Michael Eisner

This is all I could find out in my quick search for that time period you were looking for:

Thats from the Wiki.

Im looking into it more

I think there's a pervading idea that Michael Eisner was far more about making money, than about standing as sentry over the Disney legacy, and that many of his ideas and projects were cheaply executed. I think most fans blame him squarely for what they see as the monstrosity that was Disney California Adventure (which is now being completely overhauled. I have seen it described as having a "strip mall" feel in its original style.) Other than that...I've never been in the innerworkings of Disney fandom. We just love Disney. So I'm not really sure, and I look forward to seeing some of the answers posted here as well.

I agree with Lizzy B. and on top of that Eisner's appointment came at a very tumultuous time in the corporation. Roy Disney had left and there was talk of a hostile take over. If you read the company chronology of 1984 http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/disnehis/disn1984.htm you'll get an idea of the troubles going on that led to the appointment of Michael Eisner.

Eisner led the company into an era of unprecedented growth, however in doing so he left behind several of the things that made Disney so special. Though he can be credited with some milestones during his tenure, in general I believe that customer service and general upkeep suffered. In his later tenure it seemed like all he cared about was the money and he had no connection to the legacy of his position. Now, as a CEO he had a legal obligation to the company shareholders to make a profit, however what many don't understand is that a lot of Disney Shareholders are a sentimental bunch who care about how that money gets made as well.

Towards the end of Eisner's tenure Roy E. Disney led what could best be described as a shareholder revolt with his website savedisney.com, I had one of their bumper stickers on my car. Eventually Roy and his supporters were able to oust Eisner and make peace with Bob Iger giving those sentimental stake holders a glimmer of hope once again.

I think with Eisner... it was a good thing and a bad thing. I personally didnt see him as what the media and some of the stock holders made him out to be. He did save a lot of things... and if I remember right... one of them was the cartoons. He wanted those Disney movies back, and if I remember right... it was kinda because of him. I could be totally wrong... but he made Little Mermaid and Lion King happen. Granted... im not 100% on this... but yeah. California Adventure was all him... but I think its turning around now. Not because of him... but at least its there.

I think he was in a hard place. Disney was diving toward the red, and he needed to do something. People talk about how he ruined the parks, blah blah. I think if he hadn't had done what he did, there would be no Disney. I makes me cry just thinking about it!. But he didn't do EVERYTHING right, I will give you that.

Absolutely he was in a hard place, and some really great things happened while he was in charge! I don't think that he was the devil, but I think that his time had run it's course. Sometimes when you're in the middle of the forest you simply lose sight of the trees.

It pretty much that way for anyone in a posstion of power isn't it? The bad things are remembered the most while the good things are overlooked alot.