Disney selling "chocolate animal poop"?

[Wrangler-Rick]

OK I found this:

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/...and-the-poop-candy-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

And it features a photo of the food reference sheet they say is given to CMs:

Those pictures are markedly different than the pictures in the Orlando Sentinel....

 

[NYwdwfan]

Those pictures are markedly different than the pictures in the Orlando Sentinel....

LOL are they the same? I couldn't access the Sentinel article.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

LOL are they the same? I couldn't access the Sentinel article.

 

[NYwdwfan]

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Ahh - yes - look the same - but the CM sheet calls them "poop". I was looking for confirmation that it is actually being called poo, and not just something a blogger noted that news outlets seemed to run with.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Ahh - yes - look the same - but the CM sheet calls them "poop".

I guess it's like the fast food commercials on TV, the burger you actually get never looks that good...

 

[CaptainAmerica]

It looks like they're called "Match the Species" in the case. I believe that's a direct reference to the game in the Wilderness Explorers book where you have to match the animal to its poop to earn a badge.

 

[BaconPancakes]

Embarrassing. Another novelty to appeal to their ever growing Honey Boo Boo crowd.

 

[KeeKee]

Blech! Not my taste at all, but all who want to give it a go, enjoy!

 

[UpAllNight]

Not sure if posted yet, did a quick look and couldn't see, but there's some pictures provided here of the different other food offerings in this store http://themeparkuniversity.com/disney/zuris-sweet-shop-opens-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

Personally I love it. There's been people complaining that there isn't enough differentiation between shops and food offerings; maybe this signals a move in a different direction

 

[ToInfinityAndBeyond]

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Giraffe Poop has never been more appetizing.

 

[Mawg]

Poop is poop. As kids we think potty humor is funny. As adults it becomes more inappropriate but to a zoologist it is a part of life. They spend quite a bit of time looking at poop. Not only do they have to be able to identify who's is who's but also be able to tell if there is something wrong with the animal by the change in it. I get that Disney may be trying to appeal to the potty humor crowd but it could also be educational for children if explained that way. If a kid wants to grow up to be a zoologist they are going to have to get used to and get over the disgust of poop.

Now, they could educate about this in a better way than making candy out of it but sometimes with kids you have to keep it fun. I don't have a problem with this either way, it's just poop, we all do it. In fact one of my kids wants to be a zoo keeper when he grows up. I think I'll buy him some and see what his opinion is. Not the taste of it, but the idea that you would have to work with this stuff on a daily bases and if he can get over the idea of what this crap is.

 

[Gurgi85]

Embarrassing. Another novelty to appeal to their ever growing Honey Boo Boo crowd.

This is where I was going with my thinking. Although I am not against the offering, you market to the guest that you want to sell to. I don't want to hear complaints when the parks offer similar demographic offerings in the future... just sayin'.

On the other hand, I think it's going to be hilarious when all you hear in the area is "Did you try the giraffe s***? It's delicious!" That will be classic! LOL

 

[Nubs70]

Maybe WDW can expand culinary offerings by establishing Maplethorpe enspired cuisine?

 

[AEfx]

Maybe WDW can expand culinary offerings by establishing Maplethorpe enspired cuisine?

That was my question - it seems to me that should they ever reopen WoL, they need a cafe that sells food that replicates genitals. I mean, it's natural, right? Everyone has genitals (one way or another). And what better way to introduce them to your child than on a plate during a meal at a theme park.

I don't see that as a "slippery slope" type deal, it sounds like exactly the same thing to me.

 

[rucifee]

I'd try it but not for $3.99, for that price I'd rather have something I really wanted like a (much larger) cupcake.

 

[KC00]

This isn't about appealing to the lowest common denominator/Honey Boo Boo crowd. It is about appealing to kids. Kids think poop is hilarious. I've worked in two different history museum settings and the most popular tour for kids at one was about how gross it really was to live in the 1700s (the curator jokingly called it "A Scatalogical History of our Sites"). The most popular kids books in the Museum shop at the other were from a series about how it might seem like it would have been fun to ride on the Mayflower or be a Roman soldier but in reality it was really difficult, dirty and in many ways disgusting. Kids love learning about that stuff.

I am sure that kids will get a huge kick out of this as well. I think that the fact that they have more than one kind of poop and the "guess the species" gimmick absolutely keeps it in the spirit of the park.

I can't believe so many people are this worked up about something so silly. It's not like they replaced all the Mickey bars at the ice cream carts at AK with poop on a stick. If you don't want to play along, buy a different treat. Simple.

 

[ToInfinityAndBeyond]

That was my question - it seems to me that should they ever reopen WoL, they need a cafe that sells food that replicates genitals. I mean, it's natural, right? Everyone has genitals (one way or another). And what better way to introduce them to your child than on a plate during a meal at a theme park.

I don't see that as a "slippery slope" type deal, it sounds like exactly the same thing to me.

 

[Nubs70]

That was my question - it seems to me that should they ever reopen WoL, they need a cafe that sells food that replicates genitals. I mean, it's natural, right? Everyone has genitals (one way or another). And what better way to introduce them to your child than on a plate during a meal at a theme park.

I don't see that as a "slippery slope" type deal, it sounds like exactly the same thing to me.

Just think how the humble parsnip could be transformed.

The artistic potential of parsnips and flanksteak is endless.

 

[Nubs70]

This isn't about appealing to the lowest common denominator/Honey Boo Boo crowd. It is about appealing to kids. Kids think poop is hilarious. I've worked in two different history museum settings and the most popular tour for kids at one was about how gross it really was to live in the 1700s (the curator jokingly called it "A Scatalogical History of our Sites"). The most popular kids books in the Museum shop at the other were from a series about how it might seem like it would have been fun to ride on the Mayflower or be a Roman soldier but in reality it was really difficult, dirty and in many ways disgusting. Kids love learning about that stuff.

I am sure that kids will get a huge kick out of this as well. I think that the fact that they have more than one kind of poop and the "guess the species" gimmick absolutely keeps it in the spirit of the park.

I can't believe so many people are this worked up about something so silly. It's not like they replaced all the Mickey bars at the ice cream carts at AK with poop on a stick. If you don't want to play along, buy a different treat. Simple.

I'm not worked up, I simply believe WDW is better than making culinary fecal replications.

 

[AEfx]

It's funny, I wish I had that GIF earlier in the thread - I think that is precisely what Mary would do if someone told her about people eating simulated animal feces.