If you could meet a Disney Legend...

Post by **Len90** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 1:03 pm

Mine would have to be Marty Sklar. He was pretty much WED's right hand man throughout everything. He had a say in the design and construction of pretty much everything that was built. Finally, he was born in New Brunswick NJ. I really think meeting him, and talking to him would be the best possible thing besides going back in time and coming face to face with WED himself.

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 1:17 pm

Wow, there would be soooooo many: Herb Ryman, Marc Davis, X Atencio, Buddy Baker, Paul Frees, Mary Blair, Rolly Crump, Claude Coats, and so on. Unfortunately, most of these people are no longer with us.

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 3:11 pm

mindflipper wrote:Wow, there would be soooooo many: Herb Ryman, Marc Davis, X Atencio, Buddy Baker, Paul Frees, Mary Blair, Rolly Crump, Claude Coats, and so on. Unfortunately, most of these people are no longer with us.

Yes to everyone on your list...X. Atencio would be amazing to meet! Since Mr. Davis is no longer with us, his wife is and would be awesome to meet as well! Alice Davis.

It's nearly impossible to name everyone that I would like to meet/have met.

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 3:13 pm

MmeLeota wrote:It's nearly impossible to name everyone that I would like to meet/have met.

Amen to that!

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 3:57 pm

I would say Eisner. Just to ask him what he was thinking with some of his actions and ideas. He is to Disney as Rick Pitino is to my beloved Celtics. Both set their respective organizations back several years. Eisner forced out Roy Disney and Pitino stripped Red of his Presidents title. May they both not have a day of peace for a long time.

momeja · Post by **momeja** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 4:10 pm

kcarts wrote:I would say Eisner. Just to ask him what he was thinking with some of his actions and ideas.

Do you mean in a

way or in a

way?

theBIGyowski · Post by **theBIGyowski** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 4:28 pm

momeja wrote:
kcarts wrote:I would say Eisner. Just to ask him what he was thinking with some of his actions and ideas.
Do you mean in a way or in a way?

How about being a fly on the wall with Walt and Eisner having a "meeting"?

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 4:41 pm

kcarts wrote:I would say Eisner. Just to ask him what he was thinking with some of his actions and ideas. He is to Disney as Rick Pitino is to my beloved Celtics. Both set their respective organizations back several years. Eisner forced out Roy Disney and Pitino stripped Red of his Presidents title. May they both not have a day of peace for a long time.

I would have to ask him why he tried to destroy Disney and then show him a couple of things I learned growing up in Brooklyn!!

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 4:45 pm

Jacca5660 wrote:
kcarts wrote:I would say Eisner. Just to ask him what he was thinking with some of his actions and ideas. He is to Disney as Rick Pitino is to my beloved Celtics. Both set their respective organizations back several years. Eisner forced out Roy Disney and Pitino stripped Red of his Presidents title. May they both not have a day of peace for a long time.
I would have to ask him why he tried to destroy Disney and then show him a couple of things I learned growing up in Brooklyn!!

Might that have anything to do with a dark alley?

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 4:48 pm

MmeLeota wrote:
Jacca5660 wrote:
kcarts wrote:I would say Eisner. Just to ask him what he was thinking with some of his actions and ideas. He is to Disney as Rick Pitino is to my beloved Celtics. Both set their respective organizations back several years. Eisner forced out Roy Disney and Pitino stripped Red of his Presidents title. May they both not have a day of peace for a long time.
I would have to ask him why he tried to destroy Disney and then show him a couple of things I learned growing up in Brooklyn!!
Might that have anything to do with a dark alley?

That's a very good possibility! It would most likely have something to do with my foot and his BUTT!

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 4:55 pm

Jacca5660 wrote:
MmeLeota wrote:
Jacca5660 wrote: I would have to ask him why he tried to destroy Disney and then show him a couple of things I learned growing up in Brooklyn!!
Might that have anything to do with a dark alley?
That's a very good possibility! It would most likely have something to do with my foot and his BUTT!

...and cleats (or lawn aerator shoes)?

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 5:10 pm

Steel toed lawn aerators!!

This man had a scorched earth policy when he was at Disney! He tried to squeeze every penny he could out of it!! He really deserves to have certain parts of his body handed to him!

Can you tell this subject gets me a little excited?

momeja · Post by **momeja** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 5:32 pm

I don't disagree, especially in the later years when he kicked out all the best animators, but he did build the Epcot area, too. He was very good with the parks, just not so good with the movies, jmho. Not much of a team player, kwim?

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 5:42 pm

Can you tell this subject gets me a little excited?

Not at all...

Post by **Len90** » Apr Wed 14, 2010 10:31 pm

MmeLeota wrote:
Jacca5660 wrote:
MmeLeota wrote: Might that have anything to do with a dark alley?
That's a very good possibility! It would most likely have something to do with my foot and his BUTT!
...and cleats (or lawn aerator shoes)?

Remember, violence is not always the answer. Sometimes words can accomplish a lot more. I personally would like to talk to him and find out what he was thinking. There has to be a reason why.