"Roy E. Disney was always willing to advance
'good and noble' causes!"
Cathedral Opening & Blessing September 2, 2002
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Roy & Patty Disney hosting "Celebration of Dedication" dinner party for opening of the Cathedral
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"Celebration of Dedication" dinner was co-hosted by Roy & Patty Disney on the Plaza of the new Cathedral
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Roy and Patricia Disney were Major Donors to the
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles
Roy Edward and Patricia Disney were early major donors to the campaign led by +Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, the Archbishop of Los Angeles, to build a new and much needed Roman Catholic Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles, California. Patricia Ann Disney, a lifelong devout Catholic, and Roy's aunt Meredith A. Disney, also a devout Catholic, both served on Cardinal Mahony's advisory campaign when the Cathedral was being planned in 1996. Disney family including Patty and Roy, Meredith A. Disney and sons Daniel and Charles Elias attended together the official "Cathedral Ground Blessing" on Sunday, September 21, 1997 on the site where the new Cathedral would be built at 555 W. Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles and overlooking the Hollywood Freeway. Cardinal Mahony blessed the entire site in what was such an inspiring ceremony! Five years later, and once the construction was completed, and when the new Cathedral was formally blessed and dedicated on Monday, September 2, 2002, Roy and Patty Disney and Roy's first cousins Daniel H. Disney and Charles Elias Disney were all seated together in the new Cathedral. They actively participated and witnessed the inspiring "Blessing and Dedication Mass" celebrated by +Roger Cardinal Mahony, as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels opened and was dedicated to "Our Lady, Queen of the Angels." Sadly, Meredith A. Disney never saw the new Cathedral as she passed away in 1998 as the result of a terrible automobile accident!
The opening of the Cathedral was heralded as a wonderful time in the history for the Los Angeles Archdiocese, both then, and into the future! Since its opening in 2002, millions of visitors have visited and worshiped, and have been inspired by this great and inspiring edifice where daily Holy Masses are prayed!
The opening of the Cathedral was heralded as a wonderful time in the history for the Los Angeles Archdiocese, both then, and into the future! Since its opening in 2002, millions of visitors have visited and worshiped, and have been inspired by this great and inspiring edifice where daily Holy Masses are prayed!
Early Cathedral photographic rendering ©
by Daniel H. Disney (May 2002)
When the Cathedral first opened Roy and Patty Disney co-hosted an upscale "Celebration of Dedication" formal dinner and presentation ceremony outside on the Cathedral's Grand Plaza, and some 1,300 invited guests attended. Among the many supporters and donors attending including, Roy E. and Patricia Disney, Helen and William M. Close, Gretchen and Bruce Willison and Phyllis and J. Michael Hennigan. Of note, numerous others attending included Roy's first cousins and brothers Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney, Cathedral Pastor Monsignor Kevin Kostelnik, Rita Moreno, John Nava, Kirk and Anne Douglas, Monica and James Hahn, Gayle and Ed Roski, Gretchen and Michael Wayne, Robert Maguire, Margie and Tom Romano, Susan and Timothy Strader, Carmen and Jose' Lladro, Amanda and Anthony Mansour, Kathryn and Steve Sample, Annette and Peter O'Malley, Noelle and Edward Aloe, Shannan and Eric Binder and Constance and John Gavin. Appearing onstage in the presentation that also featured performances by the USC Thornton Symphony, the Los Angeles Children's Choir and inspirational readings by Anjelica Huston, Rita Moreno, Edward James Olmos, Keith David and Peter MacNicol.
The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center
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The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank
The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center at 501 S. Buena Vista Street is directly across the street from The Walt Disney Company headquarters in Burbank, California. This is a new, innovative four-floor, 55,000-square-foot facility providing the full range of diagnostics, treatment, care and support services for cancer patients and their families. The Cancer Center brings together the most advanced technology in radiation oncology along with state-of-the-art medical and surgical oncology, excellent clinical outcomes and research, and an amazing array of support services, resources, and complementary therapies that few cancer centers across the country offer. Roy Patrick Disney, toured the center and said he was touched that so much thought went into every inch of the new building. “Having experienced (cancer) in my family this building takes on a new meaning for me,” he said. “Cancer is frightening! Disneyland is one of those places that gives more than it takes. This is that kind of building!”
“So much thought and dedication has gone into every detail of the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center to help patients triumph over cancer,” Barry Wolfman, chief executive of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, said in a statement. Wolfman continued by stating: “Thanks to the contributions of our donors – the Disney family in particular – and to the vision of our clinical team, we’re proud to open our new cancer center to serve our community, close to home.”
