Ron W. Miller
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Oct 21, 2026
EricHOST
The channel itself was kind of in a weird spot.
EricHOST
It was a project that was greenlit and launched by CEO Ron Miller, Walt's son-in-law.
EricHOST
But pretty soon after its launch, Miller was ousted and Michael Eisner and Frank Wells took over the Disney company.
EricHOST
The Disney Channel was not a priority for them, so their budget wasn't big, but they still needed something fresh to fill out their programming lineup, so this Kids Incorporated thing seemed like a good idea.
Drew TaylorHOST
And...
Drew TaylorHOST
Card, was it, Ron Miller was the producer of the movie, and then he was fired because Michael and Frank came in.
Drew TaylorHOST
So not only that, they didn't have a producer, Jim.
Drew TaylorHOST
That's why Bernie produced it, because...
Drew TaylorHOST
They were greenlit, and I think they lost a year or two off of their production budget.
Drew TaylorHOST
They were talking to me about this and that – And Ron Miller was the producer of the movie, and then he was fired because Michael and Frank came in.
Drew TaylorHOST
So not only that, they didn't have a producer, Jim.
Drew TaylorHOST
That's why Bernie produced it, because...
Jim KorkisGUEST
And, and, and who knows, you've got to vote with your wallet.
Jim KorkisGUEST
If enough people buy this Disneyland book, I might write a book about the Ron Miller years.
Michael BowlingHOST
Oh, that would be great.
Jim KorkisGUEST
Because I knew Ron Miller and I, I, I was a speaker several times up at the Disney Family Museum.
Jim KorkisGUEST
I had lunch with Ron up there.
Michael BowlingHOST
Mm-hmm.
Jim KorkisGUEST
You know?
Michael BowlingHOST
He, he was such a modest-
Tom CorlessHOST
... how people [laughs] got into the Walt Disney Company.
Eric MortonHOST
Well, like Ron Miller, right?
Tom CorlessHOST
Well, yeah.
Tom CorlessHOST
[laughs] I mean, literally-
Jeff CrawfordHOST
Where do they find these people? But, um-
Andy BrownHOST
Ron Miller's buddies.
Jeff CrawfordHOST
Right.
Jeff CrawfordHOST
[laughs]
Craig McFarlandHOST
And the first one is actually the CEO of the company at the time when you – having this medical condition that we learn about in the documentary as well.
Craig McFarlandHOST
And that's Ron Miller, because I feel like, you know, as Disney fans, I feel like I really know a lot about Walt.
Craig McFarlandHOST
I feel like I know a lot about Michael Eisner.
Craig McFarlandHOST
And I feel like I know a lot about Bob Iger.
Craig McFarlandHOST
But for whatever reason, other than maybe the end of Ron Miller's tenure, I don't really know too much about him as a boss or as a leader of this company.
Craig McFarlandHOST
And I was kind of touched by the fact that it seemed like he took a real interest in what was going on with you and wanted to kind of look out for your well-being because you don't think about that as a CEO, I think.
Craig McFarlandHOST
But I would just wonder if you could share some of your experiences and maybe give us a little bit of a peek behind the curtain on Ron Miller.
Craig McFarlandHOST
I didn't know him personally.
Tom BellHOST
Yeah.
Michael BowlingHOST
The CEO of Walt Disney Productions, Ron Miller and Diane Disney Miller, hosted a meeting at their Silverado Winery for George Lucas and some of his staff to discuss Disney entering into an exclusive agreement with Lucasfilm to create attractions for the Disney theme parks.
Michael BowlingHOST
This would result in Captain EO and Star Tours being added to Tomorrowland.
Michael BowlingHOST
In 1981, Imagineers Skip Lang and Tony Baxter took time off from work to see a preview of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Michael BowlingHOST
They went in knowing nothing about the film.
Michael BowlingHOST
But after the film ended, they began brainstorming ideas for attractions based on Indiana Jones, despite it being a property of Lucasfilm and Paramount Studio with no connection to the Walt Disney Studios.
Michael BowlingHOST
In 1984, Frank Wells and Michael Eisner took over as president and CEO of Walt Disney Productions, replacing Ron Miller.
Michael BowlingHOST
Eisner believed that films were the key to reviving the Disney theme parks, whose growth had been stagnating over the years.