[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24964]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF ED GRIER

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Ed Grier, who served as the president of Disneyland Resort in my 
district for 3 years, before his retirement this October 9.
  Ed is a 20-year veteran the Walt Disney Company; and he served in a 
variety of roles, from senior auditor at Walt Disney World to the 
executive managing director of Walt Disney Attractions in Japan. But 
for the last 3 years, we have been lucky enough to have him in Anaheim.
  His hard work has continued to make Disneyland one of our Nation's 
top tourist attractions. In fact, in 2008, while most attractions were 
hurting, Disneyland hosted 14.7 million visitors and generated 
substantial revenue for our local businesses and for our cities. In 
addition, Disney is Orange County's largest private employer, with 
about 20,000 employees.
  During Ed's tenure, the resort began a $1 billion expansion of 
Disney's California Adventure and constructed the company's first west 
coast timeshare units at the Grand Californian Hotel, which opened last 
month.
  In addition Ed joined the Orange County community by serving as a 
board member for the Children's Hospital of Orange County. Ed's skill 
and leadership will be missed, and I wish him the best of luck in his 
future endeavors.

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