Originally Posted By SIR at X-S Tech Some months ago I heard that Kevin and Jody were doing a Mark Twain Steamboat for Disneyshopping.com. This wasn't shown at the last NFFC show, but often the prototypes aren't available to be shown. Anyone heard anything about this?
Originally Posted By Offenbach The Mark Twain replica will finally be released this spring. This item was intended to be Kevin and Jody's grand finale to their 50th Anniversary collectibles, but was held up in production because of the intense detail.
Originally Posted By SIR at X-S Tech So instead of a grand finale it's thier eulogy. How sad. Of course Disneyshopping get's to sit back and reap the rewards of thier work for another couple of months.
Originally Posted By SIR at X-S Tech Yup, along with most of the other Disney Shopping artists. Actually they were already gone before the last NFFC show, but they still attended and promoted the upcoming stuff. Apparently Disney shopping thinks they'll be fine as long as there's still someone to iron the design onto the t shirt.
Originally Posted By Pinngurll This seems to be the new trend at Disney. Disneyshopping.com laid off the people who designed and created their special merchandise. It's a tragedy for a company like Disney which is famous for creativity, and the talented artists who were let go. Disneyshopping has little going for it now. -Pinny
