Monday, May 4, 2009

A New Era

Two recent developments have shown Foundations of Magic that there are still people within the organization that care, and that understand the original intention, far beyond the "One Disney" problem, and the false justification that the guests want "One Disney" wherever they go in the world.

What makes Disney themed entertainment so special? See below, and lets hope these men and their understanding can carry us through a difficult time of forced adaptation.




"And here is the view down Hollywood Boulevard towards the Chinese Theatre, which we think is a great icon. I liked this view a lot more when you could actually see it. With your support, we will bring it back!" - Bob Weis, original creative director, Disney-MGM Studio Tour (Walt Disney Imagineering).



"The easy part of Epcot is that you can do almost anything — and the hard part about Epcot is that you can do almost anything. I think it has to be more and more interactive. Guests want to be involved, they want to touch it, smell it and hear it. They want to do it together." - Dan Cockerell, recently given the Vice President title for Epcot.