How To FIX DISNEY's Problems... Start Listening To The Fans - DSNY Unfiltered
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2023
- 1 YEAR AGO... Bob Iger returned as Disney CEO, after Bob Chapek was fired. But in the year that has passed, not nearly enough has changed. So here's my commentary on the current state of Disney and what needs to be fixed as soon as possible.
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The first thing I think Disney should do as a company is often the hardest thing to do for any company and that is to admit defeat and fault in their own mistakes within the company and also admitting that some of the legitimate concerns surrounding the company were right. Also probably announcing the full on stop of the Disney live action remakes, even cancellation of some of their projects and the 100% full return of their iconic animation studio. That would be a huge step forward for the company.
I attended Disney’s Customer experience Summit a few years ago in Orlando. One of the executives there made a flippant comment of “at this point, Disney can charge whatever they want“. They laughed, and all I thought about was the lawyer from the first Jurassic Park movie.
As long as they have that attitude, they will continue to drive people away. Their greed is undermining everything.
This is why I'm done with Disney.
"we'll have a COUPON day"
So true.
They have to go down on prices
This is one of the best videos you have ever made, and I’ve seen them all. Common sense at its best.
Happy to have someone like Jack, who does not shy away from criticizing Disney, but also tries to stay positive and not get angry or cynical about it. We've all seen the CZcamsrs and channels whose only goal seems to be to hate everything.
Bob Chapek was (NOW OBVIOUSLY) a scapegoat for everything BAD.. .AWFUL that Iger had set in motion before he "left" (of course, Iger never actually left). No...Disney is now much, MUCH worse under Iger a year later. And going higher, further, faster in the WRONG direction!
Chapek really was/is a bigger problem to Disney than Iger. Chapek knew nothing about creativity. And as a minimum, Iger knows he needs creative there while Chapek didn't care.
Couldn’t agree more.
@@jheiden2bob chepek was a scapegoat for Igor cause Igor caused a lot of the damage Disney is dealing with Igor had Disney+ create Igor did the shopping spree of buying up their competitors Igor conveniently retired right before the pandemic started leaving his predecessor to deal with it and we are seeing the aftermath of with Disney when a company gets complacent can they feel they have eliminated their competitors
@jheiden2 if that’s the case then why didn’t Iger ever correct the course? All he did was double down. Disney’s downfall is what Iger will be remembered for.
@@someguy4253Because when it comes to Iger, he cares about his legacy...it's ego. The company and we the fans are now having to reap the results of Iger's acquisition free for all.
My biggest issue with the theme park division is that they seem VERY afraid if committing to a new project, that they are always doing "BLUE SKY" things, so they are teasing the fan base and promising stuff that may never come. It's like the whole EPCOT fiasco scared them so much they don't want to commit to anything and cancel it in fear of what the fans may say. Yet by the constant teasing of new stuff is annoying fans MORE than if they announced a project and cancelled it. Like we know they want to overhaul Dinoland USA , but the whole teasing aspect is obnoxious. Just say "WE DOING THIS RIGHT NOW!".
I agree. I see a ton of potential with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the fact that they want the visitors feel like they just walked into a movie. But I feel like this concept is still in its basic stage; I feel like they should give the visitors missions in Galaxy’s Edge to further immerse them into that area. For example, they could have someone walking around the land, recruiting people to Rise with the Resistance and contact the Resistance via a Star Wars Themed walkie-talkie or headset that they’ve gathered enough recruits to join the Resistance. Disney could make minor changes to the ride itself as well to make it more immersive like the Storm Troopers who are standing in the expansive room before the visitors board their trackless vehicles could close in on them because one saw a visitor doing something funny and the recruiter could fend them off while the visitors escape. The last one may be a dumb idea, but I feel like the other ideas would help breathe life into Galaxy’s Edge immensely.
Disagree. That is a part. However, the biggest issue is the lack of imagineering(not engineering). Formula:
Step 1: What attraction is least popular, "problematic," or costly for maintenance?
Step 2: What existing IP can we inject as a replacement?
Step 3: What's the latest ride system we can force a story into?
Walt's Magical Formula:
Step 1: What's the Land theme?
Step 2: What story are we telling?
Step 3: How do we create a system to tell this story?
This type of video is why this is my favorite Disney News channel! You not only will point out the bad without bashing the company, but you offer solutions and hope. We are all Disney fans and we just want to be able to share this company with our own kids, but Disney needs to keep making changes for that to happen. Thanks for a great video!
So happy to hear somebody that gets the fan base speak out for us! Thank you!
Listen Jack, here's the deal: I was the quintessential Disneyphile! We've owned Premium APs since 1995 without a single lapse, nobody knows more about Walt Disney and the parks like I do, we've visited 7 of the 12 Disney parks around the world and were planning to visit Tokyo Disneyland next year. We have been extremely disappointed with Disney in general for the past 3 years for many reasons and I know I speak for many people when I say that if Disney has managed to make me feel alienated, can you only imagine how the casual fan feels? It's almost like they want to fail. They are learning the hard way that even the most successful companies cannot rest on their laurels and I'm afraid that it will only get worse...
