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[Alcibiades]

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Disney CEO Michael Eisner to step down in 2006
[10 Sep 2004]

LONDON (AFP)

Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner will resign when his current term ends in 2006 after two decades as head of the media giant, he said in a letter to the board.

"I plan to retire from my role as chief executive officer of the company upon the conclusion of the term of my employment agreement on September 30, 2006," Eisner said Friday in the letter -- a copy was provided to AFP in London.

Eisner, who has been the target of aggressive shareholder discontent this year, also said: "Until then I shall continue to exert every effort to help the company achieve our goals, to assist the board in selecting the new chief executive officer, and to make the transition expeditious, efficient, and smooth and easy."

The letter put in formal form information provided by the 62-year-old Disney chief in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published earlier in the day.

Eisner had told the newspaper his decision had nothing to do with recent crises at Disney. It was "not asked for, not motivated by current circumstances at all," he said.

The group was forced to fight off a hostile bid by US cable group Comcast in April, while Eisner finally won support from the Disney board in May after 43 percent of shareholders voted to oust him in early March.

September '06 can't come soon enough...

I may actually become a Disney fan again.

Too many terrible moments, including his infamous prediction that "Pearl Harbor will be the biggest movie of the summer" back in 2001, then got spanked by rival DreamWorks with Shrek.

That movie was a totally positioned for a repeat of Titanic and luckily that didn't happen.

 

[Tritroid]

And there was much rejoicing.

 

[Dan]

It's only good news if one his cronies aren't selected to replace him. There are a lot of people on the board and in other high management positions that are basically Eisner Jr. While I dislike much of what Disney's up to creatively, I've been making some pretty nice money off their stock, so whatever.

 

[aparisi2274]

The only good thing Eisner did for Disney was the "Decade of Disney' back in the early 90's, when he came in, and built MGM studios, and then Animal Kingdom, and all sorts of other shit to make Disney strong again, and then in 2000, I guess he began the "Let me destroy everything I did in the 90's" era.

All hail King Eisner, destroyer of everything good at Disney.

 

[Rlan]

Speaking of Disney, Australia online shop EzyDVD updated today with a load of new Disney DVDs coming out

Aladdin 2 Disc DVD, 13th October, Along with the 4 disc BoxSet

Mulan 2 Disc Special Edition 10th November

Pocahontas - Special Edition (2 Disc Set) 10th november

Lilo & Stitch 2 Disc edition 18th November

Looks like me get them near or even before the US release dates! What's up with Disney lately? Are these two disc versions like the 'Ultimate' discs that are out for Lion King, and Aladdin? Bargin Prices too, $20AU! That's 15-ishUS!

Too bad Snow White is out of print here, and Alice in Wonderland wasn't released in Australia

 

[Alcibiades]

MAN, I've been waiting for a special edition Pocahontas DVD so I wouldn't have to buy a regular one.

Also, I'll be getting Aladdin and Mulan...

there's been too many "Cinderella 2's" in last few years, and not enough attention put to their already great movie collection that could be expanded on with special features, etc...

 

[Tritroid]

Speaking of Disney, Australia online shop EzyDVD updated today with a load of new Disney DVDs coming out

Aladdin 2 Disc DVD, 13th October, Along with the 4 disc BoxSet

MIEN

Although that boxart really sucks compared to the special editions of B & B and Lion King. :\

 

[ohamsie]

I want all four of those Disney special editions.


When are the U.S. release dates?

 

[Shinobi]

2006 eh? Well, better late then never. Though as Dan correctly stated, it means nothing if one of his ball blowers takes his seat.

 

[Scrow]

i've never seen mulan. is it any good?

 

[Dan]

When are the U.S. release dates?

Mulan hits the US on October 26th.

After some research, to my knowledge the Pocahontas and Lilo & Stitch sets do not have US dates yet, and haven't even really been announced. I'm sure they'll show up soon though.

Oh, and the Platinum editions of Bambi and Cinderella will be out in March and October 2005, respectively.

I've just started collecting all these. I grabbed the OOP Fantasia and Sleeping Beauty sets, along with Alice in Wonderland. Now to somehow find Snow White...

 

[cvxfreak]

Alright, Pocahontas on special edition DVD. Nice!