The Year Without a Chapek - The WDW News Today Podcast - Episode 13

[@TooningIn2008]

Iger started the fire, Chapek put gasoline on it, and Iger put even more when he returned

[@adamp2384]

Well said

[@jarb674]

In 11 months of being "in charge" what did Chapek do that was not on the books? He didnt greenlight any movies, park cuts which were already planned, didnt greenlight any sort of building. Why Iger is propped up as not causing these problems and riding on a white horse to comeback and save the company is nuts. He never left. His spending on Fox and other companies has helped put disney in this mess. Not to mention the big new ride in MK is a copy of a previous ride, and 4 years of epcot construction for a planter? Universal is building a whole new park faster than it took disney to do any of that and you can even subtract a year due to what happend

[@greggers008]

He greenlit the upcoming Deadpool movie. They better thank him for that.

[@marantz747]

One movie? @@greggers008

[@peterrigali5449]

Eric's example of explaining the app to his dad is so spot on!!!!! It's amazing how crazy it sounds, but it is what it is!

[@seanstein8313]

Eric's mini dad rant is literally why my parents never buy park tickets anymore. They both remember when the parks were so much better and they would rather enjoy the resorts, food, golf etc

[@SpawnFromTheStars]

Absolutely, this whole thing is just ridiculous and getting totally out of hand.

[@fateagle4life]

Chapek is a scapegoat for Iger. Iger never even left and never allowed Chapek to have any power. All these problems started with Iger, not Chapek.

[@EEvtg]

Yep, Tom is an Iger apologist for some reason, despite Iger doing very little for the parks. The only good Iger ever did himself in the last 2 decades was go on a spending spree acquiring IP...and increase prices astronomically.

[@ginadoyle4089]

They are BOTH overpaid executives

[@jason_kucera]

@@ginadoyle4089aren’t they all?

[@lisaguidi728]

The better, Bob being Bob Iger does not get a free pass. I think what Bob Iger brings to the table is that his staff, meaning the Walt Disney World cast members, trust him and are forgiving of his miss steps. He’s far more likable. if you don’t have your soldiers behind you you’ll never win the war.

[@Soarin2Orl]

Not keeping Disney aggressive toward the future and difficulty battling the governor brought Igor’s legacy down a notch or two..Tom,is obviously an Iger fan..Wake up and make Josh D’Amaro the boss..

[@TheFullPOV]

I appreciate both channels equally. Braden consistently maintains a positive tone, refraining from negative comments about fellow KZbinrs, particularly on this channel. His sharp intellect shines through, treating his audience to insightful content supported by well-researched data. Tom, it might be wise to ease up on the jabs - this kid can deliver a verbal knockout with his words alone.

[@WDWNT]

I went up against the CEO of the largest entertainment company in the world, I’ll be ok

[@TheFullPOV]

@@WDWNT love you big dog!!!! Keep up the wonderful work.

[@washington_caps4360]

The Walt Disney Company has been in a steady decline. - DEI and ESG have driven the company into the ground - The consumer is no longer the priority - Disney's "vision" is now to appease the DEI and ESG requirements in order to secure funding - Prices have skyrocketed for the consumer, directly related to it's failed business investments - The news released at D23 was uninspiring and lackluster - The parks are in great need of refurbishments, rather than investing in new DVC properties It is deeply saddening as to where The Walt Disney Company is currently at. This is NOT the Disney we knew and loved when we were children. Shame on them.

[@johnboren8928]

Yep, it's not the Disney we knew and loved when we were children. But it's not the Disney my kids knew and loved when they were children, which was a different Disney than the one I knew and loved. Things change, both for the better and the worse. You can change too, or remain the same. That's why there's oldies stations and contemporary music stations. But almost no stations which try to please everyone. I'm not aware of anyone who's done that successfully.

[@seanmceneaney2485]

Couldn’t have said it better myself. I understand why a lot of these hosts dont want to say what a majority of fans are thinking. They dont want to inject politics into the discussion and I get it but at some point it needs to be addressed. The kid Brayden from MickeyViews does a decent job at skating the line but lets just say it

[@scottfan4]

I remember the 1st WDW news tonight after Chapek was fired. The "ladies & gentleman... We got him!" Still makes me laugh!

