The Time Comcast Tried to Buy Disney

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Midway to Main Street

Midway to Main Street

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@jstn5471
@jstn5471 6 жыл бұрын
You don't buy Disney, Disney buys you.
@geom9_archive
@geom9_archive 5 жыл бұрын
Forgotten Potato They can’t buy me
@justinhuman3278
@justinhuman3278 5 жыл бұрын
I was too poor to pay the rent. They got me.
@Zebrowsky79
@Zebrowsky79 4 жыл бұрын
just ask George
@KnotPhound
@KnotPhound 4 жыл бұрын
Unless you're Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, AT&T, Comcast, Huawei, etc.
@joshuajoe1419
@joshuajoe1419 4 жыл бұрын
Completely honest, I would rather be owned by Disney than Comcast
@raphaelmarquez9650
@raphaelmarquez9650 6 жыл бұрын
Now Comcast owns Universal, and they've been screwing their theme parks by adding screen-based rides/motion simulators and less Disney-style dark rides with animatronics.
@revolvingworld2676
@revolvingworld2676 6 жыл бұрын
Raphael Marquez I like those rides, but yeah I've been to Universal and they barely have any actual "rides".
@ratzingermonteiro2873
@ratzingermonteiro2873 5 жыл бұрын
I feel bad for DreamWorks
@abbyginge03
@abbyginge03 5 жыл бұрын
Its kinda sad and annoying seeing that almost half of the rides at both universal parks in florida are just rides slapped in front of a screen
@ShEr-et8mk
@ShEr-et8mk 5 жыл бұрын
The new harry potter ride is epic to be honest
@carschmn
@carschmn 5 жыл бұрын
No kidding. I went back two years ago and everything I liked at universal had closed. Harry Potter land is cool but the rest is lame.
@abrandenburg10
@abrandenburg10 6 жыл бұрын
In the words of Qui-Gon-Jin "There's always a bigger fish"
@bakomusha
@bakomusha 6 жыл бұрын
There are no bigger fish anymore, and when the Fox deal goes thru they'd be the ocean.
@DekuOfPower
@DekuOfPower 6 жыл бұрын
Alphabet, Andrew. Alphabet.
@bakomusha
@bakomusha 6 жыл бұрын
Alphabet isn't into the entertainment industry, beyond KZbin. They are a technologies company. They have no reason, or drive to buy them out.
@morphinscorer9876
@morphinscorer9876 6 жыл бұрын
Andrew Brandenburg oooo big goober fish
@mr.pencilsharpener8004
@mr.pencilsharpener8004 6 жыл бұрын
You were right. The negotiations were short
@MrFreedomFries
@MrFreedomFries 6 жыл бұрын
The Muppets. No one seems to remember Disney snagged the Muppets as well.
@hotwax9376
@hotwax9376 6 жыл бұрын
I do. And it's interesting to note that Disney had collaborated The Jim Henson Company and Lucasfilms for a number of years before purchasing either one (the Indiana Jones Adventure ride at Disneyland is a good example of this). In fact, Jim Henson was himself an admirer and fan of Disney and was in talks with them to potentially purchase his studio at the time of his death. That original plan fell through because Eisner and the rest of Disney's top guns wanted the deal to include the rights to Sesame Street, which Henson and his company steadfastly refused to allow. Since Disney did eventually purchase The JHC, I kind of wish they would make some sort of work that involves Mickey and Kermit in some sort of partnership--perhaps cohosts for a TV special of some sort?
@allisonwillett6251
@allisonwillett6251 6 жыл бұрын
That would be so amazing. I really wish the muppets were more popular they're so charming
@MrFreedomFries
@MrFreedomFries 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting take. I didn't know that about the Sesame Street characters being the reason it fell through. Just to be clear (and a little bit be "that guy"). Disney bought the Muppets (excluding Sesame characters) not the Jim Henson Company. The JHC is still owned and run by Henson's kids. I think Mickey and Kermit would be hard to put directly together. Kermit shouldn't be animated, and the Kermit walk around is terrifying. I also don't think it would work to make a Mickey Mouse Muppet. What Disney should do is release seasons 4 and 5 of the Muppet Show!
