My apologies, Steve.
I'm sorry to any janitors I may have offended with my remarks. In all sincerity, I hold janitors in the highest regard and did not mean it as an insult. I think it is a very under-appreciated job and is usually performed by individuals who work harder than your average person. Unfortunately, it's a job that is often looked down upon as being an "unimportant" one. That's a shame, because janitors perform a critical task and more people need to realize that.
Having said that, I think I have finally gotten the clue that that's the job Corrus has (or had) at Imagineering, due to the fact that this remark struck such a nerve. Again, I didn't mean to insult Corrus, or other janitors in general, with my remark. I simply meant that usually janitors do have access to quite a bit more information than most people realize. It's like the character of the janitor in the movie the Breakfast Club and how he talked about all the information he had.
I also learned a long time ago that if you are around Imagineering for any period of time, regardless of your position, you're going to see a lot of inside information. The janitor would probably have more info than your average Imagineer because he/she would see different people's projects, as opposed to an Imagineer who might only be intimately familiar with the one he/she is working on. Years ago, when I was working for the Disney Store, I went with a co-worker to Imagineering in Glendale to shop in the CM gift shop (I think it used to be called "Mickey's of Hollywood", but it essentially a "Company D" for Imagineers). Anyway, after we left the gift shop, we got lost and ended up wandering the halls and into different rooms. It was a long time ago, but I remember seeing concept drawings for Honey I Shrunk the Audience, Space Mt at Disneyland Paris, and a huge model for Animal Kingdom (I think it was the same one that is now on display at One Man's Dream). It amazed us how easy it was for us to wander around and see that stuff...and we didn't even work there. At no point did anyone stop us, and it was totally obvious that we didn't belong there (ie. we were wearing visitor badges and we looked lost). I remember a week or so later, an Imagineer came into our store and we were talking to him, and he mentioned that getting into the Imagineering building was harder to do than to get into the secure rooms at the Pentagon. After he left, my co-worker and I looked at each other and busted up laughing because it wasn't hard at all to get in and around there.
Anyway, I apologize again to Corrus and any other janitors who might be on these boards. :wave:
