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From: laut@alien.gici.com (Bill Laut)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Competition for Aladdin?
Date: 11 Oct 92 23:03:12 GMT
Organization: Gull Island Consultants, Inc.

In article <39214@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, rcook@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Robert Cook) writes:
>
> [11 lines deleted]
>
> Babbitt.  Disney, in fact, provided training and inspiration to
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Williams, when he was fifteen, for free.
                                 ^^^^^^^^
> 

Did I hear right??   For free?  My, I wonder by how much *that* policy
has shifted over the years... 

Anyone on the net have a clue as to what Disney does nowadays to "train
and inspire" young animation hopefuls?   (At the tone, please leave your
name and number and we'll call you right back...)

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From: swimmer@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Jennifer Bouck)
Subject: Re: ftp site for disney gifs.
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 01:36:37 GMT

kooper@dutiws.tudelft.nl (Rob Kooper) writes:

>The titel says it. I'm looking for disney gifs.

We have many Disney Gifs here, in other toons directory of our
ftp site.  
	
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From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Disney-MGM Trial
Distribution: world
Date: 7 Oct 92 18:28:49 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

Short news bit from the Money Section of the New Orleans Times-
Picayune newspaper, Tuesday, October 6, 1992, from wire reports:
 
"Duking It Out"
 
"Los Angeles -- Lawyers for Walt Disney Co. and MGM Grand squared off
in final arguments Monday in a battle over whose theme parks can
exploit the MGM name and lion logo.  MGM contends Disney overstepped
a 1985 licensing agreement by operating a studio at its Disney-MGM
Studios tour in Florida."
 
We remember some posts about the trial earlier this summer.  How's
it going now?

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From: kolt@ellis.uchicago.edu (Matt K/Gonzo)
Subject: Re: Magic Kingdom special hours, plus Re: Various WDW Questions
Reply-To: kolt@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 11:47:26 GMT

In article <1at1snINN2nq@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bd670@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Russell I. Dyreng) writes:
>I have heard similarly about Disneyland.  I was told that on 
>early closing days (ie off-season) that the park reopens later
>on in the evening for company parties and the like.  I was also
>told that on an early closing day you can ask a cast member if
>there is a private party scheduled for that evening.  If there 
>is then you are supposed to be able to mill around for a while
>until the rides start up again and enjoy the park with the 
>private party.  
>
>This sounds like it could be the making of an urban legend.  I
>really don't know.  Is there a present or former cast member 
>out there who can confirm or deny this?  Denise of Critter 
>Country?  Anybody?

>Russ

Sorry, folks. Usually when the park closes, it closes. Hours are posted in
advance, and, for instance, on the couple of occasions when MGM closed at 15,
a lot of people didn't know and didn't have multi-day tickets. 
If there is a special ticket event, the park is cleared before it starts. 
Hanging around is called tresspassing, and violators will be thrown out.
BTW, producing an ID is often not sufficient for these special ticket events.
We too hafta pay to see night of joy or whatever.

Matt



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From: wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (August Paul Yang)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Howard Ashman
Date: 16 Oct 92 01:07:36 GMT
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

In article <39519@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> cs64fad@sdcc8.ucsd.edu (Robert Cook) writes:
>As sort of a side-note, does
>anyone know if Menken's going to work on any more Disney *animated*
>films?

Yes,  Menken has been working on Aladdin and according to another post
will continue to work for Disney for the next seven years.  Working with
Menken to help write additional lyrics (Ashman had already written songs
for this movie) will be Tim Rice of Chess fame.  Tim Rice, IMHO, is an
incredible lyricist and I believe we may be pleasently surprised by some
of the songs in Aladdin which lyrics where written by him.

August Paul Yang wants a CD copy of Chess.
wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
From: rmherrin@acs.ucalgary.ca (Robyn Meta Herrington)
Subject: BatB cards
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 18:42:58 GMT
Distribution: worldwide
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta
Keywords: BatB, Cards

Please excuse if this is breaking netiquette, but I'm looking to
trade Beauty and the Beast cards with any interested persons.

