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Issue 40 Spring 2010

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Remembering Roy E. Disney By Sandy Cohen Remembering 1 Roy E. Disney

LOS ANGELES making of such films as New and Renewing 2 ² Roy E. Disney, ¶V. the son and He also became a savvy Members nephew of the investor over the years, Co. Just a Reminder 3 forming Shamrock Hold- founders, who ings with his friend and twice led share- fellow Disney board mem- holder revolts that ber Stanley gold in 1978.

shook up the fam- The fund grew to become a ily business, died major investor in California Wednesday, De- real estate, the state of Is- 4 cember 16. He rael and other entertainment Around the Barn was 79. The Walt and media companies. Summer Movie Disney Co. an- In 2007, Forbes magazine Night at the Barn 4 nounced that ranked him as the 754th Disney died in richest person in the world Mail Car 5 Newport Beach, and estimated his fortune at California after a bout with for years in the family business as $1.3 billion. He was not on the list 6 stomach cancer. an editor, screenwriter and pro- in subsequent years. In his spare Board of Governors Although he generally stayed ducer. Two short films he worked time he bought a castle in Ireland out of the spotlight, Roy Disney on were nominated for Academy and indulged his passion for yacht Member Pictures 6 GLGQ¶W KHVLWDWH WR OHDG D VXF Awards: the 1959 Mysteries of the racing, setting several speed re- cessful campaign in 1984 to Deep, which he wrote, was nomi- cords. For years he was a fixture at RXVW :DOW 'LVQH\¶V VRQ-in-law nated as best live action short, and the Transpacific Yacht Race be- after concluding he was leading the 2003 film Destino, which he tween California and Hawaii.

Carolwood the company in the wrong di- produced, was nominated as best After years of dissatisfaction 7 rection. Nearly 20 years later, animated short. ZLWK (LVQHU¶V OHDGHUVKLS DQG WKH Calendar Train Trip 7 he launched another successful Despite his heritage, Roy Disney FRPSDQ\¶V ODJJLQJ VWRFN SULFH shareholders revolt, this time never got the chance to lead the Disney and Gold resigned their 8 against Michael Eisner, the man company as his father and uncle board seats in 2003 and launched a View from the KH¶G KHOSHG EULQJ LQ DIWHU WKH had. But as an investor who grew shareholder revolt. In his resigna- Cupola previous ouster. his Disney stock into a billion- tion letter, Disney called for Eis- Disney, born in 1930, had dollar fortune, he ultimately had a QHU¶V RXVWHU FRPSODLQLQJ WKDW RQ practically grown up with the KXJH LPSDFW RQ WKH FRPSDQ\¶V KLVZDWFKWKHFRPSDQ\¶VVWDQGDUGV company. His uncle Walt Dis- destiny. In 1984, dissatisfied with had declined, particularly at theme ney and his father, Roy O. Dis- WKH OHDGHUVKLS :DOW¶V VRQ-in-law SDUNV OLNH &DOLIRUQLD¶V 'LVQH\ODQG ney, had co-founded the Disney Ron miller was providing, Disney DQG )ORULGD¶V :DOW 'LVQH\ :RUOG Brothers Cartoon Studio seven UHVLJQHGIURPWKHFRPSDQ\¶VERDUG ³7KH :DOW 'LVQH\ &RPSDQ\ GH years before, later renaming it of directors and sought investors to serves fresh, energetic leadership at The Walt Disney Co. Two back a bid to install new manage- this challenging time in its history years before he was born, the ment. His efforts resulted in the just as it did in 1984 when I headed company gave birth to its iconic hiring of Eisner and , a restructuring which resulted in cartoon character, Mickey who led the company as a team \RXU UHFUXLWPHQW WR WKH FRPSDQ\´ Mouse. until Wells died in 1994. Disney wrote to Eisner. Initially While Walt was the com- During that time, Disney re- rebuffed, Disney rallied small in- SDQ\¶V FUHDWLYH JHQLXV KLV joined the board and rose to be- vestors and enthusiasts who re- The flags fly at half-mast in brother was the one in charge FRPHWKHFRPSDQ\¶VYLFHFKDLUPDQ sponded to his folksy complaints Castaway Cay for RI WKH FRPSDQ\¶V ILQDQFHV and chairman of its divi- about peeling paint at the theme Starting in the 1950s, the Roy Disney. sion, where he helped oversee the parks and his anger at being told he younger Roy Disney worked (Continued on page 4) Page 2 Carolwood Chronicle Welcome New and Renewing Members!

