Too bad the BOD in addition to calling for a faster turnaround of ABC, didnt call for some sort of moratorium on the milking of the parks division. Its bad enough when depth, richness, and ambition are reduced to save a buck, but you know theyre pulling way too hard on the tit when people start ignoring basic design practices in order to deliver a budget. If the division was failing to earn its cost of capital you almost might understand, but these stories really are depressing.
I've read several different opinions on whether there is any real danger of the Pooh license being revoked. Disney is clearly best positioned to continue to grow the Pooh franchise and should be the estates best partner. However, there is probably plenty of margin here for someone else to significantly up the estates' royalty rate even if they might have a smaller overall total take. Hey, you and I would be willing to net 3-5% and give the rest back (the opposite of today). It would all be gravy to a new party.
Having to pay a lot more for something you have been getting cheap sometimes clouds the thinking and effects the emotions. Relations already sound pretty stained. Lets hope the license is never voided!! Cant afford another revenue hit, or plastic trash cans from Wal-mart might be the next park standard.
Ohh, the joys of being a cog in a big wheel. With reduced management attention learning can be a slow process along with the urgency to correct a faulty strategy. Unfortunately, we dont have anything that tells us they have learned anything about their new approach. Going to get less and less agenda time.given ABC, the failed revamp of the stores, the Pooh lawsuit, lack of franchise picture and all the other problems the fate of a roller coaster aint even a footnote
I've read several different opinions on whether there is any real danger of the Pooh license being revoked. Disney is clearly best positioned to continue to grow the Pooh franchise and should be the estates best partner. However, there is probably plenty of margin here for someone else to significantly up the estates' royalty rate even if they might have a smaller overall total take. Hey, you and I would be willing to net 3-5% and give the rest back (the opposite of today). It would all be gravy to a new party.
Having to pay a lot more for something you have been getting cheap sometimes clouds the thinking and effects the emotions. Relations already sound pretty stained. Lets hope the license is never voided!! Cant afford another revenue hit, or plastic trash cans from Wal-mart might be the next park standard.