[8] With Schneider leaving in June 2001 to form his own theater production company partly funded by Disney, Schumacher became only president of Buena Vista Theatrical Group and head of its divisions.

[9][10] After producing dozens of films, Schumacher left Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, replaced by David Stainton.

[2] He is a mentor for the TDF Open Doors program and serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia University.

[3] In March 2016, the gala of the Theatre Development Fund saluted Schumacher and Disney Theatrical Productions.

[15] On February 21, 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that Schumacher was the subject of an internal investigation at Disney into inappropriate behavior, with eyewitness accounts detailing aggressive sexual language and intimidation dating back to the 1990s.

He noted that while some were "uncomfortable" with Schumacher bringing his partner, that higher executives like Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner did not trouble him over it.