Siemens ends sponsorship with Disney

[Brenda Kim]

See, I'm only seeing this on WDWNT. You think something this big would be announced elsewhere. I'm calling shinanigans. For now.

Even if Siemens doesn't sponsor it anymore, it's a giant ball at the entrance of the park. They will NOT tear it down or anything. I think Spaceship Earth is safe. Journey into Imagination, however... I'm not so sure. I'm kind of hoping they say something about it at D23 about how beloved Figment is and how their bring back Dreamfinder and making a more up-to-date version of their ride from the 80s.... a girl can dream.

Siemens announced to their employees today....It is official. I wish I could show you the email, but it was an internal one so I can't post it. I am sure there will be an official Disney announcement soon enough.

 

[Brenda Kim]

The sponsorship officially ends in November.

October 9th is the date we got in the email.

 

[rteetz]

October 9th is the date we got in the email.

Interesting thanks! Do you by chance have a screenshot of the email?

 

[ucfknight]

You think Disney has something else up their sleeve? Maybe a bigger name? We know Disney loves dollar signs.

Disney has plenty of other attractions they'd love to have sponsorship for with how many companies have pulled out recently. If they had a sponsor willing to pay they wouldn't have turned them down hoping for a "bigger name".

 

[Brenda Kim]

If this is all true, it's interesting that Siemens was willing to provide expensive monorails and now they just want out.

Siemens has many other business lines that are currently and will continue to do business with Disney. Hopefully or I may be out of a job LOL

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Interesting thanks! Do you by chance have a screenshot of the email?

That's a bad idea...never disclose anything internal in any form on a public forum...

...unless it's about bob iger stealing souls...that's ok then

 

[Brenda Kim]

How dare you sir.



You too.

I'm alright with them getting rid of Siemens. It's a weird name to have on the side of a building. I looked up what they do exactly and still don't know. Some jargon about technology, I don't know. I gave up after the first paragraph and looked at some videos of kittens.

I work for Siemens and still don't know what it is we do

 

[amberpi]

Interesting thanks! Do you by chance have a screenshot of the email?

Lol... the poster expressed wanting to keep their job

 

[Eeyore's-tail-tack]

Google Siemens Disney partnership. The original sponsorship was only supposed to be a 12 year deal. Hopefully they will agree to a new contract.

 

[rteetz]

Lol... the poster expressed wanting to keep their job

We are just looking to confirm this. This news started from a tweet and this poster is the only other person that has received said email. I had another Siemens employee contact me and said they received no such email.

 

[Brenda Kim]

Interesting thanks! Do you by chance have a screenshot of the email?

While there is nothing noted on the email stating that it is for internal use only, I am hesitant to screen shot the whole email. I am sure an official external press release will be made shortly.

 

[rteetz]

While there is nothing noted on the email stating that it is for internal use only, I am hesitant to screen shot the whole email. I am sure an official external press release will be made shortly.

I understand. I am not so sure about a press release. Most companies don't make official press releases about ending a sponsorship only about starting a new one.

 

[Brenda Kim]

We are just looking to confirm this. This news started from a tweet and this poster is the only other person that has received said email. I had another Siemens employee contact me and said they received no such email.

At the bottom of the email it states it was sent to all US employees of Siemens Industry....If they are not a US employee or an employee of Siemens OSRAM they would not have received this email, which is from Siemens USA CEO.

Not to bore everyone, but Siemens has about 12 different divisions and 5 major operating companies. I am scrubbing our internal website to see if there is anything I can link to that you all may be able to see.

 

[rteetz]

At the bottom of the email it states it was sent to all US employees of Siemens Industry....If they are not a US employee or an employee of Siemens OSRAM they would not have received this email, which is from Siemens USA CEO.

Not to bore everyone, but Siemens has about 12 different divisions and 5 major operating companies. I am scrubbing our internal website to see if there is anything I can link to that you all may be able to see.

Ok, thanks!

 

[Brenda Kim]

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I understand. I am not so sure about a press release. Most companies don't make official press releases about ending a sponsorship only about starting a new one.

That is true I wouldn't announce it either, just quietly let it slip away. Well if I see anything that I can officially post, I will do so.

 

[AllThingsMickey4]

What I'm afraid it might trigger is just an elimination of Illuminations with nothing replacing it.

Oh no I hope this doesn't happen!! I have an Illuminations dessert party booked for the night of my Disney wedding in April 2018. I love Illuminations, but if it goes I hope they at least replace it with something else

 

[amberpi]

Slightly OT - but has there ever been a time when Epcot didn't have a night time show? I remember them very well from childhood and then for adulthood, but there's about a 5 year period I didn't go - stupid college, grad student poor times.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Oh no I hope this doesn't happen!! I have an Illuminations dessert party booked for the night of my Disney wedding in April 2018. I love Illuminations, but if it goes I hope they at least replace it with something else

The wheels won't turn that fast

 

[rteetz]

Oh no I hope this doesn't happen!! I have an Illuminations dessert party booked for the night of my Disney wedding in April 2018. I love Illuminations, but if it goes I hope they at least replace it with something else

They won't just cancel illuminations, there will be a replacement.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

There has been a show basically since world showcase opened...this one is the best by far