@MrFreedomFries
@MrFreedomFries 6 жыл бұрын
I honestly hope not. Sesame while able to generate income, is still largely an educational enterprise. Disney is a company. The stated goals for each are different, and Sesame's goals would be subsumed if they came under the House of Mouse.
@phineas626
@phineas626 6 жыл бұрын
Old Nerd Ramblings intresting fact around the time Disney bought the Muppets was exactly the same time Comcast made their bid for Disney
@clarktooncrossing3975
@clarktooncrossing3975 6 жыл бұрын
Funny how Comcast attempted to get the better of Disney again by trying to buy Fox themselves. At this point, I’m starting to think they like loosing to the Mouse House.
@lucasgonzalez6346
@lucasgonzalez6346 6 жыл бұрын
Comcast just put more money on their Bet a few days ago and they won’t stop this bid until “the mouse” looses. This ones going to Universal.
@theshawnatiom7918
@theshawnatiom7918 6 жыл бұрын
Disney needs to get to stocks of the fox stocks tight hold on to it tight for 2 years it would take two years for the activation happen for Comcast people don't want this
@MysteryMii
@MysteryMii 6 жыл бұрын
Lucas Gonzalez Annnnd.... Disney just added more money to their bid.
@lucasgonzalez6346
@lucasgonzalez6346 6 жыл бұрын
MysteryMii215 Universal just added as well. At this point if either wins, there will be massive debt. The difference is Comcast will not take money out of the parks. The studios are one of their most profitable assets, but Disney has been know to not fund projects and leave the park to be at a stand still. Just like they did a few years back. It was when universal made both Potter lands that Disney decided to begin new projects for their parks.
@AaronSongz6
@AaronSongz6 6 жыл бұрын
Looks like Diane Disney was wrong of what she said. Now Disney is a corporate monster that destroyed Star Wars.
@pepsiaddictgaming
@pepsiaddictgaming 6 жыл бұрын
You definitely should do a video on the changing of CEOs in 2005. :)
@UmmYeahOk
@UmmYeahOk 6 жыл бұрын
CEC HANGOUTS Yeah, Eisner brought so much to the company. You could even credit him as to potentially saving it. But he receives so much hate. I’d like to know why.
@harrisd1983
@harrisd1983 6 жыл бұрын
UmmYeahOk Eisner did save Disney, but eventually started making a lot of mistakes. He was responsible for all the crappy direct to video sequels to the animated classics. He also almost lost Pixar by playing hard ball when at the time they were the only ones making hits for Disney. Just to name a few things
@CalicoJackal
@CalicoJackal 6 жыл бұрын
And he butchered Kingdom of the Sun causing it to turn into The Emperor's New Groove (still a good film, but the original would have been SOOOO much better).
@RiverRev
@RiverRev 5 жыл бұрын
And include the power of Roy Jr. He not only overthrew Eisner, he push Ron Miller out to put Eisner in in the first place.
@In-N-Out333
@In-N-Out333 Жыл бұрын
It's been 5 years and he still hasn't made any such video.
@aquapyro1
@aquapyro1 6 жыл бұрын
And now Comcast owns NBC/Universal and is in the theme park buisness
@joseorduna6270
@joseorduna6270 6 жыл бұрын
aquapyro1 And when Comcast/Universal to control Disney and destroy all Disney Parks
@goodjobeli
@goodjobeli 6 жыл бұрын
And Comcast also owns Illumination. It scares me that DreamWorks and Illumination are owned by the same company why, one makes mainly good films and one makes rushed crap.
@zachmcewen4048
@zachmcewen4048 4 жыл бұрын
@@goodjobeli NBCUniversal should have declined that deal in 2011. Both NBC Universal and their parent company NBCUniversal rightfully belong to the people. Comcast needs to stop trying to become a monopoly, they should not have control over NBCUniversal at all.
@globalbattlewrestling2762
@globalbattlewrestling2762 4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget they own sky which is one of the largest companies in the world right now or atleast europe
@joshuajoe1419
@joshuajoe1419 3 жыл бұрын
@@zachmcewen4048 NBCUniversal didn’t have a choice, GE choose to sell them.
@russianboss0378
@russianboss0378 6 жыл бұрын
It just amazes me that after 20 years trying to grow, the Disney company was virtually back to where they started.
