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Whatever happened to the animal poo candy in the Animal Kingdom?

mergatroid

mergatroid

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Yes I'm aware it probably was a +%@# idea in the first place :rolleyes:

But how long did this genius idea last and were there complaints, or did it just dawn on somebody at Disney that eating lookalike animal poo possibly wasn't a great fit? When I asked a cm at the AK about it this last visit she looked at me like I was deranged or something. I tried explaining to her this was a real thing a while back but got the impression she thought as I was even more disturbed than she had originally the more I pursued it.

So did anyone ever see or try this stuff and what were your thoughts?
 
epcotisbest

epcotisbest

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mergatroid said:
Yes I'm aware it probably was a +%@# idea in the first place :rolleyes:

But how long did this genius idea last and were there complaints, or did it just dawn on somebody at Disney that eating lookalike animal poo possibly wasn't a great fit? When I asked a cm at the AK about it this last visit she looked at me like I was deranged or something. I tried explaining to her this was a real thing a while back but got the impression she thought as I was even more disturbed than she had originally the more I pursued it.

So did anyone ever see or try this stuff and what were your thoughts?
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We have been to AK many, many times and never knew this existed. Seems kinda weird, but I suppose someone would buy it.
 
belledream

belledream

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We went in September looking for it at Zuri's. We said "poop candy" too and got a little bit of confused looks before the CMs understood what we wanted. They said that it was a limited time thing, I suppose to celebrate the opening of Harambe Marketplace. It wasn't there. We wanted to try it for fun...! Womp.
 
rsoxguy

rsoxguy

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mergatroid said:
I pursued it.
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Your interest has led me to reach out with a concerned heart toward granting to you a solution to your guarded desire.
The solution in steps:
1. Purchase a small scoop.
2. Buy a Hershey's Chocolate Bar.
3. Walk in the Florida heat for melting purposes.
4. Look down when walking near the animal attractions.
5. Coordinate the use of the scoop and melted chocolate.
6. Savor.
 
danyoung56

danyoung56

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I don't think there was anything about the introduction of this as being for a limited time. It just wasn't a good idea, and after a week or so it was removed.
 
halltd

halltd

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danyoung56 said:
I don't think there was anything about the introduction of this as being for a limited time. It just wasn't a good idea, and after a week or so it was removed.
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It was a GREAT idea. It was fudge rolled up into a ball and just NAMED poop. You can get much more immersive than that. And what kid doesn't love talking about poop? One of the Wilderness Explorer stations is all about poop.

I just think too many "stick in the mud boring people" complained and they got rid of it. I don't get the complaining, though. If you didn't want to eat it, just don't buy it. It's not like anyone was forcing you to get it. Why ruin it for everyone else? Theme parks are supposed to be FUN and I thought it was a fun idea AND aligned perfectly with the brand message of the park.
 
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doctornick

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halltd said:
It was a GREAT idea. It was fudge rolled up into a ball and just NAMED poop. You can get much more immersive than that. And what kid doesn't love talking about poop? One of the Wilderness Explorer stations is all about poop.
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It wasn't even named poop; it was called "Guess the Species".

I thought it was a cute/funny addition but obviously sentiments vary.
 
Matt_Black

Matt_Black

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mergatroid

mergatroid

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halltd said:
It was a GREAT idea. It was fudge rolled up into a ball and just NAMED poop. You can get much more immersive than that. And what kid doesn't love talking about poop? One of the Wilderness Explorer stations is all about poop.

I just think too many "stick in the mud boring people" complained and they got rid of it. I don't get the complaining, though. If you didn't want to eat it, just don't buy it. It's not like anyone was forcing you to get it. Why ruin it for everyone else? Theme parks are supposed to be FUN and I thought it was a fun idea AND aligned perfectly with the brand message of the park.
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Pretty much agree you on that, however there is a flip side. If you didn't know that Disney made this stuff and saw some strange looking dude eating it, you may initially think it was real. That's the thought that could genuinely make somebody feel ill I guess?
 
Matt_Black

Matt_Black

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mergatroid said:
Pretty much agree you on that, however there is a flip side. If you didn't know that Disney made this stuff and saw some strange looking dude eating it, you may initially think it was real. That's the thought that could genuinely make somebody feel ill I guess?
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I see people eating sauerkraut and that makes me feel ill. Should we ban sauerkraut? (I actually feel we should, as we didn't fight two wars with Germany to shovel Bavarian sorrow dross down our gullets, but that's beside the point!)
 
halltd

halltd

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mergatroid said:
Pretty much agree you on that, however there is a flip side. If you didn't know that Disney made this stuff and saw some strange looking dude eating it, you may initially think it was real. That's the thought that could genuinely make somebody feel ill I guess?
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Uh, they were brown chocolate balls or rectangular shaped brownies. We eat the exact same thing in numerous forms over Christmas. The only thing that made it seem disgusting to some people was that their brain told them it was poop. It's the same with all the effects in rides, etc... Your brain tells you it's an alien touching your hair, or a bee stinging your back when in reality it's not.
 

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