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From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Disney Enthusiasts Group
Distribution: world
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:43:23 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

There is a national group of Disney enthusiasts with local chapters
throughout the country, N.F.F.C. or the National Fantasy Fan Club.
This group centers around collectibles and fandom.  The national
group is 9 years old and has 2,000 members, annually sponsors a
convention in July in Anaheim (the birthday month of Disneyland) for
collectors and enthusiasts with Disney animators, Imagineers, actors
and others associated with the Disney organization in attendance,
auctions and sales room.  They publish a quarterly newsletter
featuring articles about the company, collectors and their
collectibles, and a monthly newsletter about the club, its local
chapters and breaking news of the Walt Disney Company.  Local
chapters also publish newsletters.  The World Chapter of N.F.F.C.
centers around Walt Disney World, promotes the Disneymania section
of the Florida Forum of CompuServe (such as all the menus of the WDW
restaurants) and weekly live, on-line Disney trivia contests.  They
also publish a quarterly newsletter about WDW.  They request you
join the national N.F.F.C. in order to join the World Chapter.  Both
groups are non-profit organizations.
 
Monies for membership and/or subscriptions from outside the U.S.
should send U.S. funds in payment.
 
N.F.F.C. membership information:
 
Annual Dues: U. S. $20 per individual/family, Canada $25, Foreign $35.
 
List name, and all other names within the same household sharing
membership, and all birthdays (month/day/year). Business name if
applicable. Telephone number. Mailing address. City, State, Zip Code
and Country. Total amont enclosed. Areas of particular interest.
Whether you are a member of a local chapter and which one if yes. How
did you hear of the N.F.F.C.  Check off whether you want your name and
address included on Disney-related mailing lists for private
enterprise.  Mail with check or money order to: N.F.F.C.; P. O. Box
19212; Irvine, CA 92713.  They prefer you pay them directly for
membership rather than having the World Chapter handle it for you.
They can tell you also if there's a chapter of their group in your
city.
 
World Chapter N.F.F.C. membership information:
 
Annual dues:  One-year individual or family membership to World Chapter
U.S.: $15, Outside U.S.: $20 US$
 
Subscription Only "World Tales and Mouse Review" without membership.
One year/Four issues: U.S. Resident: $10.00; Outside U.S.: $15 US$.
 
They want to know:  Name, mailing address, City/State/Zip Code/Country,
telephone number.  If you're currently a member of N.F.F.C.  How did
you hear of the World Chapter.  How many times a year (average) do you
visit WDW and Disneyland.  How many guests a year (average) do you
take to a Disney theme park.

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From: dbell@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Dave Bell)
Subject: Re: Disneyland Hotel
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Reply-To: dbell@ics.uci.edu (Dave Bell)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 6 Oct 92 21:02:40 GMT
Distribution: na

In article <1992Oct6.172942.21188@fcom.cc.utah.edu> don@doug.med.utah.edu (Don Baune 581-6088 MIRL) writes:
>HELP! I have been getting the real runaround here. We are planning
>on going to disneyland the 2nd week in January. The hotel quoted
>$155, $180 and $215. The $215 included the breakfast brunch but
>not admission to the park.  The tours want $800 for a family of
>five 3 nights and admission.
>
>I remember seeing somewhere someone mentioning that the Disneyland hotel
>has a policy of park admission from checkin-checkout with now
>extra charges.  Does someknow what is going on? We would like
>to be close to the park so the kids can take naps, etc and
>still go back and forth, but we also want to save as much
>as possible ;-).
>
>Does anyone have any ideas, phone numbers, etc.
>
>thanks,
>don
>

While it's not the Disneyland Hotel, you might want to try the Pan Pacific
Hotel.  It is a quick walk (2-5 mins.) from the Disneyland Hotel, have nice
rooms, and are a good deal cheaper.  Don't have a phone number for you,
(don't work there - disclaimer, etc), but it might be another option to
pursue.  You can still sign up with the Disneyland Hotel for the character
brunch and everything.  Just an idea.

Dave Bell
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From: tbromley@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (Thomas Bromley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Lady and the Tramp
Date: 5 Oct 92 12:36:20 GMT
Organization: Cybernet BBS, Boca Raton, Florida

ICSPMS@ASUACAD.BITNET writes:

> Does anyone know if "Lady and the Tramp" is out on video?  I've been
> looking for it, but can't find it anywhere!
> 
It was released to video several years ago (one of the first of the 
classic movies to go to video, I think), and was later withdrawn from the 
market.  You may be able to rent one somewhere, but USA Today listed it a 
few months back as one of a number of "unavailable" videos which command 
high prices on the collector's market.  Perhaps it will be reissued to 
the theatres, and then again on video.  (My copy's not for sale at any 
price! :-) )

Tom
From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Tiki Birds Back & New Passageway
Distribution: world
Date: 4 Oct 92 07:51:28 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In a message dated Sat  3 Oct 92 15:56, Krol@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (ed Krol)
wrote:


>The Tiki birds are singing again now at the Magic Kingdom and there is a
>*new* walkthru from Tiki/Adventureland to Bear Band/Frontierland.  
 
