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  1. JillaMagilla

    Very sad example of bureaucracy -UPDATE- Crimminal Investigation starts

    Not so fast. California authorities have started a criminal investigation into the incident: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/05/spokesman-says-woman-who-refused-to-give-cpr-to-dying-87-year-old-wasnt-nurse/ And some new information: the victim did NOT have a DNR on file.
  2. JillaMagilla

    Very sad example of bureaucracy -UPDATE- Crimminal Investigation starts

    We all understand what DNR means. What is possibly being missed here is the fact that if any paramedical team had reached the woman while she was still alive, they would have had to stabilized her before transport. That would have involved using resuscitation measures to keep her alive during...
  3. JillaMagilla

    Second family suing Disneyland: Claims Donald Duck is racist

    We really don't know what that poster meant. That's because all they said was their experience with a ticket turnstile CM was an "unpleasant interaction." :confused: That obtuse reference could have been anything from a hostile/insulting attitude...to bad breath. Short of more details, one...
  4. JillaMagilla

    Very sad example of bureaucracy -UPDATE- Crimminal Investigation starts

    Very good question. The woman (Lorraine Bayless) appears from most reports to have had a DNR, so what was the facility trying to accomplish by calling 911? If the paramedics had arrived and Ms. Bayless was still alive, was the staff going to tell them not to do anything? :rolleyes2 Or (as I...
  5. JillaMagilla

    Very sad example of bureaucracy -UPDATE- Crimminal Investigation starts

    This is heartbreaking - an 87 year old resident of a retirement home goes into cardiac arrest and the nurse calls 911 but refuses to follow their repeated, desperate requests to employ CPR. As a result, the resident dies. Listening to the end of the 911 call is just chilling...
  6. JillaMagilla

    Avatar Land will be amazing

    People don't pay anything to be a fan on of whatever on Facebook. That's why toilet cleaner pages there have thousands of fans. So let's talk substance. ;) It is estimated that worldwide about 200 million people have paid to see a theatrical showing of Avatar. It is estimated that...
  7. JillaMagilla

    Knife on cruise?

    Several years ago we did a Med cruise on DCL out of Barcelona. We arrived in Barcelona several days prior to embarkation and in the course of touring my son picked up a knife at a shop in the old town part of the city. Out of forgetfullness we didn't think about the "weapon" policy on DCL and...
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    Avatar Land will be amazing

    The presentation of generalizations about ticket sales data and home video usage of one film and arguing that proves it is a robust, solid foundation for an eight figure roll of the dice by Disney. Simultaneously ignoring all the other issues about said film (no proven franchise element, weak...
  9. JillaMagilla

    Avatar Land will be amazing

    Actually, it is not. In 2011 (latest data available) the most popular tourist attraction in the world was Times Square in New York, which received 32.9 million visitors. The Magic Kingdom (which almost EVERY visitor to WDW goes to, so it IS the proper barometer) was actually #8 on the list at...
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    Avatar Land will be amazing

    Show us your sources. :coffee: And while you're at it, explain how movie ticket sales in Indonesia and South Africa impact attendance at WDW.
  11. JillaMagilla

    Avatar Land will be amazing

    :rolleyes: No, Avatar is not even in the top ten when adjusted for inflation. http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm It is #14, behind the likes of Ben Hur and The Sound of Music and a Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back. And Star Wars, not Avatar, is actually the film...
  12. JillaMagilla

    Avatar Land will be amazing

    Desperately struggling is the honest assessment. Every Disney forum and blog out there has already documented the cultural void between Cameron and Imagineering. In other words, all the Disney ballyhoo about wonderful visionary collaboration is the only fantasy coming out of this project.
  13. JillaMagilla

    Avatar Land will be amazing

    :sad2: apples to oranges comparison, due to two words: ticket inflation. Far more bodies saw the Star Wars prequels than Avatar. And the below is still the best assessment of the flawed thinking behind Avatarland and why it is doomed: http://micechat.com/17757-avatar-land-just-say-no/...
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    Avatar Land will be amazing

    I might pull that number down to 20%. If Disney is looking to really battle Harry Potter, they need to build a fortress using a true film franchise, not a "one hit" wonder that has no franchise history and offers no guarantee of building one (just because another follow up is supposed to be...
  15. JillaMagilla

    Should Apple buy Disney?

    Lets's see, the Apple way of doing business: Come up with products, then make small, incremental improvements in them but charge a massive premium for each new iteration. Sounds like Fastpass+. Develop a "closed system" approach that forces clients to agree to your terms for any form of...
  16. JillaMagilla

    Is Ohana still good?

    Anyone saying the dining at Ohana is great now clearly wasn't around in the "old" days, before Disney messed up the menu back in 2009. They added potatoes and took away the rice, added bread pudding and took away the pineapple.... :rolleyes2
  17. JillaMagilla

    Just got off Royal Caribbean, nothing compares to DCL!

    Just remember there is more -- a lot more -- to the realm of cruising than just DCL and RCI. Those who think DCL (or RCI) is the pinnacle would enjoy a revelation if they sampled the dining on Celebrity, experienced the level of service on Cunard or savored the live music entertainment on...
  18. JillaMagilla

    So What's Coming to the New Pleasure Island?

    PI was a concept predicated on the notion that those attracted to a family oriented environment would flock to an adult respite. It turned out the demand for that wasn't nearly as large as anticipated, so to increase the traffic admission was removed. That caused the local riff-raff to...
  19. JillaMagilla

    15 year old at Disneyland dies of mysterious illness

    Hi Pluto and thank you for the background. As for the linkage to Disneyland, here is what the news reports are saying: After the school group arrived in CA, they and Joseph Tutaj (the victim) spent a full day at Disneyland. His friends said he was fine then (one even commenting "he went...
  20. JillaMagilla

    Effectively trading DVC into RCI

    Dean is correct. Exchanges work best if you (a) make sure you set your sites on numerous (at least 6 IMHO) properties that are true equivalents to DVC (yes, they do exist), then (b) come up with a list of at least 7-8 date periods that would work for any of them, going out a full two years...




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