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Michael Eisner Day!
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Lord Alfred
Member
Regardless of his current failure, I feel he has done a great service to Disney in the past and I hope they name a train after him or something.
guwag
Active Member
I think that they should honor him with a swift kick to the backside. He is hated by lots of the cast members.
After September 11th, cast members that were getting a bit old - the "veterans" if you will, were "asked to leave" and were promptly paid off. Bear in mind that some of them were earning quite a bit due to their many years of dedicated service.
Then guess what Eisner did?
He hired new and young staff, knowing that he could get away paying them almost half of what the previous cast members were earning.
Because he is such a $crooge, some of the magic is being taken out of Walt Disney's Dream.
When I went to WDW in 2000 the MK was open until midnight most nights with two showings of MSEP. Now it closes at 10pm with just one Spectromagic showing.
All the parks now have reduced hours and it can't all be due to September 11th and the lack of visitors to the parks.
I can only hope that he leaves soon.
After September 11th, cast members that were getting a bit old - the "veterans" if you will, were "asked to leave" and were promptly paid off. Bear in mind that some of them were earning quite a bit due to their many years of dedicated service.
Then guess what Eisner did?
He hired new and young staff, knowing that he could get away paying them almost half of what the previous cast members were earning.
Because he is such a $crooge, some of the magic is being taken out of Walt Disney's Dream.
When I went to WDW in 2000 the MK was open until midnight most nights with two showings of MSEP. Now it closes at 10pm with just one Spectromagic showing.
All the parks now have reduced hours and it can't all be due to September 11th and the lack of visitors to the parks.
I can only hope that he leaves soon.
CHAPPS
Account Suspended
No, no no no no...Where do you get your information? First of all, the takeover attempt was not "foreign". There were two takeover attempts in the early 80's. One was by Saul Steinberg and the other was Irwin Jacobs (both Wall Street corporate raiders). Also, contrary to what a lot of people mistakenly believe, Michael Eisner did not "save" the company from either of these takeover attempts (or any others for that matter). Both of those situations were resolved before he came to Disney. As a RESULT of the takeover attempts, there was a shakeup on the Board of Directors (spearheaded by Roy Disney) and the new Board called for new management to run the company. That is when Eisner came in. Eisner did wake up the company and he turned it around, but get your facts straight. I get annoyed every time I hear someone say that he had anything to do with preventing the takeover attempts. If that act warrants a window on Main Street, then the windows should read Ray Watson and Stanley Gold.
If Michael Eisner deserves recognition (and I'm not saying he doesn't), then so do Card Walker and Don Tatum (for getting Epcot built) and Ron Miller (for starting the Touchstone label).
Lord Alfred
Member
AMEN!
I still get misty-eyed when I think of what could've been if he were still with us. It has been said that Wells and Eisner were two halves of one complete leader. Now Eisner is only half the man he used to be.
Mr.MouseFan
Active Member
Give him a tombstone in front of the Haunted Mansion.
"Here lies M. Eisner - Was once wiser but became a Miser."
"Here lies M. Eisner - Was once wiser but became a Miser."
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
God, people...get over yourselves. The company would not be in business today had Michael Eisner not come along...take a look at how much has come about since he joined.
thedisneyfan
Member
Well put! :sohappy:
yankeeboy1638
New Member
they can also do for Eisner what they did for Ron Miller, base a villain on him. I read somewhere that the animator of Ratigan for the Great Mouse Detective based the look of the character on Ron Miller to get back at him for something :goodnevil
Anyways Eisner should not get anything special for what he has done. It is his job to make sure the company does well he should just get what every other CEO will end up getting- a lousy picture on the wall in a board room or hallway somewhere.
Anyways Eisner should not get anything special for what he has done. It is his job to make sure the company does well he should just get what every other CEO will end up getting- a lousy picture on the wall in a board room or hallway somewhere.
dreamer
New Member
ME is a businessman, not an artist. He managed a business but really did nothing creative to improve Disney.
As a businessman he reaped his reward and his legacy is his riches (and stock options).
ME managed to weasel into a movie and onto TV a couple of times. I say leave it at that.
As a businessman he reaped his reward and his legacy is his riches (and stock options).
ME managed to weasel into a movie and onto TV a couple of times. I say leave it at that.