Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Miami Bureau Chief Cristina Garcia, who visited Florida's Disney World to interview its "cast members," as Disney employees are called, was struck by their youthful enthusiasm. "For everyone from Eisner to the Hawaiian Hot Dog vendors, Disney is not just a 9-to-5 job. It's a way of life. Ultimately, it's also a way of prolonging all of our childhoods." Senior Writer Richard Corliss, who wrote the accompanying story on the enduring appeal of Disney characters, agrees with that view. He saw his first Disney film, Alice in Wonderland, at the age of seven...
...chief executive, Eisner detected a minute flaw in the facade of It's a Small World, checked out a new menu item (Handwiches, cone-shaped rolls with a choice of fillings) at one of the cafes, and inquired about apple popularity at the Treetop concession. "With his nonstop enthusiasm and nose for the commercial, Eisner is the perfect successor to Walt," says Dutka. Koepp notes with admiration that Eisner insisted on waiting in line for many of the attractions and mingled freely with the customers. "When I went to Disneyland as a kid, it was like visiting the Wizard...
Attitudes among the Harvard community are equally apathetic, if not deliberately antagonistic, toward women's security. The final club mentality--women allowed in only for parties, as social and sexual objects, not colleagues--is as prevalent outside the clubs as in. The University's lack of enthusiasm for women--shown by the abysmal hiring record of women for top posts in the administration and tenured faculty--can only prevent the awareness of women as professional and authoritative equals...
...certain dynamism," said Chairman of the Orchestra's Board of Trustees, Leslie J. Garfield. "In view of his youth, tremendous enthusiasm, his knowledge of music, and the way he related to orchestra members and they to he, he emerged as the leading conductor...
...mediagenic performer hailed by some for her intensity ("the Edith Piaf of the violin," a colleague has called her) and scorned by others for the eccentric collection of tics, twitches and transports that form her onstage persona. But there is no gainsaying her vivid stage presence, or the enthusiasm with which she imbues her performances. Other noteworthy women violinists include the Kavafian sisters, Ani, 39, and Ida, 35, both adept soloists as well as chamber musicians, and the graceful Rumania-born Miriam Fried...