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Lost Boy
02-06-2004, 07:25 PM
Remember the Big Thunder Accident? How could we forget. Well, remember that all that really happened to the people resonsible for this was a lot of finger pointing and blame laying and talk. Nothing much was done to punish those in charge or responsible.

Remember that just a couple of weeks or so later, there was a derailment at Tokyo DL's Space Mountain. Nobody was hurt. The ride closed for a day, problem was taken care of and ride opened the next day. Company issued a public apollagy. Think that was all they did. Read this:

Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 02:00 JST
CHIBA - The operator of Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba Prefecture has reprimanded 17 officials for an accident involving the derailment of one of a vehicle on the theme park's "Space Mountain" roller coaster ride in December, the company said Wednesday.

Oriental Land Co said it will cut executive compensation for a managing director in charge of engineering services by 10% for three months. The company also reduced salaries for or otherwise reprimanded 16 others, including President Toshio Kagami, who said he will voluntarily give up 10% of his executive compensation for three months. (Kyodo News)

Big difference in way things are handled? Now I know that 10% is nothing to the big guys, but the way this was done is going to hit them in the pocket book, and get their attention. To bad a few Disneyland muckety mucks and a certain person in Burbank didn't get his salary hit, but instead he gets a $38 million bonus!

Something stinks in Burbank/Anaheim.

MonorailMan
02-06-2004, 08:17 PM
Originally posted by Lost Boy
Something stinks in Burbank/Anaheim.

The real question, is:

Can Raslo, and Quimet turn this around? :)

The Jazzman
02-07-2004, 06:06 PM
The biggest difference in these two situations is honor. To the Japanese honor is extremely sacred and an incident such as this, in the public and exposed, must be dealt with swiftly and decisively to protect the honor of the organization. In America, most corporate types just sweep stuff under the rug. They don't care for things like honor, all that is important to them are things like stock options and bonuses and diverting blame so that it affects someone else's portfolio. It's quite a shame, really.

Here's hoping the new management will be different.