Al Weiss to Retire

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Al Weiss to Retire

Post by Zazu » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:08 pm

Yes, he'll still be down for breakfast, but he'll be saying goodbye to Mickey after six years as President of Parks & Resorts. Pretty good run for somebody who once pushed a hot dog wagon around Tomorrowland.

Al was born the same year I was. Gives one pause to think....


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Re: Al Weiss to Retire

Post by Whazzup » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:53 pm

Zazu wrote:Yes, he'll still be down for breakfast, but he'll be saying goodbye to Mickey after six years as President of Parks & Resorts. Pretty good run for somebody who once pushed a hot dog wagon around Tomorrowland.

Al was born the same year I was. Gives one pause to think....
... that perhaps Zazu should transfer to hot dog wagons vice steam trains.









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Re: Al Weiss to Retire

Post by mapo » Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:54 am

Zazu wrote:Yes, he'll still be down for breakfast, but he'll be saying goodbye to Mickey after six years as President of Parks & Resorts. Pretty good run for somebody who once pushed a hot dog wagon around Tomorrowland.

Al was born the same year I was. Gives one pause to think....
OMFG This SUCKS....Yeah I know Al was on the red eye every weekend to be with his family. *sigh* Still there is no one in Anaheim who came from WDW to help them understand our differences. Such a shame.

Am glad will be getting more Orlando time with his family...maybe he will use his Maingate to visit.

Congrats Al on surviving so long.

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Re: Al Weiss to Retire

Post by IndyandMarion » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:34 pm

Bye.

Course now this means that there's a possibility of Phil Holmes or Meg Crofton taking over....


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Post by Zazu » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:51 pm

IndyandMarion wrote:Course now this means that there's a possibility of Phil Holmes or Meg Crofton taking over....
Probably not. Word is that Al's position won't be filled, with Tom Skags extending his reach. Al's delayed departure is thus theoretically time for him to teach his boss how to do his job.

No offense to Tom, but from all the good I've seen from Al, I doubt that's time enough. Class act --- gonna be missed.


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Re: Al Weiss to Retire

Post by IndyandMarion » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:14 am

Oh perfect /sarcasm

As part of an executive reshuffle, Tom Staggs today announced that Walt Disney World Resort President Meg Crofton has been promoted to President, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Operations. This positions Meg Crofton in the top leadership position of Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris.

George Kalogridis, president, Disneyland Resort, and Philippe Gas, president, Euro Disney SAS will both report to Crofton. While Crofton herself retains the role of Walt Disney World President, reporting to Tom Staggs.


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