Interview 34507 – Caption Index: 109
So it, it, it turned out much better than I thought. But then, and then that’s why I had the time also to do, to do the Disney consulting. Read More
So it, it, it turned out much better than I thought. But then, and then that’s why I had the time also to do, to do the Disney consulting. Read More
Or is this now your responsibility?… Read More
Is this added on to your responsibilities as curator?… Read More
I, I was not getting along as well with, with Jim Dolan. And just because, you know, you just have different opinions and you’re the, you’re looking at where zoos are going and you’re working for somebody that likes where zoos are now and doesn’t want to change Because at… Read More
And there was a lot of, a lot of hurdles as we’ll talk about later. But I said yes. And on, I think it was on December 6th, I, my last day of work was December 3rd, and I guess that was 1993. December 3rd, I left the San Diego… Read More
And does this responsibility take you away from your full-time job?… Read More
I mean, you’re doing Not, not at San Diego. San Diego. There was so much backup there. The San Diego, the job was getting easier, not harder in some ways. And I had time to do it and you know, I was still five days a week at, at the… Read More
And Joe Rodey wanted me, said, how about we bring you in and give you this opportunity?… Read More
And, and I was, Diane and I were pretty happy in San Diego. But again, Michael Eisner came out to the zoo at San Diego. I gave him a tour. He assured me personally, we’re gonna build this park, Rick. Because when I took the job, most of my colleagues… Read More
And, and Art would’ve said, yeah, well Rick, you know, Rick worked at the Safari Parks before. So I thought it was a recommendation from them. I thought they just cold called. I didn’t know until years later that Bill Conway was consulting for him. And when he left, he… Read More
You know, I’m, I’ll take my own days off. Just, he goes, where are they building? I said, in Florida. He goes, are you sure? I said, yes. He says, if it’s in Florida, you can go. If it’s, if it’s in LA you’re not going. So, and, and then… Read More
And I had to go to Doug Myers at that point, the director, and said, Doug, do you mind if I do this?… Read More
And, and they said something like, do you have anybody there with Safari experience?… Read More
Well, you know, you know the answer to that, but, ’cause we talked about it earlier. I’m sitting at my desk and I get a call from Art Risa’s office and there’s somebody that from Disney that wants to talk to you. And I said, okay. And I talked to… Read More
How does this happen?… Read More
You know how much money we make from those elephant rides every year, like $500,000, a half a million dollars. He says, I said, Doug, we’re gonna get in trouble putting people on an elephant that just goes around in a circle all day. And he thought about it and… Read More
What year does this happen and what role does Bill Conway play?… Read More
And, and Doug looked at me and goes, Rick, you know what you’re saying?… Read More
’cause there was no replacement. You know, when I was doing dolphin shows, I was doing it seven days a week, you know, I had no days off. And, and they would pay me extra for that. But San Diego was, was, it was easier. It was easier in in… Read More
And I think that I, I was able to, I got along with people very well at that point. And I think that, no, I, I don’t think there was resentment. I think there was just her, it, it, it wasn’t a zoo. That they were very good to their… Read More