LittleBuford
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I’m not sure I follow. The “–land” suffix is Germanic anyway, so “Disneyland” would read exactly the same way to a German speaker as it does to us, whether formally or colloquially.
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LittleBuford
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WDW, on the other hand, would be a little different in German translation: Walt-Disney-Welt.
Californian Elitist
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A colloquial word doesn’t have to be related to any root/suffix of the original word its in reference to. It would basically just be a nickname. That’s what I’m referring to.
LittleBuford
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I think it would be as difficult to come up with a nickname for Disneyland in German as it would be in English. I often use "Disney World" or even just "Disney" for WDW, but I don't know of any nicknames for Disneyland. There is, of course, the epithet "The Happiest Place on Earth", but I wouldn't call that a nickname.
Are there any English nicknames for Disneyland?
Californian Elitist
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Who knows, there could be one. I doubt it, but I’ll ask my friend.
The hardcore Disneyland fans call it “Walt’s Park” or even “Magic Kingdom.” We just call it “Disneyland,” for the most part.
Sir_Cliff
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Yes, I was thinking they might be planning on selling these over at Disneyland Paris as well. The fact the attraction isn't there wouldn't really matter that much; they were selling WDW 50th ears when I was there a few weeks back!
LittleBuford
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I bought a little stuffed Figment wearing an "Epcot 40th" shirt in the London Disney Store a few months ago!
Sir_Cliff
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That's actually quite cool to see. I do wonder what the British market for Figment merchandise would be, but then I guess the UK probably has more WDW fans than most places outside the US!
LittleBuford
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Alas, I don't think it's that healthy. On my first visit to the store, there were a lot of Figments on the rack. I initially resisted purchasing one but returned to do so a week later, by which point they were all seemingly gone. "Wow", I thought to myself, "He really must be popular!" But when I asked a CM if there were any left, she went to the stock room and returned with a very large bag full of them. Far from selling out, they had been taken off the shelves and replaced with something more popular. I'm glad I got one while I could; goodness knows what fate was suffered by all the rest!
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TP2000
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It's a distant fifth, half that of Spanish. French is statistically tied for 5th place with Arabic at 274 Million. And that 274 Million includes everyone on the planet that can speak French as their second language. If you just go by people who speak French as their first or only language, it drops to 15th place globally.
Don't get me wrong, I love the French!
I love their cuisine. I love their wine. I love their porcelain dinnerware. I love how snotty they are to everyone else.
But their French language is statistically not used much globally, and very rarely spoken (0.65%!) in the United States.
Global Language Usage
English speakers = 1.45 Billion
Mandarin speakers = 1.11 Billion
Hindi speakers = 602 Million
Spanish speakers = 548 Million
French speakers = 274 Million
Arabic speakers = 274 Million
List of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia
So naturally, it looked rather puzzling to see a merchandise display at Disneyland using French instead of Vietnamese or Mandarin or any of the other 13 languages that are spoken in California more commonly than French.
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tcool123
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My best guess? To sell it in Paris as well as a piece of Mickey Mouse merchandiseWhy is this sign in English, French and Spanish?
Or, more pointedly, why is it in French? If they want to include local OC languages other than English, why isn't it in Vietnamese?
There is no notable French community in SoCal that I know of. There's a lot of Portuguese speakers in Chino, a gazillion Koreans all over, and Vietnamese in OC. But French speakers? The mind boggles at what TDA intern approved that.
TP2000
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Oh, is that where this is? The photo made it seem that it was a display card in front of the merchandise. If it's on the box, that's very different and probably has to do with the Canadian packaging laws and the mere presence of Disneyland Paris where this car may also be sold.
Yeah, exactly. It's likely because this boxed toy is also for sale in Canada. When I was up in B.C. this winter I was reminded of all the laws there mandating French signage and packaging, even though no one in B.C. or Alberta speaks French. They've been doing it that way in Canada for decades, as a way to pacify the Quebecois separatist movement that seems to spring to life every 10 or 20 years and threaten to split that country in two.
Californian Elitist
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K.It's a distant fifth, half that of Spanish. French is statistically tied for 5th place with Arabic at 274 Million. And that 274 Million includes everyone on the planet that can speak French as their second language. If you just go by people who speak French as their first or only language, it drops to 15th place globally.
Don't get me wrong, I love the French!
I love their cuisine. I love their wine. I love their porcelain dinnerware. I love how snotty they are to everyone else.
But their French language is statistically not used much globally, and very rarely spoken (0.65%!) in the United States.
Global Language Usage
English speakers = 1.45 Billion
Mandarin speakers = 1.11 Billion
Hindi speakers = 602 Million
Spanish speakers = 548 Million
French speakers = 274 Million
Arabic speakers = 274 Million
List of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
So naturally, it looked rather puzzling to see a merchandise display at Disneyland using French instead of Vietnamese or Mandarin or any of the other 13 languages that are spoken in California more commonly than French.
My relatives in Mexico call it Disneylandia.
NobodyElse
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Many products packaged for sale in North America are labeled that way, I believe because those are the three major "official languages".
Castle Cake Apologist
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Maybe it's an early tip of the hat that they plan to eventually build MMRR at DSP, and ultimately sell this toy there as well.
Or, it's just mass-produced crap that they eventually plan to sell in Canada.
Or, it's just mass-produced crap that they eventually plan to sell in Canada.
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