VP of Downtown Disney Attacks?
Very interesting how the Vice President of Downtown Disney is supposedly on the attack now for his project on dismantling Pleasure Island. Will I be bringing cards or leaflets with me to let fellow guests in on his "bold new vision" for the area? Dunno. But rest assured I'll be throwing him curve balls from the Internet with many others. Check out this recap of an Internet radio show gone amuck when Mr Lansberry and DTD Security may have started giving Adventurers Club fans a hard time:
"While recording our live radio show last night, many of our co-hosts reported DTD VP Kevin Lansberry showed up at the Adventurers Club last night and pulled people one by one out of the club who were suspected of passing out handbills with information about the petitions and groups working to save the Adventurers Club. When Lansberry was later accosted by people who were po'd at his presence, what he was doing, etc., he jumped on his Segway and zoomed off into the night only to return with even more security personnel, including a bodyguard-type who followed Lansberry throughout the Island. Three separate guests reported to our program that there were literally dozens of Disney security personnel at the AC, alone, last night.
Also new last night: A new rumor has surfaced which suggests the Walt Disney Company has not signed a single contract for the venues it hopes to put up inplace of the AC and other Pleasure Island. FOR ANYONE WHO ONCE SUGGESTED THIS EFFORT WAS FUTILE, think again. We have a huge assetin this news. Keep fighting.Listen to the archived episodes, including last night's live episode,at http://blogtalkradio.com/savepi. (Also available in iTunes, search"SavePI" in Podcasts)"
Kudos to those who run this radio show, and even more for those who attempted to (quietly I hope) inform the public of 9/27/08. I'm not aware of the legalities of passing along such knowledge to fellow guests while at the AC (though it IS on WaltDisneyWorld.com), but stress to those who go there and wish to spread the word to use common sense and keep yourself out of trouble! Don't mention the closing out loud for all to hear, and if you encounter Mr Lansberry or DTD Security (in uniforms or "plain clothes), don't antagonize them into kicking you out. If you're there to enjoy the club with everyone else, do what you can to inform guests but don't do it in such a way that it becomes disruptive.
All this talk about passing out secret cards and fliers had me thinking back to an old movie centered on World War II and a group of young people who were executed for non-violent resistence (quietly passing out fliers) in Germany. The movie's called The White Rose. While the focus of the movie and the local shennanigans at the Adventurers Club differ by great leaps and bounds, I do wonder how far Downtown Disney's bigwigs are going to go to ensure fans of PI clubs keep quiet. I doubt they'll use the guillotine.
"While recording our live radio show last night, many of our co-hosts reported DTD VP Kevin Lansberry showed up at the Adventurers Club last night and pulled people one by one out of the club who were suspected of passing out handbills with information about the petitions and groups working to save the Adventurers Club. When Lansberry was later accosted by people who were po'd at his presence, what he was doing, etc., he jumped on his Segway and zoomed off into the night only to return with even more security personnel, including a bodyguard-type who followed Lansberry throughout the Island. Three separate guests reported to our program that there were literally dozens of Disney security personnel at the AC, alone, last night.
Also new last night: A new rumor has surfaced which suggests the Walt Disney Company has not signed a single contract for the venues it hopes to put up inplace of the AC and other Pleasure Island. FOR ANYONE WHO ONCE SUGGESTED THIS EFFORT WAS FUTILE, think again. We have a huge assetin this news. Keep fighting.Listen to the archived episodes, including last night's live episode,at http://blogtalkradio.com/savepi. (Also available in iTunes, search"SavePI" in Podcasts)"
Kudos to those who run this radio show, and even more for those who attempted to (quietly I hope) inform the public of 9/27/08. I'm not aware of the legalities of passing along such knowledge to fellow guests while at the AC (though it IS on WaltDisneyWorld.com), but stress to those who go there and wish to spread the word to use common sense and keep yourself out of trouble! Don't mention the closing out loud for all to hear, and if you encounter Mr Lansberry or DTD Security (in uniforms or "plain clothes), don't antagonize them into kicking you out. If you're there to enjoy the club with everyone else, do what you can to inform guests but don't do it in such a way that it becomes disruptive.
All this talk about passing out secret cards and fliers had me thinking back to an old movie centered on World War II and a group of young people who were executed for non-violent resistence (quietly passing out fliers) in Germany. The movie's called The White Rose. While the focus of the movie and the local shennanigans at the Adventurers Club differ by great leaps and bounds, I do wonder how far Downtown Disney's bigwigs are going to go to ensure fans of PI clubs keep quiet. I doubt they'll use the guillotine.
posted by Jennifer Lynn at Monday, July 21, 2008
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