Excellent interview!

Walt Disney would never have allowed this to happen. This company is a disgrace to his name.

You can bet your ass Walt Disney would never have become Woke Disney!

I've said this from the beginning that Walt was a man of Christian values and convictions. No matter how crazy the world has gotten I believe he would have held on to those beliefs. Conviction of the heart is a very serious thing.

Hearing this puts my heart at ease. Walt Disney was the father of family entertainment and the man I had faith in. It's official, Iger and his team have spat on Walt’s beliefs and Disney’s true purpose.

To quote Razörfist: "The Walt Disney corporation is no longer even faintly fucking acquainted with the philosophy of it's founder."

I totally agree with you about the disparagement of Song of the South. I've just read the entire Joel Chandler Harris book the Song of the South and it depicted the beautiful relationship between a young white lad and an wise old black man full of wonderful stories. It shows how badly our culture has deteriorated that such good things are being cast aside.

I'd love to see Disney make a comeback...I just don't think it's possible in the modern world. Liberals have trashed our societies moral compass.

It isn’t The Walt Disney Company, it’s The Bob Iger Company and it needs the wrecking ball.

I really feel bad for Walt and his family... This is what happens when you have corruption and corporate greed take its place by obliterating most of the legacy that Walt and his family had.

As much as I want the Walt Disney Company to ultimately succeed, with the help of Saint Nelson Peltz, I can't shake the feeling that the Walt Disney Company, as it is right now, doesn't deserve the name Walt Disney. Robert Iger has driven the company into the ground by bringing in the wreckers from Wokeistan.

I remember watching Song of the South in the theater as a little kid and I don’t recall that there was any controversy. It felt like a Bugs Bunny cartoon. Different times.

Watching the Disney corporation go from the epitome of family values and entertainment to a company bent on racism, sexism and grooming children for sexual perversion has been extremely demoralizing.

I appreciate that you have talked about biographical information that nobody else is afraid to talk about. That's one of the reasons this channel is awesome

It's a shame...I truly loved the Disney company for most of my life.

We need more of this. The world needs to remember.

Pro, congratulations on a fantastic discussion with Ed McCray. This is one of the top three, maybe No.1, of all of the many videos that you have published on this channel.

Corporate disney HATES Walt and Roy! Iger is all about destroying what they built and their ideals and ethics. They have tried to remove Walt from everything. From not playing his speech at DL, to leaving him out of celebrations like WDW 50th, to even trying to remove his full name from WDW, even though Roy SPECIFICALLY made that name change so that people didn't forget that this was his brothers dream come to life! Walt didn't care about anything in people other than TALENT! There are many people from the Davis' to X Atencio who both said that Walt saw that they could do something that they didn't think they could do themselves.. Walt wasn't a perfect man, but a great visionary man. The people running this company don't have a tenth of his vision and talent. That makes them jealous and mad. I was a member of the MMC and it was very moral but fun. I miss Roy Jr. because NONE of the current descendants are worthy of their family name, especially Abigail!

This is our most desperate hour. Help us, Nelson Peltz. You're our only hope.

Happy Resurrection Day Pro! He is Risen! Fantastic interview and find. I really appreciate how you're finding these gems. We need to reconnect with our past. God bless.

First step defying Walt's ideals, putting alcohol sales in the parks.

Michael Eisner did a lot to break down the principled Christianity of TWDC. Remember, Eisner came from Paramount and move the company toward being a movie studio and not an entertainment company.

It was Bob Iger that stopped using the name 'Walt' All films are now Disney (not Walt Disney).

The beginning of Swiss Family Robinson had the whole family praying. The father was about to go off and do stuff but the mother stopped him and reminded him that the first thing he needed to do was thank the lord for their lives.

What a wonderful episode. So glad you interviewed this gentleman.

Disney needs to bring back the 1980s-1990s rennaissance formula for new animated movies. Disney needs to bring back 2d animation or try. We espacially don't want to see live action remakes and sequels on their popular IP anymore.