@sonicman1282
@sonicman1282 6 жыл бұрын
Walt Disney pictures a Comcast Company
@jinsoulieeee
@jinsoulieeee 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, please do a video on why Eisner left the company and how Iger was chosen/hired to become the next CEO!! It would be a great topic seeing how Eisner is always seen as a villain
@carschmn
@carschmn 5 жыл бұрын
Corina Disney actually had a room where its animators could leave mean caricatures of Eisner.
@casewhite5048
@casewhite5048 6 жыл бұрын
screw comcast
@deadn00b1
@deadn00b1 6 жыл бұрын
Disney better buy Fox.
@deadn00b1
@deadn00b1 6 жыл бұрын
IT'S OFFICIAL! DISNEY IS NOW GONNA ACQUIRE FOX!
@LikaLaruku
@LikaLaruku 5 жыл бұрын
Screw Disney too. But god that merger would have been a colossal disaster.
@Joey-yd5gy
@Joey-yd5gy 5 жыл бұрын
Well mickey mouse wouldnt have existed without universal taking away oswald
@howtubeable
@howtubeable 6 жыл бұрын
3:23 Excellent editing! "...like he owned it" followed by a smug shrug from Eisner. Very funny!
@Elemiriel
@Elemiriel 6 жыл бұрын
If you guys haven't watched the movie "Walt Before Mickey," I HIGHLY recommend it! There's a lot that it covers about the early years of Walt's career in animation that really informs his decisions later in life, and it's just a well done, artistic movie! And NOT made by Disney, so maybe not so rose-colored as it could have been.
@karinayleo
@karinayleo 4 жыл бұрын
Yep and I watched this one on Netflix about The Social Dilemma. Thanks to that I only have now KZbin for my daughter so she can watch her little cartoon shows and me just to get instructed like this type of videos.
@starsparkle78
@starsparkle78 6 жыл бұрын
I finally read Disney War. Thanks Rob
@MuppetCore
@MuppetCore Жыл бұрын
“Had a more beloved company made the offer, perhaps it would have been received better.” Ummm…is Apple beloved? I’m asking from the future. 😳
@PokettoManStar
@PokettoManStar 6 жыл бұрын
Why does nobody ever mention the Fox Family and Muppets acquisitions, or the sale of Power Rangers to help finance the Marvel buyout? Just saying, they're good stories!
@JimmyisaGeek
@JimmyisaGeek 6 жыл бұрын
Poketto I'm interested in both.
@PokettoManStar
@PokettoManStar 6 жыл бұрын
The Power Rangers story is particularly interesting, because Disney struggled to fit the brand into their portfolio--contrast that to Marvel (and then Star Wars), and how Disney keeps their core identities the same. Power Rangers also set a standard for branding--it wasn't "Disney's Power Rangers"--but they published the DVDs, it crept into Disney Stores and parks--it was a learning process.
@JimmyisaGeek
@JimmyisaGeek 6 жыл бұрын
Poketto Interestingly enough the several Disney seasons of Power Rangers are fan favorites. Fan reception was positive.
@PokettoManStar
@PokettoManStar 6 жыл бұрын
A lot of the praise put on Disney PR is reflective. Part of it is 'grass is greener', part of it is the quality of this decades' seasons. There were fans of NS and DT. SPD fans. And then RPM fans towards the end. A lot of the love for that era, and other seasons, is a new trend.
@JimmyisaGeek
@JimmyisaGeek 6 жыл бұрын
I suppose you're right. Especially with how the show is being received now that Saban bought the rights back.
@2kdegenerate708
@2kdegenerate708 6 жыл бұрын
Now Disney is the Shark in the water now being easily the biggest media conglomerate in the world.
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
What's interesting is that they're this media giant right now, but in the biggest picture of just global corporations, whether it's market cap or revenue, they don't even crack any top 25 lists. So there's still those bigger fish out there, just luckily in other fields. However if a day ever came that an Apple or Verizon or AT&T wants to expand, they'd be on the table.
@2kdegenerate708
@2kdegenerate708 6 жыл бұрын
Rob Plays This is true, they just dominate the media market. It would surprise me if Apple or the company that owns Google, I think is called Alphabet, tried to expand and buy them out.
@2kdegenerate708
@2kdegenerate708 6 жыл бұрын
Ray Wilson Once this Fox deal goes through, it will retake the tops in terms of revenue.