E-mail me at the address below - 

Thanks! 

Oh, BTW - this net has been wonderful to read - the info. is
great!  :-)

Robyn



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From: mhardee@britannic.East.Sun.COM (Martin Hardee - SunSoft Online Publishing Technologies)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: The Never Land Club
Date: 9 Oct 92 19:18:59 GMT
Reply-To: mhardee@britannic.East.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: britannic.east.sun.com

My experience has been that the Neverland Club is great for kids
in the 8-13 range, but little kids get lost in the commotion.
Although the theme on the outside is "Neverland", the insides
are mostly made up of video games and video movies.  The
atmosphere is great for older kids (especially boys) but 
3-4-5-year-olds often end up being shunted aside by the older 
kids and sometimes-grouchy caretakers.

My suggestion -- if you can afford it -- is to get an in-room
babysitter through the hotel.  In-room sitters can take your
kid to dinner, walk around the grounds, and find lots of great
stuff to do while you're out.
From: mhardee@britannic.East.Sun.COM (Martin Hardee - SunSoft Online Publishing Technologies)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: French Disney Videos in the US, FYI
Keywords: french disney animation movie
Date: 9 Oct 92 19:09:34 GMT
Reply-To: mhardee@britannic.East.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: britannic.east.sun.com

I recently set about looking for some French and Spanish versions of
Disney videos, as a way of introducing my four-year-old to some other
languages.  Here's a place I found that sells all the current (and some
"moratoriumed" titles) in French:

	Vedette Visuals in Seatle (John Cousins)  ......... 206/564-4960

The prices are high (~$40-$45 per tape) but I ordered several VHS
titles, and the quality is excellent.


SOME OTHER THINGS I FOUND OUT: 

      -	Buena Vista doesn't sell these tapes in the US.  The few dealers who
	sell them have to import them for the "mother" country.
	
      -	French versions come from Canada, and are sold by Vedette and a few
	other dealers.  Spanish dubs are currently not being produced because
	Buena Vista can't get a distributor to pick them up.  Some very
	old titles ("Pooh and the Honey Tree", etc) are available in Spanish.
	
      -	I wasn't able to find laserdisc subs for any language.
	
      -	If you want, say, German, you probably have to find the distributor in
	Germany, who can point you back to a dealer in the US. But the
	tapes might not be in US VHS format.

Has anyone in the US had experiences with getting tapes in languages
other than French?   Does anyone in Europe or Latin America
know whether dubs are available in NTSC VHS, playable on US machines?
From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Disneyana - Pluto Ill?
Date: 9 Oct 92 03:38:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: agwbbs.Rich_Koster.0u9b
Distribution: world
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In Tomorrowland, we saw Goofy walking around, decked out in futuristic
garb.  Pluto was nearby, bent over with his head near the ground.  We
went over, wondering if he was all right.
 
We bent over too, and asked him if he was feeling okay or if he was
feeling faint, as we were concerned for the human inside that furry
suit on a hot Florida day.  He pointed at a crack in the cement where
two parts of the concrete walkway joined together, and we figured out
he was okay -- just staring there as if he was looking at ants (like
a real dog would).
 
A cast member who was with him was also puzzled by his act.  She came
up to him and said "What are you doing that for?"
 
I imagine that routine has been dropped from Pluto's repertoire, for
a few reasons: (1) It looks like the person dressed in character has
gotten overheated and put his head between his legs to stop feeling
faint, (2) It wasn't even obvious to a fellow cast member what he was
doing, and (3) It looks like Pluto's watching ants, and you don't want
to give the impression that there are ants in the Magic Kingdom!
 
