"But we won't throw any piece of junk at the public
and try to sell 'em. We fight for quality" -- Walt Disney
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever does"
-- MARGARET MEAD
"I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of
any other motion picture company" -- Walt Disney
The original Disney Channel is ignoring the very principles
Disney was founded under and is spitting on the Disney
name as a whole. If certain areas in this company
ignore their principles, they stop the Disney name
from flourishing.
Disney is not just a company, but also a man. Walt
Disney was a pioneer whose philosophy for the
Disney Company was always to entice people to enjoy
all of his masterpieces by providing nothing but
"high quality family entertainment." The company
he built currently preaches about family, yet at the
same time ignores the very aspects and principles
of family entertainment upon which they were built.
After all, "this" is where Disney came from;
"this" is where Disney was more of a magical
legacy than a generic brand name, such as Nickelodeon
or MTV. When The Disney Channel began to ignore these
ideals, they helped to stop the Disney name from
flourishing into what it was destined to be and what
Walt always meant it to be.
"That's the real trouble with the world, too many people
grow up. They forget. They don't remember what it's
like to be twelve years old. They patronize; they treat
children as inferiors. I won't do that. I'll temper a
story, yes. But I won't play down, and I won't patronize"
-- Walt Disney
Through the "old" Disney Channel, people of all ages
were introduced to wonderful old movies. It was on Disney
that many first saw a lot of the Disney classics as well
as Hollywood classics like the musicals of Rogers and
Hammerstein. It used to be programming that parents and
children could watch together. At least The Disney
Channel had Vault Disney; that us until 2002, when all
"classic" Disney and great family programming was phased
off the air. Why wouldn't today's generation like Old Yeller,
Davy Crockett, Five Mile Creek, Mickey Mouse Club, Zorro,
Spin & Marty, Walt Disney World Inside Out, Dumbo's Circus,
Pooh Corner, White Fang, Iron Will, Flight of the Navigator,
The Canterville Ghost, Disney's Halloween Treat, A Disney
Channel Valentine, Tron, Disney's nature specials, etc?
This is where Disney came from; films and programs like
these are true family classics; and they deserve to be
showcased on a Disney television station!
"You’re dead if you aim only for kids" -- Walt Disney
Now the only group the channel plays to is the 12 and under
crowd. Disney is about family, and once this channel was
for family. Now it's a commercial filled, mostly un-watchable
channel. One might as well watch Nickelodeon or MTV.
There could have been installed just a few shows that would
be popular with the young crowd, but instead the entire channel
has been converted to a preteen/preschool dreamland.
"I do not make films primarily for children" -- Walt Disney
Many children today who end up watching the older classics
on DVD actually do like them. They like them very much, in fact.
The problem, though, is that their parents are the ones who
actually want the discs, and as a result these kids wouldn't
even see these movies if it weren't for them (The parents).
By deciding not to air the old films and television specials,
the current company is not giving them more of a chance with
a younger generation; a generation that deserves to know
the history, the legacy, and the beauty of Walt Disney and
his vision.
"The important thing is the family. If you can keep the family
together -- and that's the backbone of our whole business,
catering to families -- that's what we hope to do"
-- Walt Disney
I, like most everybody, grew up on Disney, and it pains me to
no end at how the company has fallen. savemichaeleisner.com
says that we should put common sense over personal feelings
and emotion, but there is a reason why a lot of fans went
against much of the company after Frank Wells passed away and
Eisner became CEO in the mid/late '90s: the magic was dying.
And the magic continues to die at a much faster rate.
And one could use all the logic and pure-common-sense-and-nothing-else
and what-if's in this world, but there is simply no excuse
for abandoning the principles and ideals of family entertainment
upon which this company was built.
Whether or not one wants to admit it, something is definitely
wrong. There is a reason why the majority of people who supported
Eisner prior to Frank Wells tragic and untimely death now despise
him as a businessman.
It is because a lot of the pixie dust has left Disney; plain
and simple.
Help start up a Vault Disney or Disney Family Channel and put
family programming there. What is the harm of mixing in classic
Disney films and TV shows, for current and future generations
to enjoy, with great non-Disney family fare? The very building
blocks of this great company: its morals, its principals, its
values are shown in these timeless treasures. The next generation
deserves to know who Walt Disney was. He is certainly one of
the most beloved men of all time. Everyone deserves to know what
he stood for. And we deserve to tell them.
