Originally Posted By Rebekah This topic is for discussion of the 4/10/2003 news item <b><a href="http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=34014" target="_blank">OCReg: Fun Pooh-sonified</a></b> The April 10th <I>Orange County Register</I> offers a brief description of Disneyland's newest dark ride <I>The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh</I>.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt A much more informative article than the one posted by the LA Times.
Originally Posted By imagineer1985 >>But this is not a bookish experience, says Bruce Gordon, a Disney Imagineer and the attraction's show producer. "It's not a story about Pooh," Gordon insisted. "We wanted to give guests a chance to be with Pooh. The idea is they've just joined Pooh and his friends, who are off on one of their many adventures. I think we pulled that off.''<< Interesting... i remember a Pro-pooher saying that they liked it they thought that having flats made it seem like a book... The imgaineer does not sound so sure of himslef... He thinks he does? that does not sound reasurring... now saying... "We did an excellent job and pulled it off"
Originally Posted By ArchtMig How come LaughingPlace did not place a link to this story in their headlines section? I think it is a legitimate news item that should be mentioned in the news roundup. The author takes an unusually harsh tone with the piece that is more reminiscent of the tone of criticism found in online writings. I have not seen an article in "the legitimate media" that took such a departure from the usual rehashing of Company press release info. Yes, it is the author's own personal criticism, and not an actual "objective" news story, but man, the guy sure shares many of our online fans' displeasure with the way Disney has been treating its Anaheim properties and its local customer base. <a href="http://www.calendarlive.com/family/themeparks/cl-wk-kids10apr10.story" target="_blank">http://www.calendarlive.com/fa mily/themeparks/cl-wk-kids10apr10.story</a>