The world today is too PC. People will now complain if you breath the wrong way. Thank you for the video.

The current Disney management seems to share the belief of his granddaughter who said he was a fascist.

Thank you so much for posting this on Easter. This really warmed my heart, and I think it a lot of people could really use this today. Without bad things seen sometimes, it's good to be reminded that it doesn't have to be this way, and that Walt Disney has a good legacy that he left behind for us to observe.

Pro, you put it precisely when you said anyone can destroy, but not many can build. You should do merch with that on it.

Try this: Watch a video of Walt speaking or presenting about his dream, which became his company. If youre like me you will feel fondness and hope, then sadness at how his work has been turned to a dark purpose. Then anger. I dont want the Walt Disney Company ended. I want it reclaimed. I want to help his dreams continue, and to be a part of it. All this takes to begin in earnest is for a few hundred people at most to be removed from Disney Corp.

If you work at a Disney park, and you say “Good morning boys and girls”, or “Good morning ladies and gentlemen”, you’ll be fired because they believe it hurts somebody’s feelings. Doesn’t firing people hurt their feelings?

Ok, this makes sense. Walt was a Rational Centrist who made decisions based on merits.

it all started with michael eisner, he hired bob iger to abc, then bob replaced him then bob chapek and returned. he treated classic movies like crap

Its sad to see a beloved family company, reduced to a provoganda company for EXTREMEISTs who are very much out of touch with reailty and their customers, if things contuine as they have done, then its likely this company will collapse under its own weight and the various law suits that been flying its way!!

Yes, thank you. I was a child actor who worked for Disney, and the company was a family company and kind hearted and then after 1989, it got dark including programming for Nickelodeon and the people that took over your Entertainment Industry we're not in the best interest of your kids. Companies change when the original owners and families loose ownership, so I have no hard feelings to anyone in the Disney family, my hard feelings are to Bob Iger, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Dan Schneider, Bob Peck and Sean Puffy Combs for stealing our childhoods and innocence. Some of us had to wait 30 years to tell our story.

My biggest question about the direction of the Walt Disney Company has always been: what if Walt Disney wasn't a smoker?

Wonderful video. Even The Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev wanted to visit Disneyland.

Great episode, Pro and Ed. I’ve long known about Walt’s Prayer in My Life writing and its importance to Roy but learned so much more from your excellent discussion. It’s no wonder, though sad beyond words, that the company that bears His name is so opposed to his values today. Thank you!

Iger is the worst thing to ever happen to the Disney Company in its 100 years. He deserves all the humiliation and derision and he should be gotten rid of and walk away in total shame. Of course he has his 100s of millions he took from the company in destroying it to keep him warm. He is still nothing more than a phenomenally rich weather reader. But he is the pinnacle of the narcissistic personality and is incapable of feeling shame or culpability for anything.

In the summer of 1959 I visited Disneyland for the first time. Being eight years old that visit impacted me in ways that today most enlightened and sophisticated people would have a good laugh over. The last time I visited disneyland was when they had pulled the plug on Splash Mountain. At first I thought that there had been some sort of mechanical failure, that was until my cousin explained that the ride had been to controversial for the modern audience. Being an old Vietnam Vet my experience was, that life and death have no color it has no philosophy it has no gender it has no wealth and it has no ethnicity. While serving in the Military, a call went out for B-negtive blood there were only two men fit into that category, I was one the other was a different ethnicity, We both had a good laugh and became friends in short order. Over the years it has been my experience that there are a substantial number of people who have hitched their star (as my Father called it) to the cause du jour. The "acolyte" will inevitably become subservient to the cause, they hold on fiercely to it because it gives them a sense of worth. Waking up to fact that they might have made a mistake, is like kicking heroin due in part because the pusher is always watching. Vile Nirus, Mike

