There was something I intended to write about upon my return from the D23 Expo, but it wound up gathering a bit of dust on the shelf along with about two dozen other stories I still need to tell from that time. This one is about Disney and labor relations; what would have otherwise been […]
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Seriously. What?? Oft-maligned (by me) Disney Parks chief Jay Rasulo becomes Disney’s Chief Financial Officer. Fair enough, he cares way more about money than theme parks anyway, and fans have wanted to see him gone for years. But current CFO Tom Staggs takes his place as chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts? A switch?! […] Previously, on As the Eisner Turns… Ambitious young Michael Eisner and his boon companion Frank Wells took over control of Walt Disney Productions, which was struggling to make its way in the modern film industry. Disney began to cash in on underexploited assets, and the eyes of management shifted from theme parks to film and […] Disney put out a press release this evening, which has already led to an article in the New York Times, trumpeting the fact that a deal has been approved for Shanghai Disneyland. But wait a minute. No doubt pushed to show their hand by my shocking exposee from two days ago, Disney has done nothing […] For nearly two decades, beginning with Frank Wells wining and dining Chinese officials in 1990, the Disney corporation has danced around the possibility of building a theme park in Shanghai. China’s largest city was long a target destination for former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, but despite frequent negotiations during the 1990s the park was never […] |
 From the Progress City archives comes this collection of 33 tall tales and true from Disney history. Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook formats.  |
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