I was the kind of Disney fan who even enjoyed the old 50’s Mickey Mouse club show and the wonderful world of Disney from that time and it doesn’t look good but under Igor the first time they lost me cause he saw the company as one giant money machine that would always make money and now we are dealing with the aftermath of that mentality
This is why I love DSNY Newscast. Jack clearly loves Disney as much as the rest of us, and he's also not afraid to point out what's wrong with it in such a critical, but also incredibly professional and logical way. I love Disney, and I hate seeing what's happening to them. A lot of this stuff Jack said in this video makes a LOT of sense and I would hope Disney is indeed listening. They've made small steps in fixing things, but there's still a long ways to go.
EXACTLY! I kind of have a love hate relationship with Disney, and I can’t help but look back at their old movies and admire them for building up part of my childhood, and Walt would not appreciate what is happening now with live action remakes, he’d want new good original ideas
Right now it kind of seems like it’s being married to a drunk guy or being married to an EB. We love them but we want them to be a better person. Of course, they don’t actually want to listen to fans because they don’t want to admit that they were wrong. However, listening to the fans doesn’t actually mean that they are wrong it just means that they wanted to fix that too. Not listening to fans is actually a cry for admitting that they are wrong but don’t want to fix it.
agreed, 100%!
He doesn't appear to be a shill. 👍🏽
If the light pole falling in DL today tells me anything, it's that the neglect of the parks is rampant. They need more love and repair, as well as new offerings for the boosted attendance.
Brilliant video Jack. You're absolutely right on so many points, especially on things like the Disney Difference and focusing on quality over quantity! 🙌
I remember when Euro Disneyland opened in April 1992, Michael Eisner spoke about going above and beyond so that "everybody is treated like a VIP". But today it really doesn't feel that way. The guest experience is no longer Disney's priority. They no longer care about making you feel special. They're very happy to offer you less, but charge you more! 💰
The higher ups needs to stop pocketing the money & start spending it on the park & it's cast members!
I literally tweeted " I'll believe it when I see it" in response to Josh's interview regarding Dino Land today. I feel like 90% of people feel that way. Make a decision and commit. Stop just talking about it.
The issue with Iger (one I've had for over a decade now) is that he's been so focused on obtaining as many companies and ips as possible that he's ignored the most important aspect of the Disney company, the creativity. Disney would not exist today without the creative mindsets we had through Walt and Eisner, and if Iger continues to lead the company as he is, then Disney will not be around in 20 years.
That's a very good point! Iger seems to think that he must acquire creativity from outside the company (at great cost and incurring great debt), rather than investing in creatives within the Walt Disney Company itself. No wonder Disney has lost its identity-as Jack said in this video, "Disney is trying to be more like other companies, instead of other companies trying to be like Disney."
This is why Disney needs to sell off the 20th Century Studios and 20th Television IP/libraries, along with Searchlight Pictures and FX (with the exception of the 20th-produced Marvel, Star Wars, and Avatar content). Disney has killed a legacy of Hollywood and has broken Disney’s back.
You took the words right out of my mouth. 👍
Nailed it. I don't trust Disney anymore and therefor do not believe anything they say that is coming. Parks or shows. Too many times I have been let down. So frustrating.
Amen
I hear you.
Don't you think it's too early to give up on Disney? I understand your frustrations, but I believe it's still too early to give up on Disney. Even after everything that's happened, I've never lost my trust in Disney. I'm confident that things will change this year. Right now, Disney is doing everything they can to make things right again. And I also want to help Disney get back on its feet by getting a job there and make movies that will restore the company to its former glory. Things will change for the better, so don't lose your trust in Disney just yet.
There are so many amazing shows that fans loved so much on Disney Plus, but have sadly been cancelled after one or two seasons. Also, can Disney please get back to making more original movies instead of more prequels, sequels, and live actions. I 100% agree with you about the live action movies! As much as I have loved the ones that have come out in the last few years, Its come to the point where I'm just over it and just wanting original stuff again. Great video Jack!
My family and I went to Walt Disney World at least once a year in the past. We haven't been back since 2018. Why? I don't want to pay extra to ride a ride that I've already paid for in my admission ticket. I don't want to spend my time in the parks constantly using my cell phone to get food or attempt to get on a ride that has a hour long wait. Pay to park your car in a parking lot? Disney has become arrogant, greedy and blind to their fanbase for several years now. I recently cancelled Disney Plus and Hulu because they were giving new customers better rates than the loyal customers they've had for years.
I can't wait for Epic Universe to open.
It feels like we are watching a sinking ship, sinking in real time, with their own crew drilling holes in the bottom. It can be patched and saved, but when the damage is from within, with current track record do we see that happening? Hard to remain hopeful after the last few years unless there’s an entire cleaning of house imo.
What I don’t like is every decision now is driven to make an extra cost from the fans, at the cost of the experience. In addition to Disney being unable to actually go through with announced projects. They have no excuse to raise the prices so astronomically high when there has been nothing new especially at Disneyland.