even as a child, (50s/60s) i was never a fan of the Disney films. they just were not to my taste. the only one i saw in the cinema was "Swiss Family Robinson". (1960) i loved that! even so, Walt himself was someone who i respected as an iconic artist innovator and entrepreneur. my interest in you channel has been more about your insightful sometimes prescient exchanges with your varied guests about the political/cultural/economic aspects of Disney corporation, and how that is affecting its contemporary artistic output vs. its classic films. but being a follower of your channel, and this interview specifically has piqued my interest in giving the classic Disney films themselves a look. having this insight into the father of these artistic works adds a depth that is valuable to long time viewers and first time viewers as well. thank you WDW Pro.

Iger has DESTROYED Disney! Just look at it's stock price!!!

I'm a person who cares more about a person's actions than their beliefs. Walt was inclusionary and made films to open people's hearts and mind. Modern Disney is exclusionary and divisive. Easy to see who should be remembered.

I’ve enjoyed your show for quite awhile now and this particular show about Walt has absolutely been my favorite ! Thank you.

"You cannot divorce the creation from the Creator." WOW!!!! That's the best sermon I've heard in a very long time! Those cancel pigs insist on divorcing us from our Creator. I reject that religion, in the name of Jesus. Great sermon, Pro.

WOOOW I knew that Walt had Christian values but how much was that in the movies he developed for posterity is incredible

It is so incredibly sad what is going on. I know Walt would not be happy that they're serving alcohol in the parks. The parks have changed so much in the last twenty years. The company has changed so much in the last twenty years. And not for the better. So very sad. I am so happy that I got to enjoy the parks and the company when it stood for family.

It breaks my heart and would break Walt's as well (& Roy's too)

It went from Mr Rogers , to RuPaul

Watch the Carl Laemmle biography (c. 2017) and you will be flabbergasted at the great things and pioneering done by the creator of Universal Studios. From surviving the goons hired by Thomas Edison in 1910s, to putting up 10s of thousands of dollars to sponsor jews in Germany to come to USA in 1930s. Oh, and a film censored out of existence that he made with two women leads (black and white) in early 30s.

This is the reason why I made my mind up in the 90s that I didn't want to have my own studio after all. I used to dream of having my own studio. Then I watched what was happening to Disney and knew that it was only going to get worse. There was no way I was going to risk anything like that happening to anything of mine, so I changed my mind.

Happy Easter to all! God Bless 🙏 the late Walter E. Disney. Now, his legacy has been run into the ground. Absolutely disgusting. 😡 to

This is why I love channels like this. I’m also glad of all the documentaries about Walt , he’s been called so many bad things that were completely opposite of Walt Disney . He was a proud American who served his country, fought communism in congress, created a Family place for ALL to enjoy , was NOT a racist, and yes I believe he was a Christian man with a strong Faith in God , no matter how he chose to worship . I’m thankful that they still have the Walt Disney attraction over in Hollywood Studios , hopefully they never get rid of that . The only Disney family member on the board is one of Roy’s and she’s a progressive Democrats, that ruining the company ❤fromTx

I wish there has been way for Walt to have left a clause that ensured no one could mess with his company or vision of what it was meant to be for when he was no longer around.

Do Mr. Iger forgot of what Mr. Disney wanted a long time ago (when he created the Mouse), one of the beautiful truths of being a Family-friendly company. Bob always takes shots for those who just don't get the values. (Yes, I Quote this from The Joker) And if Walts is still here, he will fire Bob for ruining his name just that.

With the death of Roy E.Disney, any hope of saving the Disney family name has been lost.

The opening ceremony of the park is on the 2 disc. DVD Disney treasures set. It shows the prayer at the park.

Consider posting a walk-around of the "Keeping Walt In Disney" channel and an interview of the host. I think that would extend the content of this discussion further. I have absolutely no idea why the KWID can exist since Disney spends a LOT of capital on prosecuting posters. Perhaps copyrighting some of the works fell through the boards. I also think it would be interesting to find out why the person running the channel has invested so much work into it.

