Bob Thomas > Quotes

“We allow no geniuses around our Studio.”
― Bob Thomas, Walt Disney: An American Original

“DISNEYLAND isn’t designed just for children. When does a person stop being a child? Can you say that a child is ever entirely eliminated from an adult? I believe that the right kind of entertainment can appeal to all persons, young or old. I want Disneyland to be a place where parents can bring their children—or come by themselves and still have a good time.”
― Bob Thomas, Walt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative Edition

“He took a final look down the unpaved Main Street toward the castle. “Don’t forget,” he said to me”
― Bob Thomas, Walt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative Edition

“DISNEYLAND isn’t designed just for children. When does a person stop being a child? Can you say that a child is ever entirely eliminated from an adult? I believe that the right kind of entertainment can appeal to all persons”
― Bob Thomas, Walt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative Edition

“Walter, how on earth are you going to support this big place with those cartoons of yours? Aren’t you afraid you’ll go broke?” Walt replied, “Well, if I do fail, Dad, I can get out easy. You notice how this place is built, with rooms along long corridors? If I go broke with my cartoons, I can always sell it for a hospital.”
― Bob Thomas, Walt Disney: An American Original, Commemorative Edition