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Criticism of The Walt Disney Company opens, during spring break and again in the summer." The actual attendance was not close to the size that Disney expected for the park back in 2001. The reasons for this has been speculated as: Disney's chief executive officer, Robert Iger went on record during the company's annual stockholder meeting on March 10, 2006, when someone asked about a potential third park being built in Anaheim. "We're still working to assure the second gate is successful", Iger said, referring to California Adventure. "In the spirit of candor, we have been challenged." On October 17, 2007, The Walt Disney Company announced