This article comes to us from Geoff Boucher at the LA Times: How long before we see a “Spider-Man’s Friendly Neighborhood” or “Asgard’s Hall of Heroes” at a Disney theme park? I put that question to Bob Iger, president and CEO of Walt Disney Co., on Thursday at the blue-carpet event at
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Brain-Eating Zombies Invade Disney’s Haunted Mansion
Yeah you read that topic correctly. Disney the home of princesses, fairy tales, and happily ever afters has been invaded by Zombies.. Did that get you scared? Didn’t think so..Well here is an article that talks about Bob Iger’s strategy of how Disney is reinventing themselves, including the new Dan
Disney Movies – If It Can’t Sell Toys, It Had Better Be Cheap
With the range of movies that Disney released in the past few years I hope this changes the quality of movies being released. Overall I have been very pleased with their movie selections but there have been a few that are somewhat questionable. Vulture discusses Disney’s new strategy on releasing
Disney Interactive scaling back ‘highest end console games’
Gamespot reports on Disney strategy towards games and gaming in the upcoming year. Looks like more of your Disney type games are going to be coming out on the Wii & DS. Here are a few highlights: Mickey Mouse outfit still expects high-end Marvel titles to do extremely well; gaming
Disney aims to shorten big-screen run for “Alice”
Bob Iger wasn’t bluffing. The Disney CEO has been telling Wall Street for months of his plans for studio executives to shorten traditional movie release schedules, and it appears the time has arrived for the first grand experiment. A day after the revelation that UK exhibitors are being asked to
Bob Iger’s redrawing of Walt Disney Co continues
Found this quite lengthy article from the LA Times. They talk about all the house cleaning Bob Iger is doing at Walt Disney Co, and the vision he has with Disney, Marvel, and Dreamworks. I’m assuming that the giant pillars of the Seven Dwarfs are still atop the Team Disney
Disney to Curb Park Discounts as Economy Recovers
Walt Disney Co. expects to offer fewer discounts at U.S. theme parks in 2010 as the economy improves, according to Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger. The world’s biggest theme-park operator has already reduced discounts from a year ago, Iger said today at a UBS AG investor conference in New York.
Disney CEO Bob Iger indirectly addresses speculation about game industry acquistions
Even as the Walt Disney Co. moves to complete its $4-billion acquisition of comic-book giant Marvel Entertainment, Wall Street is wondering whether Chief Executive Bob Iger is shopping for bargains in the video-game aisle. Formerly high-flying game publishers — such as Electronic Arts, creator of Madden football, and Take-Two Interactive,
Disney’s Plan To Create Jobs
The Walt Disney Co.’s Bob Iger has a strategy for saving jobs in America: lower the corporate tax rate. That was part of Iger’s message last week at President Obama’s jobs summit, and the CEO reemphasized his point during Tuesday’s Mad Money, which was the second installment of the show’s
