The CEO of Disney, Bob Iger, discussed the recent financial failures of Marvel films like “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and Pixar pictures like “Lightyear” and “Elemental.”
Speaking at the Sun Valley Conference, Iger reportedly referred to the performance of Disney films as “disappointing,” blaming the company’s choice to release too much material on the Disney+ streaming service.
Iger acknowledged there had been setbacks, and the company would have preferred more robust sales for several of its recent products. In their enthusiasm to considerably expand the content to service, primarily the streaming options, they ended up straining the individuals well beyond what their capabilities had been with regard to their energy and time. But this is not an issue from a human resources standpoint.
According to Iger, Marvel is a perfect illustration of this. They were newcomers to the television industry. They started developing more TV shows in addition to more movies, which diluted their efforts across all mediums.
And when it comes to Pixar bombs like “Elemental,” Iger claimed the COVID-influenced choice to bypass theaters and go directly to internet streaming was a mistake.
In a related report, visitors seem to have been staying away from Disney World. Fewer people meant shorter lines at the theme park’s rides, which meant happier guests.
The situation was described as unimaginable by one expert.
CNN producer Kayla Pareti was surprised by the lack of guests visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios during the first week of July. She declared it was nearly a ghost town.
Since February, the lines for attractions and rides at Disney’s Florida parks have been consistently less than usual compared to this time last year. Touring Plans data reveals that this year, the average stated wait time at Disney World in Florida was seventeen minutes. That is down from thirty-one minutes in 2022 and forty-seven minutes in 2019.
