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Paul Adsett
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posted November 17, 2003 10:39 AM
Unfortunately the bottom line is money, and today's Disney is a huge international corporation, not the same Disney when Walt was in control. To hell with art, Disney want's to maximize returns to its shareholders, and the last few hand drawn features have not done well at all, whereas Nemo and Toy Story have been huge financial hits. I think its Disney's own fault, after the huge success of "Beauty and the Beast" and the "Lion King" in the 90's, they flooded the market with mediocre hand drawn features such as "Pocohantis" and the "Hunchback". There is one last hand drawn feature to be released, but apparently that will be the last one. Talk about turning your back on your own legacy-Walt must be turning in his grave (or his cryo-capsule!).
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Paul Adsett
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posted November 18, 2003 09:43 AM
John,
Disney are already in severe financial difficulties. Attendance at the Orlando and Los Angeles theme parks is way down since 9/11. Also the US television network ABC, which they own, is doing poorly in the ratings. I do not wish Disney bad luck, they have given too much joy and happiness to the World. They are still by far the best at what they do. I just wish that money was'nt always the bottom line in today's corporations, and CEO'S would have more passion and vision about their products.
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posted December 01, 2003 06:25 PM
The Headlines from today's Orlando sentinel:
Roy Disney quits company, calls for Eisner to step down
Apparantely Roy Disney has had it with CEO Michael ($20 million a year) Eisner. In a blistering letter of resignation Roy said Eisners leadership has led to a widely held perception of the company as "rapacious, soul-less, and always looking for the 'quick buck' rather than looking for long term value. He called for Eisner's resignation saying that under Eisner the Disney Company had "lost focus, it's creative energy, and it's heritage".
It looks like Disney's anouncement a couple of weeks ago that it was no longer going to make hand drawn animation features and was going 100% to CGI, was the last straw for Roy, who heads the animation unit and who obviously has a strong emotional tie to the legacy left by Walt Disney. Eisner is a typical souless bean counter, who earns a fortune , and cares only about money. Here's hoping the shareholders demand Eisner's resignation, and persuade Roy to stay with the company to return it to it's former greatness with the world's best hand drawn animation films.
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posted January 13, 2004 03:13 PM
Well it's official. The headlines from today's (Jan 13 2004)Orlando Sentinel:
THE END
In the article, the Sentinel's film critic, Roger Moore, announces that the Disney hand drawn animators have all been given their pink slips, that the Disney animation studio in Orlando is closing forever, and they are even selling off the animation tables! How cheap and scrimping can a corporation get! Apparently there is no desire at the corporate level to preserve Walt's art form. Moore takes CEO Michael Eisner to task for killing off hand drawn animation and trashing Walts legacy.
I have written a blistering letter to the Sentinel, denouncing Eisner and his money grubbing bean counters. I hope they print it.
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posted January 30, 2004 04:19 PM
Huge Headlines in Today's (Jan 30 2004) Orlando Sentinal:
"Pixar Studios slip away from Disney"
Pixar animation studios on Thursday abruptly ended talks to extend it's 13 year partnerhip with Walt Disney Co. " after 10 months of trying to strike a deal with Disney, we're moving on ," Pixar CEO Steve Jobs said. Pixar's move stunned Wall street analysts, and comes as particularly bad news for Disney Chairman Michael Eisner, who is under pressure from Roy Disney to resign.
So now , it would appear that Eisners "leadership" has resulted in Disney having neither hand drawn animation or CGI animation capability! Oh by the way, he will still get his $6 million annual stock bonus.
Roy Disney has set up his own web site www.savedisney.com
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