Roy Disney/Michael Eisner Exclusive Interview

[lrodk]

Our very own moderator Simon Veness was recently granted a one-on-one interview with Michael Eisner and Roy Disney at the Disneyland Paris Resort. I highly recommend that all our guests read this very interesting and enlightening Q&A session with the two top bananas of the Disney hierarchy. You did a wonderful job Simon. Thank you so much for sharing. Here's the link to his article:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/Roy_n_Eisner.htm

I've also included a link to thread started by Simon where he shares his thoughts and opinions about the newly opened Disney Studios. Simon was in attendance on opening day as part of the press junket. I want your job Simon!(lol).

http://198.65.131.237/showthread.php?s=&threadid=178079

 

[DisDuck]

Thanks for the links Irodk. Very nice interview with RD, especially the following quote.

"One thing we learned from Walt is that you never open a finished park. You open a park that can grow. "

Those around here who complain about 'unfinished' parks seem to be missing Walt's point. If a park is 'finished' then where can you grow. So maybe Animal Kingdom and DCA are not so bad afterall. Just waiting (albiet slowly) to grow.

 

[JeffJewell]

Those around here who complain about 'unfinished' parks seem to be missing Walt's point. If a park is 'finished' then where can you grow. So maybe Animal Kingdom and DCA are not so bad afterall. Just waiting (albiet slowly) to grow.

...if your interpretation of Walt's definition of "finished" were accurate, then real parking lot carnivals across the country would be Walt's prototypical parks: simply because there is so much room to grow. As a matter of fact, an empty lot provides maximum room to grow... was Disneyland's parking lot a more "Walt-like" park than DCA is now?

Walt used the term "unfinished" to indicate that he was never satisfied with what was there... that there was _always_ the opportunity to do more and better. He did not use the definition as a convenient excuse to low-ball his initial efforts. He put everything he and Roy could beg, borrow, and steal in his parks, yet still considered them "unfinished."

Walt's philosophy was that there was always more that could be done. Using that philosophy to try to justify a minimal effort in the first place completely misrepresents what Disney was about.

Jeff