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Out with the Vikings, in with princess

Matt_Black

Matt_Black

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Sped2424 said:
Back in the day this promotion would have been a new parade, and a new show. Now we get some nice little updates/touches. Also what would it take for epcot to get some new countries? Seriously.
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Basically, you'd need a sponsor from a particular country to approach Disney and Disney would need to agree. With that in mind, I think the most likely candidate might be Scotland, depending on how the booth fares at the F&W this year, as they approached Disney following the success of Brave (and the subsequent interest in Scottish culture). Yes, yes, I know that Scotland isn't a really a country and is technically represented in the UK pavilion, but remember, Africa sometimes gets represented as one homogenous mega-country.
 
RandomPrincess

RandomPrincess

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Matt_Black said:
Basically, you'd need a sponsor from a particular country to approach Disney and Disney would need to agree. With that in mind, I think the most likely candidate might be Scotland, depending on how the booth fares at the F&W this year, as they approached Disney following the success of Brave (and the subsequent interest in Scottish culture). Yes, yes, I know that Scotland isn't a really a country and is technically represented in the UK pavilion, but remember, Africa sometimes gets represented as one homogenous mega-country.
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That's like saying Canada isn't a country.
 
tissandtully

tissandtully

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Matt_Black said:
Basically, you'd need a sponsor from a particular country to approach Disney and Disney would need to agree. With that in mind, I think the most likely candidate might be Scotland, depending on how the booth fares at the F&W this year, as they approached Disney following the success of Brave (and the subsequent interest in Scottish culture). Yes, yes, I know that Scotland isn't a really a country and is technically represented in the UK pavilion, but remember, Africa sometimes gets represented as one homogenous mega-country.
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Are you a product of the FL school system?
 
The Empress Lilly

The Empress Lilly

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Disvillain63 said:
If the princesses are so popular and needed so much in the parks because they bring $$$ value, then why not create a 5th gate for Princessland.
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Even if WDW did that, many guests would still complain that there are no princesses in WS, and that it is therefore 'not Disney'.

WDW's become a beer&celeb park for the unwashed masses, like it or not. Even if only because their spending pattern consists of endless pink trinkets, $200 bottled water, eighty pics with celebs toon or real, and $600 of food a person a day. How do people with taste compete with that?
 
Sped2424

Sped2424

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Matt_Black said:
Basically, you'd need a sponsor from a particular country to approach Disney and Disney would need to agree. With that in mind, I think the most likely candidate might be Scotland, depending on how the booth fares at the F&W this year, as they approached Disney following the success of Brave (and the subsequent interest in Scottish culture). Yes, yes, I know that Scotland isn't a really a country and is technically represented in the UK pavilion, but remember, Africa sometimes gets represented as one homogenous mega-country.
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I thought the day of sponsorship was over? Considering how almost all of the original sponsors have been slowing backing out as of the last decade with no new ones to take their place. I think the last one I know of is Siemens. Is there a bigger story there? Did someone drop the ball and not keep a good relationship with them, or does Disney not care? Or does sponsorship do nothing for the company. There is a book about this out there I am sure.
 
aladdin2007

aladdin2007

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Disney needs to do a mass overhaul on its sponsorship setup/program. Not even sure if they actively seek companies anymore, but companies do not want to pay the way out of this world rates and fees of what Disney charges and demands, and theres no return benefit like there use to be back in the 80s early 90s. Lets see if Siemens stays on when their contract is up. Is HP still sponsoring MissionSpace?
Personally I think there still could be a good return benefit for some companies, say if for example Crayola became a sponsor of Imagination they could have a huge Crayola store, even though come to think of it Disney would probably keep the majority of profits, so maybe not ideal afterall.
 
Radok Block

Radok Block

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Crayola has its own attraction/shop space in PA and they're pretty tight-fisted with the dollars. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for them to sponsor anything.
 
Sped2424

Sped2424

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aladdin2007 said:
Disney needs to do a mass overhaul on its sponsorship setup/program. Not even sure if they actively seek companies anymore, but companies do not want to pay the way out of this world rates and fees of what Disney charges and demands, and theres no return benefit like there use to be back in the 80s early 90s. Lets see if Siemens stays on when their contract is up. Is HP still sponsoring MissionSpace?
Personally I think there still could be a good return benefit for some companies, say if for example Crayola became a sponsor of Imagination they could have a huge Crayola store, even though come to think of it Disney would probably keep the majority of profits, so maybe not ideal afterall.
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Maybe that is what needs to change, Im sure disney wouldn't mind letting them have the gift shop, if it meant they payed for the new attraction/ride.
 
aladdin2007

aladdin2007

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Sped2424 said:
Maybe that is what needs to change, Im sure disney wouldn't mind letting them have the gift shop, if it meant they payed for the new attraction/ride.
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True, and by the way the outrageous rates is the exact reason why Norway could not reach a new deal with Disney to sponsor the pavilion again, even after offering Disney a brand new movie for free as part of the agreement! Disney was adament about the millions in research alone not to mention the sponsorship cost itself. Which proves how inflated Imagineering is.
 

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