If Disney isn’t checking Jack out on a regular basis, then the company is not only missing a lot of great regular commentary, but It will have missed this singular spectacular broadcast, which is so spot-on perfect that it should become the marching orders for Disney starting today and from now on.
I have always wondered why they have barely done any spending at the parks recently but seem to be fine blowing $300 million on Indy 5 and the Marvels. The studios don't make nearly the amount of profit that the parks do. I'd love to know what they are discussing behind closed doors about this
Because studios can rake in $1.2 billion on a movie like Barbie. Disney has had more $1 billion+ films in the last ten years than any other studio. So they gambled they could do that a few more times. Why put that kind of money into parks when people keep going, and increasing any way?
Good point and good question.
Excellent diagnosis! The Disney 100 celebration was such a missed opportunity to reaffirm the Disney core value of the magic of storytelling in creating a beautiful world, as “It’s a small world after all.”
Well, there is the Disney Year One of the next century opportunity.😊
If Disney wants to fix the parks every time they add something new they need to stop replacing something there. The Frozen ride is great but so was the Maelstrom ride. Galaxy Edge is amazing but so was Lights Motor Action and the Backlot Tour. The frustration I have at Disney World is that they have so much land and can expand the parks without removing their current attractions.
Getting rid of Splash Mountain and altering rides like the Pirates of the Caribbean and the Jungle Cruise because they "may offend SOME park goers." It's nonsense.
Yes Disney will fight survive and fix problems and more maintenance and make restoration of saves magic
Totally agree with your perspective!! Those of us who have been the diehard supporters of the Disney of the 70,s, 80’s, and 90’s want quality more than quantity. Definitely don’t want the live action stuff!! Let the imagineers do what they do best and create wonderful family oriented movies. Unfortunately many of us are pulling back and not investing as much of our time and money in the current Disney. I miss the wholesome entertainment that Walt and Roy spent so much blood sweat and tears to create. They absolutely need to go back to their roots that built this company. I’ll be waiting to see what they do to get back to the Disney we have come to know and love. ❤❤
Yes they should go back and look at what made them successful and see how that can be updated to move the company forward cause they shouldn’t just focus on family friendly content they need content for adults also not meaning anything dirty just something aimed at an adult audience as we get older they stop having content for us cause of it needing to be something that a child could also be taken to see
GREAT piece!! And exactly why I did not renew my pass this year. I have been one of the biggest Disneyland fans for 50 years now. No more. The Chapek/Iger era has completely ruined the experience due to many of the things that you have mentioned: reservations, genie plus/lightning lane, nickel and diming, manipulation, app dependency, constant ride breakdowns (with same entry fee mind you), overall maintenance issues around the parks (just today a light pole fell and injured a few guests on Main Street).
Totally agree. The nickel and diming that's associated with the whole Genie + and Lightning Lanes mess (phasing out the old excellent Max Pass program) where you pay extra for EVERYTHING, yet only get to fast pass a ride once in an entire day versus being able to fast pass that same ride multiple times has gotten to the point where my wife refuses to go back unless things change. And that's from a family that would go to Disneyland multiple times a year.
I've been a passholder / magic key holder since 2008 until now, I feel that this maybe my last year and not renew. It has nothing to do with expense but to do with lackluster experience at Disneyland.
Disney just isn't up to the challenge. I think the new Universal Park is going to show Disney for what it is, an old tired company that is being passed by everyone. I loved Disney, but I can't wait for the new Universal to open. I will be there, not in the Kingdom.
Speaking of tired and old, what major, e-ticket, gatecrasher attractions has Universal announced for its existing Florida parks?
@@timothybernardi68 On our last trip to Disneyworld for a week this last January, we did a one day stop over to Universal, and to be honest we all had a better time there than any of the days at any of the Disney parks. The Velocicoaster and Hagrid's, to name a few, were absolutely awesome and we can't wait for the new Universal park to open soon.
100% agree with being done with anything "Blue Sky" being presented as ANYTHING other than cool easter eggs to be found in Disney+ BTS shows.
If they keep dangling theoretical carrots out in front of us, they can't act suprised when they get theoretically roasted.
As an ex Disneyland, cast member and ex producer at what you would call Disney corporate, I can see exactly how things got to this point. Walt Disney Company places are heavy emphasis on what they call “initiatives“ across all the business units. A lot of the problems that I see For both film and television and the parks seem to stem from this Fifth Key Initiative. The focus on inclusion, above all else, has resulted in lackluster story writing, which feels like a sensitivity training seminar, educational film, instead of stories, that will grab you, and stay with you for the rest of your life, as older Disney stories do. In the parks, the inclusion key seems to be aimed at cast members. This is resulted in large numbers of cast members who would never have lasted a week in previous decades, or who would never have been hired at all. On our last visit to Disneyland, I saw Ride Leads standing around in the midway, hands in pockets, having a long personal conversations with no regard to Show at all. There were attraction, hosts, delivering boarding spiels in an undecipherable, rapid, fire, sing song, Six Flags manner. We even had one male host, sporting red carpet, ready, overdone, eyeshadow, blush and super glossy lipstick slowly up and down, checking lap bars, as if he were on some sort of alt-lifestyle catwalk.
