Michael Eisner Disney Quotations

Of course, economic downturns are never good news, but historically, our company has always emerged from them stronger than ever, ... With this in mind, we remain confident in meeting or exceeding our fiscal goals for this year and about the long-term prospects for The Walt Disney Company.

While the breadth of his new responsibilities will be wide, he has consistently demonstrated the creative and management capacity to handle the broad range of duties he will now shoulder. With this promotion, we are consolidating all Disney Studios operations under Joe Roth.

There have been some economic challenges, and of course 9/11, and then this year there's been like a strike a day, and then they had the heat wave, where 10,000 people died, so therefore not even the pixie dust that Disney has can help,

Throughout its history, Disney has been a leader in the development of new entertainment technologies, ... Our involvement in GO Network represents a fitting addition to this legacy. With GO Network, we are bringing a new level of functionality and entertainment to the Internet.

Although the Disney franchise has a demonstrated ability to drive long-term growth, we are definitely not satisfied with our long-term performance, ... As a result, we are taking a number of steps, including an across-the-board assessment of our cost structure, to address the situation.

The message of the second quarter, as with the first, is that Disney continues on track, ... We continue to see encouraging signs in our parks and resorts unit and we are highly focused on addressing the challenges at the ABC network.