Unfortunately that would mean Joe Rhode failed to mentor a viable successor... Joe won't be around forever and its unfortunate if there is literally no one who can take up the mantle.
There is someone, somewhere who can and will do the job. That's what management is paid a lot of money to do - hire, train and motivate qualified people operate and maintain the parks.
Maybe he did, but that person left too
Completely agree. Blaming Joe Rohde for the state of Imagineering and not mentoring a successor is laughable.
I am half surprised that he is returning seeing as he has criticized the state of WDI on his Instagram page. Didn't mention anything or anyone by name but you knew what he was referring to.
Thats my point, I was responding to a person who said only Joe Rhode could do it. That would mean there was zero plan for the post Joe Rhode years which is doubtful. SOMEONE else can do the job, surely.
I don't understand how this is a milestone when they are not creating a new ride but only retheming. Patting themselves a little too hard on the back, if you ask me.
They still have to have a certain number of hours of testing including with actual riders before it can re-open.
Doesn't qualify as a milestone for me.
The person who tweeted this doesn’t work for Disney.
I would imagine that Imagineers riding means all the show elements are in place and in working condition, and they need to ride through to see if everything looks good from the guest perspective or adjustments need to be made. If that's not a milestone, I don't know what is.
I find it pretty coincidental that Barbara Bouza "stepped down" less than 2 weeks ago, a massive construction permit was filed for AK, and Joe Rhode was hired as a private contractor. I'm not usually optimistic, but it does appear that Disney is trying to course correct. Hopefully all those blue sky ideas and promised $60 billion on parks and cruises comes to fruition.
There probably is, but I wouldn't trust Disney to listen to them like they would Joe Rhode. That's on management, not Joe.
Formal announcement just made by Disney Imagineering, he's there to teach classes and mentor younger imagineers. No mention of anything involving AK.
