Originally Posted By TP2000 I would agree with Lindquist and Ouimet as great leaders. When Lindquist was President I wasn't tuned in to Disneyland as much as now, but he was there for a very good era in the parks history. Ouimet's era was nearly a shining Camelot after some very dark and sad years under Pressler/Harriss. As for Latino executives, Disneyland has already had a Latino top executive in the form of Ron Dominguez. He worked his way up the ladder from opening day, and by the mid 1970's he was Vice President of Disneyland and Chairman of the park operating committee. Not until the early 1990's did Disneyland have a "President", the title of Vice President of Disneyland was the top spot on the Anaheim ladder for the first 35 years. Lindquist was the first "President", although it was merely a title change for his existing duties of VP. Dominguez went on to become the Executive Vice President of Walt Disney Attractions, another top post and effectively Jack Lindquist's boss in the early 1990's. Dominguez outranked Lindquist in the corporate heirarchy.
Originally Posted By epcotplanner I remember being in Lincoln Theater for the official announcement. The initial reaction was extreme excitement...this was quite a roller coaster ride. First Westcot, then maybe both Westcot and DisneySeas (Long Beach), and then officially no 2nd gate.
