Former Epcot chief tapped to oversee all Disney World park operations and “next generation experience”
Jason Garcia, News — By Jason Garcia on December 17, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Walt Disney World has a new executive in charge of theme-park operations — as well as new technology.
Disney has appointed Jim MacPhee to the position of vice president, next generation experiences and Walt Disney World parks.
MacPhee, 51, is a former vice president in charge of Epcot who earlier this year was moved to vice president for “special projects,” and the chatter is that he has been involved in developing new interactive technologies that can eventually be deployed in the parks.
Regarding the new “next generation experience,” Disney would say only that “we are constantly exploring new ways to deliver high-quality immersive experiences to new and existing audiences. Our goal is to take every element of the vacation experience to a new level.”
MacPhee will report both to Nick Franklin, the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts executive in charge of global business development who is also getting a new title of “executive vice president, next generation experience,” and to Meg Crofton, president of Walt Disney World.
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Congratulations to Mr. MacPhee, who deserves a lot of credit for the work he did trying to restore EPCOT. There’s still a lot left undone there, but he made great progress. I’d been hoping that his mysterious new assignment had something to do with the new RFID projects.
I had wondered why suddenly I’d started getting a lot of hits from people googling “x-band” again over the last several days…
Congrats MacPhee.
I like a lot of the things he has done at EPCOT, although I agree much needs to be done especially all the closed areas that used to vibrant but now feel like an empty mall….
Now when will they get rid of Meg Crofton? She is a bean counter with no vision at all, and ever since she took over there are so many areas that look dilapidated and falling apart. Walt would be spinning in his grave if he saw what is happening there.
There’s nothing wrong with Meg Crofton! All the things you have just said about her are untrue, Michael!
Walt is already spinning in his grave with how Disney treats their cast members!!! CUTS, LAY OFFS…… Disney: Great Product, Lousy Company!!!!
Yeah. Layoffs and cutback but they still keep “their people” in unimportant positions. I know quite a few in useless roles.
I find it odd, though, that they’re willing to announce this promotion and the title of the new program, but aren’t willing to say what it means. I wonder when they’ll talk about that?
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