Someone please save Pooh at EPCOT

[Aries1975]

There ya go!!! Horace Horsecollar.

I wish I could find a photo of it, but years ago (2006-8?) there was a little show in that general area. It was Woody and Jesse and several CMs with a cart full of hobby horses. They did a little dance with the kids and let them ride the horses for a song. It was very simple, and my kids loved it.

 

[mastromjm]

And yet…. We just saw photos of it happening at WDW and it didn’t look any different than at Disneyland…. Which was my point!

They kind of created an artificial scarcity by confining the characters to indoor locations where they can have multiple friends at once...not too much cast lost, but a whole lot of spontaneity and variety gone.

That being said, I saw Rapunzel out last Wednesday at Magic Kingdom just wandering around at about 9pm... so yes, it does still happen!

 

[MisterPenguin]

They kind of created an artificial scarcity by confining the characters to indoor locations where they can have multiple friends at once.

Isn't multiple versions available at the same time the opposite of scarcity?

 

[JoeCamel]

They kind of created an artificial scarcity by confining the characters to indoor locations where they can have multiple friends at once...not too much cast lost, but a whole lot of spontaneity and variety gone.

That being said, I saw Rapunzel out last Wednesday at Magic Kingdom just wandering around at about 9pm... so yes, it does still happen!

But a whole lot of photopass sold

 

[celluloid]

Isn't multiple versions available at the same time the opposite of scarcity?

In a goods most likely yes, in a service not typically.

 

[doctornick]

Isn't multiple versions available at the same time the opposite of scarcity?

Not sure if this is what is meant, but I think the idea is that multiple versions of the same character means less variety than the same amount of CMs each being different characters. So, scarcity of different available M&Gs but more supply of a specific M&G character.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Seems strange they don't have him out at the Canada pavilion instead..I mean they had him represented as a mountie and was shown in that Family Matters episode..

Plus they had a balloon of him from the Surprise in The Skies show at one point...
Image from allears

So, why is it hard to just shift him from that area to Canada again?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Seems strange they don't have him out at the Canada pavilion instead..I mean they had him represented as a mountie and was shown in that Family Matters episode..
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Plus they had a balloon of him from the Surprise in The Skies show at one point...
Image from allears

So, why is it hard to just shift him from that area to Canada again?

Pooh isn't allowed in Canada.

He know why.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Pooh isn't allowed in Canada.

He know why.

He know why what where as what who what Huh???

 

[Comped]

Seems strange they don't have him out at the Canada pavilion instead..I mean they had him represented as a mountie and was shown in that Family Matters episode..
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Plus they had a balloon of him from the Surprise in The Skies show at one point...
Image from allears

So, why is it hard to just shift him from that area to Canada again?

This may have been only valid while Disney held RCMP's image rights, which they had for years and years...

 

[seabreezept813]

Got to witness this in person last week. Very bizarre. At one point, Pooh looked he was doing yoga in the full sun on a 97 degree day. His handler hung out under a tree in the shade while Pooh did his calisthenics.

We saw this too on our trip and my girls were excited until they realized he’s kind of far back and doesn’t interact. What we thought was stranger was Daisy watering the flowers at Hollywood Studios because they had CMs out and the tape that looks like you can line up to meet, but then you can’t. And all of my kids age 2-19 told me Daisy forgot the water for her watering can.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Despite my ranting earlier in this thread about Disneyland vs. WDW I was pleasantly surprised with characters out at Studios. Chip n Dale’s picnic and Daisy trimming the hedges is really fun. Saw Buzz out in Toy Story land and Goofy was out somewhere as well, can’t remember where i saw him.

Still not the level out at DCA but it’s enough to make you smile that’s for sure!

 

[Touchdown]

Pooh isn't allowed in Canada.

He know why.

Winnie is short for Winnipeg. Pooh is named after a Canadian Bear.

 

[Piebald]

I was at Epcot yesterday and saw Pooh for the first time (I'd seen videos and pictures). It was very bizarre because he seemed bored and sort of walked over to another area and started doing weird yoga moves.

Also, Journey into Imagination had a 30min wait (!!!) with the queue extending well outside so you had a fairly large group of people awkwardly staring at Pooh doing whatever it was he was doing. Unless Figments m&g requires the same queue as the ride I'm not sure why it was so busy yesterday...or maybe Figment is bringing into the crowds and now they figure they don't need to fix the ride since the character is bringing the crowds in.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

maybe Figment is bringing into the crowds and now they figure they don't need to fix the ride since the character is bringing the crowds in.

As much as all executives seem to dislike him, Figment is determined to stay around and be here for his adoring fans. For better or worse, the current figment ride is what we have and is charming in its own way, just dated. As figment grows in popularity so has the ride.

A simple rewrite and replace Nigel with Dreamfinder and everyone is happy with a tiny investment.

 

[Thepuma]

I quite like it...its kinda funny

 

[DCBaker]

Adding this here as well - according to My Disney Experience, Winnie the Pooh has returned to meeting guests at Christopher Robin's Room in the UK Pavilion.

 

[drew81]

Pooh was saved by @wdwmagic.

Now, can someone save character dining from complacency?