Going goofy in the Magic Kingdom

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

Going goofy in the Magic Kingdom

For years, Michael Eisner has seemed invulnerable atop the Walt Disney Co corporate empire. But a parting shot from a member of the company's founding family may just have pierced the chief executive's armour.

Roy Disney Jr, the 73-year-old nephew of Walt Disney, revealed on Monday that he is being ousted from the company's board, because of a recently adopted mandatory retirement policy for directors. But on his way out the door, Mr Disney lobbed a grenade of his own, calling on Mr Eisner to resign.

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