I wasn't referring to you though....
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the.dreamfinder
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They could always tear down Storybook Circus...
jamesgf
Active Member
I just hope it is more than a themed bathroom and another freaking meet and greet at this point.
flynnibus
Premium Member
And this year they reduced the discount... so.. which way are things really headed?
The way the story is written... makes you think the guys walked out to the public enclosure/exhibit.. shot the giraffe.. then right there started hacking up the body while everyone watched and then tossed the chunks over to the lions. That's not how it happened. But it makes a great shock value when you lay the facts out in a way that leads readers to assume that.
The giraffe was not shot in front of the guests.. nor was it hacked up out in the exhibits. It was euthanized and than brought out to an area where people were given the opportunity to gather around and watch. The meat was later made available to the lions.
The reasons behind the giraffe being killed in the first place are not unique to the zoo or it's policies..
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stevehousse
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Was the giraffe sick or something? Why did they have to kill it in the first place?
flynnibus
Premium Member
Gene pool management in the breeding program.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...young-giraffe-deemed-surplus-feeds-lions.html
PhotoDave219
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I'd like to see massive reform in exec compensation across the board. But if it didn't happen in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse, then it never will.
We are conditioned (like Pavlov and his puppies) that execs should make HUGE and OBSCENE pay days when their company does well and that they should also make HUGE and OBSCENE pay days when their companies go in the toilet. You gotta love the USA!
Interesting. Thanks for the info. I wonder how well they are doing.
maelstrom is probably one of my favorites at Epcot, I love its quirkiness! I would not mind if they wanted to add a Frozen ride in Norway, but I would be very upset if they go ahead with that overlay! What a cop out
Toons have no place in World Showcase. None. Not that they ever had a place in FW.
It's dumb and it is lazy. It totally destroys what EPCOT was about. The fact they have already done this to some extent (the Three Caballeros in Mexico) does not justify more.
The story wasn't covered by only one news organization. And intelligent people can gather facts from a story and make decisions on their own.
There should be shock value to this.
They murdered one of their healthy animals (when other zoos were offering large sums for him) and then hacked him up in front of guests and then they fed his remains to the lions.
Like I said, imagine if Sea World or DAK or BGT or any major US zoological park did something like this. And their reason was poor. As was their attempts at handling the fact most folks might have a problem with something like that.
Magenta Panther
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I never said there's a giant untapped market for Oswald. Heck, I even said that it wouldn't affect Disney's bottom line in the least if he stayed "dead". But since Disney did buy him back, and since he has an actual connection with Disney and Walt (unlike the foam-rubber puppets and the spandexed superheroes), it'd kinda be nice if more was done with him. And who knows, maybe that will happen. Maybe the Disney creatives are just waiting for the right vehicle. We'll see.
I don't hate the Muppets. I just hate that they're a part of Disney. It all started with the Muppets, you know - Disney CEOs buying fraying franchises and shoehorning them, ill-fitting aesthetics and all, into the Disney stable. I wonder if the people here who support all that would be happy if Disney decided to buy the Chipmunks or My Little Pony and stick those characters into the parks? There was a rumor not long ago that Disney was going to buy Hasbro - which owns the ponies, among other things...thank goodness that was JUST a rumor. At least it was at the time. You never know nowadays WHAT Iger will do...
FWIW, I'd welcome a Frozen addition to the parks. At least it's home-grown Disney. But I bet all we're going to get is a snow-cone stand or something (look what TDO did with Tangled...)
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HenryMystic
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There's more to the PUSH story that makes it interesting Spiriit, or does "social media and the conspiracy" no longer interest you?
It even involves some of your favorite players.
I will say that I was amused at how some were alleging that others were being used/manipulated. Um, you all are pawns in Celebration Place's game of fanboi chess!
At the end of the day, I don't appreciate snitches (taking screenshots...WhyFor?) I also don't appreciate cyber bullying.
Also, over the span of a week, WDW has cut 2 equity acts. I think most folks are missing the greater point. I find it laughable that they cannot afford to run a Frozen meet and greet and Ziti, and have to cut MK entertainment to fund their new shiny parade.
It even involves some of your favorite players.
I will say that I was amused at how some were alleging that others were being used/manipulated. Um, you all are pawns in Celebration Place's game of fanboi chess!
At the end of the day, I don't appreciate snitches (taking screenshots...WhyFor?) I also don't appreciate cyber bullying.
Also, over the span of a week, WDW has cut 2 equity acts. I think most folks are missing the greater point. I find it laughable that they cannot afford to run a Frozen meet and greet and Ziti, and have to cut MK entertainment to fund their new shiny parade.
lazyboy97o
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It's not the original company. The rights to the name were sold when the original company liquidated.
flynnibus
Premium Member
And 9 out of 10 are just paraphrasing the other guys coverage... Leaving the retelling even more vague.
This is just like the recent stories about the industrial production of orange juice. No one questions why orange juice is available everyday at their grocery store for consistent prices... Yet act all insulted when they hear it's not Juan squeezing an orange over a tub.
Ignorance is bliss... And what happens when you manage animal populations falls under that as well.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Care to summarize for us who don't want to step in the blogosphere to slog through the drama?
Where is everyone getting this 40 years figure. The RTU on new DVC resorts is 50 years.
It's 50 years!
It interests me a lot. Please, tell the entire tale (as you understand it) here or, if you don't wish to make it all public, send me a PM or an email. I'd love to hear this because I admit I don't have much idea what went down only that it involved the talking trash can and some online dude with a strange name ... so, please enlighten me because at the very least it will amuse me (and how many times have I amused you!?!) and maybe it will provide me with some personal fodder for whatever influence I have behind the scenes and/or down the road.
I am very serious, Henry.
Oh, and they can afford plenty. We all know that isn't how TDO and company, including Prince George A. Kalogridis, run the business.
cheezbat
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Or rip out the Speedway and place an attraction there...