Originally Posted By dshyates According to the The Daily Disney Blog, there will be a passholder event on Sept 18th, to introduce Duffy the Disney Bear. Who will be a regular character M&G at Epcot. <a href="http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/08/disney-world-passholder-event-to-introduce-duffy-the-disney-bear/" target="_blank">http://thedailydisney.com/blog...ey-bear/</a>
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I figured that they'd make him a sort of WS/Traveler type. Sounds interesting.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer LOL! Was I expected to explode? I can do that. DUFFY!? ANOTHER CHARACTER IN EPCOT? WHY CAN'T THEY BE ORIGINAL!? Was that better?
Originally Posted By MPierce DUFFY!? ANOTHER CHARACTER IN EPCOT? WHY CAN'T THEY BE ORIGINAL!? That's not a quote from you EE, that's my feelings, and what the hell is a Duffy Disney Bear. They are destroying the Spirit of Epcot!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>That's not a quote from you EE, that's my feelings, and what the hell is a Duffy Disney Bear. They are destroying the Spirit of Epcot!<<< Ehh...I sort of agree. At least Duffy will be slightly original, and probably won't touch anything in WS in a way that would interfere with it's image.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I thought the Duffy bear thing was a little off. Did they just make him up? and why?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer He's from Tokyo DisneySEA and was created to be a "traveler" of sorts to all of Disney's locations.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> He's from Tokyo DisneySEA and was created to be a "traveler" of sorts to all of Disney's locations << At least he's not from Brazil, carrying a flag at the head of a sloth of bears headed to ride Soarin'!
Originally Posted By Roger55 Just announced at the Pin Celebration going on at Epcot this weekend.... "Love is Magical" pin event February 5 at WDW. Featured character on the logo is Duffy. And so it begins...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>At least he's not from Brazil, carrying a flag at the head of a sloth of bears headed to ride Soarin'!<<< I had the opportunity to witness the Sloth Bears on TT in June. I don't see the problem... They were well behaved.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>"Love is Magical" pin event February 5 at WDW. Featured character on the logo is Duffy.<<< *twitch* That name... But merch is merch. If he's there for that, I'm fine. Also, they announced the pin event for the 40th... "The Florida Project".
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I had the opportunity to witness the Sloth Bears on TT in June. I don't see the problem... They were well behaved. << They weren't singing, and chanting, and cutting in front of you in the queue?
Originally Posted By Roger55 Just a slight correction. The Florida Project will not just be a pin event. It is planned to be more of a immersive experience that has both pins and vinylmation activities.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>They weren't singing, and chanting, and cutting in front of you in the queue?<<< Nope. >>>Just a slight correction. The Florida Project will not just be a pin event. It is planned to be more of a immersive experience that has both pins and vinylmation activities.<<< They've added Vinyl? Must be classy, now...
Originally Posted By MPierce >> They've added Vinyl? Must be classy, now... << I can already see EE's room crammed full of vinylmation figures now.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> I can already see EE's room crammed full of vinylmation figures now.<<< It's cramped, but not with vinyl. Try EPCOT memorabilia. ;-)
