As most of you know Roy E. Disney resigned from Disney, Requesting that Michael Eisner also resigned, but as of yet, He's still running the company into the ground.
http://www.savedisney.com/ Is a website started by Roy E. Disney and there's a petition to have Mr. Eisner resign as CEO of Walt Disney Corp. I know most petitions don't usually do any good, but it's just a name, if you care anything at all about disney please read the website nd please sign the petition. The website has lots of information about why Roy Disney and Stan Gold resigned, What Michael Eisner is doing to the company, and read letter roy has sent to people, and letter's the website has recieved.
Also There's a new company formed of disney's Former 2d animation teams Called
Legacy Animation studios Here's a press release:
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA (January 8, 2004) – Legacy Animation Studios, a new animation production studio in Orlando Florida, opens its doors in Winter Garden, Florida close to Orlando later this month. The studio will offer a full-range of traditional hand drawn (or 2D) animation services for film, television and commercials. Legacy was established by a group of animators and artists formerly employed by Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida. Legacy will also be dedicated to developing original properties for television and film. In time the studio hopes to produce its first feature film project.
“We believe that traditionally animated films are still a viable form of entertainment,” says Legacy Animation Studios Directing Manager, Eddie Pittman. “Our goal is to create quality animated films with compelling stories and strong characters and to continue Walt Disney’s legacy of hand drawn animation.”
The Legacy team has the talent to back up their claim, with the combined experience of over 25 animated films including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Mulan and Lilo& Stitch.
Pittman has worked on such animated features as Mulan, Tarzan, and Lilo & Stitch. He has taught for the renowned Computer Animation program at Ringling School of Art and Design, and his popular drawing classes taught around Central Florida have been recommended to aspiring animators by Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida. Recently, he directed Legends of the Night Sky: Orion, the world’s first full dome (360°) traditionally animated movie for AV-Imagineering.
Also joining the management team as Creative Director is veteran assistant animator David Nethery. Nethery has nearly 20 years of experience as an animation artist, most of those years at Walt Disney Feature Animation. His credits include such characters as "Meeko” the raccoon from Pocahontas, "Mushu” from Mulan, "Cobra Bubbles” from Lilo & Stitch, and most recently "Tug" and "Koda's Mom” from Brother Bear.
Legacy currently has three projects in development including a short film that will begin production in late January 2004.
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There's another Disney Related Story
HERE I won't quote it since this post is already large enough.
Save Disney!