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Bob Iger

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
340 total appearances

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The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

So it's almost endless in terms of what we can build.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

But I think what you will appreciate is while the past is present, the present is present.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

And we're hinting at a future.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

We're building a currently, actually, we haven't started building, but we're conceiving of the park we're going to build in Abu Dhabi.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

By the way, a part of the world we have never really planted a flag in.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

We're extremely excited about it.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

And this will be a park that utilizes technology at almost every level to design and ultimately to build and then for people to experience.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

And that's incredibly exciting for our Imagineers.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

It's not purposeful on our part to become less American.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

It is purposeful on our part to become more inviting to the world.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

and to be mindful of cultural distinctions and cultural, really, passion, really.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

And so, for instance, when we were building Shanghai, the brief, the design brief that I gave to the team was, let's build something that is authentically Disney but distinctly Chinese.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

which in the design process and the build process, we thought about, it was our mantra really, because we wanted to build something that was very much Disney to them, and they had an idea in mind of what a Disneyland would be, but something that was extremely respectful of their own culture, so that they could feel as though it were theirs.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

And I don't think it's viewed as American in any way.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

Again, it's more purposeful to fit in in a respectful way.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

Like letting the French drink wine.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

Yes.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

And I think there were lessons learned there in building Paris, as you called it, the miracle on the Marne, which I know is referenced to something in World War I. That would be such a great ride.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

There, I think there were learnings about entering a country and a culture with a little bit more sensitivity and respect.

The Rest Is History
RIHC: Disney's Legacy, with Bob Iger

And actually, we took those learnings seriously.