 KK> Hasn't this passageway been there for years?  Seems I took it 
 KK> at least last time I was there 18 months ago.  And perhaps on
 KK> earlier trips.

I heard this from Ed Sterrett, a Cast Member who works at WDW.  I didn't
see it, as work was still being done in the Tiki area last weekend when I
was there.  I remember the pass-through from Adventureland to Discoveryland
where the restrooms are (that takes you into Discoveryland where the
partial fort is -- next to the Diamond Horseshoe) but not a passageway at
the Tiki birds area.

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From: alberti@ux.acs.umn.edu (Timothy Fay)
Subject: Re: Raw Toonage
Originator: alberti@staff.tc.umn.edu
Organization: Revolutionary Anarchist Bowling League
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 06:22:56 GMT

In <Bv70Cs.Kzq@ais.org> plucky@ais.org (Chris Adamson) writes:

>	Just watched the Sept. 26 episode of "Raw Toonage".

>	I'd previously wondered why Disney television hadn't attempted
>an animated comedy show.

>	Now I know.

A friend of mine drew comparisons between RAW TOONAGE and a short-lived
prime time series that aired about 10 years ago called HANNA/BARBERA'S
JOKEBOOK.  Both seem to have similar flaws (i.e., comedy shows without
any comedy in them), though I think TOONAGE isn't quite as bad as
JOKEBOOK.  Not yet, anyway...

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From: kiuchi@sumax.seattleu.edu (Achie Breaky Heart)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Broken Toys
Date: 29 Sep 92 05:57:50 GMT
Organization: The House Disk Jockeys International

If anyone knows the whereabouts that I can get a copy of the Disney 
animated short feature Broken Toys, I would appreciate it very much 
if someone would let me know.  Thanks!

Kevin 
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From: duehara@yosemite.math.ucla.edu (Dana Uehara)
Subject: Re: Raw Toonage
Organization: Toonaholics Anonymous
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 19:53:00 GMT

In article <Bv70Cs.Kzq@ais.org> plucky@ais.org (Chris Adamson) writes:
>	Just watched the Sept. 26 episode of "Raw Toonage".
>
>	I'd previously wondered why Disney television hadn't attempted
>an animated comedy show.
>
>	Now I know.

Actually, they have, sort of.
The current "Goof Troop" series is more of a comedy-type show (as contrasted
with an action-adventure show).  But Raw Toonage (RT) is, IMHO, far worse
than Goof Troop (GT).

In half an hour, RT tries to consolidate three different shows that would
probably do well with half-hour segments each (except for Totally Tasteless
Videos).  One solution might be to expand RT to one hour and have two
shows of ~20-30 minutes each (forget TTV).

Overall comment on RT?  It's too "raw" as it is.  Needs a lot of work...

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From: starback@student.docs.uu.se (Per Starb{ck)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: UK B&B
Date: 2 Oct 92 02:18:04
Organization: Uppsala University, Sweden
Distribution: world
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In-reply-to: singg@alf.uib.no's message of Tue, 29 Sep 92 10:26:38 GMT

Kurt George Gjerde <singg@alf.uib.no> wrote:
> All Disney animated features are released in Europe one year after
> the US launch.  If you have a multisystems VCR (PAL & NTSC) you can
> buy the tape (in the US) just before the European release.
>
> I don't know why!?

Because it takes some time to dub the movies.  It doesn't take a whole
year of course, but they want to have give the movies a Xmas release
in Europe as well, so they have to wait for a while.
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From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Disneyana - Splash Mountain Grand Opening
Distribution: world
Date: 4 Oct 92 16:46:42 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

Carol and I were very glad to be able to ride the new Splash Mountain
attraction while at the Disneyana convention, even though it wasn't
officially opened until this past Friday.  While I wasn't there for
the opening Friday, I felt like I was through the "magic of television"
-- I saw the feeds from the three TV satellite channels Disney was
beaming out.  Additionally, they were also sending audio via satellite
to many radio stations across the country in celebration of the grand
opening.  They provided wireless mikes so that the radio reporters
could go on the ride as they broadcast their comments to the folks
back home, including their live reaction to the 5 story drop!
 