The Carolwood Pacific Historical Society is enriched by its Louis Mooney III, La Cañada, CA many wonderful members. New and renewing members from Art Ramos, Celebration, FL November 1, 2009 are: Mark Scheidegger, Kenilworth, NJ Willard Simms, Tarzana, CA Bruce Foote, Gilbert, AZ Robert Mason, Billerica, MA Matthew Naldzin, Norristown, PA Leonard Pihlak, Glendora, CA Jeremy Szydlowski, Painesville, OH Catherine Van Emon, Villa Park, CA Edward Pressnell, Livermore, CA Loreen & Jason Vaughn, Highlands Ranch, CO Demy & Margaret Riley, Fallbrook, CA The Gary Edwards Family, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Robert Johnson, Ladera Ranch, CA Doug & Laurel Hartwell, Sun Valley, CA Robinson Thrower, Reno, NV Mark & Carol McClaron, Orange, CA Terry Peterson, Mesa, AZ Michelle Smith, Long Beach, CA Douglas Stoll, Timonium, MD Michael & Patricia Schierbaum, Wilmington, DE Bill Colley, Ignacio, CO Donald & Martha Edmondson, Virginia Beach, VA Eric Woodard, Windermere, FL Erin Gough, Newport Beach, CA Brett Wivel, Agua Dulce, CA Nash Marquez, Long Beach, CA Raymond, Dorothy & Carole Bauer, El Monte, CA Edward Sanders, Mont Clair, CA Bob & Cecelia Cable, Redmond, OR Darrell G. Harvey, San Dimas, CA Robert Bullock, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, United Kingdom The Lagerquist Family, Newbury Park, CA 91320 Steven & Tammy Walker, Snohomish, WA Brian R. Chavez, Glendale, AZ Ashley Leaphart, Leesville, SC Gene & Charlene Roske, Lake View Terrace, CA Timothy G. Lyons, Rowland Heights, CA Glenn Bucek, Arlington, VA Thomas Allen, Mount Dora, FL John A. Moe, II, La Cañada, CA Jane Boyce, Lititz, PA Anthony & Linda Friscia, Reno, NV Jason & Carolyn McManus, Newhall, CA Robert Pierce, , FL Marti King, Oak Park, CA George Kreis, Woodcliff Lake, NJ Susan & Errol Crones, Cerritos, CA David Bogdanchik, Pasadena, CA Richard Mastanich & Steve Valencia, , CA Steven D. & Mona A. Crandell Hook, Tahoe Vista, CA Lynn & Ryan Anderson, Chesterfield, VA John Uzzalino, West Paterson, NJ Wayne A. Crabb, San Gabriel, CA Carl Lehman, Cheltenham, PA Catherine Perrone, Celebration, FL Richard Garabedian, Montgomery Village, MD John & Becky Reppeto, Keizer, OR David Manore, Utica, NY Claude McGuire, Addison, IL Diane Schwartz, Salinas, CA Cheryl Hendrickson, Downers Grove, IL Michael Andrade, Fontana, CA Mark Wesley, Placentia, CA Jason & Ann Marie Risdal, Lincoln, CA Eleonora Duvivier, Madison, WI Hugh Rutherford, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada John Sloane, Celebration, FL Sean Casey, Camarillo, CA Michael Welch, Vacaville, CA Augie Traino, Brea, CA James Prentki, Blue Point, NY Larry Bohn, Manitowoc, WI Kristin Roling, Stoughton, WI Tom W. Shafer, Jr., Los Gatos, CA Bill & Kathy Couture, Anaheim, CA James Kerr, Culver City, CA During a recent password audit at a company, it was found Mark & Colleen Daddino, Metuchen, NJ that a blonde receptionist was using the following password: David Simms, Palmyra, PA Ronald Hoadley, Easton, PA MickeyMinniePlutoHueyDeweyLouieDonaldGoofySacramento Randal Ament, Highland, CA Jane Kreis Welch, Vacaville, CA When asked why she had such a long password, she said she James Lawter, Topeka, KS was told that it had to be at least eight characters long and Randall Mitchell, Miami, FL include at least one capital. Jan MacLaury, Falls Church, VA Matt Musgrove, Cockeysville, MD Jim Salvano, Longwood, FL David Arendes, Santa Ana, CA Bill Hartung, Federal Way, WA Ed DeVall, Glendale, CA Carolwood Chronicle Page 3 Just a Reminder By Sharon Broggie 2003 ² 5RJHU(%URJJLH¶VORFRPRWLYHUHGHGLFDWHGDW:': Napa Valley Wine Train event Design the pin contest ² won by Glenn Austin ³:HGRQ¶WKDYHPHHWLQJV² ZHMXVWGRIXQHYHQWV´ 2004 ² Celebrating The only rule that the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society )LYH\HDUVRI:DOW¶V%DUQDW/$/LYH6WHDPHUV has is that our members ride the steam train whenever visit- :DUG.LPEDOO¶VWR\WUDLQFROOHFWLRQDXFWLRQHGRII ing a Disney Park. As a refresher, and for those who have Rare appearance of not been with us to experience some of our most memorable Second annual Carolwood East un-meeting at WDW HYHQWVKHUHLVDOLVWRIVRPHRIWKHIXQZH¶YHHQMR\HGWR Tony Baxter home tour announced gether, and some of the heartbreak ² Fort Wilderness coach restoration 2005 ² 6RFLHW\PHPEHUVWRXU7RQ\%D[WHU¶V*RWKLF0DQVLRQ 1997 ² Ward Kimball invites CPHS members to his surprises at home in San Gabriel, CA Club 33 fundraiser :DOW'LVQH\¶V5DLOURDG6WRU\ERRNLVSXEOLVKHG %LOO-XVWLFHJHWV³:LQGRZRQ0DLQ6WUHHW´ 1998 ² :DOW'LVQH\¶V%DUQPRYHVWR*ULIILWK3DUNIRU Of ships and men and sealing wax ² Roy E. reconstruction 'LVQH\¶VYLVLWWR:HVWODNH

