News Round Up 2020

[Dean Marino]

News

https://boardwalktimes.net/disney-hires-diane-jurgens-as-chief-information-officer-2150fae07c02

Good News... perhaps a REAL CIO, as opposed to Susan O'Day. .

 

[CastAStone]

It’s end of fiscal year time.

1000%. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear more. Contrary to popular belief Disney’s fiscal year ends 10/3 (not 9/30), and this year is shot. Every last expense, severance, write off, whatever they can cram into FY20, they will. Whether they have $2bn in writeoffs and severance or $5bn really makes no difference at this point in terms of how Wall Street will react; everyone knows the numbers will be bad.

The Cleaner they can wipe the slate for the new fiscal on 10/4, the better for the senior management. This past year no one blames them for. This coming year counts.

 

[rteetz]

1000%. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear more. Contrary to popular belief Disney’s fiscal year ends 10/3 (not 9/30), and this year is shot. Every last expense, severance, write off, whatever they can cram into FY20, they will. Whether they have $2bn in writeoffs and severance or $5bn really makes no difference at this point in terms of how Wall Street will react; everyone knows the numbers will be bad.

The Cleaner they can wipe the slate for the new fiscal on 10/4, the better for the senior management. This past year no one blames them for. This coming year counts.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they would’ve went even without covid...

 

[rteetz]

News

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...eriences-abound-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

 

[CastAStone]

News

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...eriences-abound-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

An indoor sing along still seems a terrible idea to me? Feels like maybe they could have staged this in one of the park’s several outdoor theaters.

 

[rteetz]

An indoor sing along still seems a terrible idea to me? Feels like maybe they could have staged this in one of the park’s several outdoor theaters.

Especially one that will now be vacant...

 

[Aimeedyan]

Well, I guess I'm glad a "crowd eater" show is opening at HS but we won't be placing ourselves indoors with singing encouraged anytime soon...

I'm a tad surprised Disney is taking the risk, honestly.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

An indoor sing along still seems a terrible idea to me? Feels like maybe they could have staged this in one of the park’s several outdoor theaters.

Yeah, I am a bit surprised too - though I guess the BatB sing-along has been going on already so maybe they found that was fine?

I would think if mask complained is good and they properly distance people it will be fine but, yeah think there would have been better options for the first bug show to come back or, like you say, shift this to an outdoor theater

 

[soniam]

Yeah, I am a bit surprised too - though I guess the BatB sing-along has been going on already so maybe they found that was fine?

I would think if mask complained is good and they properly distance people it will be fine but, yeah think there would have been better options for the first bug show to come back or, like you say, shift this to an outdoor theater

I don't know. Maybe the BATB sing along is the cause for the increase in cases in France Or, probably more honestly, no one is going to it

 

[OSUZorba]

https://www.facebook.com/144873060389/posts/10158495281825390

It's hard to not believe that this is just an acceleration of plans to strip as much entertainment as possible.

 

[Jrb1979]

It's hard to not believe that this is just an acceleration of plans to strip as much entertainment as possible.

Its been happening for years already. I posted this in another thread. Here is all the entertainment they have cut the last 5 to 10 years.

DHS: - Daily Parade
- Mulch Sweat & Shears live band with equity host.
- double the cast of citizens of Hollywood
- Hollywood public works streetmosphere.

MK - night parade
- saxophone quartet
-pirate tutorial
-giggle gang & jugglers
- push trashcan
- banjo brothers & bob
- fantasyland historians
-Merlin show
- muppets history

DAK - daily parade
- band in Africa
- jugglers in dino land
- lucky the dino
- acrobats in Asia

Epcot -
- All entertainment in future world except for jammitors. From dreamfinder, jugglers in wonders of life, statues by fountain, muppet labs etc. there have been a number of past entertainment in future world.
- world showcase players (there used to be 2 casts, one in England, one in Italy).
- off kilter
- mo rockin
- Magician in pub
- Fife & drum
- candy art in Japan.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Its been happening for years already. I posted this in another thread. Here is all the entertainment they have cut the last 5 to 10 years.

DHS: - Daily Parade
- Mulch Sweat & Shears live band with equity host.
- double the cast of citizens of Hollywood
- Hollywood public works streetmosphere.

