Darkbeer
03-14-2005, 06:23 PM
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/03/14/sections/news/news/article_442124.php (http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/03/14/sections/news/news/article_442124.php)
QuikQuote: Tom Daly, the Orange County clerk and former mayor of Anaheim, once described Eisner as "brusque, demanding and certainly not afraid to rub people the wrong way" - qualities that raised the hackles of business partners and many shareholders.
David Koenig, author of three books on Disney - including two on Disneyland - said Iger's appointment wouldn't change much in Anaheim. "What this means is a continuation of the good and the bad," he said. "Iger is Eisner light."
Many critics say the whole concept of a California- themed park in California was misguided. "He's saddled the company with an albatross," said Al Lutz, a long-time Disney observer.
QuikQuote: Tom Daly, the Orange County clerk and former mayor of Anaheim, once described Eisner as "brusque, demanding and certainly not afraid to rub people the wrong way" - qualities that raised the hackles of business partners and many shareholders.
David Koenig, author of three books on Disney - including two on Disneyland - said Iger's appointment wouldn't change much in Anaheim. "What this means is a continuation of the good and the bad," he said. "Iger is Eisner light."
Many critics say the whole concept of a California- themed park in California was misguided. "He's saddled the company with an albatross," said Al Lutz, a long-time Disney observer.