Here is a summary provided to the press by Disney's press department
with the B-roll video of Splash Mountain's Opening Ceremony, October
2, 1992:
 
"Even the weather was themed for the grand opening of Walt Disney
World's newest attraction, Splash Mountain.  A few sprinkles didn't
dampen the spirits of those gathered in the Magic Kingdom for the
big celebration.  Disney Chairman Michael Eisner was joined in the
festivities by celebrities including Mickey Mouse & Betty White."
 
"Splash Mountain is a themed water flume ride that features a five-
story plunge into a briar patch -- the world's longest water flume
drop."
 
End of summary

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From: kolt@quads.uchicago.edu (Matt K/Gonzo)
Subject: Re: December @ WDW
Reply-To: kolt@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 00:25:41 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.214158.21763@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> mangieri@asd2.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
>Can somebody make a distinction between visiting WDW 
>the first week in December (December 2-6) vs. the second
>week (December 9-13).
>
>For instance, does the first week tend to have residual Thanksgiving
>week crowds (Thanksg ivng is on November 26)?
>
Basically, no diff, but could be smwt lighter the second week.
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From: uslave@mcl.ucsb.edu (Sir Prize!!!)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Disneyana
Keywords: Anaheim
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:07:36 GMT

I remember seeing a posting a while ago saying that there would be a Disneyana
convention or something at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim sometime in
October.  Am I mistaken?  If not, could someone please tell me the date?

Thanks.


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From: gds@crosfield.co.uk (gary stamp)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: October_in_the_park
Date: 5 Oct 92 14:00:26 GMT
Organization: Crosfield Electronics, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.

Before the pound completely disappears from world economics, I was considering
a holiday at WDW. Could someone please mail the pro's & con's of visiting
WDW in October i.e crowd lengths, weather, national holidays or peak hot spots
etc.

Adv_Thanks_ance (for those not familiar with ding-bats 'thanks IN advance').




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From: vexar@watserv.ucr.edu (Joe C Solinsky)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: What is Raw Toonage?
Date: 1 Oct 92 21:50:09 GMT

Hello,
I am a resident of Southern California, and for some reason, I have not run  
across the Disney show called Raw Toonage.  It doesn't seem to appear on any of  
the local channels.  Does anyone have any information about when it airs in  
California, or at least could someone tell me what I am missing?
-Joe Solinsky
vexar@watserv.ucr.edu
From: x89lemecha@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Oliver & Company Info Wanted!
Date: 3 Oct 92 22:11:39 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to find out if "Oliver & Company" has been released on VHS.
Or is it going to be in the theatres again?  When?  

If anyone knows anything at all about "Oliver & Company"
I'd appreciate it.  
I've never seen it, other than previews, and I'd like to see it.

Please send any info directly to me, since I rarely get the chance to get on
the net.


Thanx,

Bo Lemecha

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From: snopes%club33@stlth.enet.dec.com (snopes)
Subject: Re: B&B Laserdisc
Organization: Will work for food, but not for DEC.
Date:  4 OCT 92 22:01:58    


In article <BvI3BM.8o5@nic.umass.edu>, 
  ltw@titan.ucc.umass.edu (LEE T WARNER) writes...

>what's up with this year difference between VHS and LaserDisc.

It's to prevent people from making copies of their laserdiscs, then selling
them to markets in which the videos have not yet been released.

>Finally, Why are they not considering releasing 101 Dalmations on LaserDisc?

How do you know they're not considering it?  Or are you just making that claim
because it hasn't yet been released?

 - snopes

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From: rcook@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Robert Cook)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Computer-animated feature
Date: 27 Sep 92 14:36:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: sdcc12.38661
Organization: University of California, San Diego

For the last couple of years, there's been a rumor of an
all-computer-animated Disney feature, produced by Pixar.  Well,
that's basically been confirmed.  Someone from Pixar posted on
comp.graphics.animation that the company is currently in
pre-production and that a 1993 release is probably ludicrous.  He
wouldn't give any fine details, but he said that it was Pixar that
came to Disney (for distribution) rather than the other way around.
Make what you want of that, but this doesn't look like a *Disney*
animated feature.  Should be very interesting, though.


- Robert Cook
From: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: rescuers on laserdisk
Date: 1 Oct 92 09:32:16 EST
Reply-To: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Channel 1 Communications

CC>Got a question about the Rescuers on Laserdisk.  Is it available in
CC>widescreen?  Is pan-and-scan all that's out there?  Was the movie's original
CC>aspect ratio such that we don't need letterboxing to see the whole movie?