MK - night parade
- saxophone quartet
-pirate tutorial
-giggle gang & jugglers
- push trashcan
- banjo brothers & bob
- fantasyland historians
-Merlin show
- muppets history

DAK - daily parade
- band in Africa
- jugglers in dino land
- lucky the dino
- acrobats in Asia

Epcot -
- All entertainment in future world except for jammitors. From dreamfinder, jugglers in wonders of life, statues by fountain, muppet labs etc. there have been a number of past entertainment in future world.
- world showcase players (there used to be 2 casts, one in England, one in Italy).
- off kilter
- mo rockin
- Magician in pub
- Fife & drum
- candy art in Japan.

Some of those have been gone for a lot longer - Dreamfinder stopped being a walk-around character in 1998 for example

Also doesn't take into account when new entertainment came to replace what was removed

I do agree overall it had been reduced but I think you are only looking at one part of the equation

 

[rteetz]

Some of those have been gone for a lot longer - Dreamfinder stopped being a walk-around character in 1998 for example

Also doesn't take into account when new entertainment came to replace what was removed

I do agree overall it had been reduced but I think you are only looking at one part of the equation

And some things like Lucky the Dino weren’t really long term entertainment anyways. That was an Imagineering test that was very short lived. Not something intended to be long term. Sort of like Jake the roaming droid in Disneyland.

 

[Jrb1979]

And some things like Lucky the Dino weren’t really long term entertainment anyways. That was an Imagineering test that was very short lived. Not something intended to be long term. Sort of like Jake the roaming droid in Disneyland.

Either way they have cut more entertainment then adding to replace what was lost. The added entertainment is what makes Disney different.

 

[OSUZorba]

Its been happening for years already. I posted this in another thread. Here is all the entertainment they have cut the last 5 to 10 years.

DHS: - Daily Parade
- Mulch Sweat & Shears live band with equity host.
- double the cast of citizens of Hollywood
- Hollywood public works streetmosphere.

MK - night parade
- saxophone quartet
-pirate tutorial
-giggle gang & jugglers
- push trashcan
- banjo brothers & bob
- fantasyland historians
-Merlin show
- muppets history

DAK - daily parade
- band in Africa
- jugglers in dino land
- lucky the dino
- acrobats in Asia

Epcot -
- All entertainment in future world except for jammitors. From dreamfinder, jugglers in wonders of life, statues by fountain, muppet labs etc. there have been a number of past entertainment in future world.
- world showcase players (there used to be 2 casts, one in England, one in Italy).
- off kilter
- mo rockin
- Magician in pub
- Fife & drum
- candy art in Japan.

You forgot all the star wars stuff from DHS when GE opened, with I don't think was replaced with anything else

 

[rteetz]

You forgot all the star wars stuff from DHS when GE opened, with I don't think was replaced with anything else

Depends on how you look at it. The sequel trilogy characters all moved to the land as walk around characters.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Either way they have cut more entertainment then adding to replace what was lost. The added entertainment is what makes Disney different.

Oh for sure - and agree more has been cut than added (so net negative) but sometimes way more focus goes to the cuts as it is something known (and perhaps nostolgic) vs what is added or replaced it.

First thing that comes to mind is ally he cool holiday entertainment they added to Animal Kingdom last year - so it isn't like they don't think of and implement new entertainment either

and just hard to compare things now to normal times - hopefully over time they do being a lot of performers back (or alternative entertainment)

 

[OSUZorba]

Depends on how you look at it. The sequel trilogy characters all moved to the land as walk around characters.

Yeah, but they got rid of the walks and stage shows. Which, for the record, I think was a net improvement to the park. The walk was pretty cool, but not 15 times a day.

 

[RivShore]

Some of those have been gone for a lot longer - Dreamfinder stopped being a walk-around character in 1998 for example

Also doesn't take into account when new entertainment came to replace what was removed

I do agree overall it had been reduced but I think you are only looking at one part of the equation

This site loves to always consider the glass half empty - what about the billions that have been poured into the resort over the last 5-10 years - from Fantasy Land to TS land to GE and many more.

 

[OSUZorba]

Oh for sure - and agree more has been cut than added (so net negative) but sometimes way more focus goes to the cuts as it is something known (and perhaps nostolgic) vs what is added or replaced it.

First thing that comes to mind is ally he cool holiday entertainment they added to Animal Kingdom last year - so it isn't like they don't think of and implement new entertainment either

and just hard to compare things now to normal times - hopefully over time they do being a lot of performers back (or alternative entertainment)

They also added a fair number of dance parties, and a ton of characters in Dinoland.