WDW's President Meg Crofton Promoted
A good news comes from Walt Disney World, as the resort's president, Meg Crofton, has been promoted, and will now be not only the president of the Orlando resort, but also of the resorts in Anaheim (California) and Marne-la-Vallée (France). Read more information about this change, from the Orlando Sentinel:
[Walt] Disney World President Meg Crofton promoted
The head of the Walt Disney Co.'s global theme-park division promoted a pair of Central Florida executives Tuesday in a management shakeup triggered by the departure of another senior official.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs appointed Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton to the new post of president of operations in the U.S. and France. Crofton will maintain her current responsibilities as president of Disney's Orlando resort — a position she has held since 2006 — but she will also assume oversight of Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., and Disneyland Paris.
"Meg's strong leadership abilities and broad experience make her the perfect person to lead resort operations in our established markets in the United States and Europe," Staggs wrote in a memo to employees.
The move is an extension of the company's "One Disney" initiative, in which it has been merging functions and responsibilities between its various resorts. Staggs also added Crofton to his executive committee, the inner circle of executives reporting directly to Staggs — in a move he said is designed "to continue the great work of sharing best practices and leveraging our operational expertise across our properties."
At the same time, Staggs tapped Karl Holz, president of Disney Cruise Line and the Adventures By Disney tour business, to take on oversight of Disney Vacation Club, the company's time-share business. Holz will also join Staggs' executive committee.
"Karl will be responsible for creating consistent and engaging guest experiences as they expand to new markets and destinations outside the berms of our theme parks," Staggs wrote in his memo. "These operations are an important driver of growth in our segment and a critical part of our efforts to build upon and broaden Disney's reputation for delivering magical experiences to our guests, both inside and outside the berm."
Both Crofton and Holz had previously reported to Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Disney announced last month that Weiss, 57, was retiring after 39 years with the company. Weiss gave up his leadership position immediately, though he will remain in an informal role until the fall. Staggs eliminated Weiss' position.
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This is a good news for meg Crofton, as she will have a broader span of responsibility, even though this may or may not be considered a great thing, as we all know that the more responsibility we have, the greater the probability of making mistakes... Anyway, we hope that Mrs. Crofton will do her best with all three resorts.
The aforementioned article: Copyright © 2011, Orlando Sentinel.
Good Job!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if this is a good thing or not.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Hunt said. The fact that meg is going to oversee WDW, DL and DLP is actually NOT a good thing. With some exceptions, the Fantasyland update and some of the MK rehabs (excluding Space Mountain), alot of what has happened over the past 5 years is less than stellar. Losing several holiday events, Ligths of Winter at Epcot, general depreciation of the rides, less or minimal rehabs, reductions in cast members, the list goes on. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it seems that WDW is more concerned with the almighty bottom line than guest satisfaction. Look at Splash Mountain, for over a year (and even through the alleged rehab) tons of AA were either not working or a few were working, if at all. No, I am afraid that I am not a fan of her management style nor am I convinced that she pushes for a budget that reflects her awareness of "show" status with the shows, attractions or special events. Oh ya, Fantasmic is running every day this month...way to go Meg...!!
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what i was thinking anonymous. WDW has only been going down since she started controlling it.
ReplyDeleteis she the one we have to blame for all that is crappy in disney world such as all the early park hours hike in prices of everything and so on
ReplyDeleteWow! Many of you seem to be a bit unhappy of this promotion. I respect all opinions, but do you really think that Mrs. Crofton is the one that has taken all those bad decisions? I believe that since Walt Disney World is a huge company, she does not have the power to do all she wants. There are many people behind every single decision that has to be taken regarding an addition (or a removal of something) in the parks. Of course, I'm not completely sure of this, but I'm also a bit skeptic that she's the one that took all those wrong decisions. She may be the one giving the "go-ahead" for those decisions, but I don't know if all those ideas originated from her. If I don't know all the details, of course, I can't judge.
ReplyDeleteBut, thank you all for sharing your opinions!
While I appreciate the comments from the Admin. Let's look at a few things here. There is a HUGE difference in maintenance and upkeep along INCLUDING legitimate rehabs at DL as compared to WDW. With all due respect, although the rides are older and different in some aspects, there is absolutely no comparison as to the DL managements devotion to rehabs, events, attraction show quality. Look at the 3 month rehab on the Rivers of America, recent 2 or 3 month rehab of Splash Mountain, upcoming 2 month PoC rehab, soon Matterhorn Rehab (2 stages) Space Mountain for crying out load and all the technological improvements there. The list goes on....and what does WDW have to show. I agree with the MAJOR rehabs of Star Toursm Fantasyland but the events..no more Grad Nights..much less than used to be Holiday Happenings...come on Admin....why can the DL President get this and WDW does not??? Good execs listen to their managers.....I am NOT convinced that Meg puts the experience level of the park attendee's above most everything else. Time to wake up.....she is not the pick to run all 3 parks...
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