They were Milt Kahl , John Lounsbery , Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston , although Eric Larson and Wolfgang Reitherman were both working for Disney , but not as animators . They were Milt Kahl , John Lounsbery , Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston , although Eric Larson was still working for Disney as a talent scout and trainer , Wolfgang Reitherman was by that point directing and producing films , and Marc Davis was helping to create Disney theme park attractions .