Great book.  I finished it the other night after only a couple of nights.  Highly recommend it  - a great history by someone who was actually there.  

I really liked the fact that he did not seem to have an agenda.  He told the stories as he saw them and did not lower himself to using his book to comment on the recent troubles of the Disney Company.  Very refreshing!

On the subject of books, Jim, how's yours coming along?  (I've resorted to public shaming until it gets published.)

Len

Old guys everywhere!  There has been a real upswing the reporting about the "has beens" arond JHM recently.  

Who are the young up and comers at within Disney that are going to excelerate Disney to the next level?

Rich

I rarely comment here, but I have to respond to richbirch.  Rich, I hope you didn't mean that to sound so offensive, but it did.  "Old guys"?  "Has beens"?!?!  Anyone who knows Charlie wouldn't use that phrase, except in the context "he HAS BEEN everywhere and done more than I ever will in my entire life".  The problem isn't that Disney needs more "young up and comers" (like Paul P, Cynthia H, Ed & Meg, etc?) but that they need more people in charge who remember their history.  And whoever takes Disney to "the next level", I hope they know how to spell accelerate.

There's a younger guy named Lassetter that's got some power now. He's been getting called every name under the sun as he tries to get Disney Co back to where it was, and up to the next level.

Jim:

Nice article.  I can't wait to read the book but I wish you would have created a mention and link to my site (that has the Donald Duck parade picture) instead of just crediting it to "Google Images".  When I checked Google images, that picture was on the first page and said it came from Walt Dated World and I did not see any other site that had it.  A mention would have enabled some new visitors to see my site.  I have links on my page to your site and would appreciate a mention in yours too.  

Mouseketeer Alison

Webmaster of Walt Dated World

http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com

I agree with skubersky!

...and I look forward to purchasing this book (right after I buy Gabler's).

Wow that looks great! I'll have to keep my eyes open for a copy.