@disneyngooglesuckatvideogames
@disneyngooglesuckatvideogames 6 жыл бұрын
2kdegenerate even with fox they still won’t top Comcast revenue considering Disney has 56b to Comcast 84b. That’s a long way. And Comcast is challenging Disney for sky so it isn’t over
@2kdegenerate708
@2kdegenerate708 6 жыл бұрын
Ray Wilson the 21st century fox had a revenue of 28.4b last year not counting the other assets it would be obtaining in the Fox deal. They will surpass Comcast after the total deal is done and at full operation by 2020.
@botanicus2921
@botanicus2921 6 жыл бұрын
These videos are so damn good! Keep up the good work, dude.
@eliseerickson5994
@eliseerickson5994 6 жыл бұрын
I've always been interested in Disney and these videos are top quality for KZbin. Clear information, no BS, awesome graphics, could balance of graphics to talking - Love it!
@ninjamaster3453
@ninjamaster3453 6 жыл бұрын
Stuff like this makes me sad. At least corporate American had shareholders who could vote and be heard. Today companies like Alphabet (google), facebook and Snapchat have all voting shares contained to the foubders, by design, to retain all power. Shareholders have no say at any direction of the company.
@lohphat
@lohphat 6 жыл бұрын
Ninja Master BINGO. The controlling majority share holds tend to be a small number of entities forcing the rank and file shareholders simply along for the ride. Because wealth begets wealth and the regulatory agencies being intentionally underfunded and defanged, the wealth accumulation grows. Add to that the wealthy own the legislature, they get copyright law extended again and again to retain their ownership of key assets instead of letting them into the public domain. The roses run the hen houses and continue to amass wealth and control past the point of any real competition. This isn’t capitalism, it’s crony cartels bartering who won trolls which part of the market.
@seankkg
@seankkg 3 жыл бұрын
If only Roy was alive to see what Iger did... Be feeling pretty silly about letting Eisner go.
@firecrakerj3312
@firecrakerj3312 5 жыл бұрын
Dreamworks: We want YOU! To stop the mouse menace! People: But aren’t you guys owned by Comcast? Which is even worse? Dreamworks: Uhhhh....
@glycerinfarmer
@glycerinfarmer 6 жыл бұрын
Rob, I'm curious to know what your opinion of Eisner is. I don't know much about his tenure, but to me it seems almost like he felt he was a spiritual successor to Walt. He was making himself out to be the public face of the company in the way Walt was with hosting TV shows. Do you think that he was emotionally tied to the company?
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
I'll say this, he absolutely was trying to make himself out as the spiritual successor to Walt and I do believe that HE believed he was the next Walt. That said, I think he was far from the next Walt. He was definitely creatively minded for an executive, but there was so much more of a business mind there than Walt ever had. Personally I find him to be a really interesting figure because while many try to paint him as black and white, there were so many shades of gray. He totally helped turn around the Disney company in the 1980s and I think it's safe to say that Disney is around today BECAUSE of the work of Eisner and Wells. His singles and doubles approach to the box office was exactly what they needed at the time, and his decision to lean hard into the theme park business gave us the Walt Disney World we know and love today. If you compare WDW from 1984 to WDW today, it's so insanely different. That said, his best work was done when he had a series of check and balances in place and when circumstances forced him to think creatively. Once Disney did turn it around and he managed to wrestle near complete control of the company, partially due to the death of Wells, that's when he started to make mistakes. It could be said that his hubris is what lead to his falling out with Katzenberg, which cost Disney a valuable mind. It's also what lead to his falling out with Steve Jobs, which nearly cost Disney a future with Pixar. I also think that with age he began to lose touch of what people wanted in media, and he began to fall for the idea of big budget tentpole films after warning against them just 10-15 years before. All in all, he was talented and smart and did a lot for the Disney company, but it felt like he overstayed his welcome by about 7-10 years. Disney was lifted to a whole new level and it was time for a new CEO to step in and approach the company with a new outlook.
@devinsweeting4978
@devinsweeting4978 6 жыл бұрын
You know. I think Disney would have done well if they had a duo like Walt and Roy. One was the creative Imaginator, the face of the company. While the other managed the business side of things. The money, the stocks, the shareholders. You know stuff like that.