Man didn't like tattoos showing, alcohol in his parks or long hair on the men. I am pretty sure he would have not approved of the mural flag they put up in June and finally painted over in November of last year.

I have a VHS video tape of "So Dear To My Heart" which starred Burl Ives, for I love that movie. It has a lot of Christian allegories in it that taught very important lessons. 📖

This dishonor to Walt started LONG ago. Pretty much the day after his death by certain imagineers, but it did not escalate till the 1990s. Now it's the most "Immortal Kingdom in the World"

Walt Disney, was a FAMILY MAN!!! And an INCREADIBLE LOVING FATHER FIGURE!!!

Disney created touchstone pictures so they can have risque movies and not hurt the Disney name....... 😮

This video earned a subscription. We'll be looking forward future video about Walt, family values, his beliefs, and how it affected the growth of his company.

Excellent Easter program!

Still remember the song today... "Proverbs, proverbs; their so true, proverbs, proverbs tell us what to do; Proverbs, proverbs help us all to be, better Mouseketeers.

Walt, Roy and Stan Lee would be rolling around in their graves

Love you Pro, and this was a great piece - but Passover this year starts on April 22nd. Hasn't yet happened. I'm probably not the first to mention it, but just in case...

I remember hearing a story of a weekend where Walt and his family hosted the animation department for a weekend at a hotel. It could have been a wrap party. The "hedonistic" behavior of the animation department caused Walt to pack up the family and go home early.

I totally agree with you. Walt wanted to create a park where people could bring their kids, that was clean and safe and he also created a fantasy world promoting his work. The people now running it are tearing down what he built and creating a Universal style theme park by throwing in Marvel and Star Wars to compete with Universal. Walt had a themed park - Fantasy, Adventure, Tomorrow Land, Liberty and Frontier. Now they want to tear down Frontier to make it Louisiana to update it. The Princess and The Frog was not that popular. I don't think Walt would have approved of long waits, the DAS nonsense and the violence as well as the waste of money in projects that don't even get finished. The park doesn't stand up to his standards. He was anal about how his park looked. The Disney Parks are losing their Disney vibe. It is sad to see.

Great topic for today. It's a shame, but it's strange now whenever Disney and God are put together. Thanks for talking about the Importance of Christianity.

This is like how Dereck Powers took over Wayne Enterprises and ran it into the ground. #BatmanBeyond

If you'd like to learn even more about Walt Disney's faith, be sure to check out this complete podcast episode with Keith Malinak and Ed McCray in the link to the playlist under the video.

Thank you so much for sharing! Very eye opening

We want more Ed McCray!

May be the best video I’ve seen you do. Truly significant.

If Walt was here today.... He'd put the Japanese management completely in charge, then retire! Only arm of the company sticking up for the company's founder.

I think Walt Disney is spinning in his grave at turbo speed by now. It's horrible what Bob Iger has done with the Disney company. Bob Iger is an evil man as far as I'm concerned.

It's unlikely I will return to Wait Disney World as long as Iger and Co. are running things.😢

I saw the johnny appleseed short on OG Disney channel in the early 80s

say what you will about Michael Eisner despite some bad decisions HE DIDN'T OUTRIGHT DESTROY the legacy of Walt or the company's image, credibility and reputation like Bob Iger has

Bob Iger is the ANTITHESIS of Walt Disney

There is a church in Epcot! Next to the horrible Frozen reskin.

I stress that people like us, who love what Walt made and are angry at what is happening, please buy some shares of the WDC and vote. That is the only thing we have if we want to keep this. Too late to vote this years but 12 months goes by fast.

Imagine that....creating and watching wholesome family entertainment, regardless of race, creed or religion. What an absolutely insane prospect.

Wow. Should have guessed there was more to the man.

