tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post17448276607992537..comments2023-11-05T00:52:41.562-07:00Comments on EPCOT Central: A Cure for What Ails YouEpcot82http://www.blogger.com/profile/14763893513279437902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-4213107550119273992008-04-07T20:18:00.000-07:002008-04-07T20:18:00.000-07:00As a Disney employee I can honestly say I never re...As a Disney employee I can honestly say I never received a 7% pay increase. As a matter of fact most Disney employees are far below middle class. It makes me sick when I receive emails telling me about the profits the company reaps each quarter and then I see my paycheck and it disgusts me. I've been reading all your blogs and can honestly say that if Disney wants their cast to continue creating "magic" they should toss a little more our way instead of to the execs and shareholders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-88286737676152559732008-04-02T09:30:00.000-07:002008-04-02T09:30:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mark Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890781740346391664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-20455387858333824522008-02-09T08:29:00.000-08:002008-02-09T08:29:00.000-08:00So...capitalism was invented 10 years ago? You do...So...capitalism was invented 10 years ago? You don't think business was cutthroat in Walt's era?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-68005617563944599932008-01-15T12:49:00.000-08:002008-01-15T12:49:00.000-08:00As anywhere else in the world since the past ten y...As anywhere else in the world since the past ten years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-68757682921164951892008-01-13T23:13:00.000-08:002008-01-13T23:13:00.000-08:00"if profits are up and general guests are satisfie..."if profits are up and general guests are satisfied by consuming the latest Underdog movie or High School Musical stage show, why would they change?"<BR/><BR/>Yes. That's it.<BR/><BR/>That's exactly what's wrong with Disney.<BR/><BR/>Focus only on profits, and you'll start doing things no one ever imagined Disney would do, like selling off the land that was so hard-won by Walt Disney in Florida, like airing graphically violent TV shows, like pandering to the teenie-boppers, like letting the parks slide creatively while charging more for them.<BR/><BR/>Disney ought to be held to a higher standard than money. But as Princess Leia said in "Star Wars" -- "if money is all you love, that's what you'll receive."<BR/><BR/>Money seems to be ALL that it's about anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-67485576419720497862008-01-13T19:01:00.000-08:002008-01-13T19:01:00.000-08:00The central issue is that Disney would feel the ne...The central issue is that Disney would feel the need or want to change course or 'expand its horizons' (no pun intended) by branching out to these things, but if profits are up and general guests are satisfied by consuming the latest Underdog movie or High School Musical stage show, why would they change?<BR/><BR/>It takes someone else with enough of vision and motivation to show the company what else there is out there. Maybe it's Lasseter, we'll just have to wait and see...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-64405346459455579242008-01-12T19:15:00.000-08:002008-01-12T19:15:00.000-08:00High School Musical, that is really pathetic. That...High School Musical, that is really pathetic. That if they even bother to look is loathed by almost everyone who is not a female within the ages of 3to 14. They believe now that synergy ie Nemo, Mission Space (based around a massive flop at the box office) and everything else is creative enough. Why can they not create something completely different.<BR/><BR/>One thing I have pondering lately is how there is no vision of the future like there has been in decades past such as the '50's and so on. Why can't Disney make one for us? Not one Like Robinson's but one that is actually attainable. Inspire us! Show us a world we can't wait to experience. Comparing to what other people's had as a vision of the future ours sucks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23143199.post-58536976096579632392008-01-12T00:34:00.000-08:002008-01-12T00:34:00.000-08:00I agree that Disney is great at maintaining their ...I agree that Disney is great at maintaining their creative properties (Heck, how old is Mickey again), but their actual hits are rare. I recall some of their animated films...Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, Atlantis...all decent films with bad box office numbers. What happened to those? FLUSHED AND FORGOTTEN.<BR/><BR/>I think Disney has tried to innovate but for the past decade they've failed. With Epcot, it has been the same. They tried and made something great but now the best they can do is maintain what they have. Epcot's only brand will be a theme park. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>As I said before in previous posts, Disney is the mecca of escapists. The company hasn't produced anything remotely related to a documentary in a long time. Its to the point where they have a real show of artifacts exhibit in the America pavllion called "National Treasures" but it has nothing to do with the films. It shows that some people are pushing this synergy, while others are trying hard to maintain the integrity of the park's purpose.<BR/><BR/>While I think its bold to suggest an Epcot brand, I doubt it will happen. Epcot has always been a brand of sponsorship and letting third parties have a presence in the park. Perhaps if the park had a different internal set-up, it could be turned into an evergreen property.<BR/><BR/>As for Disney employees reading this blog, I think the ones with actual power don't post here. Engaging with the community via blog commenting is pretty damn inefficient. Disney wants to have a dialog, they're going to make sure they are in control. Look at Disneymoms.com...that's their style, not this. Any angry "creative" is more likely a lower rung mailroom flunkie with an inflated sense of importance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com