[@B82828]

And now it makes you cringe

[@annemariec7659]

Love this series. You are the only source that gets into the Disney details us fans want to know. Thank you.

[@DestinationTimeshare]

They forgot that past generations have a nostalgia for what they grew up with. That nostalgia is heavy for people in Gen X which is where many of the Disney Adults come from.

[@beausfamilyadventure]

I don’t think Chapek did a good job at all because Iger set him up poorly. I also don’t think Iger has done much to correct anything in the last year. I think it is time to move on from him and change the course that Disney has been on for years. Lastly, in regards to Disney+, they aren’t producing the quality of family content anymore. Everything has an agenda instead of creating an escape from the day to day world. It is killing their brand.

[@jason_kucera]

Mostly agree but it’s not just a lack of quality family content it’s a lack of quality content period. Some of that is out of their hands, while some is not. I’d imagine if people were as critical of UniversalNBC, Paramount, WB, & Sony they’d see the same. Not every creation approved hits. So many involved, sometimes they don’t ask the right people. That said, I need to finish my dang scripts before they correct their course!

[@damnimloomin]

I feel like Braden is being honest with his sources how do you know he has made up sources?

[@adamp2384]

I do as well I don’t appreciate the swipe at Braden I feel he is very good natured and straight forward and has a genuine love for Disney and reporting

[@nickbsick6142]

Yo ! I totally thought the same thing. It was an unnecessary swipe.

[@robswan4170]

Tom seems very petty with that comment.

[@KforFreedom]

In general I wish he wouldn’t take swipes at others. He’s at the top of content, so no need to push down at the competition. Though usually it’s Disney Food Blog, which makes me laugh cause initially that’s the content KZbin initially pushed at me when I would look for Disney content but I eventually dug in deeper & found more informative content creators

[@WDWNT]

I’m not saying every time, but there’s certainly been things where people on certain projects came to me and went “that’s not real” or “we’re not doing that”. Just because someone is nice or good-natured, that doesn’t excuse them from someone’s correction.

[@keith9482]

Sorry, but Iger is as bad as Chapek! You need to point both out as catering to the the elite!! I liked when your channel called everything out!!! Iger and D’maro have done nothing to help the common families afford a trip to Disney! Disgusting. My cousin was an imagineer who worked on The Beauty and the Beast ride in Tokyo and he would definitely counter your opinion on Iger and D’Maro. He has told me they are the worst kind of executives. They pretend to care more, but they truly don’t!!

[@as25437]

Could we get a podcast about the disney resort and hotels, and comparing older resorts to newer ones (disneyland hotel -> wdw hotels -> hotels of today and possibly tomorrow (Riviera, DVC expansions, cancelled Reflections etc.). Podcast could also talk about old amenities like luau show at poly and the disney development company (DDC).

[@user-fe8uq9zp2g]

yessss! growing up i always dreamed id stay in the polynesian or contemporary when im an adult and now that i am im like 😭 wtf did they do to it??

[@bloodflow82]

I have to really disagree with. You guys on chapek. Let’s be clear he was always meant to be the scapegoat, he was not in charge long enough to do anything meaningful and iger never left and was still making calls behind the scenes. Chapek was trying to make changes inside the company to bring them more back to center and they didn’t like them so they booted him out. All the problems now were caused by iger. Iger needs to go, he is destroying the company.

[@WDWNT]

Chapek was in charge of parks and resorts for five years, and his cheapening of the experience was the story of legends within the company during that time. Does Iger share responsibility? Yes. That doesn't excuse Bob Chapek for doing exactly what everyone knew Bob Chapek would do when he got promoted to CEO.

[@matthewnelson5699]

Chapek isn't clean but he did report to a CEO and board that pushed this strategy. I would argue Chapek did an excellent job at the job handed to him for those years. His directives just do not align with our fandom. I don't blame operations for being squeezed and restricted from up top.