@mclark2288
@mclark2288 6 жыл бұрын
Have you done a video on Roy Disney's "Save Disney" campaign? I remember when that happened. Last time a Disney was actively involved in the company.
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
Not yet, but it's definitely on my list!
@srayj
@srayj 6 жыл бұрын
It really is fascinating to see how the Walt Disney Company has been on the brink so many times, yet always seems to survive. It makes me wonder, and fear, a time in the future when they may not be so lucky. I hope that never comes to pass, but you just never know. I think my biggest concern at this time is if they are over-extending themselves by purchasing and investing in so many IPs. I worry about the possibility that Marvel, Pixar or Lucas film will someday want to split away from Disney and if they do, that could have a terrible impact on the company as a whole and all of the lands and attractions that they are building based on films from those studios. Well, enough with the doom and gloom, great video as usual Rob!
@matterpal4347
@matterpal4347 6 жыл бұрын
It's so weird, but around 2005, Disney literally was very unprofitable and the theme parks were losing money. It's crazy to think how Disney was able to become successful, purely on their successful movie franchises and very smart subsequent acquisitions (Marvel, Star Wars).
@revolvingworld2676
@revolvingworld2676 6 жыл бұрын
srayj Is it possible for Pixar to one day leave disney? Or do they have an eternal contract?
@dt2985
@dt2985 6 жыл бұрын
RevolvingWorld You cant simply leave. They were bought. The company cant simply take the 7 billion won from the acquisition and then leave.
@matterpal4347
@matterpal4347 6 жыл бұрын
revolving, Pixar is now a subsidiary of Disney and completely owned by Disney. They don't have a contract with Disney, they are a part of Disney. Pixar as an independent entity doesn't exist anymore. The only way Pixar could not be part of Disney is if some other company offers to buy Pixar's name from Disney itself.
@srayj
@srayj 6 жыл бұрын
matter pal thanks for clarifying. I know they can’t just leave, but if Disney was overextended, they could consider selling off properties, which would still result in the issue of lands and attractions having to be re-themed.
@ThePete1081
@ThePete1081 6 жыл бұрын
Read the caption under the photo at 0:33. Rupert Murdock was the one who almost bought out Disney for $2.6 billion. And now Disney bought out part of Murdock's empire for $71 billion. So much has changed in just 35 years.
@phineas626
@phineas626 6 жыл бұрын
Intresting fact Esiner actually thought that Finding Nemo would be a Box Office Bomb flop. Yah good thing he didn’t stay that long after so
@Dashiell777
@Dashiell777 3 ай бұрын
Yeah, but I'd rather have him as the CEO than Eiger, he's awful.
@FrankG5874
@FrankG5874 6 жыл бұрын
Disney’s headquarters would of moved from Burbank, CA to Philadelphia, PA as that is where Comcast is located.
@phineas626
@phineas626 6 жыл бұрын
Frank Genovay tgat wouldn’t have happen Comcast bought Universal in 2011 you didn’t see them move to Phillidalphia
@stephenholloway6893
@stephenholloway6893 6 жыл бұрын
Turner is still has HQ in Atlanta despite Warner Brothers bought them. Now of course, AT&T now owns both and neither of their HQs moved to Texas. My point being that just because the overall parent company is in one state don't mean that the company it bought has to move with it. Plus as Phineas 626 said when Comcast bought Universal that studio didn't move to Philadelphia.
@sillygoose635
@sillygoose635 5 жыл бұрын
@@stephenholloway6893 *TimeWarner, not Warner Bros.
@stephenholloway6893
@stephenholloway6893 5 жыл бұрын
@@sillygoose635 Technically yes but Warner Bros were still part of the company.
@CoreyFiasco
@CoreyFiasco 6 жыл бұрын
This was a super interesting video Rob. Thanks for the History lesson :)
@Poly_steve
@Poly_steve 6 жыл бұрын
Great video. Nice work Rob. Also love the audio sounds of Disney at the very end of all your videos. Nice touch.
@VIDEO-kr6xc
@VIDEO-kr6xc 6 жыл бұрын
Comcast is eggman Disney is the blue blur,
@kootunesscrewy
@kootunesscrewy 3 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Walt Disney used to work at Universal back in the day.
@bloodflow82
@bloodflow82 4 жыл бұрын
Hey, just wanted to say how well you put these series together.
