Openly gay men running Disneyland Resort and Disney Studios Chief - How cool is this!

[SFBayDon]

Disney's Rich Ross: Hollywood's first openly gay studio chairman
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the...lywoods-first-openly-gay-studio-chairman.html

George Kalogridis officially new Disneyland President
http://thedisneyblog.com/2009/10/12/george-kalagridis-officially-new-disneyland-president/

Random quotes - sources unknown

One interesting little side note to this changing of the guard at the Happiest Place on Earth. Buried down deep in Al Weiss’ welcoming e-mail for Disneyland’s newest president was this not-insignificant line:
"George and his partner will be relocating to Southern California in the next few weeks."
FYI: This makes Kalogridis the second openly gay man that The Walt Disney Company has promoted to a senior management position in the past week. With Rich Ross, the new Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, being the first.

 

[Hydani]

This kind of thing makes you feel a little bit better eh? Ah, gives me hope. This, along with Obama's speech at the HRC a few days ago gives me a little bit of hope. One day Americans will be just as free to marry as Canadians are. That will be the day I move to America.

 

[zeitzeuge]

And soon we'll take everything over! Bwah ha ha haha.....ha.....

Seriously though, I think it's great. I'm really happy with who they picked to be the next Disneyland President. I think he'll do an amazing job. First off, he likes to be in the parks, meeting CM's and talking to people. WITHOUT an hoard of photographers trying to capture a media moment like Ed Grier always did.

 

[Hathaway Browne]

Wow great news. And I didn't even know this until now (the article I read didn't mention it - which in one way is good as it doesn't make it an issue).

 

[rbthntschl]

Does this mean Gay Days in Anaheim will be even gayer?

Luv 'n' Stuff,

Bob of

 

[franandaj]

The Director of the CA F&W Festival last year was an openly gay man as well. Hopefully he still has the job, he did a hell of a great job running it last year.