[@bloodflow82]

@@WDWNT I fully believe he was put in charge to do the things that they felt they needed to do, but that Iger did not want his name on. They wanted Chapek to be the "bad guy" then Iger can come back with clean hands.

[@abberobinson3650]

I’d be very interested to hear the story of WDWNT being removed from the press list by Disney. It’s referred to constantly but I hadn’t found the channel yet at that point so I don’t know what happened.

[@WDWNT]

It’s in the past now, there are episodes of WDW News Tonight and special presentations where it was discussed. We’re trying to move on from it now so we’re not going to dig it back up again.

[@cybersecDad]

Eric - You absolutely nailed it with the comment "It is too complicated to do a disney trip". We were always organized, spreadsheet, planning what days in a park, meals. We have not visited since 2017 and are going next August for the first time since. We are truly overwhelmed (ok. i am - since i am the one trying to plan this) by the complexity (never mind the drastic price increase for a lesser experience) of trying to recreate the magical vacations we gave our sons when they were young. i almost feel like I"m being set up to fail - cuz i just don't see how it can ever match up to what we were able to give them before.

[@nemene]

The restroom/refresher thing is so real. I worked at Colonial Williamsburg and we also (very briefly) had a moment where they wanted us to only use Colonial era vocab. A little is fun. Too much makes tired tourists angry you won't just tell them where the bathroom is.

[@DestinationTimeshare]

I had to laugh one time at Epcot and Belle. Walking past someone wanted to get in line to meet Belle. The line was closed because Belle "was going to go back to the library". Whatever, the poor girl playing Belle wanted to go back and rip that heavy dress off and sit the F down.

[@jason_kucera]

Hang on, Tom. The take on Universal’s actions after being able to open after the pandemic is messy. It’s a person’s choice to go or not. Heavy precautions were in place as mandated by the guvment so the chances there was spread there anymore than your grocery store are slim. We went to WDW in Oct 2020. The precautions were super heavy, too. Annoyingly heavy. I just don’t think that’s a fair assessment at all.

[@dovesmum8521]

I was at WDW in Aug, DVC staying at Saratoga Springs. We were told reservations were no longer needed, because we were staying at DVC. We arrived at check in and found out that was incorrect. Our wonderful cast member, took my phone and set us up for reservations based on our dining plans for the different parks. If the cast member hadnt helped us Im not sure how long it would have taken for me to figure out, or showed up at a park and got turned away. Cast members are the gold within the company.

[@laststraw17]

I believe Tom Corless saying Iger has "blood on his hands" is immoral. Using serious terms to discuss theme parks and CEOs cheapens the horrendous circumstances of someone being responsible for deaths. Tom, please do better by your audience and your own journalistic standards. I respect you and your content. I want to continue to support your channel. I can't do that if you continue to cheapen serious life and death tragedies in this way.

[@justinbaker2883]

So an hour long discussion about chapek, iger and succession and they didnt discuss the CNBC bombshell article? That article came out and it feels like ppl at disney told everyone to not touch it and everyone heeded.

[@WDWNT]

The article we covered at length for weeks?

[@justinbaker2883]

@WDWNT This was an hour long discussion about Chapek and the biggest most recent news was not talked about here. Found the 'extensive coverage' in the video chapek pets a hippo and most of the time tom goes on and on about trying to corroborate the chapek skipping out on d23 rumor rather than the bones of the article. Tom has talked about that rumor over and over so he has shown ability to repeat points before. If you can point me to the other extensive deep dives i would appreciate it, looked at wdwnt tv too and parkscenter skipped over it.

[@garykeselis]

When re-imagine tomorrow is tossed into the dustbin of history then we may begin to see progress. WDI desperately need to grow in-house talent. The new area of Epcot now looks like a hotel courtyard. So I would say they have lost their way and new/old Bob is not the answer

[@robatkins]

Honestly they should go back to the playbook that worked for Walt. Have a CEO business person, but have a creative director over all of the parks let that creative director act like a Walt Disney. At my company I run both halves, but I’m much more interested in the creative side of things.