Page 4 Carolwood Chronicle Summer Movie Night Returns Continued from page 1 ²²²²² would have to leave the ERDUG EHFDXVH KH ZDV WRR ROG  ³2QH RI WKH UHDVRQV IRU P\ OHDYLQJ other than the fact that they fired me, was that I saw that quality slip- WR:DOW·V%DUQ By Steve Waller SLQJDZD\IURPXV´'LVQH\WROGDPHHWLQJRIPHPRUDELOLDFROOHF tors. 6ORZO\ 'LVQH\ EXLOW VXSSRUW IRU KLV FDXVH DQG DW WKH FRPSDQ\¶V annual shareholders meeting in 2004 he received a standing ovation. Disney Barn Movie Night, hosted by the Carolwood Founda- Shareholders eventually delivered an unprecedented rebuke to Eisner, WLRQ¶V6SHFLDO(YHQWV&RPPLWWHH FKDLUHGE\Bob Lemberger), withholding 45 percent of votes cast for his re-election to the board. is scheduled to continue this summer for a fourth season. The The chief executive was later stripped of his role as board chairman and 2010 dates, all of which fall on a Saturday, are June 26, July 24 announced his retirement in 2005, a year before his contract was up. and August 21. Show times vary, but usually the movie starts 'LVQH\ LQLWLDOO\ RSSRVHG (LVQHU¶V VXFFHVVRU 5REHUW ,JHU EXW WKH\ reconciled and in 2005 Iger named Disney a board member emeritus between 8 and 8:30 pm, or whenever it is dark enough for the and welcomed him back to company events. projected image. Movie Night is held in conjunction with the Born in Los Angeles on Jan. 10, 1030, Roy Edward Disney was Roy /RV$QJHOHV/LYH6WHDPHUV¶QLJKWUXQVZKLFKJLYHV/$/6 DQG(GQD'LVQH\¶VRQO\FKLOG$VDQDGXOWKHRIWHQZRUHDPXVWDFKH members a chance to operate their trains after dark. which gave him a striking resemblance to Walt Disney, his legendary uncle. After graduating from Pomona College in 1951, he briefly Disney Barn Movie Night was conceived by Carolwood web- ZRUNHGDW1%&DVDQDVVLVWDQWHGLWRURQWKH³'UDJQHW´79VHULHV$IWHU master Dave Tavres as a way to bring the Los Angeles Live joining Disney, he worked on a series of live action short features, in- Steamers Railroad Museum and Carolwood members closer cluding The Living Desert and The Vanishing Prairie´'LVQH\ZDVDOVR together, and to that extent it has been a great success. The an active philanthropist, supporting the California Institute of the Arts movies presented in the series are railroad-related or have a Dis- in Valencia, a school founded by his father and uncle. In 1999, he matched a gift from The Walt Disney Co. to establish an experimental ney theme or both. Here is a listing of the films that have been theater space as part of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. shown so far, starting in June, 2007: The theater was named the Roy and Edna Disney-CalArts Theater or Redcat. In 2005, he pledged $10 million to establish the Roy and :DOW'LVQH\¶VThe Great Locomotive Chase (1956) wide- Patricia Disney Cancer Center at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center screen edition in Burbank. (Photo of Roy E. Disney by Michael Campbell. :DOW'LVQH\¶V (1948) hosted by the Ms. Cohen writes for Associated Press.) Disney DVD producers 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) with special guest star Tom Around the Barn Reese, filmed at Disneyland :DOW'LVQH\¶V20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) wide- by Bill Barbe screen edition Well, it is hard to believe 2009 is over and another year at The Harvey Girls (1946) with special guest star Virginia :DOW¶V%DUQKDVEHJXQ,W¶VEHHQDQH[FLWLQJ\HDUIRUXVDWWKH Davis (Alice in Cartoonland)) 'LVQH\%DUQ)LUVW,ZDQWWRFRQJUDWXODWHRXUQHZ³9ROXQWHHU 'LVQH\¶V (1971) with special RIWKH

