Talk:Gary Goddard

Latest comment: 6 years ago by Bernie44 in topic Allegations

Untitled edit

Why does Gary Goddard link to Masters of the Universe? He did more than that. This should be separated out. JoeD80 (talk) 17:48, 20 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Conflicted editor edit

It appears here that Gary Goddard Communications made two edits to this article in 2009. Those should be examined closely. LeadSongDog come howl! 14:55, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Edits To Gary Goddard edit

Mr. Goddard is represented on this page, essentially a biography page, as well as on the Goddard Group page, a company profile, and on the Landmark Entertainment Group page. I have moved the following text here, for possible inclusion, from the Goddard Group page, as it is mostly biographical, and much of it probably belongs on the Landmark Entertainment page.

Prior to forming his own company, Goddard was hired by Robert F. Jani, then President of the Live Entertainment for Walt Disney World and Disneyland, to direct the live stage dinner show, Hoop Dee Doo at the Pioneer Hall in Ft. Wilderness at Walt Disney World. He worked with show writer Larry Billman, co-directing the first show as part of the Disney College Workshop program, contributing ideas for the structure of the show, new musical numbers, and other creative input. When the college cast went home after the Summer performance, Goddard was asked to cast, produce, and direct the professional version of the show which he did. The show has been the #1 dinner show at WDW since it opened the summer of 1974, and is the longest running show in the Disney theme park history with over 40,000 performances. Following this, Goddard was brought to Walt Disney Imagineering by Marc Davis. For roughly three years, Goddard worked with, and was mentored by, Disney legends that included Marc Davis, Herb Ryman, Collin Cambell, John Hench, Bill Justice, Al Bertino, Claude Coates, and X Atencio, contributing ideas for a wide variety of projects including EPCOT and the World Showcase, the expansion of Ft. Wilderness, Tokyo Japan, and on new attractions for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Gary Goddard (Chairman and CEO) formed the company in 2002 after leaving his prior company, Landmark Entertainment Group.[2] While working for Landmark Entertainment, he was responsible for many of the world's most successful destinations and attractions including Terminator 2: 3/D (Universal Studios), The Forum Shops, Las Vegas, Star Trek: The Experience (Las Vegas), and Sanrio Puroland (Japan). Goddard also created the concepts for several other popular attractions, including The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride (Universal's Islands of Adventure), Jurassic Park: The Ride (Universal Studios), and The Venetian Resort (Las Vegas). Oddjob84 (talk) 23:15, 30 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Some of the above information might properly be added to the "Work in themed entertainment" heading, however, it needs reliable secondary sources for citations. Oddjob84 (talk) 13:01, 1 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

New Edits & Needs Work edit

@27.32.26.51 please note that anonymous edits are almost always reverted immediately. I have not done this to yours, as I am familiar with this topic, and know it to be factual. I have placed a "citation needed" flag to give you the opportunity to place a reference in order for this change to remain. Please know that your explanation for the edit ("I have added a project I worked on while employed by Landmark in 1989-1991") is not considered valid on Wikipedia, as you are a primary source. See WP:V and WP:REF. If you have an interest in this topic, it badly needs editing, particularly in the area of citations. If you do, please be sensitive to the fact this is a biography page, and a careful balance must be struck among this page, Landmark Entertainment Group and Goddard Group pages. That said, thanks for your interest. If you need help, just ask. Oddjob84 (talk) 13:39, 24 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Allegations edit

I was reverted for my removal of an allegation by Anthony Edwards. I did so because it was sourced only to his own article and another piece. I don't think that anybody (famous or not) should be able to write a blog accusing someone of something as serious as sexual assault and just be able to punt it up on Wikipedia. Thus, I think until a lawsuit or other such action is taken (i.e. it's actually confirmed that it happened, not just "Edwards said it so it must be true") that text should be removed. Primefac (talk) 02:33, 12 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

These are allegations and are noted as such. This is all over the news - I'll add more sources. Look at, for example, the pages of Brett Ratner and Harvey Weinstein. The allegations are on there, and should be on this page as well.--Bernie44 (talk) 04:52, 12 November 2017 (UTC)Reply