While Tron was only a moderate success at the time, it has remained a cult favorite throughout the years. Only the last of those three has lingered in the public's imagination since its release. This resulted in films like The Black Hole, The Watcher in the Woods, and Tron. One way that Disney tried to diversify its output was through dabbling in more mature fare aimed at slightly older children, with hopes that the company could tap into the success of 20th Century Fox's record-breaking Star Wars series. It proved to be a mixed strategy, with some hits but a lot of mediocre grosses. Disney took over as chairman, CEO, and president of the company, and their new objective was seemingly to make the kind of movies that Walt would have approved of. The studio had never truly found steady ground to work on or consistent success following the death of Walt Disney in 1969. It took Disney 28 years to release a sequel to their cult sci-fi hit Tron, so why wasn’t their lavish follow-up TRON: Legacy enthusiastically received? In 1982, The Walt Disney Company was in a very precarious position.
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