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Taking the Mickey: A Save Disney Quest

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Okay, let's recap. We're sitting at 95/100 Board approval within our first year. That's insane and we have more things in our back pocket that will make up for any hits we take. Especially if we can streamline the Disney Channel and the syndication effect that had Disney cartoons end up canabalizing each other on different channels.

Now, as to the votes.

Slynnwen said:
-[] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
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This one really kicks the feet out from under Big Oil, because they just got their shit slapped by an entertainment company. On top of that, we'll have ended up possibly averting a major conflict down the line. Yes, we take a hit to Board approval, but honestly I think this is a hill worth dying on.
Slynnwen said:
-[] Fund Them Yourself: You don't want to mess with politics too much, but this is the future of energy production. It'd be foolish in the extreme to not fund it, and a minor speech that simply says companies should try to go green shouldn't ruffle too many feathers. +5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -5 Board Approval. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
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Safer route, but I think that it lacks the punch needed to really start making waves, and leads to the status quo being maintained. Minor loss of face with the board, but really we'd probably make that up just with the Director's cut of the Black Cauldron.
Slynnwen said:
-[] Do Nothing: Your actions already taken have advanced solar power by a decade or more, and that's enough for now. As the technology continues to advance, it will naturally push out other competitors as it gets cheaper and more reliable. Probably. +5 Board Approval.
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The coward's way, and not worth considering. We get to 100/100 with the board. Big whoop.

As for the patents themselves...

Slynnwen said:
-[] Hoard the Patents: It'd mean setting up a new company, and expanding Disney in a completely new direction, and take too long to see profit. Not Yet.
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As even the GM has pointed out, this isn't something that's at all feasible for us at the moment.
Slynnwen said:
-[] License the Patents: You've got a huge payday just waiting here, and this could be a good way to offset some of the funding if you put money back into solar research. Tit-for-tat, and all that. After all, if you're the one paying for it, why shouldn't you be making some money back from it? +15 Board Approval.
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While yes, it offsets our losses with the political speech and even still gets us a net gain, I think it'd put a stranglehold on the industry, and it would make us look like self-serving tossers looking to make a lot of money off of the advancements we'd made.
Slynnwen said:
-[] Cheaply License the Patents: You'd get some money back from this, if not a ton. It's more about keeping the rights just in case. Still, there's some good PR to be found here as well, and if cheaply licensing the patents gets more people adopting solar, well… That's just a side bonus, you guess. +10 Eisner/Disney relationship, PR boost.
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While keeping the rights could be a good thing, it would still keep the backyard inventors out of the loop, which given that there's a kid out there building a backyard nuclear power plant, this could grab his attention instead.
Slynnwen said:
-[] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
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Biggest hit with the board, makes the total tank -25. So we'd be sitting at 70/100. Still riding pretty damn high. And it also slam-dunks advancement on Solar Power, practically forcing the Big Power companies to start researching on it.

Anyway, for our own plant...
Slynnwen said:
-[] Solar Today: It's not worth waiting for all the new parts to get manufactured, you just want this thing online as soon as possible and making power. You can always update it later, although that would probably be more expensive than just waiting. Solar Plant online by second quarter 1986, will need expensive update later on if you want it to take advantage of new technologies. Big PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
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Good, but overall kind of wasteful, and makes us look like we're putting on a show.
Slynnwen said:
-[] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
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Means that we really show we're dedicated to this, and means the least amount spent overall. Also acts as a proof of concept to throw in the face of Big Power and Big Oil.
Slynnwen said:
-[] Solar Slightly Sooner: Putting up a couple of proof-of-concept panels while you wait for the mass production models to start being produced is a good middle-ground. It'd be cheaper to expand the plant than it would be to completely update an older one, although you wouldn't have the sort of power capacity you're expecting until you did so. Solar Plant online by second quarter 1986, will require a relatively cheap update later on for a non-negligible output. Big PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
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Happy medium, but overall I'd rather save the resources. And so, with the moratorium passed...

-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland
-[X] Tim will be at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

With Tony at Disneyland, he'll be able to help with the Tomorrow's Tomorrowland project. As for Tim, I kind of stuck him at Disney World because I can see us wanting to add new attractions there soon.
 
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-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland
-[X] Tim will be at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
 
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-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland
-[X] Tim will be at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
 
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-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland
-[X] Tim will be at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
 
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I want cutting edge hurricane proofing and making some other things easier.
-[X] Tim will be at the Reedy Creek Improvement District

I want to increase our chances in planning new parks
-[X] Tony will be at the Disney Company Offices


-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
 
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On e downside to opening the patents is that Eisner himself stated that it would mean cutting back on things like this (R&D on non-core industries).

For long-term research purposes, cheaply licensing the patents might be best. That way, we could continue the research with justification to the board.
 