We much prefer what happened at the 1900 Park Fair when Pluto covered
my wife's head with his huge mouth and then softly "Grrrrrr"ed!  ;-)

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From: sturgeal@sage.cc.purdue.edu (tony sturgeon)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Please Settle This!
Summary: You are both wrong.  The Disneyland castle is Sleeping Beauty's and the WDW castle is Cinderella's.
Date: 16 Oct 92 15:31:37 GMT
Organization: Purdue University

In article <199210161228.AA20381@tuna.wang.com>, STEVEN.SULLIVAN@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Steven M Sullivan") writes:
> Person 1 says that the castles at Disneyland and WDW are both Cinderella's
> castles.
> 
> Person 2 says the the castle at Disneyland is Cinderella's castle and the
> castle at WDW is Sleeping Beauty's castle.
> 
> Who is correct?
From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Adventurers Club
Distribution: world
Date: 14 Oct 92 19:52:05 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

(From my wife Carol:)
 
Here's the schedule of the Pleasure Island club that is fashioned after
old hunter's/explorer's/liars clubs.  There are skits performed thoughout
the club, you follow the actors around and learn more about the resident
loonies and get inducted as a member, learn the "secret" greeting.  Very
elaborate decorating and theming, nice souvenirs, special drinks,
surprises.  If you sit at the downstairs bar, simply ask the bartender
to "work his magic" for a bit of fun!
 
Card you pick up there, quoting:
 
Welcome to the Adventurers Club.  A social club for explorers where
guests can mingle with outlandish club members and experience a
variety of unique club activities and events.  Mingle, explore and
join the club!  New member induction ceremonies are held in the main
salon each evening at 8:50 and 10:10!
 
A few of the many club activities and events include!  [All times PM.]
 
 7:40  Ms. Perkins Lecture in Mask Room
 8:00  Curator's Lecture in Treasure Room
 8:20  Serial Thriller Radio Broadcast from Library
 8:50  New Member Induction Ceremony in Main Salon
 9:10  Balderdash Cup Competition in Library
 9:50  Mandora's Cabaret in Library
 10:00 Mr. Browne's Lecture in Mask Room
 10:10 New Member Induction Ceremony in Main Salon
 10:30 Curator's New Discovery Unveiled in Library
 10:35 Club Maid Dusts the Treasure Room
 11:10 Second Annual Radiothon Broadcast from Library
 12:20 Curator's Lecture in Treasure Room
 12:50 Fingers Takes Requests in Library
 1:05 Maid's Sing-a-Long in Library
 
Other club activities & events occur every 10 minutes!
 
End of quote.
 
--Carol Koster, Rich Koster's wife

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From: lgb2@po.CWRU.Edu (Linda G. Brashear)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Aladdin Release Date
Date: 13 Oct 1992 01:31:43 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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Does anyone know when it is?  I'm pretty sure it's either Nov. 20 or 
Nov. 27, but I don't know which.  
Thanks!
Linda
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From: guthrie@nb.rockwell.com (Karen Guthrie)
Subject: Re: Disneyland Update
Keywords: MSEP Goofy Parade Queen Mary 
Organization: Rockwell International
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 20:44:15 GMT


In article <1992Oct12.140021.3035@pmarlowe.uucp>, russell@pmarlowe.uucp (Russell Shanks) writes:
> In article <1992Oct11.003251.1@pomona.claremont.edu> greg@pomona.claremont.edu (Tigger) writes:
> >No substantive changes from the last report.  The things that were closed
> >are still closed, and nothing new has joined the list.
> 
> 	That about sums up what I noticed on Sunday as well, but
>   I did notice that the Disneyland Today Schedules are no long coming
>   with a Queen Mary flyer.  When did they drop the flyers?  It must have
Disney dropped its interest in the Queen Mary and Spruce Goose because they
didn't bring in enough money.  Therefore they don't put the advertising in
Disneyland today anymore.

>   been within the last few weeks.  I also noticed that the 'World According
>   to Goofy Parade' was only appearing twice and a lot later than it used
>   to (5:30 & 8:50 PM).  I assume this is to take up the slack for the
>   MSEP, but this new schedule leaves a gap in the early afternoon hours.
>   Why not 3 runs?

