This better work

Fast Company Article on Disney My Magic project
Fast Company Article on Disney My Magic project

 

“This better work”, Bob Iger said three times to Tom Staggs as one of the Walt Disney Company’s most important modern day meetings concluded.

This better work.

The Fast Company article summarizes what i’ve been saying for years:

There probably hasn’t been a day in the past 10 years where we have not said, “We should have never done this.”

Beginning tomorrow, a new chapter at junglejeff.net:

If Disney Ran Your Life: Your owner’s manual to greatness and success

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We worked at Disney’s Contemporary Resort back in the 1980’s

Disney's first Hotels under construction.
Had never seen a photo of this until the Facebook Group.

 

The Disney heritage stories are as common as the prolific sable palm trees (the Florida State Tree). The vintage Disney photos are often rare. Never saw the photo above until yesterday on the Facebook group, “We worked at the Contemporary back in the ’80’s“.

The Hotel rooms were constructed offsite, but still on Disney Property, by US Steel, in a modular fashion and literally slid into the large A-Frame structure.

The room construction was rumored to be so complete that the carpet was installed and even the light bulbs were screwed into the lamps.

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Back at Epcot the next day

Epcot Flower and Garden 2015

 

Epcot Flower and Garden 2015

 

Epcot Flower and Garden 2015

 

Epcot Flower and Garden 2015

 

Epcot Flower and Garden 2015

 

Epcot Flower and Garden 2015

 

Epcot Flower and Garden 2015

 

Yesterday’s photos, above, were possible because of a decision made in 1984 – to pack up everything they had (which wasn’t much) and relocate to Orlando to get jobs at Walt Disney World.

A dream is a wish your heart makes.

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How is this possible?

No school on Friday, March 13, so we decided to have dinner at Epcot’s Katsura Grill. The annual International Flower and Garden Festival had recently begun and we enjoyed the walk back to the parking lot.

At a red light near Disney’s Old Key West Vacation Club – the Disney van in front of us, an aha moment. In the hundreds of times we’ve driven past Disney Golden Oak entrance, never noticed the hidden Mickey, which is obvious now.

 

Disney Executive Keynote Speakers

 

Disney Executive Keynote Speakers

 

Disney Executive Keynote Speakers

 

Disney Executive Keynote Speakers

 

 

What is also becoming obvious is that Mid Life Celebration’s unforeseen, yet temporary, transition to Disney Keynote speeches is taking off.

Signed the second Disney Leadership Keynote speaking contract yesterday and hours later, a new referral came in for a speaking engagement in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The long way is the shortcut.

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