Originally Posted By Brad So what's the latest? Has anybody heard anything? I am also intrigued that I can find ZERO discussion of this on Micechat either! Are they just instantly deleting any mention of Al in the forums?
Originally Posted By Manfried Knowing Micechat, they delete anything they don't like or don't want discussed.
Originally Posted By berol I was pulled into a dark alley where a guy in a trench coat told me about post #35.
Originally Posted By Jordan "Knowing Micechat, they delete anything they don't like or don't want discussed." True that, it's super annoying sometimes.
Originally Posted By leemac I'll never understand why Baxter leaking info to Lutz on a weekly basis was tolerated. It wasn't exactly a well-kept secret that he was the sole WDI source - especially as he used it to peddle his "vision" for DLR post-DCA's opening.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I guess hindsight is 20-20, but it wasn't exactly a huge secret from the reader standpoint either. Al has a not-so-subtle way of inserting his opinion into the articles, and he always had a much more positive opinion of any project that Tony was involved with. He also had a lot more information than about other projects, which should have been a hint. Given how political things at WDI can be, I really can't see how this would have helped Tony's standing any. Wasn't he already on a short leash anyway post-TL98?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I guess this explains why Al was so lenient in TL '98, yet so harsh on DCA 1.0. I never understood it until now.
Originally Posted By TP2000 >>"New content from Al is on the way soon. He's still very much a part of MiceAge."<< That is very good to know! Writing styles or personalities don't bother me much, at least from free online sources of juicy gossip. If it weren't for the likes of Jim Hill and Al Lutz there's a whole lot of backstory we wouldn't know about, and a whole lot of new rumors we'd never know. The sources Al Lutz has seem to be noticeably more reliable than Jim Hill, or at least Lutz's sources offer info on projects that actually happen more often, but they both have their place. And again, it's free. Don't like the style? Don't read 'em. You don't even have to call a subscription office to cancel.
Originally Posted By oc_dean He never mentions anything critical in his opening paragraph ... So, in order to get passed "Get your muffin and orange juice ready" ... just shoot immediately to the next paragraph.
Originally Posted By Manfried So, if Tony was his source, what is going to be the new "source" for Al?
Originally Posted By mawnck >>So, if Tony was his source, what is going to be the new "source" for Al?<< <a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthyfw50Ka1qladkvo1_500.gif" target="_blank">http://25.media.tumblr.com/tum..._500.gif</a>
Originally Posted By Manfried Yeah, answer the question please. Not with "he'll be back with a new post soon." Why are his old posts gone? Answer that question too.
Originally Posted By TP2000 His old posts aren't gone. I just went and checked, and I found them after a 30 second search on their front page there. Here's the link if you need to review any of Lutz's old articles. <a href="http://micechat.com/category/features/al-lutz/" target="_blank">http://micechat.com/category/f...al-lutz/</a>
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I think Joe Rhode will be the new info leak to Al. Not for any other reason other than I don't know the name to any other Disney imagineer.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Oh dang. There I go trying to show off my extensive knowledge and I make a fool of myself. Never knew who Joe was till we watched him in a WDW parks show on Netflix yesterday. My kids got a kick out of seeing the earrings dangle from him elongated ear.
Originally Posted By Brad I know what you mean Constance. Excluding the many that have passed away, I only really know of Tony, Joe and a few of the other old ones. When I see an article and it shows "Mary Jo Vanilla-Smith" replete with her name badge and hard hat, onsite with wire frame and construction cranes behind her and it says "Imagineer VP in Charge" or somesuch other haughty-sounding title I think to myself, "Who the hell is THAT?!?!? Imagineers are called Bob Gurr, Marc Davis, Joe Rohde or Tony Baxter". It's kinda like when I see a policeman and they look like my sixteen year old nephew. I am like, "Shouldn't you be trading Pokémon cards or something?!?"
