I remember the part of the new "mission statement" of a global pharmaceutical company I once worked for that was taken over . It had a line " to increase shareholder value" and it acted like that was all that mattered to them. I believe we were the 2nd company in the US to convert the pensions into a " cash balance plan" which screwed everybody. We had people who were not planning to retire for up to 5 more years hurry up and retire before the end of that year so they would still receive their traditional pension before the conversion since they payout would have been cut in half. Not soon after that the US government put a freeze on companies ability to do that but it was too late for ones that already did.Membership Extras? If you're referring to discounts and such, I think "blue card" DVC owners will continue to see exactly the same perks as Annual Passholders. And those of us who are longtime owners remember a time when any discounts were few and far between.
I think Josh D'Amaro would be a strong pick to replace Iger.
In a world where profit and share value mean everything, as apparently it does to corporate raiders, you wind up with mediocrity and decay once they hit their profit goals., and then a swift decline to sell everyting off. It has happened to numberous entertainment companies.. Six Flags, Orion, MGM, Columbia, and we are currently seeing the decline of CBS/Paramount.