The first of its kind, located in the San Fernando Valley, this signature cancer center has been designed to focus on human touch and human interaction; to promote healing through nurturing spaces inside and out; and to empower patients through information and education. The Disney Family Cancer Center was dedicated and opened on February 8, 2010.
Members of the Disney family including were in attendance when this beautiful facility was dedicated and the center opened just a few weeks after Roy Edward Disney had passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2009. Patricia Ann Disney passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012.
“So much thought and dedication has gone into every detail of the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center to help patients triumph over cancer,” Barry Wolfman, chief executive of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, said in a statement. Wolfman continued by stating: “Thanks to the contributions of our donors – the Disney family in particular – and to the vision of our clinical team, we’re proud to open our new cancer center to serve our community, close to home.”
The first of its kind, located in the San Fernando Valley, this signature cancer center has been designed to focus on human touch and human interaction; to promote healing through nurturing spaces inside and out; and to empower patients through information and education. The Disney Family Cancer Center was dedicated and opened on February 8, 2010.
Members of the Disney family including were in attendance when this beautiful facility was dedicated and the center opened just a few weeks after Roy Edward Disney had passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2009. Patricia Ann Disney passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012.
REDCAT: Roy & Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
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Interior of the REDCAT Theater in The Walt Disney Concert Hall
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REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) in the
Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center for innovative visual, performing and media arts in downtown Los Angeles, located inside The Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. Opened in November 2003 as the initial professional presenting arm of CalArts, REDCAT has since garnered a reputation for groundbreaking theater and a worldwide arts following as a launching platform for up-and-coming local artists, and for introducing internationally acclaimed productions and exhibitions to L.A. audiences that are often premiering on the West Coast for the first time.
As the Walt Disney Concert Hall came under construction in 1992, Roy E. Disney, son of Roy O. and Edna Disney, saw an opportunity for California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA to have a presence downtown. With the approval of The Walt Disney Company's Board of Directors and support from the County of Los Angeles, the project's lead architect, Frank Gehry, whose children also graduated from CalArts, was tasked to design the new venue. Roy E. Disney and his wife Patty personally matched the Disney Company gift for REDCAT's construction and, to extend the memory of Roy O. Disney who built The Walt Disney Company with his brother who was Walt Disney and oversaw the construction of CalArts' campus, dedicated the new art center to his parents' name. CalArts President Steven D. Lavine cites the pairing of high caliber renegade experimentation and a social space for artist-community engagement, especially those in London (e.g. The Cottesloe Theatre as part of the Royal National Theatre), as a pointed consideration for the venue design and its conception as an institutional laboratory.
Mark Murphy was brought on board as executive director of REDCAT to guide the vision of the new organization. He observed a dearth of interdisciplinary art spaces in Los Angeles the likes of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Wexner Center for the Arts, and the Walker Art Center, or the Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin. This impetus propelled initiatives for commissioned works, artist residencies, collaborations, and public programs to facilitate dialogue on the creative city within the world arts arena.
Harvey Lichtenstein, president and executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was brought in as a consultant during the development phases of REDCAT during 1999.
As the Walt Disney Concert Hall came under construction in 1992, Roy E. Disney, son of Roy O. and Edna Disney, saw an opportunity for California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA to have a presence downtown. With the approval of The Walt Disney Company's Board of Directors and support from the County of Los Angeles, the project's lead architect, Frank Gehry, whose children also graduated from CalArts, was tasked to design the new venue. Roy E. Disney and his wife Patty personally matched the Disney Company gift for REDCAT's construction and, to extend the memory of Roy O. Disney who built The Walt Disney Company with his brother who was Walt Disney and oversaw the construction of CalArts' campus, dedicated the new art center to his parents' name. CalArts President Steven D. Lavine cites the pairing of high caliber renegade experimentation and a social space for artist-community engagement, especially those in London (e.g. The Cottesloe Theatre as part of the Royal National Theatre), as a pointed consideration for the venue design and its conception as an institutional laboratory.
Mark Murphy was brought on board as executive director of REDCAT to guide the vision of the new organization. He observed a dearth of interdisciplinary art spaces in Los Angeles the likes of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Wexner Center for the Arts, and the Walker Art Center, or the Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin. This impetus propelled initiatives for commissioned works, artist residencies, collaborations, and public programs to facilitate dialogue on the creative city within the world arts arena.
Harvey Lichtenstein, president and executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was brought in as a consultant during the development phases of REDCAT during 1999.
