Nice to see that Lasseter is being Lasseter, putting out a quality product, rather then any old piece of crap. Doing it the traditional Disney way, product quality over price. Also nice to see that Iger is letting him. Would Eisner have spent 150M on the subs, I doubt it.miceage.com wrote:The original 2004 Sub budget was set at 50 million. That crept up to 70 million by 2005. In 2006 when Lasseter arrived the budget went through the roof. When all is said and done ... it ended up at north of a 150 million. With at least a three hour queue expected for the foreseeable future no less.
This to me is a great sign that at least the top new guys might actually get it. Now I am not expecting it all to be fixed in an instant. But its very encouraging to see that Lasseter takes the time to make sure the iconic subs are done right. Bravo
Now its not all about $$$, but it is a big part of it. Disney needs to return to the right path, and path that valued quality over cost. It also needs to squash the politics within WDI and let the creative people have some leash. Lets hope this a step in the right direction.
The full article is here http://miceage.com/allutz/al061207a.htm
The story also talks about DCA, it failures, and Disney's acknowledgment that DCA is not to their standards.
Rich