@closetdisneynerd
@closetdisneynerd 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great video Rob. I always enjoy them!
@nope2dat
@nope2dat 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Rob Really loving the videos. I was wondering if you could answer a question about the location of magic kingdom. So Whenever I look at the maps I always wonder why it is where it is. So Disney buys all this land in ready creek and at the beginning they only have plans for magic kingdom, contemporary and Polynesian resorts and eventually Epcot. So why build the new park at the far north end of their property, miles away from the freeway and separated from the car park and roads by a huge lagoon. Almost everything they've built since seems to be clustered far closer to the freeway and central Orlando in the south of all their land. Is there any reason for the isolation of the magic kingdom and would you do a video on it.
@RayyanRahman132
@RayyanRahman132 5 жыл бұрын
In America, Disney buys companies In Soviet Russia, companies buy Disney!
@TheJaybrone
@TheJaybrone 6 жыл бұрын
Beloved is definitely not a word associated with Comcast. That's the truth.
@user-em4wh5ji3w
@user-em4wh5ji3w 6 жыл бұрын
Roy E Disney saved Disney by leading an hosting of Eisner and installing Robert Iger as CEO. Iger was already great friends with Steve Jobs leading to a quick purchase of Pixar Animation. The success with Pixar snowballed into Marvel and then LucasFilm purchases which also get with Fox will be a cornerstone for their streaming service.
@Launchpad05
@Launchpad05 6 жыл бұрын
Because as we all know, Comcast knows exactly how to run a cable channel dedicated to video games, right?
@DarthTigger
@DarthTigger 6 жыл бұрын
You have a nice style Rob, and engaging content. Good work!
@adrennalynnable
@adrennalynnable 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob! I'm studying for my last law school final "business organizations" and this was a good study break that wound up being a little review session.
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
Nice! Good luck with your final!
@user-ty6we2sp2m
@user-ty6we2sp2m 6 жыл бұрын
Imagine them calling you every day about some ticket you paid but they won't listen to you about. And they won't even answer. Ugh.
@Stephie2007
@Stephie2007 6 жыл бұрын
ironically enough, Comcast now owns Universal.🤣
@CentralValleyRyan
@CentralValleyRyan 6 жыл бұрын
Love the content and episodes you put out. Keep doing what you do. Thanks Rob!
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ryan!
@Jayyyyyyy_____
@Jayyyyyyy_____ 6 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best Disney channels that I have ever seen. Thank you Rob for the good quality Disney video another time! :)
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words!
@RTCMAHL
@RTCMAHL 6 жыл бұрын
Dear Lord that would have been bad . . . . just bad.
@brianbarkhouse9938
@brianbarkhouse9938 6 жыл бұрын
My question would be, how is Disney situated today when it comes to any type of acquisition or is there even any companys that are rich enough to even attempt such a thing...Perhaps Amazon?
@SFSVHS
@SFSVHS 6 жыл бұрын
What about Google?
@MrWholdaway
@MrWholdaway 6 жыл бұрын
APPLE has lots of money
@nathanielsadler6720
@nathanielsadler6720 6 жыл бұрын
If comcast did buy disney comcast wouldn't let anybody watch disney programs on any channel. Comcast would force everybody to watch disney movies on demand for a price they probably already do.
@Nayplays1
@Nayplays1 5 жыл бұрын
If Disney and Comcast merged today, and nobody stopped them, they would rules the world
@TheMrPeteChannel
@TheMrPeteChannel 5 жыл бұрын
A very scary thing.
@jonmcinnis1645
@jonmcinnis1645 Жыл бұрын
Bruhplays I think Comcast should buy Disney (after Disney buys Sony (and after Hasbro sells the rights of the 2% of the marvel characters they own back to marvel aka rom and micronauts) )
@UmmYeahOk
@UmmYeahOk 6 жыл бұрын
1:13 Poor economy and fear of terrorism? No! It’s all Eisner! As for poor movies, they ran out of classic stories to tell. They took a gamble with a modern unknown story like Lilo and Stitch, and succeeded. But with their TV... ...what little good they had was marathoned to death. And, while I joked about a bad economy, there was a time when I could walk into the Disney Store, and NOT find any products with Donald. And the parks started doing the same. Pooh could be found absolutely everywhere though. There was more of him than Mickey!
