Mopo.... Roy E. Disney was one of few business people I saw eye to
eye with on how to run a company..
I have done about 8 projects for Walt Disney's various companys.. Like
the Disney catalog, the Disney MGM themeparks, Disneyland, The Disney
Stores
and even some internal groups like the accounting dept.. They are a
great group to work for as
the pay on time. And treated me well.. I even sold Movie posters to that
little shop at MGM Disney studios..
here'S My Roy story..... see I was asked by Disney buyer to do a
Clapperclock for Disney for Walts I think 75th anniversary..
And it was a very hard decison because the Buyer asked me to meet taiwan
pricing .. I said.. I will not cut
my quality as this is Walt Disney and to me he represents quality,
creativity and a Great amerivan Brand
that represents to people a Legacy of Good will ! I wanted to do a
Over the top piece without cutting corners.
well It was a $7,000.00 Order which at time I needed the money.. Funny
I need about that now too..:)
well so I said Im sorry sir I will not do ths Order...... he said OK Ill
take it to taiwan.. we agreed to disagree,,
So basically I thought... IM NUTS as who would turn down a Order at this
time..???
So a few months later.... Roy E. Disney.. RESIGNS from Disney sighting
almost verbatim My same issues!!!
Imagine that.. so he started tis site clled www.savedisney.com with
Stanley Gold from thier SHAMROCK
ivestment firm and went on to dethrone Eisner and the others that had
ruled with BOTTOM line Logic
FOOTNOTE- afew months after Roy left and my refusal.. in a Trademagazine
it says " Disney decides to go back to quality" as they saw even dureing
Eisners tenure that Junk was undermining the brand..
also I received a letter From Disney one day that said Roy ad Eisener
had asked them to write me as I offerd Ideas
on How to Turnaround EUROdisney.. I od them instead of Useing USA
traditions in the theme.. to embrace the customs and culture of he
locallity and get locals to be involed so that Tourists would see a
world wide Disney and not USA only customs... Mickeys a International
Mouse and concept..... I am not sure if they used theideas or not.. that
was like 1990 or later... I think Disney is a Universal medium to share
perpetual ideas and art and science and cultureal... It allow and has
supported every creative medium there is,, thats why I like it.
Yet they forgot what made the Magic Kindom so cool. in the fisrt
place.... Disney was one of the most important
lessons to me of what Quality entertainment is..The technical
acheivemenst of Disney are more than anyone
has doe in past or since,, Like sound... Film.. animatronics and you
name it
the tecnicolor Images are branded in my Brain,, Like Gepptto and his
Pinnochio... Bambi and all the rest Mickey Mouse and goofy baically took
the Human condition and played it out in toons.
Stokowski and Fantasia... even though it was above my head..:)
Coinsidence.. or some kind of cosmic messege I just sent a order to
Disney austsrailia childrens show... ? you tell me.
So when I joined the save Disney I would send Roy emails.. saying Go get
em Roy.. and attboy Roy,,,,
I was impressed///// so as You know they succed in the ouster and I
lost track of Disney.. But always thought
I would like to work with? For Roy as when I read the resignation letter
It looked like what I would write,,
So Ifelt we were on the same mind set.... Actually my friend sold his so
a lifesize character he makes and I was so
in awe that here he was shipping to Shamrock and I couldnt say a peep!
SoRoy was also into making films and a avid sailboater and I think was
close to Daughter and seemed to me like a great businessman.. Shamrocks
holdings are all over the place.. and the Stanley Gold teamate seemd like
a Great friend and business partnership.. that is too much misiing in
todays society and business world..
So even though Ive never met him face to face.. I think its almost
symbloic that at this time he passed as its
his commitment to serving his customers of his Uncle the world of Kids
and familys that is what I keyed into..
and whay My personal lesson from him was./
And what will live on and what he left was better than just a bank
account deposit...
To me it was his sincer concern about maintain the integrity Of the
Disney Franchise and the creative legacy
Of His Uncle Wat's visions...
Walt Im told had great bouts of depression and would lock himself in
theoffice and cry as many of his ideas were not looked at as wise or
would be understood by bankers,,
So he even had sold off his camareas and gear to finace a trip west...
he was bootlegged by many and had the rights taken away by Universal....
he was the father of MERCHANDISEING Movie memorabilia..
Haveing finaceed Disney world by selling or renting Kiosks in the park
to western graphics etc.....
So Roy and his Dad both knew the Disney Formula.... and gaurded it Loyaly..
From what I read and heard Roy was a pillar of Honesty and integrity
that many leaders in Buiness have
failed to recognize and emulate.
So Mr Roy E, Disney.. thank YOU and my best to his Kids and family ....
a hero this man is to me.
Peace and Love to all.
Best, Tom Martin dec 16, 2009
Hollywood dream Factory®
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