Somewhere along the way, this hyperfocus on inclusion has caused Disney to forget that the primary goal across the entire company is to give people things they will enjoy, not to enrich the self image of its own employees, or to teach their customers a lesson. I don’t think they’re gonna turn this around until they get back to Disney basics.
You hit the nail right on the head.
How did you feel about the acquisition of 21st Century Fox?
@@thewatchman13 A bit conflicted, actually. I know they need more varied content to feed the streaming monsters, and Fox can provide that. On the other hand, it seems like it might have been an overextension for Disney, plus I hate to see one of the old studios get eaten up by anyone.
@@esarphie There are rumors about WB selling to Universal. I guess this might be the age of consolidation.
@@thewatchman13 It’s the hunger for things to put on streaming. They need exponentially more content now to survive and most consolidations get you a back catalog. I can’t see how it’s sustainable though.
The senior staff running Disney these days give off an air of either complacency or that they know best. You are definitely right when you say they don’t appear to be listening to their fan base. This is also super apparent in their movie department where they are green lighting movie after movie that like one or two producers are excited about and no one else. You’ve got to make quality movies and experiences for your audience or you are just throwing away capital and consumer good will.
Iger did a lot of damage as well.
Thank you for not ranting on angrily about "Woke! Woke! Woke!"
Yeah even I don’t like to look through that lens, either.
This might sounds like a dumb question but doesn’t Disney have a team that scours the internet (like CZcams and blogs) to see what people want? Seems like such an easy way to plan out new things (I knows it’s not that cut and dry but I feel like it’s a start. Also, love your content for years Jack; I actually sold you medicine at the front of Hollywood Studios during my CP in Fall 2019 and it made my day
List of Disney CEOs year-by-year since 2005: Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Iger, Chapek, Iger. Let's see if we can determine the cause of Disney's problems. - my friend who is high up at Disney is surrounded by toxic incompetent gossips who were hired to fulfill IED quotas. Most of his team aren’t just ignorant and apathetic of anything Disney but they actually try and prevent him from doing good work out of jealousy and toxic white male hating woke ideology. You wouldn’t believe the stories I’ve heard, and much of this behavior even comes from high level bosses. Hoping for the hostile takeover, otherwise what used to be Disney is finished.
You miss something here. While Iger was in charge, he put Chapek in charge of things he should never been near. I blame Iger for giving FAR too much trust in Chapek. Chapek had very little interest in Disney beyond money. In an interview years ago Chapek was only really interested in ESPN/sports. Disney products, values etc weren't that interesting to him. Well, he did have a great interest in money, though.
I don't believe you have a friend
@@jheiden2 Chapek is utterly insignificant to Disneys problems. 75 percent of the changes during his tenure were initiated by Iger and almost none of them stuck. - I don’t know this to be true but in my opinion Iger set him up to fail so he could come back as the hero, when his political ambitions fizzled.
@@timothybernardi68 You’re literally the reason why western civilization is failing. Congratulations.
I feel Disney’s problem is the country/world seems to be increasingly divided. They can’t please one half without offending the other. They’re now a political football being continually fought over.
This is why I love this channel. You clearly love Disney as much as the rest of us, and you're also not afraid to point out what's wrong with it in such a critical, but also incredibly professional and logical way. I love Disney, and I hate seeing what's happening to them. A lot of this stuff you said in this video makes a LOT of sense and I would love to hope Disney is indeed listening. They've made small steps in fixing things, but they are still a long ways to go.
I have lived in Florida since 1998. I got my annual pass and have had it every year since then. I even kept it through the pandemic. It expires in January of 2024 and for the first time ever....I'm thinking about letting it expire. I'm just losing the "fire" I have always had for the parks. I'm thinking about using that money to get my first Universal annual pass. Wow...this feels sooo strange for me to say but it's on my mind right now.
I have been a super fan since my first childhood trip to WDW in 1988. Became a cast member in 1999, had a Disney wedding in 2003, became a DVC member in 2008, have been a passholder since we moved back to Florida a decade ago. We let our passes expire in October. I’m devastated because I miss what I loved but it’s just not there right now and not worth our family’s hard earned money right now.
If you have the option of still getting another one after it expires then let it expire. I know during the pandemic if you let it expire you couldn't get a new one, but I think that's changed now. But before it does, make as much use of it as you can so you won't feel the need to go back to the parks as soon.
It's not a bad time to get a Universal pass with Epic Universe opening soon, even if you have to renew before it opens. It could become harder and maybe more expensive to get one after it opens. There will probably be a lot of people getting them for the first time starting around August so they still have them for the opening date.