     We still need letterboxing, but Disney won't give it to us.  The
     aspect ratio isn't as extreme as some of the Panavision family
     movies like "Raiders Of The Lost Ark," but it would still be
     better if it were 'boxed.
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From: tmcbraye@thor.ece.uc.edu (Tim McBrayer)
Subject: Early Disney films found
Followup-To: rec.arts.disney
Originator: tmcbraye@thor.ece.uc.edu
Organization: Unversity of Cincinnati, ECE Dept
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 14:47:51 GMT


This article appeared in the Wednesday, September 30, 1992 edition of the 
Cincinnati Enquirer.  Reprinted without permission.  All typos mine.

--begin article--
DUTCH MUSEUM FINDS DISNEY FILMS OF 1920'S

The Associated Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands

     The Dutch Film Museum has unearthed what it believes are the only
surviving copies if six early Walt Disney films, silents made between 1923 
and 1927, spokesman Rene Wolf said Tuesday.

     The films, each lasting five to 10 minutes, are among 15 short Disney
films discovered recently in teh museums Amsterdam archives where they
apparently lay unnoticed for decades, Wolf said.

     "As far as we've been able to ascertain no one, not even the Disney
archives in Los Angeles, has these six titles," he added.

     Walt Disney Co. spokesman Frank Lomento said Tuesday the Burbank-based
company was unaware of the find and had no comment.

     The films, with titles like "Alice in The Big League," "Alice the
Firefighter," and "Alice's Day at Sea," are captioned in Dutch and would have
been shown in movie theaters in the Netherlands in the 1920's, Wolf said.
--end article--
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From: Rich_Koster@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Rich Koster)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Splash Mountain Press Release
Date: 4 Oct 92 22:48:11 GMT
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

From the Disney Press & Publicity Department's "Splash Mountain News"
press release (excluding other news about "Ed McMahon's Star Search '93"
coming to the Disney-MGM Studios, IllumiNations, "Goof Troop" stars now
in "Mickey's Starland Show", the "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little
Mermaid" stage shows at WDW, the "Fantasy in the Sky" fireworks show, and
SpectroMagic):
 
"New log-flume adventure makes a splash this fall at Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom"
 
"Lake Buena Vista, Fla. -- Talk about a fall!  Along with the autumn
leaves, Walt Disney World guests come tumbling down -- five stories --
this fall as the Magic Kingdom premieres Splash Mountain."
 
"Based on animated sequences in Walt Disney's 1946 film, "Song of the
South," Splash Mountain is a log-flume attraction boasting the world's
longest flume drop, promising guests a 40-mph descent -- faster than
any other attraction at Walt Disney World Resort."
 
"The splash-tacular adventure, located a peak away from Big Thunder
Mountain Railroad in Frontierland, highlights a season of Disney theme
park fun..."
 
"Guests plunge into the Splash Mountain adventure (dedicated Oct. 2)
aboard eight-passenger hollowed out logs.  During a half-mile journey
downstream, they encounter favorite "Brers" -- Rabbit, Bear and Fox --
plus a host of other zany characters in colorful, three-dimensional
animated form."
 
"Climax of the show is all downhill -- a 47-degree plunge of more than
                                         ^^
50 feet into the Briar Patch."
 
End of press release.
 
Note that this material refers to it as a 47-degree angle when a lot
of the other material says 45-degree angle.  I tend to believe 47-degrees
is probably more accurate, even though in a quiz at the Contemporary
Resort's "Insiders" program they awarded a prize to someone who said 45-
degrees after I said 47-degrees. (I got my pin prize anyway by answering
another question right!)

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From: snopes%club33@stlth.enet.dec.com (snopes)
Subject: Re: "Kidnapping" at Disneyland
Organization: Will work for food, but not for DEC.
Date:  5 OCT 92 08:20:19    


In article <5347@balrog.ctron.com>, 
  smith@ctron.com (Larry Smith) writes...

>The vast majority of "kidnappings" in this country are custody battles among 
>parents and other relatives.  Few of them are real, child-stalking lunatics 
>out to get some kid they have no other connection to.

Yes, indeed.  I suggest anyone who still believes these tales read the
newspaper accounts of the recent Marquishia Candler "kidnapping" that allegedly
took place here in Culver City.  Not only did the story hit the media full
force the instant she was reported missing from a shopping mall (not kidnapped
or possibly abducted, mind you, but merely missing), but every single detail of
the "kidnapping" as reported by the media was a mistake or an outright lie.

 - snopes


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From: aung@syacus.acus.oz.au (Aung Thurein)
Subject: Closures at Disneyland - End of Oct and Early Nov
Keywords: disney
Organization: ACUS Australian Centre for Unisys Software, Sydney
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 02:56:24 GMT

Hi,

We will be visiting Disneyland on the 27th of October. I heard people
talking about some closures of attractions in Disneyland during October.

Could you give me information about which attractions will be closed
and how long so that we can reschedule our travel plan.

Best regards.

Aung Thurein.
Sydney, Australia.

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