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The Roy O. Disney Concert Hall, the primary performance space for the Herb Alpert School of Music at the California Institute of the Arts (of which Disney was a benefactor), is named after him. A statue of Roy seated on a park bench beside Minnie Mouse is located in the Town Square section of Main Street, U.S.A., at the Magic Kingdom theme park ...
Elias Disney (1859–1941), father of Walt Disney, and Flora Disney (1868–1938), mother of Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney; Lillian Disney (1899–1997), ink artist, philanthropist, widow of Walt Disney, mother of Diane Disney Miller
Disney was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Edna (née Francis; 1890–1984) and Roy O. Disney (1893–1971), the brother of Walt Disney. He graduated from Pomona College in 1951 and first began working for Walt Disney Productions as an assistant director and producer ( True-Life Adventure ).
Before his tenure with Disney, Wells had worked for Warner Bros. as its West Coast vice president in 1969, then in 1973 as president, and in 1977 as vice chairman until he left the company in 1982. Disney directors Roy E. Disney , Stanley Gold and Sid Bass had ousted President and CEO Ron W. Miller in 1984.
a Bill Walsh production for Disney,’ or ‘that’s a John Hench design for Disneyland.’ I’ve spent my whole life building the image of entertainment and product by Walt Disney. Now Walt Disney is a thing, an image, an expectation by our fans. It’s all Walt Disney—we all think alike in the ultimate pattern. I’m not Walt Disney ...
Roy's nephew Charles Elias Disney chose to name his son Charles Roy Disney in Roy's honor. [ 17 ] Their son, Roy Edward Disney (January 10, 1930 – December 16, 2009 [ 18 ] ), was a longtime senior executive for the Walt Disney Company and the last member of the Disney family to be actively involved in the company.
Disney (left) with his brother Roy O. Disney (right) and then Governor of Florida W. Haydon Burns (center) on November 15, 1965, publicly announcing the creation of Disney World. During the early to mid-1960s, Disney developed plans for a ski resort in Mineral King, a glacial valley in California's Sierra Nevada.
The Roy O. Disney Building. The Roy O. Disney building is located next to the animation building and held the office of Roy O. Disney to whom the building is dedicated. The building used to be the main administration building on the studio lot prior to the opening of the Team Disney – The Michael D. Eisner building.