[@squidward_tortelllini]

exactly. like michael eisner and frank wells

[@robatkins]

@@squidward_tortelllini yes or like Walt and Roy. Roy was the CEO.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

In ALL seriousness, hand on heart - Eric's rundown of the app (along with my own stress at leaving Australia during the pandemic and having to be fully compliant) is what actually caused a minor breakdown for me at WDW in March, 2022. I am someone who is hyper organized and knew the system inside out and I STILL fell afoul of certain things and got tripped up. How Joe and Susan from Kansas manage to do it, I have NO IDEA!

[@klutzz85]

My one defense for Disney+ would have to be the content for small children. I think from the perspective as an adult consuming their content, yes Disney+ is an abject failure and I agree 100% with Eric and Tom. If you are a parent, Bluey and Disney Junior content is the saving grace.

[@alfie_8914]

Completely agree with you on galaxy’s edge. I’m from the UK and visited for the first time in September. I’m a massive Star Wars fan who was brought up on the prequels and originals but hated the sequel trilogy, don’t get me wrong it’s an excellent themed land but it didn’t have the same impact on me as Harry Potter at universal or Pandora at animal kingdom, which is a shame because Star Wars is my favourite franchise. Star Tours is still my favourite Star Wars ride even though Rise of Resistance is excellent.

[@republiccommando1463]

Great episode as always. In regards to the issues of galaxies edge, while I think the land is flawed, I think the issue is the execution and not necessarily the idea and concept of the land. There are a plethora of things that they could’ve done with the galaxies edge concept that are lore consistent and can appeal to every Star Wars fan.

[@himynameiscorey]

I agree with this thought, as much as I’m part of the camp that prefers the original Star Wars, this new generation theming would be fine enough if the land is just a little more immersion such as the aliens and droids throughout the place, and the large animal transportation ride giving the whole area more fluidity and realism.

[@republiccommando1463]

@@himynameiscorey exactly, while I like the movies, the originals are my bread and butter and I enjoy the prequel era more purely because the clone wars show. Placing it in the sequel era makes it the farthest point in the timeline so far, allowing the land to have representation from all points of Star Wars, like having Hondo, the millennium falcon, and the sequel stuff. Fleshing out a new planet makes the world still exist in canon, but also have it be actually creative with its own unique story. My issue is exactly what you said, it is missing the kinetics, roaming aliens, more droids and a reputation system. Preferably, I would love to see a ride or location more in the wilderness of batuu themed to the high republic temples that were on the planet where the riders or guest see visions of the past allowing them to ride through, or meet characters from the past or visit locations and moments through these weird force areas (like the temple in lothal, the cave in dagobah, and other force sensitive areas). I know this is a bit long winded, but it honestly is kinda sad seeing the potential this concept had with the canon forward, new world vs. what was built today.

[@AlexWooKungFu]

Great way to start the day. G'morning Tom & Eric !!

[@adamp2384]

Nothing about what Universal did killed anyone or did anything because of Covid that is honestly a very bad remark, been a fan of channel but that remark took it way way too far

[@WDWNT]

You can prove that?

[@adamp2384]

@@WDWNT no one can prove anything beyond a shadow of a doubt, remember Disney also opened very quickly in Florida too and wanted to open faster in California but the state wouldn’t let them, I believe every company worked in the interest of what people thought was right at the time and Universal wasn’t sitting around thinking oh what am I gonna do to kill people that come to my theme parks that just isn’t great business. universal like Disney opened and gave people a choice on whether they wanted to come to the theme parks or not again it was a choice that each individual made. My company opened back up shortly after as well but just like Disney and universal gave cast members the option to come back or not during all of it Also, in the same token, you could say Disney kills people every day because they let sick people into their parks that could cause other people that have compromised immune systems to be sick even at this moment and they could possibly die so I don’t think a statement of that degree should be said unless you apply it to all companies equally

[@SusanStypa]

For a little bit it was rumor that Iger was going into politics and possibly even running for president…is it possible this was Igers plan all along…to hire then fire Chapek that he hired when there was clearly several better choices for CEO…come back and save The Walt Disney Company from ruins to only make himself look good for a political run? Anyways, I love this podcast and post my love for it every week! Keep ‘em coming…Happy Holidays everybody! 🎄🎁

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I wouldn't put it past Iger to think like that, that's why he went so hard on producing movies that would show in China, he wanted to be ambassador. Same with all the phony attempts to appeal to a demographic that has more volume than actual numbers, it's all politics for him and he thought he could play people.