@glenngoodale1709
@glenngoodale1709 6 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your updates .... need more Rob
@devinsweeting4978
@devinsweeting4978 6 жыл бұрын
This may also be related to Walt himself refusing to be under ant parent company. Back when Mickey was just gaining popularity, many companies and distributors tried to buy out Walt. Walt had however been screwed over with this situation before with another popular character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Who was swindled from him by Charlie Mintz. You can even see traces of this in Diannes Quote.
@nicholasantonson7296
@nicholasantonson7296 2 жыл бұрын
I want to buy Disney when I get older
@jonharding2237
@jonharding2237 6 жыл бұрын
You do such a great job on your videos. Always great!
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words Jon!
@frejthefridgethefrej1077
@frejthefridgethefrej1077 6 жыл бұрын
I really hope you do make that video on Michael Eisner leaving from Disney. That would be super interesting
@advancetotabletop5328
@advancetotabletop5328 6 жыл бұрын
I already know how long the waiting times would be for the lines in ComCastLand! :P
@Browchowskis
@Browchowskis 6 жыл бұрын
Has there been any news on the Star Wars Land opening.
@mingklytus
@mingklytus 4 жыл бұрын
These videos are great. Than you for the hard work.
@sophiastrophair5756
@sophiastrophair5756 6 жыл бұрын
You are so underrated I can’t wait for your channel to grow!
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@BeingShari
@BeingShari 4 жыл бұрын
Hearing the carousel music at the end makes me so sad and I really miss Disneyland
@MattMcIrvin
@MattMcIrvin 6 жыл бұрын
So... Comcast bought NBC/Universal instead, and owned the other big theme park complex in Orlando.
@phineas626
@phineas626 6 жыл бұрын
The main reason Comcast Wanted Disney was for the stake Disney Owned of ESPN and Comcast wanted to expand the sports division and Televison Assets Disney Owned at the time. So technically they didn’t want Disney for Disney just for those two things.
@MeowMeow_95_
@MeowMeow_95_ 3 жыл бұрын
And now Disney is struggle bus!
@infinitygenealpa
@infinitygenealpa 4 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad this never happened. Fuck Comcast.
@technicCarp
@technicCarp 6 жыл бұрын
Love your vids my first ti.e at Disneyworld was in April 2018 and i love it
@brianpguil
@brianpguil 6 жыл бұрын
what if Disney bought comcast
@darklordrowan6152
@darklordrowan6152 6 жыл бұрын
Eisner would have never hired Jake Paul
@cyanmanta
@cyanmanta 6 жыл бұрын
Rob, have you ever considered doing a video on how crowded it can get at the Magic Kingdom and how Disney uses the four closure phases to manage the crowds?
@bengoodwin2141
@bengoodwin2141 6 жыл бұрын
It’s probably good that Disney wasn’t purchased, Comcast would get too big
@christianflores1724
@christianflores1724 6 жыл бұрын
Can u do universal and Comcast history
@MYCRAZYPRODUCTIONS
@MYCRAZYPRODUCTIONS 6 жыл бұрын
I feel like word from Pixar ending their distribution deal with Disney did not help Eisner’s situation
@primusvsunicron1
@primusvsunicron1 5 жыл бұрын
Was this before or after Comcast bought NBCUniversal
@ImTitan16
@ImTitan16 4 жыл бұрын
Before
@user-ty6we2sp2m
@user-ty6we2sp2m 6 жыл бұрын
Where is 1:24 from
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
That's the 2001 animated Disney film "Atlantis: The Lost Empire"
@mashrafeealam2387
@mashrafeealam2387 3 жыл бұрын
If Comcast dares to buy Disney
@connerhaun8160
@connerhaun8160 6 жыл бұрын
I like they didn't buy over the Disney Company
@DarkDie00
@DarkDie00 6 жыл бұрын
One word: Whew!😌
@polarisice3190
@polarisice3190 6 жыл бұрын
We all know Disney can grow without it
@totallylegityoutubeperson4170
@totallylegityoutubeperson4170 Жыл бұрын
And now in 2023, Bob Iger is poised to possibly sell large swaths of the company, maybe even the whole thing.
