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"Eisner saved the name, which is arguably the most significant aspect of a corporate entity" If you actually believe that, I'm afraid we're at "agree to disagree" time. Thank you for a civilized conversation. Before I go, I will say that I think the mention of Apple was a valid point in...

"How could you overlook the fact that Disney was in serious jeopardy of being seized and sold off for parts by corporate vultures? My feeling is that Eisner did what was necessary to save Disney, maybe he became complacent after success, but I believe his intentions were noble. I think we agree...

"So basically, you despise Eisner, but you're not on team Iger, either." In some ways, it would be difficult for me to ever be on "Team Iger," because Iger was Eisner's hand-picked toady... Smithers to Eisner's Burns. While Iger was learning everything he knows from Eisner, Eisner was...

First I'll respond to the two quotes that seem directed at my post. "I do agree that Soarin' was cut short of its full potential, but it's a very nice attraction." And that's the heart of the argument I was trying to make: "cut short of its potential... but very nice" isn't what made Disney...

Two things. Talking about specific rides and relative Disney Magic: Soarin' is simply not a Disney Attraction. It is totally bereft of both theming and story. You walk into the room and the unadorned ride mech is just hanging there in front of the movie screen... and then you get a...

You kids get out of my driveway.

No need to worry... DCA and Animal Kingdom have proven that Disney can keep attendance under control come opening day.

Are you sure the Thursday you're speaking of wasn't in January?

"Reviewed by" absolutely does not mean "responsibility assumed by."

You are wrong, it does not contradict any statement I made. Disney told the world, when ETC unsubstantiatedly claimed that M:S might be unsafe, that it was not safe, that it passed "Disney's" safety testing. Not ETC's safety testing, not any recognized authority's safety testing, Disney's...

Chad, Thanks for finding the quote that confirms much of what I said. Interestingly, the quote you pulled from The Orlando Business Journal is an incomplete quote from the original source, The Philadelphia Business Journal, which states: There is no doubt Disney has claimed, as part of...

Not so. The unsubstantiated allegations were that the ride was unsafe. But there was never any question that Disney stiffed ETC on about $9 million of the contracted price. Disney's own defense in the case is that they don't owe the money because they sent ETC home and completed the ride...

I have no personal dispute with anyone. If either of you cares to discuss the points of fact in my original post, fine. If it turns out that you _can't_ argue with the fact that Disney themselves made it clear that they were the sole arbititors on what "safe" meant for M:S... well, just do...

The website Chad references is, of course, one of Chad's personal websites. We discussed this here at the time it happened. Disney refused to honor the contract they had with ETC with regard to safety testing and threw ETC off the job. If nothing else, Disney made it clear that Disney and...

"I am your father, Kimba. I mean Simba."

You missed the point... when folks bought their ticket to the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, DAK got paid for, in the bargain. It's not the choice to drive that has to be overcome, families have to decide whether they want to go see how good IoA is for another couple hundred bucks, or go see if DAK...

Appearances can be deceiving. Space Mountain was indeed custom designed and constructed from the ground up by Disney Imagineers working in conjunction Arrow Dynamics engineers. Space Mountain's control systems represented an order of magnitude leap in the integration of computer controls into...

Many of EnRon's crimes were common practice throughout the industry before Ken Lay's house of cards fell down. Failing to be convicted does not necessarily equate to moral and ethical business practices. Perhaps the other $4.4 billion went to the lawyers it must take to keep such a...

Not MK. DL. They only serve Rolling Rock, though.

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