Roy Disney Has PAssed Away

[colaboy29]

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/reuters/2009/12/16/2009-12-16T193018Z_01_N16117508_RTRIDST_0_DISNEY-UPDATE-1.html

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I jut saw that on FaceBook. Sad.

 

[zeitzeuge]

I was just coming here to post the same news. Saw it on CNN. So sad, more of the legacy is gone.

 

[mickeysaver]

I am so sad to hear this news. I went to go to a work related website and saw on Roy Disney Dies as a frequently searched item on Dogpile.

 

[Hydani]

Ah... I hope this does not make WDW any worse. Please keep the dreams and original thought that Walt had alive

 

[f86sabjf]

I still have my Help Roy save Disney liscense tag surround hanging in the bedroom. I paraded that and stickers all over central florida even the parks when we were ousting Eisner from power. This is truly a sad day.

 

[MonorailMan]

I know Eisner wasn't exactly the most personable man on the planet, but you have to admit that the time he was CEO the company had a lot of amazing accomplishments, both theatrically and at WDW. From the years 1989-1995 no one could come even close to anything Disney was creating in the animation department.

--The Little Mermaid
--Beauty & The Beast
--Aladdin
--The Lion King
--Hercules
--The Hunchback of Notre Dame
--Pocahontas

This was also the era when the Disney Channel actually had great programming.

Some of the resorts and attractions that were created in the mid-80s to the late 90s were some of the best WDW had/has to offer.....

--The Grand Floridian Resort
--Disney MGM Studios (now Disney Hollywood Studios)
--Alien Encounter
--The Swan and Dolphin Resorts (I know some people hate them, but I kinda like their exteriors. )
--The SpectroMagic Parade
--Port Orleans Resort
--Beach Club Resort

I have to admit I have no idea what Eisner did to get in the news, and just chose to ignore it so I could focus on all the good things that he did. Did he embezzle money?

 

[SIMJUN]

It is a sad day. Roy Disney always seemed to care about Disney, the films, the parks, everything.

it is true that the company did have some good years between 1989 and 1995, but I think that the combined leadership of Wells/Eisner worked well, after Frank Wells died, Eisner seemed to lose direction.

 

[Hathaway Browne]

Another legend has passed. Sad news.

 

[zulemara]

I know Eisner wasn't exactly the most personable man on the planet, but you have to admit that the time he was CEO the company had a lot of amazing accomplishments, both theatrically and at WDW. From the years 1989-1995 no one could come even close to anything Disney was creating in the animation department.

--The Little Mermaid
--Beauty & The Beast
--Aladdin
--The Lion King
--Hercules
--The Hunchback of Notre Dame
--Pocahontas

This was also the era when the Disney Channel actually had great programming.

Some of the resorts and attractions that were created in the mid-80s to the late 90s were some of the best WDW had/has to offer.....

--The Grand Floridian Resort
--Disney MGM Studios (now Disney Hollywood Studios)
--Alien Encounter
--The Swan and Dolphin Resorts (I know some people hate them, but I kinda like their exteriors. )
--The SpectroMagic Parade
--Port Orleans Resort
--Beach Club Resort

I have to admit I have no idea what Eisner did to get in the news, and just chose to ignore it so I could focus on all the good things that he did. Did he embezzle money?

Don't forget Pleasure Island and Typhoon Lagoon(I think)

Eisner started cutting budgets and changing a lot of things towards the end of his reign. He wanted control over everything and he ousted a lot of good talent in imagineering and the animation department. As someone else said, it's generally accepted that after scott wells died, things went downhill.

 

[rpmdfw]

We found out while on the Disney Wonder.

He'll be missed!

 

[MonorailMan]

In some of the interviews I've seen with animators and Imagineers over the years, Roy always gave his views about how things could/should live up to the Disney standards, but he never micro-managed because he always trusted the hired talent and was very proud of their accomplishments.

Don't forget Pleasure Island and Typhoon Lagoon(I think)

Eisner started cutting budgets and changing a lot of things towards the end of his reign. He wanted control over everything and he ousted a lot of good talent in imagineering and the animation department. As someone else said, it's generally accepted that after scott wells died, things went downhill.

Oy! How could I have forgotten those?

Hmmm....I guess Eisner saw everything as a business run by money more than anything else, which is unfortunate. With this kind of enterprise there needs to a be a middle ground where the money is important, but not the most important factor in the creative process.

 

[OrlandoMike]

Don't forget Pleasure Island and Typhoon Lagoon(I think)

You can pretty much sum up what Eisner did as the "Disney Decade". He pretty much rejuvinated the company, if not saving it! He, Frank Wells, and Roy Disney, with the support of the Bass brothers brought Disney to what it is today.

Unfortunatly, after Frank Wells death, things with Michael went downhill. It took Roy to realize this, and to correct the situation.

Not sure if there is anyone in the family left to fill the shoes of Walt, Roy, or Roy E. Lets hope there is!

 

[SanFranciscan]

Ah... I hope this does not make WDW any worse. Please keep the dreams and original thought that Walt had alive

I don't think that Diane and Sharon will let their father's legacy falter. What Daddies girls can't do, the grandchildren will be expected to step up for.

 

[TheTexasKid]

I don't think that Diane and Sharon will let their father's legacy falter. What Daddies girls can't do, the grandchildren will be expected to step up for.

While Diane Marie Disney is still alive, Sharon Mae Disney passed away on Februrary 16, 1993. Surviving her is her second husband William S. Lund and two children from that union Brad Lund and Michelle Lund. Also surviving is one child, Victoria Brown, from her marriage to her first husband Robert Brown, who died in 1967.

 

[SanFranciscan]

While Diane Marie Disney is still alive, Sharon Mae Disney passed away on Februrary 16, 1993. Surviving her is her second husband William S. Lund and two children from that union Brad Lund and Michelle Lund. Also surviving is one child, Victoria Brown, from her marriage to her first husband Robert Brown, who died in 1967.

Well, that certainly explains why Sharon wasn't at the opening of the Disney Museum in San Francisco.

 

[sirJeffrey90]

I have to admit I have no idea what Eisner did to get in the news, and just chose to ignore it so I could focus on all the good things that he did. Did he embezzle money?

I would be pissed if he embezzled. I think I read somewhere that he was raking in 100 mil a year! But I certainly agree that he did loads of great stuff for the company and let's not forget Splash Mountain.