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Fri 12/5/2008 4:57a | This topic is for Discussion of: LP Feature: 12/5/08 Disney's Animal Kingdom at Ten
In an excerpt from Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine Issue #12 Lee MacDonald looks at the history of Disney's most unusual park, Animal Kingdom. |
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| MPierce
Fri 12/5/2008 12:18p | Excellent article leemac. You could have turned it into a book, and you never would have lost my interest. |
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| danyoung
Fri 12/5/2008 1:27p | A very enjoyable article. I have one quibble, a pet peeve of mine. You mention that Joe was coming off of his work on the "Adventurer's Club". Isn't it Adventurers Club? It's a small thing, but I see it written incorrectly more often than not. Thanks.
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| leemac
Fri 12/5/2008 2:16p | Glad you enjoyed the article, MPierce. It was a cutdown - about 50% of the piece that was actually published in Tales - but I think it is a great insight into the development of DAK. I've known Joe for a long time and he is a truly inspirational leader and designer. I'm delighted we were able to highlight his success with DAK in the previous issue.
Danyoung - you are completely right. The funny thing is that the actual attraction was Adventurer's Club but they failed to put in the apostrophe when the show was being installed so it stuck. Most of the artwork that I've got for AC has the correct name. |
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| MPierce
Fri 12/5/2008 3:28p | I often wonder how Joe Rohde felt about Dino-Rama. Since I doubt I will ever get a chance to talk to him, this article definetly gave me some insight into his thoughts. Now if only I could find out how he really feels about the Adventures Club being closed.
On a much more personel note, do you have to get approval from Disney on the articles you write leemac? |
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| Spirit of 74
Fri 12/5/2008 11:26p | It would truly be very sad if Joe were to leave WDI ... and the rumor mill is churning heavily that he may indeed may be exiting soon.
I truly hope that it's just 'talk' but in this economy and with the way Disney is being run (not to mention the apparently dead boutique animal park) I wonder if one of the true creative geniuses will be there a year from now.
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| leemac
Sat 12/6/2008 12:26a | <<On a much more personel note, do you have to get approval from Disney on the articles you write leemac?>>
No - I have free reign for the pieces I write for Tales. Thankfully we have the full cooperation of WDP&R who have always been very supportive over the past 4 years. |
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| SuperDry
Sat 12/6/2008 3:31a | <<< the actual attraction was Adventurer's Club >>>
Shouldn't it really have been Adventurers' Club, unless it was meant that there really was only one Adventurer? Although the correct King's English, that "plural possessive" apostrophe does look strange at times, so I can see why it's not always used.
It kind of reminds me of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It very deliberately is not Caesar's Palace, as they wanted to convey that every guest was a Caesar, and not just that you were visiting some other dude's palace.
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| danyoung
Sat 12/6/2008 6:04a | I've always thought that Adventurer's Club would be the club for an adventurer, while the Adventurers Club was the club for adventurers (plural). I don't think the possevive apostrophe is needed, as it's not the club that the adventurers own - it's the clof for adventurers. Picky, but important (don't get me started on "Lightyear's Above the Rest"!!!).
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| MPierce
Sat 12/6/2008 11:35a | >> It would truly be very sad if Joe were to leave WDI ... and the rumor mill is churning heavily that he may indeed may be exiting soon.
I truly hope that it's just 'talk' but in this economy and with the way Disney is being run (not to mention the apparently dead boutique animal park) I wonder if one of the true creative geniuses will be there a year from now <<
I certainly hope the rumors are wrong about that. Imagineers the quality of Mr. Rohde don't come around very often. I'm sure there are many corporations that would be interested in his creative abilities.
He's been with Disney a very long time. Does anybody know how long off the top of your head? |