@ldtobi1
@ldtobi1 6 жыл бұрын
Why was the castle, a castle? Or why was Mickey’s old name Mortimer? What’s your favorite dish in Disney world? How did you get into disney? pls answer these
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
-Walt felt it would serve as a tall iconic jump into a fantasy world that would help orientate guests regardless of where the were in the park. -It was just the original name Walt thought of for the character. When he ran the idea past his wife, Lillian, she shot it down and Mickey was suggested instead for sounding more friendly and likable. -At the moment, a burger, fries, and a shake at the Sci-Fi Dine-In theater! -I grew up going to Disney a lot as a kid, and as I grew older I began to appreciate the work and attention to detail that went into maintaining the immersion of the parks. That lead me to reading more and more into the history of the parks.
@asherhelms8204
@asherhelms8204 6 жыл бұрын
they blame facebook for trying to form a monoply
@nortonhatfield7312
@nortonhatfield7312 6 жыл бұрын
Disney also owns Tim Burton productions and Muppet too.
@RoboFuryMan
@RoboFuryMan 6 жыл бұрын
I hope they become Mouse food next.
@aaronjohnson4681
@aaronjohnson4681 6 жыл бұрын
it seems like that, they could have valued from having comcast aiding them , but have a direction that is positive and well managed then that way they could have avoided the mess they are in today with the fox deal this is exactly why i believe, disney needs to turn their act around, as a company so they can serve the public better, and be better generous to other companies
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
Hard to really argue they're "in a mess" today. The Fox deal is going to add a significant amount of value to their company and pretty much ensure that they'll have the box office locked down for the foreseeable future. In all honestly, Comcast failing this bid was probably one of the better things to happen to the company.
@Victoriasworld100
@Victoriasworld100 6 жыл бұрын
your the best Disney historian on youtube hands down !
@JimmyGoodYT
@JimmyGoodYT 6 жыл бұрын
Another great one!
@golden1_1dragon12
@golden1_1dragon12 6 жыл бұрын
N now Disney is fighting Comcast over the fox xmen and fantastic four. Nasty bussiness
@MnMsandOreos
@MnMsandOreos 6 жыл бұрын
Idk what’s up with your camera, but it looks like you’re in front of a green screen!! Wild
@apollo4657
@apollo4657 6 жыл бұрын
Then there’s Apple who could buy Comcast and Disney at the same time IN CASH and not even bat an eye. Lol They won’t though. Great video! 👌🏻
@oilspillsignlanguageandsqu7990
@oilspillsignlanguageandsqu7990 6 жыл бұрын
Someday Comcast could be bought by Disney after they consume Fox.
@juanalonsouriasburr110
@juanalonsouriasburr110 6 жыл бұрын
i live your videos rob
@jacquietimms3075
@jacquietimms3075 4 жыл бұрын
Someone buying Disney? Inconceivable!
@willhand8321
@willhand8321 6 жыл бұрын
Comcast bought my dads own tech company after he died instead of giving it to our family Comcast bad
@andrewcooper7438
@andrewcooper7438 6 жыл бұрын
Isn’t Roy Disney Walt’s brother
@MidwaytoMainStreet
@MidwaytoMainStreet 6 жыл бұрын
Two Roys. Walt's brother was Roy O Disney. Roy O had a son who was also named Roy (Roy E Disney).
@elijahsplaytime2540
@elijahsplaytime2540 5 жыл бұрын
Comcast will make another bid on Disney
@prphd555
@prphd555 6 жыл бұрын
Lol at the timing
@c0mpu73rguy
@c0mpu73rguy 5 жыл бұрын
Disney should buy Comcast, that would be funny.
@doubleflores8350
@doubleflores8350 5 жыл бұрын
c0mpu73rguy that would seem unlikely though, given how Comcast surprisingly has more money than Disney when it comes to Revenue. Comcast is too big of a corporation for Disney to buy. Thank goodness.
@nicholasantonson7296
@nicholasantonson7296 2 жыл бұрын
Good cool.
@sohag-g5932
@sohag-g5932 2 жыл бұрын
Good video.
@Dashiell777
@Dashiell777 3 ай бұрын
It's funny now because Disney is once again in financial trouble. Although I don't think universal could buy them out like they could back then. I could see Netflix or apple buying them though.
@leowande6308
@leowande6308 6 жыл бұрын
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