Rumor Bye Bye (Tiki) Birdies?

[Coaster Lover]

In all seriousness though and playing devil's advocate, the Disney Park blog does state...

We’re constantly evolving our stories, but these birds will continue entertaining our guests at the Magic Kingdom Park just as they have done since 1971

That statement doesn't seem to exclude the idea of a major change to the show to incorporate Moana (or some other character) while keeping the birds (not unlike what they unsuccessfully did with Iago and Zazu in Orlando or more successfully did with Stitch in Japan). Again, just playing devil's advocate here...

 

[ToTBellHop]

A little birdie told us…

A little birdie told us there are some rumors flying around about our beloved Tiki birds at Walt Disney World Resort. We’re sorry that our fans are being fed incorrect information by unscrupulous sources. While “toucan” play at that

disneyparks.disney.go.com

Phew!

If they could provide a written list of every ride that is “safe”, that’d be great

Perhaps rides could be “marked safe from the Clickbait Classics Closures Crisis” on Facebook.

Never seen a Disney post like this.

 

[Mike730]

When was the last time Tommy boy ran one of his Maintenance Reports? Is he bowing to the mouse and yet still getting torn to shreds on the blog?

 

[lazyboy97o]

They don't usually start any sort of site work until there are plans drawn up... Why would they bother to even begin clearing land if they did not know what they were building or where?
I would say then the equipment arrived, there had to be a great deal on paper....Permits had to be filed and approved...that sort of thing takes more than 6 months alone. The Magic Kingdom was part of Phase One... not a last minute add on after his death.

The sort of site work that was being done doesn’t require specific building plans. It was the large scale water management work. To this day you can get permits for such work with just general notions of wanting to build an undefined footprint of a so many square feet in a certain area. You’re preparing a site to building something and that is about all you need to know to get started. Actual design work on the Magic Kingdom started after Walt’s death.

 

[SoupBone]

And yet they are silent on the Country Bears rumor.... hmmmm (all in fun... just poking the bear...)

I mentioned this in the Country Bear thread too. Seems fishy that they came out heavy handed with this blog post, and could have included Country Bear, but didn't. It would have been an easy way to smack a bunch down with a single swipe.

 

[HoldenC]

Way to go Disney!! Sadly the man child won't learn his lesson. This is a side of Disney I'd like to see more often

Disney told the Orlando Sentinel that PUSH was not leaving the parks the day before announcing that PUSH would no longer be in the parks.

I dont think a talking trash can is on the same level as The Tiki Room, just my humble opinion of course.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Way to go Disney!! Sadly the man child won't learn his lesson. This is a side of Disney I'd like to see more often

I dont think a talking trash can is on the same level as The Tiki Room, just my humble opinion of course.

It’s not. This is a clear, specific denial that likely came from individuals above DPB. Not sure why they decided to shut down this particular rumor.

 

[Disone]

Phew!

If they could provide a written list of every ride that is “safe”, that’d be great

Perhaps rides could be “marked safe from the Clickbait Classics Closures Crisis” on Facebook.

Never seen a Disney post like this.

Oh they have before but agreed it is rare. Not too long ago there was a rumor running rampant that Disney was getting ready to mothball the Epcot spur of the monorail system. That way they could use the parts and pieces from the trains on. System to keep the trains on the resort line and the express being running. Disney also took the unusual step of speaking about that rumor and addressing it specifically saying that there are absolutely no plans to reduce the size of the monorail system at the Walt Disney World Resort.

 

[trainplane3]

I've read various Disney blogs and listened to different podcasts or YouTube channels over the years. From just my experience I get the feeling that said person thinks his value is more than it actually should be. Guy relax you're reporting on a theme park, not finding a cure for cancer.

Oh if you only knew about him. He's...something else. Having one of if not the largest unofficial Disney news site will let things go to your head. Any kind of criticism is met with "lol look at the haters" or " they're just jealous and wish they had what I have".

 

[DAR1974]

There was a talking trash can?

 

[trainplane3]

There was a talking trash can?

Yep! PUSH!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Yep! PUSH!

Still miss him...

 

[monothingie]

Phew!

If they could provide a written list of every ride that is “safe”, that’d be great

Perhaps rides could be “marked safe from the Clickbait Classics Closures Crisis” on Facebook.

Never seen a Disney post like this.

 

[DAR1974]

Oh if you only knew about him. He's...something else. Having one of if not the largest unofficial Disney news site will let things go to your head. Any kind of criticism is met with "lol look at the haters" or " they're just jealous and wish they had what I have".

As the Mighty Mighty Bosstones once sang, that's the impression that I get

 

[Magic Feather]

In all seriousness though and playing devil's advocate, the Disney Park blog does state...



That statement doesn't seem to exclude the idea of a major change to the show to incorporate Moana (or some other character) while keeping the birds (not unlike what they unsuccessfully did with Iago and Zazu in Orlando or more successfully did with Stitch in Japan). Again, just playing devil's advocate here...

Yeah... I hate to play Devil’s Advocate, but unlike most CBJ proposals, the birds themselves stay in most proposals. I would not count this as a completely safe call, but this is a very vehement denial, signifying confidence in nothing being misconstrued. I know that lots of marketing and PR people are POed at/despise Corless.

Edited for Clarity and Spelling

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

but the replacement.... oh wait they cut that too. And the storybook circus entertainment, and Merlin, and banjo brothers & bob, and the saxophone grpup, and the....

 

[trainplane3]

Still miss him...

Who doesn't? Any kind of streetmosphere is a plus. Even if it's that weird hoverboarding robot thing we had last year. These little things are what I end up missing the most honestly. It adds way more then management would ever care to admit. Seeing the citizens of Hollywood get whittled down to nothing just straight up sucks.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I just hope Disney considers the coconuts.

The what?

 

[lazyboy97o]

I dont think a talking trash can is on the same level as The Tiki Room, just my humble opinion of course.

It is a recent, very obvious example of how Disney operates with regards to plans and decisions that have not been made public. If it hasn’t been announced then it isn’t happening.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

It is a recent, very obvious example of how Disney operates with regards to plans and decisions that have not been made public. If it hasn’t been announced then it isn’t happening.

Except PUSH wasn't a unilateral decision, right? Weren't they negotiating with a third party?