[@christinerexroad5860]

Nobody mentioned the axing of Magical Express. Which Bob is to blame for that bad decision?

[@jaygarner2977]

I feel like disney tried to do too much in conjunction with the 50th that nothing was done well. This falls on Iger. The planning for the 50th started under his watch and then he puts a dufus in charge who only skill is to cut costs also falls on him. If you go back to all the 50th announcements, very little of it happened as they depicted. Disney promised a caddy then gave me a Hyundai and charged me for a Lamborghini. The saddest part is Epcot reimagining - a planter box and lights...wtf...and its already broke.....and it took 5 years to build....wtf times infinity and beyond. Disney needs to get some real project managers that know what it takes to build stuff in the Disney bubble and then put a coordination role over all of that to ensure they can accomplish what they set out to do. Be more strategic and spend money well and get back to over-delivering.

[@kingdoo21]

Is this where we can safely say Rogue One was garbage outside the last 20 minutes?

[@jgkidd82]

Tom's such a sweet son! Hope your mom makes a quick recovery!

[@michaelsullivan3581]

13 is good! An, sincerely, excellent episode youse two! Three Cheers!

[@dynamobahamas]

Give me a break Chapek was never really in control of Disney everything wrong was the failure of Iger period.He hire the board he put all the management that are making these bad decisions in place and he has been back longer than Chapek has had the role of CEO. Until Iger goes along with all of the people he has in leadership positions at Disney they will not see positive change at Disney.

[@adamp2384]

Exactly, everyone doesn’t like chapek because he wasn’t the people person everyone thinks should be in the CEO position but every bad decision recently in last many years has Iger name all over it

[@Tyrod724]

I remember sitting in Pinocchio Village Haus when I got the alert that Chapek was fired. All the cast members huddled together and everyone was so happy. It’s a memory I’ll always cherish 😂

[@washington_caps4360]

Funny how Iger poised Chapek into a failing position to become the "hero" once they ousted him.

[@Cuban_Superman]

Onward was phenomenal. The pandemic absolutely ruined its chances. I don't remember what the opening box office was, but I also remember that movie not being marketed as much as they do other movies.

[@DestinationTimeshare]

You didn't really talk about Disney Vacation Club nor Disney Cruise Lines. Are those better or worse now?

[@LancerEvoMHN]

Let’s be honest. A lot of the things Chapek got blamed for was actually Igers fault. Parking? Who approved that? Iger. Genie? Iger. Chapek sucked but Iger was the puppet master.

[@davyannajones]

Not appearing to be the guy that’s playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers is exactly how you play chess while everyone else is playing checkers.

[@ginaangelo3234]

To Eric’s point about the amount of planning and first timers: the past couple of trips I’ve bought genie plus and when I get to the parks I have to run straight to the rides and bypass everything Main Street has to offer. I’ve been to Disney a lot and I’m slightly more ok with having to do that to get the must-do rides in with minimal wait but for that first timer to miss the details of Main Street to run to what TikTok says they have to do is just so sad. It was always nice to wander down Main Street and then say “ok what do we want to do first?”

[@himynameiscorey]

The effect of decisions from the top is a slow trickle down to what you see happening currently today. For instance, the cost-cut Epcot reimagining, and other recent features are still remnants of Chapek management decision. Probably gonna have to give it another year or two at least before we see change from the Chapek era becoming apparent in the parks. But also I’ve just thought at this point that he was set up for failure being put in the position at the time of the pandemic, where the cost cutting was a widespread necessity not just a singular decision.

