Roy Disney has passed on.

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"We all grow older, we do not have to grow up"--Archie Goodwin ( 1937-1998)

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A great loss, one of the champions of the new era-post Eisner. He will be missed.

"We all grow older, we do not have to grow up"--Archie Goodwin ( 1937-1998)

Roy, a real gentleman

Hello.

Roy will really be missed. For years, he was one of animation's champions, especially 2D. He really was a humble, gentle person.

I got to chat with him a hand full of times. He used to stop by the Disney Institute and walk into classes - what a thrill for the guests! We first met at the Smithsonian Institute and then at the Disney Institute and at other times. He has a castle off the coast near Cork and we would share our "Irish" experiences.

He brought the company back from the brink a couple of times - he never doubted what he did. He loved animation the the Disney animation heritage.

What a great person!

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Larry

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Wow, that's sad.
I remember the only time I saw him in real life, which was 2003 in Annecy when he came on the stage one summer evening to introduce the open-air screening of Fantasia 2000.
Let's hope he has found a worthy spiritual heir in Lasseter for classical animation. A start has been made.