Robert Iger's new book, “The Ride of a Lifetime,” details how the CEO transformed Disney from theme parks to a global media empire.
[Brie Larson] the tenth,” Iger notes.
All the while, Iger has managed to hold fast to his reputation as a humble and downright decent guy, even when facing tremendous stress. Glimpses of that appear when he recounts the 2016 opening days of Disneyland Shanghai, a $6-billion gamble that took 18 years to complete amid repeated negotiations with Chinese government officials.in Orlando, Fla. It turned out that the gunman, Omar Mateen, had initially targeted Disney World, 15 miles away.
But upon returning to his hotel room to get ready for the Shanghai ceremony that night, he decided to call them personally. The father came on the line and, Iger writes, “I just started talking. I reiterated what I’d said in the statement, that I was a parent and a grandparent, that I couldn’t fathom what they must be going through.” In the end, he gave the father his direct number and promised to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.
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