[@kimbeutler1911]

I love helping people at Disney World. I only go once a year. I do not do lighting lane. I know I won’t see everything but I look forward to coming back. It is ok to not do everything. I do not get in my phone except to mobile order

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Were people really all that relieved to have Iger back though? I'll never defend Chapek, but how many of the problems in his tenure started with Iger? Who was it who overspent for Fox and other IPs?

[@michellee1190]

I think it's a situation when you're trying to choose between what appears to be either a moldy potato or acid rain. You're going to be happy with a moldy potato.

[@RositaKleineIsFine]

Hit another one out of the park, guys. Great episode, I always learn something by watching these podcast. I really do enjoy them. Alway enjoy seeing Eric & Tom together. As far as maybe another topic... Maybe comparing what it is like to go to the parks as just as single couples, older couples with no kids as to families. Just a thought. Looking forward to another episode real soon. 😁

[@GMC83]

It’s been a ROUGH year for Disney. I think Bob is going to sell Disney

[@LeePrice-r9u]

Disney has abandoned the Multi generational thinking.

[@mikecurley50]

See, this thumbnail is perfect! Very very captivating and I clicked on it. There was no clickbait! Looks like they r learning 😉

[@WDWNT]

You should start a channel since you know better lol

[@robertwalton1081]

You mention that trams are back - they are not really back at Epcot, HS and AK - they have a very minimal route very different than I remember - at Epcot they used to drop you off right in front of the ticket office area now you are very far away.

[@FLgurl407]

When my friend called me last yr to tell me she was bringing her husband down to see Rise of the Resistance, and I started to explain what she had to do to make that happen, she thought I was joking. I firmly believe it's another way for Disney to weed out folks they would prefer not be there taking up space. And not for nothing, but I heard Aerosmith was being replaced with the Foo Fighters.

[@carolynsmith1976]

I like D'Amaro a lot, but he is going to have to start pulling some concrete rabbits out of hats really soon. It's coming up to 4 years of his tenure now.. We've only had a few tweaks and some blue sky.

[@txag007]

Tom, I'll make the sacrifice and join you on the Christmas cruise.

[@ErikaEmody]

Eric, the cruise lines under Royal Caribbean and Carnival will all send you invites for free cruises if you spend a lot of money in their casino. It’s a gamble on their part that works to their advantage

[@disneyresortsfan]

Endor and Tatooine! Now that would have been something 😊

[@neko-chan6145]

Happy Holidays

[@himynameiscorey]

Dumb or not, I don’t think anyone wants to be corrected what the restrooms are called when they’re just asking where they’re at 😂😂

[@michellee1190]

Amusingly, it was the last day of a cruise that I had been sent on by my employer that I found out that Chapek was out. My boyfriend, who does not care about Disney stuff, told me as I came out of the shower. What a nice holiday.

[@kingdoo21]

Is Canadian Disney+ different? I wonder if we have a lot of Hulu content on it that you have separately.

[@frankcarney4882]

Well when Disney returns to entertainment as opposed to lectures via movies they might do better with movies

[@90dayfiance69]

Tier list episode in the future?

[@amydoran9987]

I love the title.

[@ChrissyDee3]

Does anyone know where bob is now?

[@ChrissyDee3]

King Dufus Bob* for clarification

[@trevorandre746]

Please collaborate with parkcandy for a WDWNT “button down”… I’m in with that

[@onehorseopensleigh]

Chapek was a terrible CEO, but Iger is single-handedly responsible for every failed theme-park strategy, Disney+ series, and movie currently underway. Most of those departments weren’t even operating under Chapek’s reign because of pandemic restrictions.

[@kallieblumberg9977]

Maybe my favorite episode yet! Loved hearing about your plans for Christmas. It’s nice hearing friendly chit chat and nobody’s grumpy! 😆 i thought the candy eating was great though if y’all did it again I wouldn’t mind.

[@biancalovesdisney]

37:23 I love when Tom and Eric flirt

[@Jas0n3o2]

Also, the Epcot trams are disgustingly dirty on the inside. I’m not sure about the others but for them to just come back and then be this gross is pitiful.

