You guys run the show, I just want a job working a ride in Fantasy Land and free lunch at Cosmic Ray's Starlight cafe, and for my family to have free annual passes. Oh, and can I have a room at the Grand Floridian?:D
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You guys run the show, I just want a job working a ride in Fantasy Land and free lunch at Cosmic Ray's Starlight cafe, and for my family to have free annual passes. Oh, and can I have a room at the Grand Floridian?:D
I kinda like disney just the way it is, but I'll vote for whoever will make me a little side room, in It's it small world. I always thought when I was a little girl what a wonderful bedroom, that ride would make.
Arlen Ness or Willie G Davidson
Warren Buffet would also be a good choice.
Me...I should run it. I should take over the entire company. Oh the things I would do...:evil:
I cant remeber if i posted here or not.... the job should go to someone who can get the Dream back and follow a set plan and make the Company smaller. someone who can see the future while preserving the past and remember that it was all started by a mouse. Someone that is not afraid to ask during an interview what the intervewee knows about the Disney Dream and isn't afraid to preserve the dream....thats who should get the job....AND maybe even ask AP and PAP and SP holders wo tey think...We are willing to spend the money to go somewhere that a man 50 years ago dreamt of therefore we shold have a say in this...
That would be me! (Or any other member of this site!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Summer Sun
I have to go with myself on this one... Lou can be my assistant...
Just let me run Star Wars Weekend and Star Tours all year round. For obiovious reasons
:-D :theforce: :r2d2:
Lou I haven't met you or spoke to you on the site yet but I think you should be CEO just from the way you are handling this website and other site members should have other jobs in the parks. I think we would all make Disney a place were everybody would want to go including the non-disney lovers (are there really crazy people out there that would not love DISNEY :wink: )
While I do think that many of the people from this site would be the best at running Disney, I have always wondered why it is not still in the family. There is a save disney web site run by Roy Disney(Walts nephew). Why isn't he running the company. Does anybody know?
I have no problems being the #2 guy :) but...
JediPrincess... thanks for the vote of confidence :) I really do appreciate the support! You always have a job with me (plus the whoel Star Wars and Jersey thing going for you.. you rate quite high with me) ;)
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I think it has to do with the (guess what political party?) billionaire oilmen the Bass brothers of Texas (bought 25% of Disney stock in 1984 when the company was in dire straits and then made their boy Mikey Eisner CEO. Their friends in Congress passed the telecommunications bill that lead/greased the way to the merger of Disney and Capital Cities/ABC). They still own billions of dollars of Disney stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by sx2143
Whenever a company decides to go public it is subject to takeover and/or being sold if a majority of the stockholders thinks it is best for the company (and their wallets). Of course, this can be avoided if a company decides to stay private a la the Mars Candy company. Uncle Roy and the rest of the Disney family owns billions of $$$ of Disney stock, but do not own a majority of it. That fact was one of the bones of contention in the battle between Uncle Roy and Mikey Eisner in that Mikey did not grow the stock value for many years and as a result the Disney family lost millions and millions of dollars in stock value. However, the company has turned around and all the millions lost have been recouped many times over. The fight now is about the direction The Disney Co. should go, and not about money per se.
I seriously think I'd do quite well with the company, short-term anyway. I wouldn't be totally partial to the endless 'What would Walt have done?'. Some decisions have to be made, some attractions have to be closed/changed. But I would do it with reference to what guests and consumers were saying. The difference is I wouldn't be totally heartless like a certain someone ;)
Only a few months to go! But then again, Bob Iger aint all that promising....
Thank you Jiminy cricket,
I had a feeling that was what happened but I was never sure. I am a Mary Kay beauty consultant and something simular happend in the eighties to our company. However, Mary Kay saw problems arrising and bought back all of the shares. I wish the same thing could happen with the Disney family. I think things would be much better if they were running the company again.
As for me, I think I would be good running Disney, but I really would rather play one of the characters at the parks.:D
You're welcome! If you are curious this is what Disney owns:Quote:
Originally Posted by sx2143
Publishing
Hyperion
Miramax Books
ESPN Books
Theia
ABC Daytime Press
Hyperion Audiobooks
Hyperion East
Disney Publishing Worldwide
Cal Publishing Inc.
