Attention all Eisner haters...

[brisem]

Prberk--I agree with you, but the statements was once Disney decided to sell the Stores, they took out the collectibles.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Re: Pleasure Island

Originally posted by prberk
Sorry for one more post here, but this thread covers a lot of ground!

My biggest problem with Pleasure Island is the name and promotion. It flaunts corruption. It is named after the place in Pinocchio that the boys go to when they are doing wrong (and ignoring Pinocchio's conscience, Jiminy Cricket). Pinocchio is a morality tale, and it uses Pleasure Island as the symbol of corruption, telling children that bad people go there; and when they do, bad things happen to them (such as when the kids in the movie turn into donkeys).

So, it should never have been made, at least with that name and likeness, on Disney property. Because it completely undermines the movie. Children who take the movie to heart would reasonably wonder about parents or adults who leave them at the hotel to go down to "Pleasure Island"

I realize that many will not get this, but it is important not to present conflicting messages.

Downtown Disney's West Side is an example of how the club district could have been built/marketed/named easily without directly contradicting the very morality that we want children to grow up believing.

ABSOLUTELY! I agree with you 100%. THAT'S exactly what I think about PI. It was the place of corruption and greed in Pinocchio... why on earth would I want to go there? It's just so... wrong. It doesn't feel right. Change the name of it, and I'll feel better about going there.

 

[lebernadin]

Originally posted by raven
Not only is the carpet the same, but everything that Disney uses in all of the stores has to be the same. We all have the same brand of cleaners, toilet paper, paper towls, light bulbs, pens, etc. Any brand not approved by Disney is a "no-no." And they also use the same companies for shipping, cleaning, inventory, etc.

Well this is the norm for major chain corporations. They lock into a national supply contract whereby each location is given a catalog that is made especially for their stores' needs and by this the company keeps costs down. Could someone find a better soap at their local store that they prefer? Of course. If every location decided to change out the corporate account products with ones they preferred would the company file Chapter 11? There's a good chance.

Here are some more examples:

Another co-CM friend of mine also worked at a hospital. She brought in some peroxide, bandages, ointment, and other things to add to the First Aid box because we had nothing like that and she was told she had to get rid of it.

Well this also speaks to liability. If the corporation orders a said "first aid kit" then its been cleared by the legal department first. If someone adds things they think can help it and it turn a worker or customer is adversely affected by the added things, then the corporation is at fault.

Also, while working in the stores, we had on display the Bubble Blowers. These were bubble machines made to look like Ariel, Pooh, Buzz, Mickey, Stitch, etc. Well after they ran for a while, the bubble juice would get on the tables and other parts of the demo areas and it is very sticky and hard to remove. When we tried to clean it with the "Disney approved" stuff it didn't work. So a CM brought in some Windex Orange cleaner and it worked. Well, we had to put it in a different bottle and keep it a secret because if the manager found it, it would be gone. We only wanted to make the store look better and clean it better.

Placing something in a container other than is intended, without listing the ingredients etc is actually against the law. Also, it sounds like you wouldn't have even thought to call for an MSDS sheet for the Windex Orange Cleaner to store in your MSDS binder which is an OSHA requirement and could get Disney in alot of trouble.

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

eisner

i never liked eisner especailly when eisner granteed (if that is how u spell it) that the mighty ducks would beat the new jersey devils. I am a huge new jersey devils fan.