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by roughfalls 2290 days ago
They may not be dumb, but culturally, the companies are miles apart. Disney is incredibly bureaucratic and is does a very poor job of developing and deploy technology. Most of the impressive displays of tech you associate with Disney were licensed or acquired, with a Disney label slapped on them. There is a permanent cold war between VP-level execs who seek to undercut each other.

Source: former mid-level technology manager in IT at Disney Parks and Resorts who had a weekly audience with VPs and SVPs.
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spking 2290 days ago
I've heard similar stories from other Disney IT employees. It does seem like the tech coming out of the Research divisions continues to be extremely impressive though. Curious to get your thoughts on that.

https://www.disneyresearch.com/

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jonfw 2290 days ago
Tech isn't really their core business, their core business is making movies and theme parks. It may be true that they don't develop or use innovative technology (it may not be true as well, I've truly got no idea). If that doesn't translate into negative impacts on their core business, then it doesn't translate to any legitimate criticisms of their executives.
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