SaveDisney.com Press Conference
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Video of the March 2nd SaveDisney.com Press Conference in Philadelphia
On March 2nd at the Loews Hotel in Philadephia Roy Disney, Stanley Gold and their Save Disney campaign held a press conference to answer questions regarding the campaign. Later in the day a rally was held for hundreds of Save Disney supporters. LaughingPlace.com will have more on that rally later this week.
Below are videos of the introduction by Stanley Gold and the answers to most of the questions. Because the reporters didn't have microphones, the questions are summarized.
- Introduction
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(l-r) Eugene, Krieger, Roy Disney, Stanley Gold, Michael
McConnell
- Q: What percentage of withheld votes are you looking for?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: Who do you have in mind for a successor?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: What are you doing this now?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: You voted for many of the things you're now complaining
about, eg. Fox Family. Why do you put the blame on Eisner?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: Your view on Comcast, the fan websites and targetting
smaller shareholders?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: What type of company woud Roy like the company to be?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: Do you think Disney will split the Chairman and CEO
positions to placate those that withhold votes?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: Given 9/11 and that Disney was one of the hardest hit
companies, hasn't Disney actually performed well?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: Why did you do something while you were still on the
board?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: If Eisner were to leave, could some of the lost
relationships, like Pixar, be restored?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: What would Roy do with the theme parks?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: Is there a personal or emotional component to this given
your name is Disney?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: More on the question of emotions
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: Do you want CFO Tom Staggs and President Bob Iger
removed as well?
Low Bandwidth • High Bandwidth - Q: It has been written the Pixar deal was not a good deal
for Disney. Why, if Eisner left, would Disney want to do the deal?
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-- Posted March 2, 2004