The Keys to the Kingdom
The Keys to the Kingdom
“A SECRETARY WHO started working at Disney in the mid-eighties remembers attending an orientation class for new employees. Seated nearby was a craggy gentleman who introduced himself simply as “Frank.” “Poor old guy,” she thought. Starting a new job at his age seemed rough. Later, she found out that the poor old guy was the new president and chief operating officer of the company.
In many ways, the Disney headquarters in Burbank could have been a rather dull attraction at one of its theme parks:... the land that time forgot. The company’s forty-four-acre plot had at its center a cluster of low, unpretentious buildings surrounded by gardens and hedges. Mickey Mouse peered from mailboxes and signs on buildings. Tom Hanks, who had eaten at the commissary while making Splash, said the place was like “a Greyhound bus station in the fifties.” There was also a moldering backlot with ersatz shopfronts and city streets. The set used for the Zorro television series still stood even though the show had been out of production for nearly thirty years.MoreLess
In many ways, the Disney headquarters in Burbank could have been a rather dull attraction at one of its theme parks:... the land that time forgot. The company’s forty-four-acre plot had at its center a cluster of low, unpretentious buildings surrounded by gardens and hedges. Mickey Mouse peered from mailboxes and signs on buildings. Tom Hanks, who had eaten at the commissary while making Splash, said the place was like “a Greyhound bus station in the fifties.” There was also a moldering backlot with ersatz shopfronts and city streets. The set used for the Zorro television series still stood even though the show had been out of production for nearly thirty years.MoreLess
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