Josh D'Amaro chosen for CEO of Disney, Dana Walden for President/CCO

[salismetho]

 

[TheGentTrent]

 

[pumpkinbot343]

I’m not familiar with this guy, what will this mean?

 

[Evan]

I think this is a best case scenario.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

 

[DOOMBOT]

For all the required IP-infusions we've seen as of late at WDW, I have really appreciated the willingness to still take things in original-leaning directions.

We're not adding Radiator Springs to the Magic Kingdom, we're building a huge new landscape designed to flow with the rest of Frontierland and Liberty Square, also featuring Tow Mater. We're not cloning the Disneyland Indiana Jones ride or plopping in ZootopiaLand with no greater thought, we're making an Indy ride with a new location, narrative, and purpose that is designed specifically for Animal Kingdom.

I hope we continue to see that with Josh at the head, and hopefully, that original-leaning philosophy gives way to fully original projects in the parks again.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

D’Amaro is probably the most “parks guy” CEO that the company has ever had. Will be interesting to see how the direction for the rest of the company goes.

 

[OrlLover]

Well I think we all this choice coming from a mile away lol.

But I’m happy to see Josh in this role and how he shapes his legacy as CEO.

Bob Iger not being charged is always a good thing as well. I mean appreciate his contributions to Disney over the years but it’s obviously time for some fresh blood at the top.

 

[OrlandoGuy]

I dont know how I’d feel about this if I was a major shareholder. This guy seems too nice—I’m looking for insane psycho megalomaniac energy in my CEO’s.

 

[Viator]

Mentioned this in the Bob Iger thread; but Dana Waldren becoming the first proper "President" of The Walt Disney Company, with Josh taking on CEO is probably a genuinely fantastic choice.

It was just as important of what would happen to Dana in this case, if not more than Josh. And I think her resume with Fox TV and the TV/Streaming side of Disney shows an understanding to what is possible with her taking on a portion of the work.

 

[Andysol]

D’Amaro is probably the most “parks guy” CEO that the company has ever had. Will be interesting to see how the direction for the rest of the company goes.

I’m an Eisner Stan for sure outside of Walt.

Had Frank Wells not died; it’s likely we would have had Disney’s America and depending on how successful that was, we potentially would have had a significantly better DCA… and fully possible it would have been Westcot.

Eisner flat out said he didn’t have the fight after Wells died but he would have fought to get Disney’s America if he were alive. With Eisner then having to move towards the business side instead of the creative, the parks then suffered greatly under the atrocious folks put in place. But there’s no question the Disney Parks were in an absolutely amazing place with the Eisner/Wells combo.

So the ultimate thing for me is how much interest he puts in the parks vs how much he delegates. Because delegation without heavy creative supervision has a horrendous track record.