Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I really have to wonder what fans were begging for Orange Bird to come back?
Orange bird is fun.
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Orange bird is fun.
Mike S
Well-Known Member
My point was just the obscurity of the character.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Marriott wants the deal to go through. The $450M is a consolation prize if it doesn't. In major deals like this there are usually break up fees for both sides. If Marriott walked away they would owe something to Starwood too. If the deal fell through for some uncontrollable reason like failed regulatory approvals then both sides walk away without paying anything.
FigmentJedi
Well-Known Member
Same reason why Americans got Duffy and Tsum-Tsums, the Japanese.I really have to wonder what fans were begging for Orange Bird to come back?
Orange Bird somehow ended up getting big in Japan and became a staple of Tokyo Disney's Orange Day merchandise. Add the fact that Orange Bird's a historical curiosity in Florida and it was easy to put him back here as a gesture to die-hards
truecoat
Well-Known Member
There wasn't enough smog.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Orange Bird is one character who needs to remain in the dustbin of history, All I'm gonna say is it was associated with a loathsome anti-LGBT advocate.
As to it's use in Japan well ok the bird does not come with the cultural loading it has in the US.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
I meant a permanent cut like PUSH for example...
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Just say her name....Anita Bryant. She appeared in ads with Orange Bird, until she was dropped in the late 1970's right around the time she started her "campaign"..
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
Which should make the good old Orange Bird, innocent of any evil doing shouldn't it! Some hang onto things for a very long time completely without sufficient knowledge of the situation. Anita was a very well liked celebrity until she started her "campaign". She lost it all after that. The punishment has been dealt out, no need to involve others that didn't have any knowledge of her standings on the topic until it was to late.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
If you recall the Orange Bird was 'retired' at the same time because it was created FOR Anita's campaign.
Just ask LGBT folks especially those who were around for that campaign how they feel about the 'Orange Bird'. Some symbols just need to remain in the dustbin of history. In Japan the Orange Bird is simply a cute bird and has no cultural loading, the same is not true in the US.
brb1006
Well-Known Member
At least the smog is slowly starting to clear up when I seen the recent Shanghai Disney photos a few days ago especially during the day.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Orange Bird didn't fall off until around 1987 when the relationship between Disney and the Florida Citrus Commission ended.
The relationship between Anita Bryant and the FCC ended before the 80's. This was ended due to her controversies and a call to boycott Florida OJ.
the.dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Which successfully banned Gay adoptions in the state of Florida for 30 years.
http://www.alternet.org/story/17737/anita_bryant's_anti-gay_legacy
the.dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
It's almost been a week... I think it's time we talk about Batman and Superman.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I'm aware of what she was about. It ruined her career and reputation.
Mike S
Well-Known Member
I've been avoiding that train wreck. I saw 10 Cloverfield Lane though. It was amazing.
Cesar R M
Well-Known Member
I swear every time I read that name. I imagine it about giant monsters.
But it is about thriller terror, right?
Mike S
Well-Known Member
Both. There are monsters. Just not the one from the first. He's completely human but John Goodman is pretty much a monster himself. He deserves an Oscar.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Ugh - Superheroes why did it have to be superheroes...