Eeyore on Board?

[wendyk]

I know that there are character apperances. Has anyone ever seen Eeyore?

Thanks,
Wendy

 

[Gretel]

We have been on two Disney cruises and have not seen him

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

No Pooh characters whatsoever.

 

[Kajunswty]

it seems like everyone else is on? we are doing a land/sea next time so my DD can get her fix of Pooh

 

[Viking]

They can't take him on the ship, because after the cruise he would definitely be in "good mood" and then he wouldn't be Eeyore any longer

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

Originally posted by Kajunswty

I wonder why? It seems like everyone else is on

My <b><i>theory</i></b> about this is that Disney doesn't own the Pooh characters. They probably have to pay licensing royalties to the A.A. Milne estate everytime they use them. And even though they use these characters at the parks (we saw Pooh and Tigger at MGM), they choose not to pay the licensing fees onboard DCL.

Originally posted by Viking

They can't take him on the ship, because after the cruise he would definitely be in "good mood" and then he wouldn't be Eeyore any longer.

LOL, Viking! Now <b><i>there's</i></b> a theory with merit!

 

[NejTheLion]

Actually there's been a decade-long battle over Pooh rights. It really isn't the Milne family, but the family of the man who purchased the original merchandising rights for the Pooh characters from Milne, a guy named Slesinger. Both the Slesinger family and the Milne family receive part of the revenue (I think about 4% and 2.5 % respectively) according to the original contract. I guess they feel they're entitled to more of that. There's also a question of what was contained in a bunch of documents that Disney destroyed. They've already been sactioned for that. The trial is scheduled for March, so we'll probably be hearing more about it soon. With the other financial problems Disney's facing right now, this is really bad timing. Here's a link to a bunch of articles if you want to find out more:

http://www.laughingplace.com/News-Coverage49.asp

I don't know if this has anything to do with the Pooh characters not being on the cruise ships. Who knows?

Jen

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

<b><i>VERY</i></b> interesting reading, Jen. Thanks for posting that link.

 

[kshabare]

When we sailed February 2000 we got a Premear showing of "The Tigger Movie." Tigger, Piglet, Pooh and Eeyore were on the ship.

Kim ºOº