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So Disney has purchased Pixar outright...
Posted: Jan Tue 24, 2006 7:34 pm
by spaulo
Hopefully this will all work out.
The Disney Blog has more
Posted: Jan Tue 24, 2006 7:51 pm
by realcal
So will Toy Story 3 consist of old DL and WDW souvenir toys that have been forgotten on the shelves of Disney collectors?

Posted: Jan Tue 24, 2006 10:46 pm
by slotofkit
I am very excited about what the potential for this partnership is. Jobs is a very creative businessman and I gladly welcome him on the board. I'm glad Pixar's 2 chiefs are going to be creative gurus for Disney as well. I do wish Disney had tried to beef up the already existing animation department instead of giving up so fast, but at least we now get back to some of Walt's ideals of quality stories and family entertainment!
Posted: Jan Tue 24, 2006 11:26 pm
by zenmondo
I am thrilled that John Lasseter will be in charge of animation. Not the least of all, but I heard an interview with him a few years ago, and he is a fan and supporter of 2-D animation. He said something along the lines of that 3-d animation was good for some subjects (like Toy Story), and 2-D animation was good for others (he spoke about the graphic design of Mulan, which could not have been done in 3-d).
This is exciting news. I hope it brings new life to Disney. I heard on the radio though that the deal won't be finalized until summer?
Posted: Jan Wed 25, 2006 8:56 am
by ibscoop
It's a "Great, Big Beautiful Tomorrow!" Finally the Disney/Pixar ordeal is over and with a happy ending. It's very interesting how Eisner left and Iger steps right in and gets the Pixar deal done. Life is good!
Posted: Jan Wed 25, 2006 10:41 am
by QuickGold
I'm very excited about this news
Posted: Jan Wed 25, 2006 10:54 am
by Lion Sleeps Tonight
Wow, I'm not sure what to think. I kind of liked Pixar as its own entity, but I'm sure Disney won't screw it up...
Posted: Jan Wed 25, 2006 12:55 pm
by Disneynut
Sounds like great news to me.
Posted: Jan Wed 25, 2006 1:12 pm
by Dr. Ravenscroft
I was watching CNN this morning and they had a chart of the past Pixar/Disney Movies and the lowest box office total was in the upper 300 millions, Finding Nemo was over 800 Million
Here is the chart

Posted: Jan Wed 25, 2006 1:53 pm
by zenmondo
And just think, about 20 dollars out of all those millions was my contribution to the success of these movies.

And I never got a single thankyou.
Posted: Jan Thu 26, 2006 8:58 am
by QuickGold
Lion Sleeps Tonight wrote:Wow, I'm not sure what to think. I kind of liked Pixar as its own entity, but I'm sure Disney won't screw it up...
I had that fear as well but Steve Jobs is there on the board so I think he'll keep things in order, so to speak
Posted: Jan Thu 26, 2006 10:37 am
by zenmondo
Not to mention that John Lasseter reports directly to Bob Iger. He will look after the "Pixar Culture" I am sure.
Posted: Jan Sat 28, 2006 1:16 am
by rdeacon
zenmondo wrote:Not to mention that John Lasseter reports directly to Bob Iger. He will look after the "Pixar Culture" I am sure.
And lets not forget that Lasseter will have some design say in the attractions, which should be sweet.
I guess only time will tell how Jobs will affect Disney. He should help them move in some technical areas. I guess time will tell. DISNEY IPODS FOR ALL!!!!
Rich