Dedication of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building, Friday, May 7, 2010
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Roy Patrick Disney, Mickey Mouse, Bob Iger, Don Hahn at the official Dedication of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building
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Roy E. Disney Animation Building on
The Walt Disney Company Campus in Burbank
In the audience were D23 members on Friday, May 6, 2010 at the Roy E. Disney Animation Building on The Walt Disney Company Campus in Burbank, California, who joined Disney cast members, members of the Disney family including Roy E. Disney’s children and grandchildren, Roy's first cousins and his close friends, Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney, and of course, one very famous mouse, Mickey Mouse, for the unveiling. Speakers included Roy’s son, Roy Patrick Disney, Don Hahn producer of The Lion King, and Beauty and the Beast, and Bob Iger, President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company.
“I always knew that when [Roy’s] red Ferrari was in the parking lot, it was going to be a good day,” recalled Hahn. Hahn also explained that Bob Iger himself was the one who said the building should be dedicated to Roy E. Disney. Although Iger humbly tried to dismiss this claim, it was obvious from his speech that he truly respected what Roy E. Disney had done for the company. “Nobody appreciated what went on inside the building more than Roy Disney, so that is why we decided to put his name on the top of it,” Iger said. The fact that Roy’s office is located inside the giant sorcerer’s hat (even if he was rarely in there) made the decision even more appropriate.
Then, it was time to unveil the new sign above the entrance to the animation building, with the help of Mickey Mouse. Everyone in attendance openly remembering their own personal rememberances of Roy Edward Disney. Emotions were high as the red silk covering fell down and revealed the name of the "Roy E. Disney Animation Building."
It was then time for dinner with fellow D23 members and a trip to the Disney Studio store, which is normally only open to cast members. Afterwards, the evening continued with the showing of three movies that Roy E. Disney himself had a hand in: Perri, a “true life fantasy” about the life of a squirrel in the forest, Lorenzo, a short animated film about a cat with a bewitched tail, and Fantasia 2000, a follow-up to Walt Disney’s original Fantasia. The films were viewed inside the Disney Studio Theater, beautifully redone last year before the special screening of The Princess and The Frog. In addition, it was in this same theater that Roy E. Disney himself sat and mixed Fantasia 2000.
While Perri marked the beginning of Roy E. Disney’s career, Fantasia 2000, marked the end. Walt Disney had originally intended on making Fantasia a kind of ever-changing movie, where each summer it would come back with new pieces and some of the original favorites. This never came to fruition, however. Roy E. Disney took it upon himself, as executive producer of Fantasia 2000, to continue his uncle’s vision. Fantasia 2000 took nine years to complete.
"Thank you, Roy E. Disney, You left an indelible mark on The Walt Disney Company and we are all grateful for the films you gave us; just like the new Roy E. Disney Animation Building, they are a lasting tribute to your tireless dedication and heart."
“I always knew that when [Roy’s] red Ferrari was in the parking lot, it was going to be a good day,” recalled Hahn. Hahn also explained that Bob Iger himself was the one who said the building should be dedicated to Roy E. Disney. Although Iger humbly tried to dismiss this claim, it was obvious from his speech that he truly respected what Roy E. Disney had done for the company. “Nobody appreciated what went on inside the building more than Roy Disney, so that is why we decided to put his name on the top of it,” Iger said. The fact that Roy’s office is located inside the giant sorcerer’s hat (even if he was rarely in there) made the decision even more appropriate.
Then, it was time to unveil the new sign above the entrance to the animation building, with the help of Mickey Mouse. Everyone in attendance openly remembering their own personal rememberances of Roy Edward Disney. Emotions were high as the red silk covering fell down and revealed the name of the "Roy E. Disney Animation Building."
It was then time for dinner with fellow D23 members and a trip to the Disney Studio store, which is normally only open to cast members. Afterwards, the evening continued with the showing of three movies that Roy E. Disney himself had a hand in: Perri, a “true life fantasy” about the life of a squirrel in the forest, Lorenzo, a short animated film about a cat with a bewitched tail, and Fantasia 2000, a follow-up to Walt Disney’s original Fantasia. The films were viewed inside the Disney Studio Theater, beautifully redone last year before the special screening of The Princess and The Frog. In addition, it was in this same theater that Roy E. Disney himself sat and mixed Fantasia 2000.
While Perri marked the beginning of Roy E. Disney’s career, Fantasia 2000, marked the end. Walt Disney had originally intended on making Fantasia a kind of ever-changing movie, where each summer it would come back with new pieces and some of the original favorites. This never came to fruition, however. Roy E. Disney took it upon himself, as executive producer of Fantasia 2000, to continue his uncle’s vision. Fantasia 2000 took nine years to complete.
"Thank you, Roy E. Disney, You left an indelible mark on The Walt Disney Company and we are all grateful for the films you gave us; just like the new Roy E. Disney Animation Building, they are a lasting tribute to your tireless dedication and heart."