Magenta Panther
Well-Known Member
You seem to want to have your cake and eat it too. Yes, Iger greenlit the restoration (quotes not needed) of Walt's office which was far more than that little sub-section seen on One Man's Dream tucked away in the back of a theme park where it clearly belongs more than its original location, you know, where Walt worked every day. It is multiple rooms -- many of which had to be completely rebuilt and reconstructed. It was a pretty significant project and labor of love for the Archives staff and the public CAN see it.
I'm also very sorry that you are bummed that Bob Iger is not having attractions made for movies that came out in the 40s and 60s (I'm sure the gang at WDI is crushed as well) and that Fantasmic, which operates at three parks around the world, is not enough to satisfy your Fantasia craving.
Again, B.S. Walt's office belongs in WDW, in the building meant as a tribute to him, where people from all over the world can experience it, rather than:
The suite, which opened earlier this month, will be a permanent exhibit of the archives. It will be open to Disney employees, cast members and studio visitors. In 2016, it will be added to a tour of the lot and archives offered to “gold members” of Disney’s D23 fan club.
You can read the rest of the puff piece here: http://www.latimes.com/socal/burban...estored-to-historic-glory-20151224-story.html
Yeah, PLENTY of people can see Walt's office now, IF they can afford the Gold membership and IF they can obtain a studio tour and IF they work for Disney. Big deal. Remember that the Art of Disney Animation was taken over by an Iger purchase, and that Walt's tribute film is now in rotation with ads for new Disney films. How can you look at that and not see a disrespect for the Disney company founder and the art form that built (and still largely sustains) the company?