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On this week's show we discuss how leadership changes ripple across our industry as CFOs step into CEO roles, raising questions about vision, risk, and long-term brand health. We weigh Disney’s shift, Six Flags’ policy pivots, VR’s LBE momentum, and the transmedia race between Netflix Houses and iQIYI Land.

• CFO-to-CEO executive shakeups and brand risk
• Disney leadership change, parks strategy, pricing reform
• CEC’s CIO transition and operational tech alignment
• Moonshot closure and competitive socializing lessons
• Rent pressure, relocations, and Kung Fu Saloon
• Regional park closures, debt load, and safety fallout
• Expansion announcements, branding notes, and logos
• LBE VR content trends, mini-games, and motion platforms
• Distribution, licensing, and keeping libraries fresh
• Funding flows to LBX and investor sentiment
• AR and MR feasibility vs marketing claims
• Six Flags online arcade and POV recording policy
• Cashless operations and guest friction
• IP crossovers: Bomberman, Pokémon pinball, Lego tie-ins
• Sega’s physical footprint rumors and positioning
• Netflix Houses vs iQIYI Land modularity and scale
• Investor reports, best practice, and trade show plans

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