0DUJDUHW³7LQNHU%HOO´.HUU\was appearing pro- We were in WDW the first week of November and fessionally on a seven-day Disney Magic Cruise to the Carib- ZHQWRQWKHµEHKLQGWKHVFHQHV¶WUDLQWRXU0\VRQ%UHWW bean and invited me to be her room mate. I had a great time loved it! The engineer who ran the tour spoke of you and your and have included pictures of a happy time over dinner with Railroad Story book. Ironically, my son had been asking for Captain Thord Haugen at sea near the Caymans and then a pic- this book for the past year or two. He has been a train buff ture of the flags at half mast for Roy Disney at Castaway Cay. since he was three years old. He is not 16 and had spent a great We went to Key West, FL, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Mexico, deal of time studying Walt Disney and his trains. In November Castaway Cay, Bahamas and two days at sea. he requested to go to the Fort Wilderness Lodge so he could VHH:DOW¶VRULJLQDOWUDLQV+HNQHZWKHQDPHRIWKHURRP ~~ Scarlett Stahl where the trains are at the Lodge and because he asked for it by ~~ Canoga park, CA name, our family was chosen to be the family to view Magic One quick question . . . I had read online that the au- Kingdom fireworks from the roof of the lodge that evening. thor of the book, WALT DISNEY¶S RAILROAD STORY, was very What a nice treat!

