Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<It seems to be only men that hate this bear.>> ONLY big handsome strapping men that can kill our own dinner such as myself. If you notice Hans has not said one thing about Duffy yet...oh never mind. Anyway, its said for good reason: He sucks! <<I think it's cute.>> That's very sweet, but most of us just want to see Duffy die in a fire.
Originally Posted By u k fan lol Did you learn nothing from Nightmare on Elm Street? Burning him will only make him stronger!!!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney LOL, does that mean Duffy will haunt our nightmares as well? I rather take my chances with Freddy! At least its a quick death.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Duffy is going to be such a household name soon, we won't be able to help but buy every version of him and his twisted girlfriend when they come to the parks.
Originally Posted By xrayvision Soon, there will be a Duffy the Ride (aka The Duffy Beary Tales) built in the Pacific Wharf section of DCA, with an enhanced version going into TDS's American Waterfront. It will be Beary Tales 2.0, only at a Disney park instead of Knotts.
Originally Posted By u k fan How long will it be before we saying "You remember Mickey, he's Duffy's friend"? <<<I rather take my chances with Freddy! At least its a quick death.>>> Death by stuffing!!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Good thing Disney owns the Marvel characters. I think they're the only ones who can see through Duffy's evil plot for world domination. And only they can stop him!
Originally Posted By u k fan You are underestimating the power of the Bear. As soon as Disney start selling Spiderman costumes he'll infiltrate the Marvel gang and Peter Parker will be attached to an anchor at the bottom of a theme park harbour somewhere. Don't say I didn't warn you!!!
Originally Posted By Roger55 FYI... The Disney Store is selling "The Disney Bear" not Duffy. Got it in my daily Disney Store spam today. Ineresting. Wonder if the parks and the Disney Stores are going with different names? Or is Al a little off the mark with his Duffy debut tomorrow at the parks?
Originally Posted By Roger55 Duffy and The Disney Bear are two different bears... but it just seams strange that the Disney Parks would be starting a new campaign for Duffy while the Disney Stores is promoting and selling The Disney Bear. There similarities and likeness will surely be confusing to the average or casual Disney fan.
Originally Posted By Roger55 Forgot to mention... Disney is usually all about synergy, cross-promotion, cross-marketing, etc. This inconsistency between the Disney Stores and what Disney Parks is trying to do doesn't make sense. Another thought is, maybe Disney Stores are just trying to clear out all their Disney Bear branded inventory so they can start stocking up on Duffy?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan What's the difference between the two bears? They seem pretty much the same thing, except for the sailor suit. What am I missing?
Originally Posted By SuperDry The difference? One is called Duffy, and the other isn't. BTW, Duffy doesn't normally come wearing any clothing when you buy him. His sailor outfit as well as all his other outfits are separate merchandise items.
Originally Posted By Roger55 >> >>seams strange<< I hope you did that on purpose.<< LOL! I wish I could say it was intentional. Let's look at some photos to compare the differences. The current US Disney Bear <a href="http://aimg.disneystore.com/content/ds/themes/default11/flash/s7.html?pid=400122749892" target="_blank">http://aimg.disneystore.com/co...22749892</a> Current Japan Duffy and Shellie Mae <a href="http://micechat.com/forums/tokyo-disney-resort/135609-duffy-shellie-mays-new-hello-cape-cod-costumes.html#post1055948969" target="_blank">http://micechat.com/forums/tok...55948969</a> Slightly different. Duffy fans will claim completly different. Main difference I can see is in the face. To me Duffy looks like he has a more "old school" retro plush kind of look. The Disney Bear has a more modern looking face design.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Hmmm. To me, they both look about as different from each other as Huey, Dewey and Louie do. Actually, less so.
Originally Posted By Roger55 >>Ineresting. Wonder if the parks and the Disney Stores are going with different names? Or is Al a little off the mark with his Duffy debut tomorrow at the parks?<< My bad. Duffy's debut is October 14th not September. Taking this into account, it's looking more and more to me like that this is the Disney Store's attempt to clear out the Disney Bear branded merchandise in prerparation for next month's Duffy debut.