[@SenorSchnitz]

If you like Ahsoka - then there is something serious wrong with you...

[@Talus31]

Onward was super fun and exciting and Luca was amazing. The studio and their promotion of it is what hurt those movies. Encanto was terrible as a film, but the music was super catchy.

[@kingdoo21]

Luca makes me cry every time they're on a Vespa.

[@seanmceneaney2485]

I understand why a lot of these hosts dont want to say what a majority of fans are thinking. They dont want to inject politics into the discussion and I get it but at some point it needs to be addressed. The kid Brayden from Mickey Views does a decent job at skating the line but lets just say it

[@DisneyFrenzy2584]

@tom and @eric, where did y’all get your shirts? Especially the POTC? What size do you wear Tom? You’re my hubs size

[@WDWNT]

Mine is from Imagineering several years ago sadly, so no longer around

[@DisneyFrenzy2584]

@@WDWNT thank you! Really want to get similar shirts for my hubs!

[@kivekkulat5114]

I generally like takes of this channel and I definitely didn’t like chapek but it’s confusing to me how inconsistent they are to blame chapek for things that went wrong and credit iger for things that went right regardless of the timing or who likely had control when decision was made.

[@WDWNT]

Yeah, it’s based on when someone could have been in the position to make the call. It’s based on logic and what we know from those in the company.

[@adamp2384]

@@WDWNTin that same token then should we be blaming D’Amaro for everything wrong with Disney parks right now since he has been in charge of parks for several years and things have only gotten worse or should we blame Iger

[@kivekkulat5114]

This is the inconsistency I’m calling out where chapek as head of parks is blamed when iger was ceo but d’amaro is given a pass and chapek blamed when he’s ceo. I’m far from a chapek apologist but I think all 3 should be blamed for what’s happened (especially since iger was director of board for most of the chapek ceo tenure and most of the negatives from that time imo have continued with chapek fully out for a year).

[@trevorandre746]

I’ll go on the cruise with you Tom…

[@matthewblack2252]

Was resort parking fees not Iger was in charge?

[@WDWNT]

He was CEO, but Chapek was in charge of Parks & Resorts at that time

[@TheNamekianClown]

I'm listening to this while playing the video game with the character they have the lightsaber of 😂. I enjoy Galaxy's Edge but I still ovetall agree with everything you say. It just feels so empty and lifeless. I do think it could be saved, but it would require so much expansion that I don't think anyone could justify investing in, especially over other projects. To the theming point you get to after a few minutes, I think nothing better exemplifies it than Docking Bay 7. Starts with weird food names, changes to having the real food names below in smaller print, changes to reverse the 2 in prominence, now it's just the real food name and the themed names are just gone.

[@frankcarney4882]

Tom, I also really enjoyed Falcon and the winter soldier.

[@davyannajones]

I hope they re-open the Disney Stores

[@KforFreedom]

I’m ok with using Shop Disney but I find it extremely annoying that the Majority of what is available in the parks (particularly Galaxies Edge) isn’t even offered on Shop Disney. I’m also annoyed that they haven’t brought back having your purchases delivered to your resort. Am I to spend hundreds of dollars on the light saber experience, droids, etc…& then not be able to ride anything for then rest of the day? Why isn’t Disney making it easier for me to spend my money on their Merchandise?

[@squidward_tortelllini]

iger sucks just as much as chapek, don’t know why you like him tom

[@kojirosasaki6200]

Genie plus still exists. Disney is still too expensive. So things aren’t better.

[@WDWNT]

Disney is never going to be cheaper

[@kojirosasaki6200]

Disney was always expensive. Now it way too expensive. Genie plus is the worst idea Disney has ever come up with.

[@mg0515]

@@kojirosasaki6200Everything is expensive

[@ChicagoPaul76]

King Dufus. We need merch.

[@santiago7129]

I went to stars wars galaxy’s edge for the first time a few months ago and as soon as we saw the first building my friends goes « is this an Indiana jones land? «

[@KforFreedom]

😂 imagine if it looked more like Coruscant instead.