³DSSURDFKDEOH´DERXWDXWRJUDSKV,IWKDWLVWKHFDVHFRXOG ~~ Deborah Hall you have him autograph the book for my father (Larry)? It ~~ Glendale, AZ would make it extra special. If it is already boxed for ship- ment, but Michael would be willing to autograph a bookplate It was so wonderful to see you folks on Saturday. I or bookmark, that would be fantastic. look at Michael and think of what it would have been like to I really appreciate all of your help. My father is such live that close to a dream. As a child growing up in the San a rail enthusiast that he has nearly every book written on the Fernando Valley, I was on the fringe of Disney life. Beyond subject, and at this point is contributing to the new books being TV, occasionally there would be a local event ± the written. In other words, it is hard to find a gift for him! Last Mousekateers came to our school once. I was born in 1956 so \HDU,ZDVDEOHWRILQGDIHZERRNVIURP:DUG.LPEDOO¶VHV I do not have the time before Disneyland in my head. But, from tate. This year, at a recent reunion trip to Disney, I sent dad a young age ± as young as three ± I do have the images of Dis- on the backstage train tour ² it was a double whammy gift ² ney and Disneyland. To be able to reach back further through he was able to get a close look at the trains, and enjoy the Michael and to touch Walt is so marvelous. I appreciate your Magic Kingdom before it opened (something I used to photo- sharing your family and the legacy with us all. On the opening graph for him when I worked there ² I was actually a mono- day of Disneyland, as Walt Disney broadcast the event to an UDLOGULYHUEDFNLQWKHV 6RDV\RXVDLG,¶PVXUHKHZLOO anxious nation, my older sister Susan was touched with inno- love this book. I look forward to shopping with you again! cent anticipation of this magical event. She followed the show from a small apartment just outside of New York. Susan was ~~ Kristin Roling so caught up in the magic that she announced that she was ~~ Stoughton, WI going to go there someday. Little did she know that ,ZDQWWRWKDQNWKHHQWLUHFUHZDW:DOW¶V%DUQ

~~ Wayne A. Crabb aa$UPDQG'¶$OR ~~ San Gabriel, CA ~~ Carlsbad, CA

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Board of Governors Michael Broggie, Chairman Member Pictures Bill Barbe Tony Baxter Michael Campbell Dick Cook Miguel Fernandez David Flesh Bob Gurr Darrell Holmquist Fred Lack III John Lasseter Doug Marsh Diane Disney Miller Jon Newbill Gary Oakland Scott Rhodes Kendra Trahan Steve Waller Bob Witter David Bogdanchik, Pasadena, CA Mary Jo Collins, Lenior City, DW:DOW¶V%DUQ In Memoriam TN, in front of the C. K. Ollie Johnston Holliday in Disneyland Ward Kimball William Norred Richard Thompson

Carolwood Foundation Thanks to Operating Committee President Bill Barbe Larry Boone, Vice President Fred Lack III we can only CFO Larry Varblow Director Nathan Eick dream of tak- Director Bob Lemberger ing a trip in a Secretary Debra Turner ~ ~ ~ ~ beautiful

Society membership information is parlor car like available by emailing Sharon at this one! [email protected] or going to the website at www.carolwood.com. (Owner unknown) Carolwood Pacific Historical Soci- ety, LLC, is an independent mem- bership group and is affiliated with the Carolwood Foundation, Inc. Carolwood Pacific Railroad and Society-related logos and fixtures are trademarked or copyrighted by the Walt Disney Family Foundation. Other copyrighted materials are the property of their respective owners.

Opinions expressed are those of the writers and not necessarily those of Looks like the Society, the Carolwood Founda- Captain Thord tion or the Walt Disney Family Haugen has his Foundation. hands full with Sharon & Michael Broggie, Editors Sharon Broggie, Publisher and Scarlett Stahl Contributors Bill Barbe on their Larry Boone Disney cruise! Michael Campbell Sandy Cohen Bob Lemberger Steve Waller

Dave Tavres, Webmaster Steve Broggie Graphics ©2010 Carolwood Pacific Historical Society, LLC

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C AROLWOOD EVENT CALENDAR

C arolwood Pacific Historical Society has exciting events and presentations in the upcoming months! Be sure to mark your calendars.