MysteryCPU said:
On e downside to opening the patents is that Eisner himself stated that it would mean cutting back on things like this (R&D on non-core industries).
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That was more in regards to being able to do it on a regular basis, thanks to it being a major hit to his relationship with the board I think. So we'd have to be selective about what we threw our Imagineers at.
MysteryCPU said:
For long-term research purposes, cheaply licensing the patents might be best. That way, we could continue the research with justification to the board.
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The problem there is that we're not really the best company to keep things moving forward at a fast pace. It'd just be one project among many, instead of something that we'd have a sole focus on.
 
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-[X] Fund Them Yourself: You don't want to mess with politics too much, but this is the future of energy production. It'd be foolish in the extreme to not fund it, and a minor speech that simply says companies should try to go green shouldn't ruffle too many feathers. +5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -5 Board Approval. Disney will continue producing solar power research.

-[X] Cheaply License the Patents: You'd get some money back from this, if not a ton. It's more about keeping the rights just in case. Still, there's some good PR to be found here as well, and if cheaply licensing the patents gets more people adopting solar, well… That's just a side bonus, you guess. +10 Eisner/Disney relationship, PR boost.

-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).

I have no idea where to put the new recruits.
 
-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Reedy Creek Improvement District
-[X] Tim will be at the Disney Company Offices
 
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-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland
-[X] Tim will be at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if this caused Disney to be awarded a Nobel Prize in a year or two.
 
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-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland
-[X] Tim will be at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
 
@Aramis One of your votes is missing (which power plant to use) and another is cut off in the middle (how to deal with the patents). Thought you might like to know.
 
-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland
-[X] Tim will be at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World

I kinda wanted the advisors to be ready to speed up the epcot city construction once we started it, but it's probably too soon to think about that.

If we had a lower board approval i probably wouldn't choose this. But we have a 95, we'll likely get MORE once we complete all board goals (maybe even including the "you were meant to fail this!" one (we only need 6 successes for it and the hotel is complete. We should dedicate a personal attention action to it too, just in case)).

In the end we're tradinga bit of board approval (-25 that we'll at least partly regain by the end of next turn) for a lot of good pr, a big bonus (+45!) to Disney/Eisner, and better solar tech in the future that we'll also be able to use to reduce our energy bills. If we're not going to produce the panels ourselves this is probably the best long term option not only for the public, but for us as well. Give it a couple of years and we might get even more panels for our other parks and buildings in addition to the dedicated solar farm.

Also our big role in solar energy development makes it possibly worth it to make a few tv programs about it (say, a documentary about solar and Disney's role in it for Disney Channel) and maybe even a park ride somewhat related to it, though I'm not sure how we'd go about it.

the "Reagan Administration will be displeased" is slightly worrying, but i think we have too much good pr for him to do anything too direct/public against us.
 
Pittauro said:
the "Reagan Administration will be displeased" is slightly worrying, but i think we have too much good pr for him to do anything too direct/public against us.
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Agreed, and so long as we keep this up at the state level he won't be able to touch us. Imagine how much California and Florida both are going to benefit from this?
 
Slynnwen said:
Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure.
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Funny thing about this administration, and if I remember correctly, President Carter install solar panels on the white house, and then the Reagan administration toss those panels out.

Now, I'm not saying he doesn't care, but what I am saying this administration is not receptive to alternative fuels.
 
RookDeSuit said:
Funny thing about this administration, and if I remember correctly, President Carter install solar panels on the white house, and then the Reagan administration toss those panels out.

Now, I'm not saying he doesn't care, but what I am saying this administration is not receptive to alternative fuels.
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Reagan was deep in the pocket of Big Oil. He sped up deregulation, and was firmly convinced that "pro-industry" policies were going to heal up the Rust Belt and bring back the good old days. Here's an article from 81 that goes into detail. It's definitely politically slanted, but still paints a pretty clear picture.
 
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-[X] Advocate for Solar Funding: The administration's decision to cut solar energy funding was clearly a mistake if just throwing some cash and engineers around was able to get this much progress. You're willing to stand up and have Disney lead the call for increased focus on renewables, as well as sending more funding their way. +15 to Disney/Eisner relationship, -10 Board Approval. Reagan administration will be displeased, but will cave to pressure. Disney will continue producing solar power research.
-[X] Open the Patents: You want to see solar power flourish. Disney doesn't need patents for solar panels, it's simply not the company for it. Opening the designs up will let anyone and everyone at them, spurring progress in the field and driving innovation and adoption. The future of the planet is nothing to barter and haggle over. Hopefully the board can be brought around to that thinking as well. -15 Board Approval, +30 Disney/Eisner relationship, Massive PR boost, progress on solar power further advanced in the future.
-[X] Solar Tomorrow: A bit of a wait for the better components is worth it, in your opinion. A slight delay won't break anything, but having a rapidly outdating power plant would cause issues further down the road. Solar Plant online by first quarter 1987, will have enough output to begin competing with current power plants that are non-renewable. Major PR boost (+5 to Disney/Eisner relationship, already added to chart).
-[X] Tony will be at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland
-[X] Tim will be at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
 
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