Disney Pulls Starbucks Mug from Epcot Shelves

Lucky

Lucky

Well-Known Member
nicoleloveswalt said:
Longtime lurker but felt compelled to comment on this story.

I rode up front in the monorail with Austin hours before he died. Is it so much to ask that his memory be honoured by avoiding merchandise with purple monorails? It's a kindness the Disney company should be happy to extend after their negligent policies led to a young man's death.
Click to expand...
I hope they have better ways to honor him than that.
 
tirian

tirian

Well-Known Member
nicoleloveswalt said:
Longtime lurker but felt compelled to comment on this story.

I rode up front in the monorail with Austin hours before he died. Is it so much to ask that his memory be honoured by avoiding merchandise with purple monorails? It's a kindness the Disney company should be happy to extend after their negligent policies led to a young man's death.
Click to expand...
It's a very reasonable request, and I agree that the monorail color should be quietly replaced. The "controversy" was entirely fabricated on the Internet, and is an overreaction to a color scheme on a mug. Make the color stripe teal or gray and move on.
 
ford91exploder

ford91exploder

Resident Curmudgeon
nicoleloveswalt said:
Longtime lurker but felt compelled to comment on this story.

I rode up front in the monorail with Austin hours before he died. Is it so much to ask that his memory be honoured by avoiding merchandise with purple monorails? It's a kindness the Disney company should be happy to extend after their negligent policies led to a young man's death.
Click to expand...

Then WDW henceforth should ban all uses of PURPLE in anything relating to park operations and instead use 18% grey as that is a completely inoffensive color with no negative connotations.

Pantone 10 C 'Cool Grey' should just about be right. Should not offend anyone and will be respectful of those injured/killed in colored mass transit vehicles.
 
ford91exploder

ford91exploder

Resident Curmudgeon
tirian said:
It's a very reasonable request, and I agree that the monorail color should be quietly replaced. The "controversy" was entirely fabricated on the Internet, and is an overreaction to a color scheme on a mug. Make the color stripe teal or gray and move on.
Click to expand...

Had they just let it sell out like your average Starbucks mug and said NOTHING this would not have even BEEN an issue. Disney MADE IT ONE.
 
N

nicoleloveswalt

New Member
ford91exploder said:
Then WDW henceforth should ban all uses of PURPLE in anything relating to park operations and instead use 18% grey as that is a completely inoffensive color with no negative connotations.

Pantone 10 C 'Cool Grey' should just about be right. Should not offend anyone and will be respectful of those injured/killed in colored mass transit vehicles.
Click to expand...

This is not some random person who had a heart attack on property in a purple t-shirt. It is an employee who died while working due to lax company policies. They should also erect a memorial plaque at the TTC. Precedent has already been set with the Randy Pausch plaque.
 
Tigger1988

Tigger1988

Well-Known Member
ford91exploder said:
Had they just let it sell out like your average Starbucks mug and said NOTHING this would not have even BEEN an issue. Disney MADE IT ONE.
Click to expand...
It did sell out. The mug won't be returning in its original form. Disney never announced this or made an issue of it. You and other posters however...

Your caps lock button must be exhausted with the amount you use it.
 
unkadug

unkadug

Follower of "Saget"The Cult
flynnibus said:
For the same reason a gift wrap company voluntarily changed a paper pattern because some people saw Swastikas in it. There is no reason to hold on and defend the line... for something you could just as easily do without and change.
Click to expand...
I was wondering how long before the invocation of Godwin's law.

I'm done here.
 

Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.

Back
Top Bottom