RIP Roy E. Disney

withspirit · Post by **withspirit** » Dec Thu 17, 2009 7:13 am

Happy Landings, Roy. Thanks for all the Magic!

disneydreamer58 · Post by **disneydreamer58** » Dec Thu 17, 2009 12:30 pm

Now he has rejoined Walt and his Dad and they are bring magic to the heavens!
RIP Roy and my thoughts and prayers go out to all his family.

theBIGyowski · Post by **theBIGyowski** » Dec Thu 17, 2009 6:09 pm

Thank you Roy for fighting for all of us all of these years. You knew what your dad and uncle wanted and you saw it through until your last breath. It is our hope and prayer that someone will step up and have the courage to keep Walt's vision alive for generations to come. Rest in peace.

PureDisney · Post by **PureDisney** » Dec Fri 18, 2009 1:05 pm

Roy was a Disney Legend in every sense of the word, and his contributions to this great company have been profound and will always be remembered. For the next week we will be flying the Disney flag at half mast here at the Studio and at our parks, and I know you join me in sending thoughts and prayers to Royâ€™s wife, Leslie, his four children, and his 16 grandchildren. For those who wish to pay their respects, the family has requested that donations be made in Royâ€™s name to the California International Sailing Association (CISA) to benefit youth sailing.

This is a sweet memorial. I'm so glad that he was dedicated to the Disney ideals. He really brought about the second coming of Disney animation. I hate to think where Disney would be without him. He will be missed.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Dec Fri 18, 2009 1:23 pm

The Extinct Attractions Club has put together 2 packages in memory of Roy E. Disney. It might be nice to have these...a nice memory of an amazing man!

http://02d992c.netsolstores.com/roydisn ... kage1.aspx

http://02d992c.netsolstores.com/roydisn ... ge1-1.aspx

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » Dec Fri 18, 2009 3:07 pm

I had gotten an email about that and I thought that was very sweet of them to do.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Dec Fri 18, 2009 3:45 pm

elizabethswann wrote:I had gotten an email about that and I thought that was very sweet of them to do.

Yeah, me too...they seem to give back a lot. That's why I like ordering from there.

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Dec Sun 20, 2009 11:56 am

This happened while we were on our vacation in WDW. R.I.P. Roy. All the flags were at half mast in honor of his passing.

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Dec Sun 20, 2009 12:53 pm

GOOD WDW showed RESPECT!!

blinkereye123 · Post by **blinkereye123** » Dec Mon 21, 2009 5:14 pm

R.I.P. Roy E. Disney. You were a credit to the Disney family name and a beacon
for the memory and genius of your Uncle and Father. Your respect for the legacy
and tradition of the family business will never be forgotten.

Godspeed sir.

Peace.

Mousekedude · Post by **Mousekedude** » Dec Mon 21, 2009 5:22 pm

We had just gotten off of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad when we got the news. Word was apparently circulating through the parks already, just hours after his passing. We observed a moment of silence, and wondered whether the parks would announce anything like that too. Then we realized that it would have been logistically impossible to do with the crowds being what they were. Nice to see that at least they flew the flags at half staff.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Dec Mon 21, 2009 5:27 pm

It's awesome that they flew the flags at half staff...nice gesture.

ericpabear · Post by **ericpabear** » Dec Mon 21, 2009 7:52 pm

We were there when the flags were at half staff. I asked a cast member what had happened. His reply was, "some guy named Roy died." "Roy Disney" I asked. He said, "yes I think so." Right away I went to confrim at guest relations. Talk about a sad face. The guy looked like he was a close relative when he told me of Roy's passing.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Dec Mon 21, 2009 8:10 pm

His reply was, "some guy named Roy died."

That was the response from a CM????? My jaw hit the floor when I read that! It is pathetic and sick that a WDW CM isn't aware of who Roy Disney was...

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Dec Tue 22, 2009 11:10 am

Same here Mmleota! A CM did not know who Roy was!??!?!?! Yikes!