting PIXAR/Lassiter into the fold was the wisest thing he did, with aquiring Marvel and maybe Lucasfilm #2 and #3.
I'm am not sure who the right person to give credit to for the recent years of the parks. I think what they did in DCA was both brave and brilliant in admitting a mistake and successfully fixing it. And I think the FLE, which is really the first major item in Florida since EE looks to be a home run. So, to me, it looks like the US parks are on the right "track". Can this continue? IDK.