Walt Disney Imagineers Unveil Mysterious Portrait...

[BlueSkyDriveBy]

It ought to be. That would be one sordid collection of tales.
If I were in charge, which clearly I'm not, I sure wouldn't want it out there.

I'm not that certain of how sordid the book would be now. I suspect it would contain mostly tales about Eisner's regime. Who cares? Mikey is long gone.

Books such as these have a definite shelf life. Disney has changed so much over the years, I seriously question its potential to damage the current regime if said book were to hit the shelves next year or the year after. The current regime under Iger would be gone by then, anyway, so would there be any real threat to hang over Burbank with its publication? I'm guessing, no.

A tell-all book of this nature would probably only serve to temporarily embarrass very old if not deceased individuals who no longer have any input into the operations of the company. The book most likely had value over a decade ago, before the org chart musical chairs began after Eisner left. Which might explain the display of ill will and poor demeanor on the part of Baxter at IAAPA last week. Glendale isn't giving him anything new to work on, so he knows his time is coming to an end.

 

[flynnibus]

A tell-all book of this nature would probably only serve to temporarily embarrass very old if not deceased individuals who no longer have any input into the operations of the company. The book most likely had value over a decade ago, before the org chart musical chairs began after Eisner left

See this is what I'm trying to digest in all this discussion. What would he 'expose' that has any relevance outside the company itself? Secret liasons? Political backstabbing? Torpedeoing of projects? Besides personal relationships and power brokering within the org.. what kind of stuff is there that would have teeth outside the bubble of WDI and Disney execs?

Spending Excess? Larceny? Embezzlement? Racketeering?

I mean who got caught with who in the bathroom after hours... I don't think the outside world cares.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

See this is what I'm trying to digest in all this discussion. What would he 'expose' that has any relevance outside the company itself? Secret liasons? Political backstabbing? Torpedeoing of projects? Besides personal relationships and power brokering within the org.. what kind of stuff is there that would have teeth outside the bubble of WDI and Disney execs?

Spending Excess? Larceny? Embezzlement? Racketeering?

I mean who got caught with who in the bathroom after hours... I don't think the outside world cares.

Yes, who cares. (Except us, Disney maniac no-lifers)

The world is full of disgruntled former employees / somethings who console themselves with the thought their former employer is quaking in his boots that they ever tell 'the real story'. As if.

 

[Lee]

The stories Tony could tell would certainly cast a bad light on some former execs/regimes.

The most damning information would possibly involve current and former imagineers, both professionally and personally. Very negative stuff, that would forever alter fans opinions of WDI.

Would the general public care? Perhaps not.
But it would certainly be a substantial PR mess.

 

[disney fan 13]

The stories Tony could tell would certainly cast a bad light on some former execs/regimes.

The most damning information would possibly involve current and former imagineers, both professionally and personally. Very negative stuff, that would forever alter fans opinions of WDI.

Would the general public care? Perhaps not.
But it would certainly be a substantial PR mess.

Could we hear some examples?

 

[Lee]

Could we hear some examples?

Not from me.
Besides, this is a family-friendly forum...

 

[flynnibus]

How is it so widely known the someone has a ton of dirt...if the dirt itself is not known? How does one know it's truly dirty dirt.. if you don't know what it is?

Just having a hard time understanding how this is so widely 'known' without what he knows being known.

Or if it is widely known.. how is he holding any cards when everyone already knows?

 

[Captain Neo]

Could we hear some examples?

Well I hear certain "Favors" were exchanged for job positions. Use your imagination

 

[Lee]

How is it so widely known the someone has a ton of dirt...if the dirt itself is not known? How does one know it's truly dirty dirt.. if you don't know what it is?

Just having a hard time understanding how this is so widely 'known' without what he knows being known.

Or if it is widely known.. how is he holding any cards when everyone already knows?

It isn't really widely known. If it was, the would have already hit the fan.
Much of the really...interesting...stuff is only known by those truly "inside" and those whom they have confided in.

 

[Lee]

Well I hear certain "Favors" were exchanged for job positions. Use your imagination

Oh, that's a given.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Oh, that's a given.

I just started my career in finance and have already seen this more than once. After the first time it's less shocking. Long story short... Nothing would surprise me.

 

[asianway]

Oh, that's a given.

How about favors for credentials? Is that a given too?

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Everybody has bedroom secrets. Especially in the creative industries. Ballet companies, fashion, design. It's one big Sodom and Gomorra. The same goes for ad agencies and stock broking, but less homosexual and more cocaine.
There is no reason to assume an interior designer suddenly behaves differently when he designs interiors for Disney.

Big deal. The only people who worry about any of that are the very people who don't read books and never set foot in LA.

 

[Lee]

Everybody has bedroom secrets. Especially in the creative industries. Ballet companies, fashion, design. It's one big Sodom and Gomorra. The same goes for ad agencies and stock broking, but less homosexual and more cocaine.
There is no reason to assume an interior designer suddenly behaves differently when he designs interiors for Disney.

Big deal. The only people who worry about any of that are the very people who don't read books and never set foot in LA.

Easy to say.

But would a company as "family-friendly" want such tales about one of its divisions to be made public?

Nope. It would be a PR nightmare.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

The stories Tony could tell would certainly cast a bad light on some former execs/regimes.

The most damning information would possibly involve current and former imagineers, both professionally and personally. Very negative stuff, that would forever alter fans opinions of WDI.

Would the general public care? Perhaps not.
But it would certainly be a substantial PR mess.

I could see an outlet like the New Yorker doing a long form piece and that getting picked up, but scuttlebutt on a wdw fan forum will pick up little traction.

 

[jmuboy]

Can BRAVO please do a show the "Real Imagineers of WDI"

 

[the.dreamfinder]

So I take it the stuff in the Herb Ryman Bio Warp and Weft was just barely the tip of the iceberg?

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Can BRAVO please do a show the "Real Imagineers of WDI"

Considering that bravo is owned by UNI, you betcha!!

 

[SirLink]

I could see an outlet like the New Yorker doing a long form piece and that getting picked up, but scuttlebutt on a wdw fan forum will pick up little traction.

With the certain creative title and enough press to get it noticed 'in the wild'. You could imagine some interest forming especially from certain portions of the globe which would take greatly to having some good ammo to chuck at Disney.

 

[Lee]

So I take it the stuff in the Herb Ryman Bio Warp and Weft was just barely the tip of the iceberg?

Haven't read it. Should I?