[@csbluechip]

Are you able to proffer any evidence to substantiate your claim that Brayden/Mickey Views "makes up" his "inside sources"? Poking FUN at someone's STYLE is one thing, outright calling someone a liar is something else!

[@bobgargiulo802]

I wish they would bring back the drummers and the utility suit demonstration in Pandora. Pandora is still incredible, but not as alive with entertainment as it once was. At least the other lands at Animal Kingdom got their live entertainment back!

[@frankcarney4882]

😞yeah second season of Loki was too busy.

[@QuatroAtYale]

Ah, Disney+ is still cool for some of us. Andor! Ahsoka! And then recently, Doctor Who! Of course, I've been watching the latter since the late '70s (and no, I'm not English, British, etc.). I really, really enjoyed WandaVision and the first season of Loki. It's not that I wouldn't enjoy the second season, it's just a time selection thing. My mind is not bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. But I will go back and watch Loki 2. It looks really cool (uh, my catch phrase since the 60's). And I also enjoyed your discussion. Keep up the good work.

[@KforFreedom]

I keep my Disney+ to support creation of Star Wars content. Occasionally I watch Marvel & some Disney/Pixar that I otherwise might not see (so in totality it keeps me more interested in the brand). But I do think D+ in general is failing to put out enough broad appeal for streaming audience. I also think what type of Movies people want to go see in the movie theaters is changing. The studio needs to adapt quantity, quality & budgets of theatrical releases.

[@jason_kucera]

Life impersonates life. The idea of choosing the lesser of two evils is an awful choice to make. Chapek might’ve sucked, however Iger isn’t much better if at all. New blood is needed. Someone not named Robert.

[@alexschwager2645]

hell yes

[@jimmeuer1]

Replace Bob Iger with Elon Musk! Can't wait to ride Tesla Test Track! 0 to 80 MPH in 1.4 seconds!

[@RealRickButler]

You can see the “Jesus Saves” plane but oh no we can’t do a Stars Wars Drone.

[@user-fe8uq9zp2g]

- why do we think they haven’t brought back entertainment like citizens of hollywood, the orchestra and streetmosphere? surely it can’t cost millions to bring back? they definitely have the money. - i wonder why they also made avengers campus soooo boring and basically a flop? Disney had one of the BIGGEST franchises in the plan of their hand to create something amazing and that was all they could come up with? yes marvel movies and super hero fatigue are getting real but I promise you people would have been flocking in to see in insane land dedicated to the avengers I’d argue if they did it will it could have rivaled Wizarding World. - 100% agree about the app. I’m 25 and I hated using it through my trip and remember the parks used to be more enjoyable when I wasn’t fighting for a lightening lane every 20 min so I can ride a ride. - how did guests ruin the language at galaxys edge and not hp? i don’t think it’s customers fault it’s prob Disney for being lazy sadly. look at all the theming that was meant to go into galaxy’s edge and didn’t. Just small things like that bring a touch of something extra to the park.

[@michellee1190]

Next time you open candy on air, make sure you lean away from the mic while chewing, BUT make sure you open the wrapper RIGHT UP ON THE MIC. Also, make sure you crinkle and smoosh up the wrapper to make maximum noise into the mic. :D

[@EveryCrazyDay]

Waiting for someone to complain this is clickbait for having cheapek even though he’s no CEO anymore…

[@EEvtg]

You guys should watch Star Wars the Clone Wars if you haven't. It's arguably the best SW content George Lucas ever did besides the original trilogy. ...It's definitely the best Star Wars TV show in general.

[@joannbeiser4907]

My brother in law’s family rents a hall! Lococo family Christmas!

[@scottdepotter8262]

Why isn't the wonderful world of Disney on Disney plus???????????????

[@beth12725]

Bring back Magical Express!!

[@LoganAnderson-j4z]

Do you think the new E ticket attraction will save Avengers Campus?

[@staceyotterwright2473]

I watch Disney+ still!