Another factor in changing cycles is the corporate culture. Throughout Disney's existence, there has been tension between the creative and corporate sides. Who should decide the scope of animated projects and their associated costs and scheduling (because they are all related and all extremely important)? Both sides are necessary for Disney to thrive, but the balance is delicate. The issue reached a recent peak during production of "The Emperor's New Groove" (2000). At that point, the executives appeared to prevail when the creative types wanted to expand that project into a grandiose spectacle. Results were mixed after the intended serious epic turned into a slapstick comedy. Thing is, the neutered result still made the studio money and led to a fun tv series - so, who is to say the executives were wrong? The grand epic could have cost a fortune and lost money - or been another "Frozen." We'll never know.
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