March 21, 2010 :DOW¶V%DUQLQ*ULIILWK3DUNRSHQDPWRSP

April 18 :DOW¶V%DUQLQ*ULIILWK3DUNRSHQDPWRSP May 1 & 2 Brea Railfest, Brea, CA (Formerly Fullerton Train Days) May 16 :DOW¶V%DUQLQ*ULIILWK3DUNRSHQDPWRSP May 29, 30, 31 Carolwood Foundation train trip/excursion to San Francisco/Disney Museum/other exploration June 5 & 6 The Big Train Show, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA June 20 :DOW¶V%DUQLQ*ULIILWK3DUNRSHQDPWRSP July 18 :DOW¶V%DUQLQ*ULIILWK3DUNRSHQDPWRSP August 15 :DOW¶V%DUQLQ*ULIILWK3DUNRSHQDPWRSP

C AROLWOOD FOUNDATION TRAIN TRIP BY BOB LEMBERGER

Have fun and help us save Walt Disney's Combine car. As you may have heard the Carolwood Foundation is trying to buy, restore and SODFHQH[WWR:DOW V%DUQLQ*ULIILWK3DUNWKHRULJLQDO&RPELQH&DU :DOW¶VSHUVRQDOIDYRULWH WKDWFLUFOHG'LVQH\ODQGZKHQLt first opened in 1955. As a fundraiser we have planned a fun trip for this coming Memorial Day Weekend. On Saturday, May 29th we will board a private railcar at Union Station in Los Angeles. About 9:00 AM we depart for Oakland as our adventure begins. On board will be a private chef and two servers. The trip includes specially prepared meals, beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks. Special rare items will be offered for auction and four speakers will be on board. They include Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr, who built the monorail, prac- tically himself, with a pair of pliers and a screwdriver, famed Disney Historian and accomplished author Michael Broggie, and John Kimball, the son of legendary Ward Kimball, who is quite an accomplished animator in his own right. Also joining us is Ray Spencer, who is currently involved in the creation of the red cars for Disney's California Adventure. Each will have plenty to say and this will be a great opportunity to get up close and personal.

We will arrive at Oakland about 9:00 PM where a motor coach will take us to The Hilton Hotel in Emeryville. The following morning there will be time to have breakfast at the hotel or in one of the many nearby restaurants. Around 10:00 am we will board a motor coach that will take us to the newly opened Walt Disney Family Museum. There, we will have a special tour and a special movie screening. After a day at the museum we'll board a motor coach to Fisherman's Wharf where you can debark and be on your own for the evening or take the motor coach back to the hotel where you can have dinner or check out the dining and shopping in the area. Those getting off at Fisherman's Wharf can dine at their favorite seaside restaurant or grab a cable car to downtown for an evening of fun. Take the last ferry at about 9:30 PM to Jack London Square where the motor coach will be waiting to take you back to the Hilton. Purchasing a ferry ticket is your responsibility and anyone missing the ferry will be on their own. We will however havesome local members with vehicles who may be able to help out.

The following morning we will board the train for home and enjoy a Monday Brunch as we depart around 8:00 AM. Our guest speak- ers will be entertaining and available the whole way home. We will arrive at Union Station back in Los Angeles around 9:00 PM.

The cost of the trip is $500.00 per person and will benefit the Carolwood Foundation and the effort to save Walt's Combine Car. All is included except your room at the Hilton Hotel and individual meals in the Bay Area. We have arranged a special rate at the Hilton Hotel of $85.00 per night. Just call them at 510-658-9300 and tell them you're with the Carolwood group. They will honor cancella- tions up to one week prior to the reservation. No reservations will be taken for this trip after April 10th. Please RSVP early to guarantee your spot.

The trip will require a minimum number of guests. We will notify you in plenty of time if it is cancelled for a lack of participants. Unless the trip is cancelled for too small a number, we cannot issue refunds. We will however attempt to fill your spot off our waiting list. Since the Carolwood Foundation is non-profit we will issue donation receipts. Your tax advisor can guide you on that portion of your trip that may be tax deductable.

