[2] The movie and the team was due to Disney CEO Michael Eisner interest with hockey which stemmed from his sons playing the game.
[2] The company then agreed to a new lease with the city of Anaheim, in which it agreed to add the city's name to the name of the baseball club in return for full management of Anaheim Stadium and an increased share of the stadium's revenues.
[4] Broadcom Corporation had approached Disney about interactive broadcasting rights for the teams which would have allow viewers at home to purchase Anaheim tickets and merchandise via their remote controls.
At the time, it was planned that the ESPN Zone restaurant would increase promotional efforts with the two sports teams.
[9] In February 2005, it agreed to sell the Mighty Ducks and the Disney Ice, the team's training facility, to Broadcom co-founder and billionaire Henry Samueli and his wife.