Magic Kingdom twinned with Swindon, UK?????

[tallulahm]

I was watching something last night which reminded me of something else!!! A few months ago, I recalled seeing something on our local news about WDW being 'twinned' with Swindon for a year, as part of a competition. Included in this would be a sign at the Magic Kingdom entrance and a display about Swindon somewhere in Epcot.

I was wondering if anyone else had heard of this or seen anything about it????

Thanks!!

 

[Courtman]

You were watching Have I Got News For You weren't you? They were funny as about it, but no I didn't see anything on my last trip to FL, or haven't seen anything on here about the "twinning". I'm sure they could have found a better town to twin with, where I live was in the running too.

 

[unkadug]

More information here:

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=523248

 

[Phonedave]

You were watching Have I Got News For You weren't you? They were funny as about it, but no I didn't see anything on my last trip to FL, or haven't seen anything on here about the "twinning". I'm sure they could have found a better town to twin with, where I live was in the running too.

There is a sign outside of the Sports shop in the UK in Epcot.

I saw it last week. A plaque that says somthing like "Twin Towns, we are proud to be the twin town of Swindon - 2010" or some garbage like that.

-dave

 

[SRisonS]

Here you go!!!!! It's a little sign that can be easily overlooked. I probably would've walked right past it, if I wasn't looking for it.


Official Twinned Town by Scott Smith (SRisonS), on Flickr

 

[French Quarter]

Is there going to be more of a fuss made or is that little sign it? What about in Swindon?

 

[tallulahm]

You were watching Have I Got News For You weren't you? They were funny as about it, but no I didn't see anything on my last trip to FL, or haven't seen anything on here about the "twinning". I'm sure they could have found a better town to twin with, where I live was in the running too.

Got to love Dave!!!! I'm quite glad i didn't say what I was going to say about boring towns now!!! :animwink:

 

[tallulahm]

Is there going to be more of a fuss made or is that little sign it? What about in Swindon?

I expect there may have been a sign in Swindon but it probably got stolen!

 

[tallulahm]

Here you go!!!!! It's a little sign that can be easily overlooked. I probably would've walked right past it, if I wasn't looking for it.


Official Twinned Town by Scott Smith (SRisonS), on Flickr

Thanks for that, was starting to think I'd imagined it!!!! :lol:

 

[Courtman]

Got to love Dave!!!! I'm quite glad i didn't say what I was going to say about boring towns now!!! :animwink:

It was a new episode on Beeb 2 actually - although Dave does seem to have been showing HIGNFY all weekend, constantly!