I used to go to disney parks every year, sometimes even more than once. Last August i was in Disney World and i never felt so bad about being there, it felt like i had to pay for everything in addition to the holiday and park tickets... this genie+ felt like a right rip off... what's they point in paying the most expensive park ticket, when you then need to pay separatly for rides??? who came up with that idea??? so elitist and quite the opposite as to what the REAL disney values were. The place also feels so "Samey", so much investment into new super expensive hotels, but very little in the parks themselves. There were many other things i can mention but, that alone, was a massive put off and decided not to go back next year. such a let down and, as you said, this sentiment has been shared with many friends and family so... brand damage. Let alone the fact the kids are now more excited about going to universal than Disney. Why is it so hard to admit defeat, apoligise to the fans and rectify it? I may be only one but, i am not going back to disney anytime soon.
Exactly how I feel, I’ve skipped the parks the last 3 times I’ve gone to Florida. They have taken away the parts that made it special to stay in their hotels and genie+ really has me not keen on going. I don’t want to plan my whole trip I want some spontaneity.
Disney needs a visionary like Walt or Eisner at the helm. They can't crowd source successful ideas. I believe they are completely out of touch with what makes Disney Disney. What's more is they have a playbook for success that they choose to ignore. Those castle lights are a case in point.
@disney give this guy a job!
We are here in Kissimmee on vacation now and decided not to go to Disney but instead visit Universal. Disney has lost the magic for us
I have to agree with everything you have said. My last visit to Disney world was more of a chore than a vacation than it has been previously. Let's get back to the core and away from polarizing drama. The oversaturation of Marvel hasn't helped either. Its not the momey printing machine it was. It's time to call the MCU as done and reset.
I really appreciated your video last year about the 'brand bank' and have referred to it several times because of just how prescient it is in our modern world. I also agree that that 'mutliverse' cinematic universe trope is well played out by now, though I do think they missed a HUGE opportunity for their 100th anniversary to make a big tentpole movie that somehow celebrates 100 years of the company bringing togther animated characters from all their movies, kind of like a feature length version of that 'Once Upon A Studio' short on Disney+.
The biggest issue that you can’t fix is that Disney cares more about making money and less about quality content.
My thoughts on Disney I’m worried about is that it’s going to be bankrupt and losing lots of money on their films, projects, theme parks, and streaming services. I just want people to fix Disney for making those awful mistakes and be the happiest company for all family and friends forever once more.
Jollywood nights are evidence of everything wrong with Disney now from minimum decorations to food been raw and over selling the whole thing and been expensive for a 4hr event ect
Spot on Jack. I’ve had many of the same thoughts. I’ve personally experienced the disappointments you’ve covered. If I was an exec at Disney today, I’d work hand in hand with Iger to rebuild the brand, not just the “product”.
ABSOLUTELY!!! I agree, either get rid of the public "Blue Sky" teasing and hyping on what MIGHT happen--or at the very least, be HONEST about what it really is: A "Let's see if the fans react well to this idea" section. Let's be honest: This year's Blue Sky has gotten MUCH more positive feedback than the previous one, so they should stick with the Tropical Americas land in Animal Kingdom, and the Villain Land extension of Magic Kingdom, and DO IT. Same for the appealing idea of the Mary Poppins ride for Epcot's UK pavilion--JUST DO IT.
Great presentation Jack. I concur with each idea you suggested. I do not think Disney should build new lands in the parks themed to a single IP. When an IP slips in popularity that whole land goes with it. Walt’s model of a land themed to an ideal allows for updates keeping the property fresh.
We just got back from our 5 day trip. We've went 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2023 and this past weeks trip was the least fun we've ever had.. From cast members to the guests the magic is absolutely gone with possibly the exception of Animal Kingdom.. that was the only park where the cast members didn't seem like they absolutely hated life and fellow guests seemed to really be enjoying themselves. It was also by far the most peaceful day as well where there weren't so many people you couldn't barely walk past each other. DHS & Epcot felt like an absolute waste, Frozen was 140 minutes basically the entire time and Epcot is still basically a construction wall/walk in a circle simulator. We think we're going to do a Disney Cruise next year and just skip the parks for a while. We've always not wanted to leave on our last day because we've had so much fun.. but this time we skipped our last day (that was just going to be a resort hop day) and went home so we could have a 3 day weekend before we went back to work. We'd literally rather sit around in our pajamas at home than spend another day down there. We're going to give the parks a break for a bit. The cost is not worth it as of right now to us. 3 member family - Mom | Dad | 2 year old
Good CMs are leaving the company. Bad CMs are staying. That's a bit over generalized, but I'm seeing it more and more
I thought it was just me! I just came home this past Saturday and I was ready to come home, in the past I’ve hated leaving. It was such a mess, I feel like the executives don’t even care about the parks and guest experiences anymore.
@@Aisha.The.Traveler Exactly! We left on Thursday morning and in the past we considered extending a day or two if we could 🥹 I will say the rain this past week was HORRID so that may factor into my saltiness this time which is completely unfair to Disney but just that “it” factor was gone this time.. and the only reason we came close to having a decent ride count in Magic Kingdom this time is we stayed at the Hilton Bueno Vista Palace and thank God they’re guests are allowed to participate in early magic hours.. if it wasn’t for that I don’t think we could’ve rode much at all just because we can’t even dream of entering an hour + queue with our 2 year old and trying to keep her from having a meltdown that long 🤷♂️ The experience from our family standpoint like I said actually has made us pause doing the parks again atleast for a while
@@followthebradleysfun I try to be extra nice to CM’s just because I work in the service industry (hotels) and know what they go through but they all just seemed shelled out and it was just like man, if you’re that burned out.. find something else dude.. the mouse ain’t for you 🤷♂️
You have a lot to say here.
