Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<So seeing them as less than 100% magical is very healthy. I am a stockholder as are my kids, VDC owner ( multiples) - AP ( even though I lie 1200 miles away from closest park) - I own animation cells and WDCC- I am a member of D23 -- yet I never, ever forget that there is a corporate HQ behind all of this, with some very competent people as well as some very incompetent people for their levels/positons, just like any other company. When I am at WDW I choose to enjoy the escapism /magic - and the other 50 weeks a year or so, I look to compliment them when they deserve it and rip them for things that dilute the experience we all pay a heavy price for.>> Wow, someone with a brain in his head. Thank you.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Disney isn't the only place with bricks. Add sports venues and nonprofits to the list. People like to see their names underfoot for a number of reasons.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Both the aquarium and the WWII Museum here have the bricks, although they're just regular bricks and not the hexagons with pictures like WDWs.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL Best one of these "fund raisers" I have seen is at the Georgia Aquarium. It is a huge back lit glass/plexiglass wall with hundreds of etched fish on it. You or your families name is in the fish and it is all linked to a computer that when accessed with your name, does a little light show which ends up highlighting your fish. Its all very pretty and well done.
Originally Posted By grlweatswchpstx Great! We can put that in the Living Seas. More money on its way in!
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden So does my driveway. And I'll even get my kids to color your brick with sidewalk chalk.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Wow I didn't know that 1000's of people visit your house everyday. I'm impressed.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden Sure we've got the mailman, the UPS driver, neighborhood kids, Jehovah Witnesses. It's a real happening place.