Yet another Disney episode. Skyler Bimat joins the show to unpack the complex and fascinating era of Disney following Walt Disney's death. We delve into the creative lows of the 1970s and 1980s, leadership shake-ups, and how the company narrowly avoided a corporate takeover. From there, we track Disney’s massive comeback in the ’90s, only to watch history repeat itself with another downturn in the following decade. It’s a candid look at how Disney survives its worst moments, reinvents its identity, and somehow keeps the magic alive even when everything behind the curtain is falling apart.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro, Voice Acting 

3:59 - Walt Disney

5:47 - Aftermath of Walt’s Death

6:56 - Changes in Animation 

8:36 - Company Culture Divide, 70s Outputs

9:23 - Don Bluth, Cutting Corners on Animation, Chanticleer

13:50 Bluth vs Disney

15:16 - Parks Stagnation, Ron Miller Era

16:11 - Founding Touchstone

16:44 - Who Censored Roger Rabbit

19:42 - Creating Disney Channel, Early Struggles, Changes

21:08 - Disney Pop Star Making Factory

22:05 - Ron Miller Regret, Attempted Corporate Takeover, Miller Ousted

24:21 - Dream Team Arrives

26:03 - The Black Cauldron, Remaking Bad Movies, Stuart Little 

31:15 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Bill Murray

33:00 - The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King

35:16 - Frank Wells Death and Aftermath, Change in Quality

36:00 - Pocahontas, Hunchback, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan

38:50 - Downfall of Eisner

40:02 - Euro Disney, Hong Kong Disney

40:37 - Acquiring ABC, Iger, Save Disney, Eisner Forced Out 

44:00 - Iger Era

46:24 - Turning Red

47:12 - History May Repeat, State of Affairs 

49:04 - Disney Abu Dhabi

49:50 - Outro