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Disney Animation

part of Disney

3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 23, 2026 by David Rosenthal · across every show →

Everything said about Disney Animation, oldest first

Jun 23, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Disney's animation staff fell from 500 to 125 by the 1980s
“Disney animation during this decade goes from a staff of roughly 500 at the time of Walt's death All the way down to just a 125 by the early eighties.”
David Rosenthal Jun 23, 2026 ▶ 4:05:53 The Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio) · Acquired
Aug 10, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Walt Disney Animation released only three movies between 1971 and 1984
“Disney Animation had only released three movies from 1971 to 1984, and they had a film called The Black Cauldron in development for nearly a decade.”
Ben Gilbert Aug 10, 2026 ▶ 24:54 Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire · Acquired
Aug 10, 2026 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Iger secretly concluded Pixar's leadership needed to replace Disney Animation
“So during his CEO audition process, Bob Iger had completely lost faith that Disney animation can be fixed from within. And secretly he concludes that the only viable path to restore Disney animation to its proper glory is to replace the entire leadership team.…”
David Rosenthal Aug 10, 2026 ▶ 1:51:03 Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire · Acquired
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