Shareholders Meeting

[DL_DCA_fans]

The annual Shareholders meeting is in Anaheim this year. I have never been to one. Is it worth going (taking a day off work)? Do they have any perks? Any special announcements? etc.

Thanks

 

[Crazy Hakim]

I would say yes, especially if your a big Disney fan, which you must be if you are here.....
It's a long day, but there should be numerous presentations, lots of information on what was done and what is planned for the previous and the upcoming year.
And, what's the chances that it will be an accessible location to you next year?
I would not pass up the opportunity, and I hope next year is down here in Central Florida!

 

[1000th happy haunt]

It's worth going to just to see Evelyn Davis.

 

[buckylarue]

It's worth going to just to see Evelyn Davis.

That's what I was thinking! We went to the meeting when it was here in Minneapolis. I was expecting there might be some interesting discussions between Roy Disney, Stanley Gold and the Board, but they had called a truce before the meeting since Michael Eisner had agreed to give up half his job title and start a search for a successor. Evelyn, on the other hand, had PLENTY to say, about pretty much everything...

 

[missmulan]

OP, did you go? Was it worth it?

 

[jlmarr]

I was there. Here's what I said in the DL forum, with a few extra notes:

New CEO Iger spoke at length, and he seems like a sharp cookie, on top of things. He explained that once the acquisition of Pixar is formally completed that Steve Jobs would be on the board of directors, but that hasn't happened yet and Jobs was not there. Neither was Eisner - I thought they might do some sort of tribute to his legacy, but on second thought maybe it was best to let it be Robert Iger's show and just look forward. Iger did have a bit of fun mentioning a huge acquisition in the field of animation, then rolling out the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit acquisition. "I'll talk about Pixar later." John Lasseter spoke as well, and he seems to a fun guy who's very excited about the road ahead. He showed the "Cars" theatrical trailer as well as a funny clip, and then showed a trailer for the next movie, "Ratatouille" (sp?), about a rat in France. Lasseter gave Iger a big endorsement. He also mentioned he was a former Jungle Cruise operator, and told his favorite JC joke. He said he would be allowed to design rides. Also endorsed the idea that "quality is a great business plan", which is real good to hear. The biggest rounds of applause were for the acquisition of Pixar, for the mention of Steve Jobs being on the board later in the year, and for Roy Disney, who was introduced along with a couple of other directors emeritus. And, oh, yes, they did give each attendee a 1 day ticket to DL or DCA.