In July of 2004, my family and I went to Reno. And while going
up to Nevada and then traveling back home the follwing week, and
passing by all of the breattakingly beautiful scenery, through
Donners Pass and everything, I am reminded of how Walt fought so
adamently to bring all of this naturalistic beauty to the public.
These are the very morals and ideals and "principles" Disney was
founded under: entertainment that not only could be enjoyed by
the entire family, but entertainment at a consistently high level.
Entertainment which reflected -- so beautifully -- a deep and
passionate love -- and yearning -- for America; not a cheap and
disillusioned America, but a true, naturalistic, "realistic," and country-roads-take-me-home type of America. And most of all, a
real sense of the awesome beauty all around us.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preservethemagic
Please, I beg of you; Lillian begs you; Marc Davis begs you;
Frank Wells begs you; Roy begs you ... please: if you care
at all about Disney, at "all" about the company, pass out
flyers and/or purchase official shirts (Both located on our
homepage). Promote our campaign via the signature in your
e-mail. Spread the word around to family, friends, co-workers,
etc. If you are a Disney Store or Disney park Cast Member, let
your fellow CMs in on our message.
TV Land is doing wonderfully. So is The Hallmark Channel (I
always thought that it would be perfect if Disney bought out
the station and re-named it, as The Hallmark Channel is
practically everything The Disney Channel used to be, and as
a result everything which made it great) and Nick-at-Nite ... I
really do believe that we can succeed.
I am completely serious here, and am honestly getting more
fed up with Disney every day. If nothing is done quickly,
future generations will be completely unaware of what the name
"Disney" truly means. We already have people ten and under who
have no idea.
And that is the most frightening thing of all.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preservethemagic
Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This campaign, you will discover, is slow-moving at times,
but always rest assured that we are moving forward.
Please visit our sister site, Save Disney Shows, at http://www.savedisneyshows.org ... if you have any
suggestions, comments or ideas for this campaign, please
do not hesitate to e-mail or instant message me. As the
saying goes, "Walt would be proud." Bless you all.
and try to sell 'em. We fight for quality" -- Walt Disney
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever does"
-- MARGARET MEAD
"I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of
any other motion picture company" -- Walt Disney
The original Disney Channel is ignoring the very principles
Disney was founded under and is spitting on the Disney
name as a whole. If certain areas in this company
ignore their principles, they stop the Disney name
from flourishing.
Disney is not just a company, but also a man. Walt
Disney was a pioneer whose philosophy for the
Disney Company was always to entice people to enjoy
all of his masterpieces by providing nothing but
"high quality family entertainment." The company
he built currently preaches about family, yet at the
same time ignores the very aspects and principles
of family entertainment upon which they were built.
After all, "this" is where Disney came from;
"this" is where Disney was more of a magical
legacy than a generic brand name, such as Nickelodeon
or MTV. When The Disney Channel began to ignore these
ideals, they helped to stop the Disney name from
flourishing into what it was destined to be and what
Walt always meant it to be.
"That's the real trouble with the world, too many people
grow up. They forget. They don't remember what it's
like to be twelve years old. They patronize; they treat
children as inferiors. I won't do that. I'll temper a
story, yes. But I won't play down, and I won't patronize"
-- Walt Disney
Through the "old" Disney Channel, people of all ages
were introduced to wonderful old movies. It was on Disney
that many first saw a lot of the Disney classics as well
as Hollywood classics like the musicals of Rogers and
Hammerstein. It used to be programming that parents and
children could watch together. At least The Disney
Channel had Vault Disney; that us until 2002, when all
"classic" Disney and great family programming was phased
off the air. Why wouldn't today's generation like Old Yeller,
Davy Crockett, Five Mile Creek, Mickey Mouse Club, Zorro,
Spin & Marty, Walt Disney World Inside Out, Dumbo's Circus,
Pooh Corner, White Fang, Iron Will, Flight of the Navigator,
The Canterville Ghost, Disney's Halloween Treat, A Disney
Channel Valentine, Tron, Disney's nature specials, etc?
This is where Disney came from; films and programs like
these are true family classics; and they deserve to be
showcased on a Disney television station!