CrossGen
Hyperion Books for Children
Jump at the Sun
Volo
Michael di Caupa Books
Disney Global Children's Books
Disney Press
Global Retail
Global Continuity
Magazine titles include:
Automotive Industries
Biography (with GE and Hearst)
Discover
Disney Adventures
Disney Magazine
ECN News
ESPN Magazine (distributed by Hearst)
Family Fun
Institutional Investor
JCK
Kodin
Top Famille - French family magazine
US Weekly (50%)
Video Business
Quality
Broadcasting (includes the Capital City/ABC subsidiary)
Television
ABC Television Network
Owned and Operated Television Stations
WLS - Chicago
WJRT - Flint
KFSN - Fresno
KTRK - Houston
KABC - Los Angeles
WABC - New York City
WPVI - Philadelphia
WTVD - Raleigh - Durham
KGO - San Francisco
WTVG - Toledo
Radio Stations
WKHX – Atlanta
WYAY – Atlanta
WDWD – Atlanta
WMVP – Chicago
WLS – Chicago
WZZN – Chicago
WRDZ – Chicago
WBAP – Dallas
KSCS – Dallas
KMEO – Dallas
KESN – Dallas
KMKI – Dallas
WDRQ – Detroit
WJR – Detroit
WDVD – Detroit
KABC – Los Angeles
KLOS – Los Angeles
KDIS – Los Angeles
KSPN – Los Angeles
KQRS – Minneapolis - St. Paul
KXXR – Minneapolis - St. Paul
KDIZ – Minneapolis - St. Paul
WGVX – Minneapolis - St. Paul
WGVY – Minneapolis - St. Paul
WGVZ – Minneapolis - St. Paul
WABC – New York City
WPLJ – New York City
WQEW – New York City
WEVD – New York City
KGO – San Francisco
KSFO – San Francisco
KIID – Sacramento
KMKY – Oakland
WMAL – Washington DC
WJZW – Washington DC
WRQX – Washington DC
KQAM – Wichita
KKDZ – Seattle
WSDZ – St. Louis
WWMK – Cleveland
KMIX – Phoenix
KADZ – Denver
KDDZ – Denver
WWMI – Tampa
KMIC – Houston
WMYM – Miami
WWJZ – Philadelphia
WMKI – Boston
WDZK – Hartford
WDDZ – Providence
WDZY – Richmond
WGFY – Charlotte
WDYZ – Orlando
WMNE – West Palm Beach
WEAE – Pittsburgh
WDRD – Louisville
WPPY – Albany, NY
KPHN – Kansas City
WQUA – Mobile
WBML – Jacksonville
WFDF – Flint
WFRO – Fremont, OH
WDMV – Damascus, MD
WHKT – Norfolk
Radio Disney
ESPN Radio (syndicated programming)
Cable Television
ABC Family
The Disney Channel
Toon Disney
SoapNet
ESPN Inc. (80% - Hearst Corporation owns the remaining 20%) Includes ESPN, ESPN2,ESPN News, ESPN Now, ESPN Extreme
Classic Sports Network
A&E Television (37.5%, with Hearst and GE)
The History Channel (with Hearst and GE)
Lifetime Television (50%, with Hearst)
Lifetime Movie Network (50% with Hearst)
E! Entertainment (with Comcast and Liberty Media)
International Broadcast
The Disney Channel UK
The Disney Channel Taiwan
The Disney Channel Australia
The Disney Channel Malaysia
The Disney Channel France
The Disney Channel Middle East
The Disney Channel Italy
The Disney Channel Spain
ESPN INC. International Ventures
Sportsvision of Australia (25%)
ESPN Brazil (50%)
ESPN STAR (50%) - sports programming throughout Asia
Net STAR (33%) owners of The Sports Network of Canada
Other International Ventures (all with minority ownership)
Tele-Munchen - German television production and distribution
RTL-2 - German television production and distribution
Hamster Productions - French television production
TV Sport of France
Tesauro of Spain
Scandinavian Broadcasting System
Japan Sports Channel
Television Production and Distribution
Buena Vista Television
Touchstone Television
Walt Disney Television
Walt Disney Television Animation (has three wholly owned production facilities outside the United States - Japan, Australia, Canada)
Movie Production and Distribution
Walt Disney Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Hollywood Pictures
Caravan Pictures
Miramax Films
Buena Vista Home Video
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista International
Financial and Retail
Financial
Sid R. Bass (partial interest - crude petroleum and natural gas production)
Retail
The Disney Store (Sold most mall stores, but own name and WDW store)
Multimedia
Walt Disney Internet Group
ABC Internet Group
ABC.com
ABCNEWS.com
Oscar.com
Mr. Showbiz
Disney Online (web sites and content)
Disney's Daily Blast
Disney.Com
Family.Com
ESPN Internet Group
ESPN.sportzone.com
Soccernet.com (60%)
NBA.com
NASCAR.com
Skillgames
Wall of Sound
Go Network
Toysmart.com (majority stake - educational toys)
Disney Interactive (develops/markets computer software, video games, CD-ROMs)
Music
Buena Vista Music Group
Hollywood Records ( popular music and soundtracks for motion pictures) Lyric Street Records (Nashville based country music label)
Mammoth Records (popular and alternative music label)
Walt Disney Records
Theater and Sports
Theatrical Productions
Walt Disney Theatrical Productions (productions include stage version of The Lion King,Beauty and the Beast, King David)
Professional Sports Franchises
Anaheim Sports, Inc.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (National Hockey League)
Theme Parks & Resorts
Disneyland - Anaheim, CA
Disney -MGM Studios
Disneyland Paris
Disney Regional Entertainment (entertainment and theme dining in metro areas)
Disneyland Resort
Disney Vacation Club
Epcot
Magic Kingdom
Tokyo Disneyland (partial ownership)
Walt Disney World - Orlando, FL
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney - MGM Studios
Walt Disney World Sports Complex (golf course, auto racing track and basball complex)
Disney Cruise Line
The Disney Institute
Other
TiVo (partial investment)
last updated 7/30/04
Boy, thats a lot of companies that disney owns. I wonder how they do that.