Contact Bob Lemberger at [email protected] with any questions and to get your name on the reservation list. Page 8 Carolwood Chronicle Number 40

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2QWKHIURQWSDJHWKHUH¶VDIHDWXUH he certainly was not the least bit happy as he sion for steam railroading. Each in his way story by Sandy Cohen on our late friend and got up from his seat on the tender and walked provided a legacy that lives on. The Ameri- Carolwood Society member Roy E. Disney, back to survey what had happened. Nothing is FDQ6DLOLQJ$VVRFLDWLRQ¶VMXQLRUVDLOLQJSUR which covers in detail much of his six- more upsetting to an engineer than a derail- gram was the beneficiary of charitable dona- decade career with The Walt Disney Com- ment with a load of passengers. WLRQVPDGHLQ5R\¶VPHPRU\DWWKHUHTXHVWRI pany. The person I had the privilege to Walt pushed back his hickory striped KLVIDPLO\:DOW¶VUDLOURDGOHJDF\LVZHOO NQRZZDVDGHIHQGHURIKLVXQFOH¶VDQG HQJLQHHU¶VFDSDQGZLWKKLVKDQGVRQKLVKLSV established and the reason the Carolwood GDG¶VVWDQGDUGVWKDWOHGWRWKHFUHDWLRQRIWKH studied the path in the rock ballast and the Pacific Historical Society and Foundation most successful entertainment company in rocks that were scattered onto the track. He were founded. KLVWRU\+HZHQWWR³ZDU´VHYHUDOWLPHVWR walked over to where Roy was sitting and Of course, Roy is greatly missed by implement management changes at the high- looked down at him noting the dust on the toe his family and the legions of friends and est levels in the company. of his right shoe. Now, Walt had a way of colleagues who benefited from knowing him. However, the Roy I first met while looking at someone with extreme displeasure A tribute was held by The Walt Disney Com- riding aboard the Carolwood Pacific Rail- that could make your blood run cold. It con- pany to celebrate his life at the El Capitan URDGDW:DOW¶VKRPHZKHQ,ZDVHLJKWDQG sisted of an eyebrow low over one eye while Theater in Hollywood on January 10th. Ad- he was 20 was a carefree, lanky, mischie- the other eyebrow arched high. It was referred dressing the capacity audience, Carolwood vous fellow with a sense of humor that later DURXQGWKHVWXGLRDV³7KH/RRN´DQG5R\ZDV Governor John Lasseter credited Roy with sustained him through many challenges. On getting its full measure. After a few seconds saving Disney animation. He said that with- that particular Saturday, on one of the runs, that seemed like forever, Roy simply shrugged out Roy, the company probably would have there was a full load of passengers and Roy his narrow shoulders and said something like, gotten out of the animation industry. An- and I were each straddling a freight car. ³*HH8QFOH:DOW,GLGQ¶WPHDQDQ\KDUP´ other Carolwood Governor, Dick Cook, the Along the way, Roy started to drag one foot ³+DUUXPSK´:DOWVDLGDVKHWXUQHGWRZDUG former chairman of Walt Disney Studios, causing the rock ballast to go soaring. My the now-empty derailed gondolas and started said privately that Roy stood for and de- OHJVZHUHQ¶WORQJHQRXJKWRUHDFKWKH placing them back on the track as his passen- fended the values his family established. ground or I probably would have joined in gers watched. When finished and everyone Dick and his career at the studio will be the on the fun. had reboarded, he told Roy, with the jerk of subject of a future Cupola column. While rounding a turn, Roy caused his thumb, that he could walk back to the Barn, --Michael Broggie a number of rocks to kick onto the track, thus cancelling his passenger privileges for the causing several of the cars to derail. Walt rest of the day. was on the throttle of his Lilly Belle engine Years later, Roy and I laughed re- and one is reminded of the scene from the calling that incident when I interviewed him classic cartoon short Out of Scale when the for a book I was writing. While model rail- two pesky chipmunks apply the brakes to roading for Roy never went beyond HO scale, 'RQDOG'XFN¶VEDFN\DUGVWHDPUDLOURDG which he and Walt used to share when his aunt sending him headfirst into a pond. Well, DQGXQFOHYLVLWHG5R\¶VSDUHQWVKHGHYHORSHG :DOWGLGQ¶WJHWODXQFKHGDV'RQDOGGLGEXW DSDVVLRQIRUVDLOLQJWKDWHTXDOHG:DOW¶VSDV