If they run the parade three times they end up with it in the wrong end of 
the park where they are not prepared to store it until the following day.
Also then the direction of the parade becomes hard to predict and would 
cause a lot of confusion.  The first parade of the day always starts near
small world the last parade always ends there.  Besides maybe there just isn't
enough demand for Goofy 3 or 4 times a day. :-)
> 
>  Russell
> 
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Karen
From: snopes%club33@stlth.enet.dec.com (snopes)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Why I love Disney, Part 47
Date: 9 Oct 92 18:14:40 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation -- NOT!!!


In article <18iqt4INNgdi@agate.berkeley.edu>, 
  witness@garnet.berkeley.edu () writes...

>So then why was it so inconceivable for Disney to GRANT permission
>to the preschool and allow Mickey to stay?  Authorized permission.

When bank robbers are caught, why don't they just let them give the money back
and go free?  There's precious little motivation for businesses to obey
copyright regulations if all that results from reported violations is that
they're given permission to use legally what they stole in the first place.

 - snopes

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From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: 30 Minutes
Distribution: world
Date: 10 Oct 92 00:26:52 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

Reposted from a message originally posted in Fidonet's Disney echo on
Oct 7, 1992 at 14:11:00 by Ed Sterrett (1:3633/2) to All
Subject: 30 Minutes
 
   Saw this in an in-house newsletter, thought someone might be
interested..
 
"You have thirty minutes - that's 30 minutes, and you have to make
your bed, clean your bathroom (which includes your sink, bathtub,
toilet, and scrubbing the bathroom floor, etc).  You also have to
vacuum your bedroom carpet, dust, wipe everything down from top to
bottom, including cleaning all the dirt and scuff marks from your
bedroom and bathroom walls.  Can you get it done?  Can you clean all
that and do a top quality job in just 30 minutes?"
 
  "Now imagine...  You did it!  You cleaned everything in just 30
minutes. Congratulations!"
  "You sit back, take a deep breath and sigh with relief.  But, you
don't have time to relax yet.  You have got fourteen more bedrooms and
bathrooms to clean.  And they all have to be done today!"
 
  "That is what Disney housekeepers do, everyday.  It really makes you
appreciate the amount of work they do when you sit back and imagine
cleaning your own bedroom and bathroom times fifteen!  (Sixteen at
Port Orleans, Dixie Landings and Caribbean Beach)"

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From: krol@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Ed Krol)
Subject: Re: Need info WDW for 2.5 year old
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 13:23:26 GMT

js@cs.tulane.edu (Jan Silbermann) writes:



>Apologies if the following are FAQs.

>If a FAQ list for visiting WDW exists,
>would someone please e-mail it to me?

>We are planning a trip to WDW in Dec.  My daughter will be 2 1/2
>and is approx. 3' tall.  We plan to see:

>	Cinderella's Castle             Pirates of the Caribbean
>	Country Bear Jamboree           Haunted Mansion
>	Mickey's Starland               Dumbo ride
>	Peter Pan ride                  It's A Small World
>	Mr. Toad's Wild Ride            Mission to Mars

>I have the Birnbaum _Official Guidebook_,
>but still need answers to the following questions.

>1)  Too many, not enough for one day?

Probably a reasonable days worth - especially if you do it in the
off season (which you should if your kid is not in school)

>2)  Any height restrictions on above?

There are restrictions about kids going on alone but if you go with
them I think all of these are fine.

>3)  Any of them too scary?

Probably Toad. Toad and Snow white are simple rides but tend to 
be very frightening to the young.  I'd add jungle cruise in its place.
Mission to mars will be a nothing for the kid.  S/he will love 
Its a small world.  Expect to be dragged onto that 3-4 times if
you let the kid have any say.  Luckily the lines are short.


