I highly doubt that Epic part is true. If anything the project seems to be expanding in scope. Everything rumored for this park is currently being constructed. Not much room for cancellations there.I found this quote from MC interesting:
I highly doubt that Epic part is true. If anything the project seems to be expanding in scope. Everything rumored for this park is currently being constructed. Not much room for cancellations there.I found this quote from MC interesting:
This forum collectively worshipped everything UO did under his tenure…don’t now discredit the leading force behind it to defend a corporate cost-cutting move.
Some of my thoughts now after the dust has settled is that these guys have been doing this for multiple decades and are now ready to retire and focus on other things.TC definitely has a huge hand in EU and to see him “retired” this early makes me just a bit nervous that higher ups at Comcast ars dipping their toes where I dont think they need to be dipping. Give or take a few mishaps, but atC has been pretty damn good with UC and especially Harry Potter…
I highly doubt that Epic part is true. If anything the project seems to be expanding in scope. Everything rumored for this park is currently being constructed. Not much room for cancellations there.
Canceling projects at this stage would mean demolishing foundations and/or entire buildings. Not to mention agreements with ride manufacturers and IP owners need to be upheld. It's too late to restructure rides too, animatronic parts and special effects are probably being tested right now. The time for cancelling projects would have been months ago.I certainly hope you are right. Any mass creative exodus in the midst of a project of this scale makes me nervous.
Well Im sure Disney Fans said that about Chapek saying he was groomed by Iger and look how that turned out. Who is even the underlings of TC?Some of my thoughts now after the dust has settled is that these guys have been doing this for multiple decades and are now ready to retire and focus on other things.
They have provided stable leadership and have been able to deliver some good projects over the years. I hate to say it but it seems like Uni wants some fresh “younger” faces representing the new direction Creative is heading in.
Unfortunately we are loosing some institutional knowledge but I would assume some succession plan is already in the works. I’m willing to be a little optimistic about this recent turn of events. Certainly there has to be a ton of talent available in house to fill these leadership roles.
Agreed, but it just doesnt feel like a true retirement. It seems forced and trying to save face with optics. But being 57 and having an awesome exec job at Uni, I guarantee no way anyone, especially TC wants to retire. These were dreams he worked his way up to and at 57 to just up and leave, seems off. Just my two centsDid y’all expect these folks to die at their desks? They’ve been doing this for decades, were offered an out, and took it. It was localized to Creative, or even just the Parks/Resorts Division, then there would be a reason to be concerned, but this is just businesses doing business things.
They’ve earned retirement.
He’s been doing this for over 30 years and basically plateaued on the creative side of themed entertainment. The opening of EU is basically a crowning achievement. What is there more for hAgreed, but it just doesnt feel like a true retirement. It seems forced and trying to save face with optics. But being 57 and having an awesome exec job at Uni, I guarantee no way anyone, especially TC wants to retire. These were dreams he worked his way up to and at 57 to just up and leave, seems off. Just my two cents
Creative is BIG. At one point it was over 200 people. There are a lot of underlings, the vast majority you don’t know because there’s been no need for them to be front and center.Who is even the underlings of TC?
Sure, I’ve heard complaints years ago that the final plan for Epic wasn’t as grand as what they were originally envisioning. (Which had a hotel at the back of every land, massive gardens in the center connected by boat, an even bigger show fountain, indoor lands, extravagant multi level gardens with dining and entertainment, a Lord of the Rings land, a Broadway style theater with outside guest access, etc etc…)
But that all wasn’t approved.
Everything we’ve seen in site plans. Everything they are actually building IS approved. The only changes we’ve seen from officially released concept art to now was a single burger quick service cut and a show replaced with a roller coaster.
Any complaints about Epic Universe being changed or cuts… Is likely not about what we’ve spent the last few years talking about. If there’s anything to it at all, it’s about blue sky level concepts that were never approved in the first place.
Because the Epic that was announced in 2019, is still being built before our eyes.
You’re 57+, looking at retirement in the next few years. There’s likely a recession on the immediate horizon which will be driving down the value of your 401k so you’re worried about that. But lo, your employer offers a large cash deal for people in your position to retire early! You can hold off on drawing from your 401k while the markets are down, hopefully they’ll come back up some.i see a lot of you guys trying to justify this… my two cents, it does feel odd. Why not see a final project through, especially one on the scope of an entire new park. How often do you get to work on the opening of an entire theme park? That’s why it feels odd.
It’s also possible I suppose that most of the heavy work for the park is behind him and now it feels as if creatively he’s essentially just waiting for their plans to be built and fleshed out while he looks at other areas of the resort. If that is the case, he could essentially be leaving feeling as if epic was his “last hoorah” and his work there is done but still, you’d think you’d wait it out until the end but maybe they are beginning the process of other major projects right now and he is allowing new blood to transition in and do their thing before it gets going.
You’re 57+, looking at retirement in the next few years. There’s likely a recession on the immediate horizon which will be driving down the value of your 401k so you’re worried about that. But lo, your employer offers a large cash deal for people in your position to retire early! You can hold off on drawing from your 401k while the markets are down, hopefully they’ll come back up some.
It’s a no brainer. I’m not surprised a lot of people chose this instead of pushing through 2+ years of crunch to get the new park done.