Michael Eisner and the Disney Renaissance (w/ Noah Secades)

Noah joins the podcast to talk with Kemdi about Disney's history, how the company got by without Walt, and the highs and lows of the Eisner era. Timestamps0:00 - Intro1:25 - Early Disney History, Snow White3:54 - War Movies 5:13 - Post War Period, Disneyland7:40 - 1960s, Walt’s Further Ambitions8:54 - Walt Dies, Aftermath, Roy Disney, Decline of Animation 11:32 - Ron Miller, Touchstone15:11 - Don Bluth17:08 - To Kill a Mockingbird, Song of the South Tangent18:20 - Walt’s Background 20:58 - Escapism, Societal Change 22:31 - Cultural Divide in the Studio, Tim Burton27:09 - Ron Miller Ousted28:20 - Return to Oz, Tron31:58 - Attempted Corporate Takeover and Restructuring 34:11 - Black Cauldron and other late 80s movies 35:42 - Rescuers Down Under 37:18 - Beauty and the Beast, Oscar Nomination38:20 - Break38:52: Aladdin, Robin Williams 42:20 - Lion King, Mulan 43:15 - Celebrity Voice Actors45:14 - Frank Wells Death, Katzenberg Leaves to Start Dreamworks49:10 - Superstar Limo Ride, Rivalry with Universal Studios 52:41 - Break53:31 - Decline of the Disney Renaissance 55:42 - Problems with Disney59:31 - Outro