>> I would say that Disney is actually a usually a pretty good steward of creative vision and characterization. IIRC, right before they bought Pixar, Disney's

>> I would say that Disney is actually a usually a pretty good steward of creative vision and characterization. IIRC, right before they bought Pixar, Disney's animation division was a mess. It was releasing crappy direct-to-video sequels one after another, and their deal with Pixar was the only thing producing high quality content.