My biggest point would be to hammer out Disney's current mission statement, and how it MUST change.
Disney = "More of the same"
More sequels, less imagination for movies.
More IP, less imagination at the parks.
You can pretty much apply this thinking with most things Disney does. And by squashing ideas within that aren't sequels, etc, they just keep making it worse.
I get that they were tired of trying new things, to just see them fall down. Everyone wants a sure thing. Who doesn't? But eventually you wear put your welcome with "more of the same".
Some of the best things Disney did at the parks were new things. Look at EPCOT (now nicknamed Magic Kingdom II). EC had Horizons, Universe of Energy, Imagination, American Adventure and others. Each was NOT based on IP. People love to discover new things they were not expecting. Yes, it's not easy to promote, but it adds to long term satisfaction. I don't want to one day see The American Adventure According to Mickey, though.
And some think Disney should stop making films. And as long as they don't change, then I'm starting to agree with them. They make so few films beginning around 7 years ago that I could care less about.
I can actually say I should have realized what the turning point was. Shutting down Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures was doomsday. To reinforce this, they justified buying Fox because they needed to diversify. Just exactly the way Touchstone/Hollywood offered.
And yes, without the movie/TV production side, they will exhaust their IP in 12-15 years. Might just as well break the company up the way Ted Turner and others hoped to do years ago.
Oh, and as for D23, if I were them, they need to immediately stop the "blue sky" session. They need to do what Steve Jobs and Pixar recommended. Stop talking about "future projects" that they haven't even committed to yet. In fact, stop talking about projects until construction has actually already started. Fans get angry to hear about a "coming soon" attraction that won't start construction for 18 months, but gets cancelled before construction even starts on. Sure, some projects get canceled late in the development cycle. But how about limiting that to RARE situations, not a common occurrence. After a while Disney gets ignored anyway.
Stop talking about a third attraction at Galaxy's Edge when it will probably never happen. Same goes for another Avenger's attraction that will probably never happen.
In fact, stop pushing "phase 2" (or more) on projects.
Oh, an stop chopping out huge pieces on budgets. We hate being shown these amazing things, and the best parts never show up just to penny pinch. When a new attraction is expected to last ten years, stop watering it down. Bring the goods to the table, for day one. Stop "over promise, under deliver".
Mean what you say. Let's face it, Disney wasn't serious about the Mary Poppins attraction beyond just a way to get guests out of the heat so they stayed longer to eat more food and especially buy more merchandise.
And the whole Disney community thing is probably a mistake. Not because it's a bad idea, just because it's a quick money grab by putting their name on it. Another case of watering down the Disney name/brand.
Go back to around 2013-2015, the "good old days". Less IP, less nickel and diming, great movies you wanted to see.
While I'm not a fan of Disney+, I am glad they did not purchase Netflix. NF has too much low grade junk. Disney is better than that, inspite of evidence to the contrary. Marvel/Star Wars and the other IPs they own each need their own Kevin Feige's running them on D+. As you state, concentrate on making the best story/film you can. Stop worrying about interconnection. If they are good, they can be connected later on.
And stop burning bridges with the fans. Never try to increase your fan base whole angering (and losing) current fans. Why make Star Wars & Marvel films aimed at girls/women, then act surprised the boys/men aren't interested. Eventually you will have ZERO fans if you keep going down that path. I realize Disney thinks they can expand this way, but so far evidence doesn't support it.
One point I disagree with is when it comes to sequels. There have been a TON of original Disney/Pixar films in the last 5 or so years (Soul, Luca, Turning Red, Elemental, Raya, Encanto, Wish, etc.) I think a mix of sequels and originals is the best as it allows for new IP with the sequels giving fans something to be excited for + bigger box office to fund originals
Great point - but most of them went direct to Disney+, so we didn't get the experience of seeing them in a packed theater. Doing theatrical re-releases, even for only a few weeks, over the next few years would help rebuild goodwill with the fans!
Most of them were directly to disney +
We agree about the Disney Difference, and that they need to go back to that. That USED to be an actual thing. Back in the day, the Orlando Universal parks had some interesting attractions, but they were NEVER Disney. Disney focused on the imagineering, the immersion, the creativity and supremacy of the story was evident everywhere. The Disney movies had better animation. The Disney rides and attractions had thematic immersion that tied the whole experience of the attraction together into a cohesive whole. Each of the resorts also told a cohesive story where every theming detail added to the story. These days, the story is gone unless it now is, "let's see how generic we can make it."
They seem to be announcing things solely for the purpose of raising stock prices. Then they quietly cancel or forget them months later. And many of the things they do go through with, like a new meet and greet or walk-around character, are gone in six months.
