Employees began marching a couple miles off Disney property, with the mountain for Animal Kingdom roller coaster Expedition Everest visible in the distance, to a stretch of U.S. 192 in Kissimmee Wednesday afternoon. They chanted “Disney workers need a raise” and displayed signs saying, “Magic doesn’t pay the bills” and “We deserve more than [former CEO Bob] Chapek ever did!!”
Archives for November 2022
Bob Iger, Acknowledging ‘Challenging Times,’ Meets With Disney Employees
At a town-hall meeting on Monday, Disney employees seemed overjoyed at the return of Mr. Iger, who replaced Bob Chapek as chief executive.
Disney Castaway Club new Pearl level
Perhaps Disney Cruise should do some combination of numbers and days so you could reach the levels for days or for number of cruises. So you could have something like this (numbers for the nights are just guesses, it could be higher or lower):
Silver: 1 cruise
Gold: 5 cruises or 20 nights
Platinum: 10 cruises or 50 nights
Pearl: 25 cruises or 100 nights
They probably needed some more levels – at least a 50 and 100 level, maybe titanium and diamond. Things like titanium, emerald, saphire ruby, diamond for the 50, 75, 100 etc ranges.
And then continue on:
Titanium: 50 cruises or 200 nights
Diamond: 100 cruises or 400 nights
A few things I’d like to see at the Pearl level:
1. Priority luggage to your room.
2. Discounts without placeholders would be nice.
3. Bring back the Platinum gathering, except at Pearl I guess.
4. Earlier booking for new itineraries I presume will be part of it, ditto excursions.
On a different note, I do miss the intimacy of the Magic and Wonder where you could see crew year after year and they’d remember you. I wasn’t a fan of the Wish layout, btw, let’s hope the next ships improve it closer to the original 4.
The Week in Business: Shoppers Open Their Wallets
A shake-up at Disney. Scrutiny of Ticketmaster in the wake of chaos in Taylor Swift concert ticket sales. And coming up: Is hiring slowing?
After Swift Return, Iger Faces Disney’s Long-Term Challenges
Robert A. Iger had been gone from the company for less than a year, but he returns to a very different Disney.
What Will Bob Iger Do with ESPN and Hulu as CEO of Disney?
With Robert Iger back in charge at Disney, his to-do list takes shape: turn around the streaming businesses, and groom a successor.
Bog Iger’s Return to Disney Shocks a Discontented Kingdom
After Bob Chapek, the departing chief executive, tried to put a sunny spin on a disastrous earnings report this month, senior Disney leaders began talking about resigning.
Investors Cheer C.E.O. Leadership Shakeup at Disney
Shares in the entertainment giant climbed more than 9 percent in premarket trading on Monday following the ouster of chief executive officer Bob Chapek.
Disney Brings Back Robert Iger After Ousting Chapek as C.E.O.
Mr. Iger is returning to the company he ran for 15 years after being succeeded by Robert Chapek in 2020.
Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO in surprise move
Bob Iger replaces Bob Chapek, who had succeeded Iger as Disney’s CEO on Feb. 20, 2020.