The other thing is let you kid dictate when you are done.
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From: frazier@elf.etsu.edu (Jeff Frazier)
Subject: Re: Disney Branson
Reply-To: frazier@elf.etsu.edu (Jeff Frazier)
Organization: East Texas State University, Commerce, TX
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 21:37:29 GMT

My family has been going to Branson every year or two for the last
14 or 15 years. Considering what the land is like in the Ozarks,
extremely hilly, I don't see an amusement park going there.  While
Branson is only 6 hours away from me (East Texas) compared to a 
couple of days worth of driving to DL or WDW, I would hate to see
a Disney park go there and take away from Silver Doller City, which
is a great theme park in its own right.

Jeff Frazier (frazier@elf.etsu.edu)
From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Disney Branson
Distribution: world
Date: 9 Oct 92 22:33:08 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In article <1992Oct9.150934.12909@cs.ucla.edu>
reiher@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Peter Reiher) writes:
 
 > If the move into Branson is supposedly based on the "success" of
 > EuroDisney, then it's probably no more real than the "Disneyland
 > in the Phillipines" report of a few months back.  EuroDisney keeps
 > assuring people that they're happy with how things are going, but all
 > outside sources suggest that the initial opening has been a
 > disappointment.  Certainly it cannot be regarded as an overwhelming
 > success, even going by EuroDisney press releases.
 
Peter,
 
We've heard the negative news and the press has latched onto it.
Even NBC had another negative report on EuroDisney just last week,
even though there was also positive news about it they could have
reported, but overlooked...
 
At the Disneyana convention, Dick Nunis announced to us that on
Saturday, September 11th they had 92,000 at EuroDisney.  He went
on to say that they had already reached 6 million guests since it
opened, and that it was now the #1 theme park in Europe.  He said
at first most of the guests were from the other European countries
but that now even the French are beginning to attend the park.
 
The initial opening days were a disappointment thanks to (1) a French
government official told his countrymen to stay away, that it would
be there for a long, long time, and to avoid the traffic snarls at
its opening; (2) there was a truck drivers strike in France and they
decided to blockade EuroDisney -- not that they had any beef with
EuroDisney, but just for the publicity value; and (3) the French have
had a longstanding dislike/distrust of Americans and that added to
some of them staying away -- but as Nunis said, even the French are
coming now.
 
Things were all rosy at Disneyland and Disney World when they first
opened, but given time the bugs are worked out.  The same is
happening with EuroDisneyland, and if a Disney park in Branson pans
out, in Branson as well.

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From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Corporate News - Pt. 3
Date: 10 Oct 92 06:29:11 GMT
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

Reposted from a message originally posted in Fidonet's Disney echo on
Oct 7, 1992 at 15:35:00 by Ed Sterrett (1:3633/2) to All
Subject: Corporate News (cont)
 
       --cont--
 
DISNEY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY--
 
*  Construction has begun on Phase II of the Disney Vacation Club
Resort (WDW) and will add another 218 rooms upon completion in mid-93.
Phase I is completed and features 283 rooms.  Sales continue to exceed
expectations, and the Club now boasts over 2700 member families.
 
*  Construction began in August on the Wilderness Lodge (WDW). This
725 room resort is scheduled to open in June '94.
 
 
DISNEY CONSUMER PRODUCTS--
 
*  The original "Mickey Mouse Waddle Book", the most collectible
Disney book ever published, is scheduled to be re-published by the
Disney Publishing Group.  Intact copies of the original book,
published in 1934, have a market value of $10,000.
 
*  In Sept, Walt Disney Records released the first boxed set of 78
songs from movie classics, studio shorts, Theme Park attractions, and
Mickey Mouse Club and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV shows.
Collection is available on 3 CD's or 3 cassettes, and will be sold
through record retailers, Disney Stores, and in WDW and DL merchandise
shops.
 
*  Walt Disney Records' release of the B&B soundtrack is now certified
double platinum with more than 2 million units sold.  This is the
fastest selling title in the history of Walt Disney Records.
 
*  On Aug 25, Hollywood Records released "Dead Flowers", the debut
album by Edan.  The rock band is led by Edan Everly, son of Don Everly
and nephew of Phil Everly, of Everly Bros. fame.
 
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