WALT DISNEY chief executive Michael Eisner spent six weeks seeking support from the largest fund manager adviser in the US to stave off an attempt to oust him from the board.

Comcast Corporation astounded the financial world with its offer to buy The Walt Disney Company, yet the cable television giant now faces a daunting task in selling the blockbuster combination – and investors have already indicated the proposed price is too low.

THERE may be a palace coup afoot in the Magic Kingdom.