News Disney honors four retired leaders with a window on Main Street U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom

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Disney honors four retired leaders with a window on Main Street U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom

Phil Holmes, Trevor Larsen, Jim MacPhee, and Djuan Rivers are all recognized in the latest addition to Main Street U.S.A.

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[JIMINYCR]

Every trip we take I spend time walking up and down Main Street viewing the windows paying respect to various Disney honorees. Its a nice detail that is placed in plain sight but many guests walk by without knowing what and who they represent... if they even ever notice them.

 

[UNCgolf]

They should send whoever designed this window over to the Jungle Cruise to fix whatever's going on there. It actually looks good and period appropriate.

 

[HauntedPirate]

A window is not exactly where I would have put Phil Holmes’ name…

 

[lazyboy97o]

A window is not exactly where I would have put Phil Holmes’ name…

Since he’s got a window now can they trash the portrait?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Since he’s got a window now can they trash the portrait?

Oddly enough, a garbage can was one of the places I thought would be appropriate for his name to be ”honored”.

 

[TikibirdLand]

Oddly enough, a garbage can was one of the places I thought would be appropriate for his name to be ”honored”.

Wow. Tough crowd!

 

[Lilofan]

A window is not exactly where I would have put Phil Holmes’ name…

A Disney lifer that started with the company as a teenager and rose up to be a VP of a theme park? Looks like he progressed well up the food chain.

 

[Brian]

Since he’s got a window now can they trash the portrait?

I'd take that in lieu of half of the stuff they announced for the 50th.

A Disney lifer that started with the company as a teenager and rose up to be a VP of a theme park? Looks like he progressed well up the food chain.

Very true, but the standard for Main Street windows tended (in part) to be the person being a well-liked and respected leader at all levels (or a big creative type). Phil was neither. Cast routinely complained of his style and demeanor, and not just the front liners.

Djuan is a great choice. Never met him in my time, but heard nothing but great things about him.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Where is Joe’s window?

 

[HauntedPirate]

A Disney lifer that started with the company as a teenager and rose up to be a VP of a theme park? Looks like he progressed well up the food chain.

Rising to the level of one's incompetence is not something to be celebrated. If he had a positive impact on the theme parks, I'm not aware of what it may have been.

 

[RSoxNo1]

A window is not exactly where I would have put Phil Holmes’ name…

How about a painting in Fantasyland?

 

[Surfin' Tuna]

The windows really used to be a hallowed spot I thought. It was fun to stroll, take some slow time, and read the names. This like so many things in the parks has just gotten cheapened to the level of a participation trophy.

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

Holmes got a window? Is this real life?

Really glad to see Djuan up there, though!

 

[RSoxNo1]

Wouldn't Djuan's make more sense in DAK?