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Creator Of Baby Einstein Vids Admitted In 2005 She Didn't Know What She Was Doing
A website that focuses on female entrepreneurs interviewed the creator of the Baby Einstein video line back in 2005. As Boing Boing pointed out yesterday, her explanation of how she developed the videos is pretty funny. Well, Boing Boing calls it "damning," but it's funny that everyone—Disney included—took the product line so seriously. More » -
babies
Disney Offers Baby Einstein Refunds After Alleged False Advertising
If you've purchased Baby Einstein products, your tot is probably somehow—inexplicably—still not a genius. But you may be eligible for a refund of the purchase price, due to overzealous claims made about the products. More » -
retail
Walt Disney Planning On Turning Stores Into Shopping Theme Parks
Starting the middle of next year, Walt Disney will be rolling out a new version of its mall store format that is intended to suck in your child like a fairy princess crack pipe. "The goal is to make children clamor to visit the stores and stay longer," writes Brooks Barnes in the New York Times, by using things like embedded chips in the packaging to trigger responses from the store's furnishings, a rotating library of scents that fill the store, and karaoke. More » -
freebies
Do Something Nice, Go To Disneyland
Disney's gone and done something admirable again. We get it, Disney: you don't want our golden poop. Fine. More » -
cons
Beware Fake Theme Park Passes
Everyone knows that you should never purchase gift cards on eBay or Craigslist, but it turns out that theme park passes in the form of gift cards are just as likely to be fake. More » -
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Hey! Walt Disney Reuses Animation Sequences!
We were fascinated to discover today that Walt Disney reused animation cycles across different movies—the characters are unique (sorta) but the motions are cel for cel copies. It looks like the movies that reuse animation are from that infamous era in the 70s and 80s when Disney's animation unit cut too many corners and churned out less "classic" fare. Well, they were copying classics—shouldn't that count for something? Video clip below. More » -
lucky
Disney Mistake Means Super Cheap Annual Passes For Some Lucky Customers
Disneyland mistakenly extended a special annual pass program to ineligible customers last December, but only realized it recently. At the time of the sale, residents of certain Southern California zip codes could buy an annual ticket on a 12-month installment plan, free from any interest rates or other fees. When they discovered that some customers weren't in valid zip codes, they ended the payment agreement with them—but they're letting them keep the annual passes. More » -
cruel and unusual
Disney Credit Union Sends Debit Card That Is Already Expired
Poor Ruben just wants his Disney Credit Union card to work, but there appears to be no hope — unless he can stand to listen to an hour of the Main Street Electrical Parade Theme while on hold. If you're not familiar with this particular composition, let us assure you that it is the kind of music used in interrogations to extract confessions. More » -
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commercialism
Renovated "It's A Small World" Disneyland Ride Annoys Purists
Disneyland has updated that most deeply annoying of vacation experiences, the "It's a Small World!" ride. The new version includes lots of Disney characters in addition to the usual creepy chanting dolls that you know would come alive and kill you if you were stupid enough to sneak in there at night. More » -
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Disney To Sell Eggs For Some Reason
I'm not sure why, but Disney is selling eggs. Each egg is stamped with a different Disney character and if you get the additional egg mold, you can make the eggs into little mickey mouse Disney icons. Then gobble them up. Weird. [Jezebel] -
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Just Asking For Pricematch Saves Man $200 On Disney Vacation
Nothing sucks like buying something and then seeing it on sale for less, and nothing turns that around like getting the seller to pricematch the better offer. That's what Walt Disney World did for Jim, saving him $200 on a family vacation package.
After chatting with a very nice CSR, we were able to change our package to the “private” offer. The fifteen minute phone call dropped the price of our vacation by $200 plus gave us a $200 gift card. $400 for a 15 minute phone call? No problem!
The secret? Asking. [Blueprint For Financial Prosperity] (Photo: donbuciak)
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phone numbers
Secret Phone Numbers And Email Addresses To Reach Executives At 101+ Companies
Inside, email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses for over 100 different companies to inject your customer service complaints into their corporate executive offices, and get it well on the way to success.
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Throughout 2009, if you show up on your birthday to any Disney theme park in the U.S., you'll get in free. Imagine how much money you can save on an awesome birthday, provided you go alone! [Orlando Sentinel] (Thanks to RL!)
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Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park Won't Help You If You Break Your Ankle On Their Rides
When Adam got stuck on one of Blizzard Beach's tube rides, he injured his leg and had trouble getting out of the ride. He had to wait over 15 minutes for a wheelchair, and then the medical staff at the water park treated him more or less the way a school nurse would treat someone—with a brochure, some water, and some ibuprofen.
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Disney Reneges On Ride Injury Payment Promise, Reader Wins With EECB
Disney, inventors of childhood itself, told Daniel they would foot the bill after he got injured on their California Adventure ride. Then when Daniel and his wife Jane tried to collect, they got strung along for months by Garth Steever in guest claims. When they finally locked him down 11 months after the incident, Garth told them Disney changed its mind. By this time, the medical bills had already been sent to collections. Then Jane read about how to send an EECB on The Consumerist, and stormed the ramparts of Cinderella Castle. Here's her letter, and success story...
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45 Disney Email Addresses
If you have a problem with anything in the galaxy of Disney products and regular customer service doesn't help you, and a supervisor won't help you, here are 45 high-ranking email addresses to sent your well-crafted, sensible complaint letter to, what we here at Consumerist call the "EECB" or "executive email carpet bomb." More » -
whoops
Disney Decides To Stop Selling "Dive In" Panties For Young Girls
Gee, someone wasn't thinking too clearly when they were designing High School Musical 2 themed panties for Disney. Sold in the UK, one pair of panties in a package of 5 read "Dive In" — a reference to a scene from the popular musical. More » -
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