"You’re dead if you aim only for kids" -- Walt Disney
Now the only group the channel plays to is the 12 and under
crowd. Disney is about family, and once this channel was
for family. Now it's a commercial filled, mostly un-watchable
channel. One might as well watch Nickelodeon or MTV.
There could have been installed just a few shows that would
be popular with the young crowd, but instead the entire channel
has been converted to a preteen/preschool dreamland.
"I do not make films primarily for children" -- Walt Disney
Many children today who end up watching the older classics
on DVD actually do like them. They like them very much, in fact.
The problem, though, is that their parents are the ones who
actually want the discs, and as a result these kids wouldn't
even see these movies if it weren't for them (The parents).
By deciding not to air the old films and television specials,
the current company is not giving them more of a chance with
a younger generation; a generation that deserves to know
the history, the legacy, and the beauty of Walt Disney and
his vision.
"The important thing is the family. If you can keep the family
together -- and that's the backbone of our whole business,
catering to families -- that's what we hope to do"
-- Walt Disney
I, like most everybody, grew up on Disney, and it pains me to
no end at how the company has fallen. savemichaeleisner.com
says that we should put common sense over personal feelings
and emotion, but there is a reason why a lot of fans went
against much of the company after Frank Wells passed away and
Eisner became CEO in the mid/late '90s: the magic was dying.
And the magic continues to die at a much faster rate.
And one could use all the logic and pure-common-sense-and-nothing-else
and what-if's in this world, but there is simply no excuse
for abandoning the principles and ideals of family entertainment
upon which this company was built.
Whether or not one wants to admit it, something is definitely
wrong. There is a reason why the majority of people who supported
Eisner prior to Frank Wells tragic and untimely death now despise
him as a businessman.
It is because a lot of the pixie dust has left Disney; plain
and simple.
Help start up a Vault Disney or Disney Family Channel and put
family programming there. What is the harm of mixing in classic
Disney films and TV shows, for current and future generations
to enjoy, with great non-Disney family fare? The very building
blocks of this great company: its morals, its principals, its
values are shown in these timeless treasures. The next generation
deserves to know who Walt Disney was. He is certainly one of
the most beloved men of all time. Everyone deserves to know what
he stood for. And we deserve to tell them.
In July of 2004, my family and I went to Reno. And while going
up to Nevada and then traveling back home the follwing week, and
passing by all of the breattakingly beautiful scenery, through
Donners Pass and everything, I am reminded of how Walt fought so
adamently to bring all of this naturalistic beauty to the public.
These are the very morals and ideals and "principles" Disney was
founded under: entertainment that not only could be enjoyed by
the entire family, but entertainment at a consistently high level.
Entertainment which reflected -- so beautifully -- a deep and
passionate love -- and yearning -- for America; not a cheap and
disillusioned America, but a true, naturalistic, "realistic," and country-roads-take-me-home type of America. And most of all, a
real sense of the awesome beauty all around us.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preservethemagic
Please, I beg of you; Lillian begs you; Marc Davis begs you;
Frank Wells begs you; Roy begs you ... please: if you care
at all about Disney, at "all" about the company, pass out
flyers and/or purchase official shirts (Both located on our
homepage). Promote our campaign via the signature in your
e-mail. Spread the word around to family, friends, co-workers,
etc. If you are a Disney Store or Disney park Cast Member, let
your fellow CMs in on our message.
TV Land is doing wonderfully. So is The Hallmark Channel (I
always thought that it would be perfect if Disney bought out
the station and re-named it, as The Hallmark Channel is
practically everything The Disney Channel used to be, and as
a result everything which made it great) and Nick-at-Nite ... I
really do believe that we can succeed.
I am completely serious here, and am honestly getting more
fed up with Disney every day. If nothing is done quickly,
future generations will be completely unaware of what the name
"Disney" truly means. We already have people ten and under who
have no idea.
And that is the most frightening thing of all.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/preservethemagic
Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This campaign, you will discover, is slow-moving at times,
but always rest assured that we are moving forward.
Please visit our sister site, Save Disney Shows, at http://www.savedisneyshows.org ... if you have any
suggestions, comments or ideas for this campaign, please
do not hesitate to e-mail or instant message me. As the
saying goes, "Walt would be proud." Bless you all.