The last time you see Mickey Mouse club is basically Mickey Mouse club.The next generation where I was remade in the 80s, but it was shown.That's when disney was coming out with the disney channel

Thank you. A wonderful video for today. 🙂🙏🏼💕

Love this! So good to learn more about Walt. May God bless you both for doing this video and keeping Walts memory alive!

The Disney Company has been trying to cancel Christmas for decades.

16:03 wow Pro, I'd really love to see this too. That has to be the most interesting thing I've heard as far as the Brer Rabbit works with Walt go. I can't wait to see that video!

I love Walt Disney, all my life... I admired Walt Disney, since I was a Kid... He was very inspirational to me, growing up... Unfortunately, when they closed Slash Mountain, it was a popular ride for many years... I lost interest in Disney... Bob Iger, saying that it was racial... There wasn't anything racial, about Splash Mountain... The only thing racial, was Bob Iger and most of the of the CIO's It was a popular ride...I miss it! Bob Iger, isn't Walt Disney, far from it... Now, he is destroyed, Walt Disney's dreams To have a Happy Place, to go and have fun with friends and family... It's all gone, now! I will never go back to Disney World or Disney Land again... I surely will miss it and my family, as well... But, I will always Love Walt Disney and his Legacy...😢😢

I don’t find his religious/ spiritual/ moral values odd in any way, having grown up Catholic. And having those values instilled in me is what is MISSING in this day and age. Children have no role models with those types of values. Celebrities certainly don’t advocate good values, for the most part.

Getting rid of the song "Zipadeedodah" from all of the Disney parks is a disgrace!!! Disney LOVED that song & it's a wonderful song with a wonderful message!!!!!

Outstanding video! Thank you!

It’s important to realize that, Walt was not at ALL a perfect man. He was a visionary, a caring father, but also wasn’t inherently the ONLY role model at the studio Creatively, it was his way or the highway, compared to places like Walter Lantz’s studio or the Warner Brothers lot where many creative minds could take charge. He was very much against Unionizing in the 1940’s after they moved from the Hyperion lot in 1939, and sometimes ignored the animation department in those later years to focus on DisneyLand and his live action endeavors. Additionally, the Disney studio inevitably HAD to carve a new path after Walt’s passing, because all through the 1970’s into the 80’s, they were still relying on the notion of “what would Walt do?”, when Walt wasn’t at the forefront anymore. They were doing pretty terrible in the film department during that time, the only real saving grace being that Walt Disney World made it out of production hell following Disney’s passing in 66’. If new leadership kept relying on Walt alone, we never would have gotten Epcot, Animal Kingdom, any of the 1990’s Disney renascence films, because all of those films took risks and broke away from what Disney was known for. Things only went south when someone more focused on monetary gain and growth over creative ingenuity came into the picture. Diversity and stories with more social undertones has always been in Disney’s DNA, it’s only because Iger is such a horrible leader that these films and new projects are lambasted, and for good reason. The new films don’t land because they don’t have an edge to them, or a compelling engaging narrative, not because there’s a LGBTQ character included, that harms nothing. And on the theme park side, Disney just needs to realize that Universal is putting up a fight, and they need to rise to the challenge. Because right now? Super Mario and Harry Potter are far better of an investment than the poultry offering Disney’s been putting into the theme parks (Pandora not withstanding) This isn’t about Disney being “WOKE” or “stupid”, this is about Disney being run by people who are investing far too much into streaming services and short term gains from buyouts rather than reinvesting money back into the theme parks and animated films that made them so special in the first place.

You know, at this point, I am actually rather surprised that La Cosa Wokestra haven't yet gone after the song and ride It's A Small World yet, claiming "cultural appropriation" ... whatever the Hell Bullsh@t that even means. Which is usually just another example of complete hypocrisy on their part most of the time.

Good stuff guys! Thank you

That's right, Walt was a Christian Republican. The wrong people are running his company (into the ground). #dangitbob