Very well said. I agree 100%. I especially like the Idea of putting quality first. I travel to Disney World every 3 to 4 years and when you pay that much for a vacation you expect quality for your money. If that trust is broken I will be travelling elsewhere in the world for my vacation.
Preach it! So well articulated ! Thank you!
The Disney characters along with Spider-Man and Black Panther performed in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to celebrate the planned launch of the newest Disney Cruise Line Ship, the Disney Treasure! After this year, Disney 100: The Exhibition at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will be wrapped up and turned into a memory.
Genie needs to go back in its bottle!!
They got rid of all the creatives from Disney and hired corporate leaders instead.
Thanks Jack😀👍
Yup i agree about the Live Action Remakes because It's hurting their reputation And if we're going to be very honest they are pointless And they are not helping at all.
Great to hear you speak your mind. Love your channel. Massive thumbs up👍
I love these suggestions you shared. They all feel logical, realistic, and optimistic. I really enjoyed this video.
Six out of seven dwarves aren't happy and one is grumpy with the way Disney's heading.
Always thinking outside the box. Thanks!
Loss of fan trust leads to apathy. But Disney doesn't care about apathy.
Keep moving forward - Walt Disney
Bring back disney express for hotel people and restored the hotels to disney theme
Thank you for this ❤. You honestly reflect my opinion, it is good to be represented. Keep it on with deep dive analysis of Disney activities.
Hey Jack, in my opinion due to the way they are structured with subsidizing Disney plus with the parks money, they cannot afford to not nickel and dime parks customers, but the double edge sword is that the parks customers will eventually not come back year after year. They cannot go back on genie plus I believe due to needing the money for the studios.
I completely agree that Disney needs to take the unprecedented move of admitting it has made serious mistakes. It also needs to announce in no uncertain terms that it is taking concrete steps to reunite the fanbase, reinvest in the parks, and repair its damaged reputation by returning to its roots in film production.
I feel like this relates to the hiccup Star Wars had with Obi Wan and Boba Fett. There was so much hype for both shows and they both under achieved the expectations of the fans. The ideas on both shows were really good set ups for a plot, and I was honestly intrigued in the begging two or three episodes, but after that I just didn’t feel connected to the stories. I really wanted Omega to appear in Boba Fett, but I’m not exactly sure if Dave Filoni directed\wrote the script for that show, so maybe that’s why she didn’t appear. Obi wan on the other hand had the ENTIRE Fanbase excited, and I fell like the finale\end fight just didn’t have a climactic weight, and it needed two more episodes imo. This is the opposite of Andor, which had me on edge every episode for more and more, and I cannot wait for season two! The animated shows are a whole other can of worms, but I feel like with live action Star Wars shows, it could either be fantastic, or just let down some of its fans, but I will acknowledge that Obi Wan and Boba Fett series have their fans out there. It would be really nice if going forward, Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars would listen to their fans ahead of time and release pilots like you suggested
My last trip i focused more on seaworld and universal, less crowds and less waiting. It's been forever since Paris got a new ride, so i can't wait till Universal buys Port Aventura. I still like the disney parks, but they just are not worth so much money anymore.
Bob Iger has to go. The majority of the problems everyone is complaining about were greenlit under Iger, not Chapek. Not to say Chapek was a good choice for CEO, but it was well past time for Iger to go either way. The entire company needs a dramatic overhaul. The magic is gone across the board. Marvels, Star Wars, Pixar, Disney Animation, live action films, all their films are failing or at best breaking even. They need to reverse course and get back to the basics that made the company and its content timeless.
Chapek was far worse. Chapek would bad mouth people around him. That demoralized people he needed. Even if you don't like Iger, he never, ever did that. He knew having people working toward common goals was necessary. But he also treats people better. Chapek will be considered the "dark ages II". ("Dark ages I" is later on under Eisner.)
@@jheiden2 One of the central problems plaguing Disney is that they overpaid for the Fox assets. That's an Iger blunder. Iger was also the one who put Chapek in the CEO position in the first place. All of the long running issues they face were predominantly created by Iger. He's been at the top for too long and is no longer capable of steering the company back to where it needs to be. Far past time for him to go already.
Too expensive, horrible food choices and quality.
They've turned the park from meticulous escapist worlds to strip malls with rides.
I agree 100%. Well done!
There are few things that can rope lapsed customers back in then these four words:
"You spoke. We listened."
I will NEVER schedule another Disney vacation until they 1) Eliminate the fee based ride reservations; 2) Restore the dining plan to what it was; 3) Bring back Mickey's Magic Express. Those 3 changes made what was then already an expensive vacation, for an average income earner and my family, even more expensive to have a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
DISNEY NEEDS TO START LISTENING TO FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disney needs to sell off the 20th Century Studios and 20th Television IP/libraries, along with Searchlight Pictures and FX (with the exception of the 20th-produced Marvel, Star Wars, and Avatar content). Disney has killed a legacy of Hollywood and has broken Disney’s back. Their 2023 also was poor, especially at the box office.
