Meg Gilbert Crofton (born Mary Elizabeth Gilbert in 1953) is president of Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. She was named to the position in August 2006, replacing Al Weiss, who had been promoted to president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in November 2005. Crofton reports to Weiss. Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is freshly decorated for the 18-month Happiest Celebration on Earth The Spaceship Earth sphere is the symbol of Epcot. ... Lake Buena Vista is a city located in Orange County, Florida, U.S., at the 2000 census the population was 16. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Allen R. Al Weiss is president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the division of The Walt Disney Company that operates 11 theme parks and multiple resort hotels at five sites around the world (two theme parks in California, four in Florida, two in Paris, two in... Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the division of The Walt Disney Company that conceives, builds and manages the theme parks and vacation resorts for which Disney is famous, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in San Diego, she moved to Florida with her family as a 6-year-old when her father, Charles "Chuck" Gilbert, took a job at NASA. She attended Rollins College and earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and an MBA from Florida State University. NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Rollins College is a private, nonsectarian university located in Winter Park, Florida. ... Florida State University, is also commonly referred to as FSU or Florida State. ...

Crofton joined Disney in 1977 as a member of Vista-United Telecommunications, a company subsidiary that provided telecommunication services to the Florida resort. After a brief period away from the organization, she re-joined Vista-United in 1981 as operations manager. In 1984, she became manager of The Disney Inn, a hotel that is now Shades of Green, a military resort operated by the U.S. Department of Defense at Walt Disney World Resort. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shades of Green is a U.S. Department of Defense-owned resort located at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is freshly decorated for the 18-month Happiest Celebration on Earth The Spaceship Earth sphere is the symbol of Epcot. ...

Crofton later became the resort's vice president of human resources and spent five years as senior vice president of human resources and organizational improvement. In 2002 she was promoted to executive vice president of human resources for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the division of The Walt Disney Company that operates its theme parks, resort hotels, cruise line and other vacation businesses worldwide. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the division of The Walt Disney Company that conceives, builds and manages the theme parks and vacation resorts for which Disney is famous, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ...

Married to Rich Crofton since 1981, she and her husband currently reside in Winter Park, Florida. Park Avenue, in the heart of Winter Park, is a shoppers mecca. ...

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• Disney's steady hand; New boss expects to build on resort's success (Orlando Sentinel, August 31, 2006)