LPWire: Statement by Roy E. Disney on Closure of Walt Disney Florida Feature Animation Facility

Statement by Roy E. Disney on Closure of Walt Disney Florida Feature Animation Facility

The following is a statement issued by Roy E. Disney:

Closure of the Walt Disney Florida Feature Animation facility is yet another example of Michael Eisner's de-emphasis of creativity and total indifference to the impact his decisions have on the people who helped to make the company great. Once again, the Eisner regime has emphasized short-term gains over long-term value. The drain of talent over the past several years from the company's feature animation department in Orlando, Burbank, Paris and Tokyo has been absolutely gut-wrenching. People are being asked to leave because management --  particularly Michael -- can't figure out what to do with them. That certainly is not the fault of the talent. It is the fault of the so-called strategic thinkers at headquarters.

--Posted January 13, 2004
Source: Shamrock Holdings, Inc