A fitting addendum to the fantastic discussion you recently had on Orange Grove 55. Cheers, Jack. 👍
Great video sir. Too bad the Disney higher ups won’t hear it. I’m a universal guy anyway. But like you said Disney need to bring back the love to its fans and stop nickel and dimming them. And also the saying goes go woke go broke. Thanks for the video. God bless.
Disney has so many problems right now. I don’t have any confidence in Disney to listen to the fans to turn things around.
One more thing I wanted to add:
I think it’s sometimes okay to have at least two films from the same studio release in the same year but they need to be absolutely careful about that. Especially if say, Pixar takes a year off from a new film release, then Disney could very well release two of their animated films to help fill that gap but I wouldn’t go too often and too crazy with such a strategy. It’s better to let releases really breathe and ensure fans aren’t overwhelmed with content:
I don’t think revealing blue sky concepts is a bad idea but maybe Disney should move that to an Imagineering focused panel at D23 and leave the parks panel for things that have been green lit.
DISNEY'S 100TH CELEBRATION HAS BEEN A DISASTER!
Speaking as someone who has visited both parks for over 30 years…..I feel like the quality aspect you mentioned should be applied to the parks as well. So many times I’ve gone and seen broken animatronics and poorly kept rides. I dare you to find this issue in ANY video of a Tokyo Disney ride.
Also Disney has rethemed too many classic attractions because they have this weird theory that it HAS to be a new IP. Most of these rethemes are eventually realized to be downgrades as the newness wears off. The IP isn’t what originally made these classic rides popular. It was the creativity behind them that made them fun. Disney seems to be lost on this.
With all of that said I’ve given up on the parks here in the states. I’m saving up to visit Tokyo Disney and I am also very much looking forward to Epic Universe.
Disney has nickel and dimed people too much lately with unrealistically high theme park admissions, hotel prices, extra for genie plus extra on top of the extra for genie plus to book some lighting lanes. Lines on lines and now people are moving away from the brand because of this. You see it in there movies and merchandise. A toy jewelry box from wish costs 50$ in Canada. It’s insane. Disney needs to sit down and figure out how to reconnect with its fans on the cellular level like they used to because the money won’t come back until they do. That’s my long winded opinion. It’s bland it’s turning stale, it’s too high priced and that makes it no fun.
Also let’s not forget that universal is building an entire theme park in the same amount of time that Disney is updating splash mountain. That’s got to say something.
It's funny people actually thought it was good news when he returned, when we all saw him destroy star wars, like he literally wrote about backstabbing George Lucas in his own book, and that's all before he even left in the first place
Disney doesn’t seem to want to change. They’ve become a political and ideological company. Unless they go back to being the classic Disney that Walt created, they should get used to the fact that their customer base has changed as well. It has shrunk.
Disney seems to pander to an audience that doesn't consume its products, and that is never, ever satisfied.
You really think their political ideology is the problem? I mean he literally points out line by line financial and business decisions as the issues... But yeah the problem is Disney's "new" political and ideological perspective... 🤡
@@AlbyMarz It is. You may not want to believe it but, when you upset a good portion of your customers, you will lose money. Many parents no longer trust Disney with their children. Current day Disney is no longer Walt’s Disney.
@@Dark_Kommissar why are they not to be trusted with children?
@@AlbyMarz You can look that up. People who don’t lean far left, and not just Republicans, take issue with their content on several issues.
"The legendary Bob Iger." lol
Thanks for taking the time to lay this out, Jack. It's insane how cluttered the summer movie schedule was this year, and how it felt like an endless slog of sequels. No wonder Barbenheimer blew the lid off the box office. And Universal's tentpole strategy paid off beautifully compared to Disney torturing its schedule to squeeze in movies every 3 weeks. Haunted Mansion had no business getting a theatrical release - should have been direct to Disney+.
The problems start with the cadre in the executive suite - proven over the last 2 years with the internally created drama of Christine McCarthy, the HR division, and lethargy of the decision making process. Once those individuals are gone and replaced with people focused on quality, storytelling, creativity, and making happiness instead of their own personal agendas, only then can the Disney company return to greatness and win approval of not only their fans but the public at large.
Great Video! I believe there is only one solution to this very real problem. That is new, fresh leadership at the top levels of the company. However, realize that Disney is selling out their hard ticketed events at extremely high prices. Even when these events are very stale. I was at the MVMCP on Sunday and it was packed. I believe Epic Universe will be the seismic event needed to make the changes needed.
It’s ironic that CZcams vloggers (like Jack) know more about how to make Disney successful than the company executives.
I go to Disney World then Universal each vacation and I could always see 'the disney difference' when going there vs universal but honestly it has shifted over the last few years. I definitely get more value and quality at universal now a days and it's kinda sad
Universal is willing to learn from its own mistakes and from others' successes. Disney is too arrogant to do the same.
All i know is Marvel is an absolute failure people are losing interest. Build a villains or pixar park disney right now!!
Agreed Jesus loves you and everyone
Yeah screw marvel
I think so
People aren’t loosing interest in marvel but that are in the poor writing and story telling. Calling it a failure is misleading
Build a 7th Disney Park and resort outside Geelong and Avalon in Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺.