G00fyDad
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It didn't when I was a kid living there. But then again, that has been a while. When did it first air in the USA?
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Duffy meet and greet in Walt Disney World's Epcot will end October 3rd this fall
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It didn't when I was a kid living there. But then again, that has been a while. When did it first air in the USA?
Ulysses McGill
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That would be awesome. And I totally agree on Berlioz and Toulouse! Then again, my cats are all named after the Aristocats, so I very much would love more of them in the parks!
dreamfinder
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Wikipedia says March 4, 1989 on the Disney Channel, but I think most people saw it as part of the Disney Afternoon reruns from 90-93.
Communicore
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I only remember the 1990's version myself, as Disney Channel was a paid service at the time and our local Fox affiliate aired the Disney Afternoon, so it was over the air programming.
WV_Jayola
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Man, I'm not at all happy about this. My little girl absolutely LOVES Duffy, and meeting him was one of the highlights of our last trip for her. I love character meet and greets, and thought that having Duffy as one was actually really cool. I like when there is unique or different characters, and could have cared less if he was "just made for merchandise" or whatever. I hear that he will be replaced with Daisy. That's awesome, and I love Daisy...but man, there ARE other places to meet her. If he's going to be replaced, at least make it with a unique character. Just my opinion.
Horizons '83
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- In the Parks
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Duffy is such a shoehorn... Not sure what the appeal is outside of the fact that its a teddy bear. I only want to see actual characters from Disney related shows/movies/cartoons/comics
lazyboy97o
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Because legitimate stories can't be created in theme parks?
Horizons '83
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- In the Parks
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To each their own, that's just my 2 cents. Teddy Bears and Disney don't click IMO. There is a reason he is saying goodbye...
Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers aired from 1989 to 1990. At this point, Chip N Dale weren't though of becoming huge in Japan until the early 2000's. They even have their own boat show during the Summer and Winter seasons in Tokyo Disney Sea where in the winter they blast out fire in the air to warm up guests and splash water during the summer into the audience.
I remember seeing an old pin from the France Pavilion from 2002 which featured all the kittens. This was way before the kittens become meetable in any Disney parks. I remember watching the movie before visiting to WDW for the third time and thinking that those two deserve more attention in any merchandise related to The Aristocats. While I love Marie and her merchandise in general, I wish her brothers showed up more often. I did see two wallpapers featuring the siblings but that was about it. Not even a single plush with Toulouse or Berlioz. Which is a shame since Toulouse played an important role during the film where he keeps warning his siblings and mother Duchess that Edgar was behind the one that kidnapped them. At least her brothers showed up in a few Marie books along with Duchess.
jensenrick
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i watched duffy do push ups last year during F&W...
i was impressed while i sipped my frozen margerita
I like watching bears do push-ups. And margaritas make everything better.
rael ramone
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While Duffy is by far the character that reminds me of the 'Happy Love Day' episode of the Simpsons (Trash of the Titans), M&Gs absorb people away from things that I want to do.
I agree, I loved seeing Duffy at WDW. I remember dropped my pen when he was about to sign my autograph. He gave me a big hug which helped since he was the last character I meet during my Senior Trip along with Marie.