SaveDisney.com has issued a statement regarding the Disney board’s decision to award CEO Michael Eisner a 7.4 million dollar bonus. "Clifford A. Miller, a spokesman for Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold, stated that: "Improving corporate governance at the Disney Company is evidently a case of two steps forward, one step back. While the company’s… Read More »Eisner’s Bonus for 2004 questioned
As my first proposal at disney, I would ask for the resignation of theentire board of directors. The board currently is not made up of peoplethat it ideally should be. We don’t have any castmembers. No outsidevendors. No members representing our divisions. and especially noshareholder representaion. Bob left an interesting essay in the comments section… Read More »Future CEO comments
Screenwriter offers insight into Toy Story 3, Disney’s first attempt at a Pixar sequal without Pixar’s involvement. IESB.net has the video interview. (via)
What a promotion. With Disneyland’s 50th anniversary coming up, the Walt Disney Co. gave away an estimated 72,000 theme park tickets on national television Tuesday night. Disney gave away the tickets, which are valid at any of Disney’s worldwide theme parks, to attendees of the FedEx Orange Bowl in Miami at the end of the… Read More »Attend a Bowl Game, get free Disney tickets
Will Eisner, cartoonist and comic book artist, died last night at the age of 87. Eisner served as inspiration for countless animators, cartoonists, and artists. Best known for his comic "The Spirit", Eisner also created a lot of other work. Jaap van Deijk’s fan page is a good place to start for examples of Eisner’s… Read More »Will Eisner, Cartoonist, dead at 87
Looks like the talent pool at Miramax just got siphoned down a few notches. Dreamworks SKG, the parent company of Dreamworks Animation, has just hired away Miramax’s CEO, Rick Sands. Not sure what Disney plans to do with the rotting husk of a company that will be left once the Weinstein brothers leave in September.
A flurry of stories at the Orlando Sentinel mention ongoing upgrades to existing attractions and a few new attractions set to open. The first update will be to to the new Stitch Encounter attraction. Guest surveys were showing it was just a tad too scary for the wee folk. This was due to an extended… Read More »Disney World Updates Attractions adds New
Disneyland Resort is unleashing its annual post holiday price sale for Southern California Residents. This time it’s two parks for the price of one. Only catch is you have to use the tickets on seperate days, so no park hopping. Pick up your tickets and get further details at Vons and Pavilions stores across the… Read More »SoCal residents get two parks for the price of one