Originally Posted By Disney and beyond <a href="http://thedisneyblog.com/2009/02/10/dr-randy-pausch-medallion-at-magic-kingdom/" target="_blank">http://thedisneyblog.com/2009/...kingdom/</a> I find this very interesting. That's all I really have to say.
Originally Posted By aracuanbird Completely inappropriate. There are plenty of places to honor a person at WDW. In a garden near the Mad Tea Party? Wha?
Originally Posted By brotherdave Excellent! Randy Pausch was (and still is) a wonderful inspriration for us all. He got to live his dream, but sadly, it was cut way too short. How he became an Imagineer at Disney is an interesting story if you read his book. So many times he was rejected when he applied, but finally was able to land his 'dream job'. If I recall correctly, he helped to design some of the interactive virtual reality attractions for Disney, such as the Aladdin Magic Carpet Tour that was once featured at Innoventions. What a wonderful tribute for such an inspirational person!
Originally Posted By Disney and beyond <<Completely inappropriate. There are plenty of places to honor a person at WDW. In a garden near the Mad Tea Party? Wha?>> It could possibly be a reference that he named his most famous project Alice after the story and movie of the same name
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It does seem kind of random. If they had added more flowers like that in the garden, I think it would fit in better, but as it is, it's the only one in the area and really looks out of place. This is not the first time that a quote has been displayed in a Disney park as a memorial like that. A couple years ago, Disneyland got a plaque next to a tree in Frontierland dedicating it as the "Halloween Tree", which was someone's vision for the park. The plaque sits there all year, but only makes sense for about a month and a half. I appreciate the work that people have done relating to the parks, but with additions like these, it really does begin to feel a little like a museum. I enjoy the 'hidden' salutes to people, like the windows in various locations, or numbers referencing significant days in their lives, but things this blatant just seem a little strange to me.
