Update for January 14 – 20, 2008
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News and Views
Could you be Disney’s new CMO? | Greg
Emmer announces retirement | Another discount for Southern
California residents | New Splash Mountain height restriction
| NFFC January event | This and That
Could you be Disney’s new CMO?
In a sequel to last year’s Disney Dream Jobs contest, Disney and Careerbuilder.com
are hosting a search for the first Disney CMO (Chief Magic Official). According
to the official Web site (link),
the CMO must be available for up to eight personal appearances during a 12-month
term, where they “will be tasked with helping create magic for guests,
including appearances at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland
Resort in California.” Applicants must submit a 60-second creative video
resume, and videos from the ten semifinalists will be posted on the contest
Web site so the public can vote for their favorite. The three finalists will
travel to Walt Disney World “to compete in a variety of dreamy activities,”
to determine a winner.
Greg Emmer announces retirement
Disneyland announced last week that Senior Vice President of Operations Greg
Emmer will retire effective February 8, 2008. Emmer began his Disney career
40 years ago as a ride operator at Disneyland, and went on help open Walt
Disney World, where he remained until returning to Disneyland in 2003 with
then-president Matt Ouimet. Disney has not named a replacement for Emmer.
Another discount for Southern California residents
As we reported last week, the original Disney announcement for the Southern
California 2Fer Ticket promotion did not include any mention of a discounted
park hopper ticket, as was offered in 2007. However, when the Disneyland
Web site was updated on Monday to list the promotion, the ticket page also
listed a “Southern California 2-Day Park Hopper Ticket” for $91
for adults / $81 for ages 3-10. This is $25 more than the 2Fer ticket and
allows you to visit both Disneyland and DCA on the same day.
New Splash Mountain height requirement
Several members of our MousePad discussion boards have recently reported
a new height requirement at Splash Mountain, and reader “houseofmouse”
contacted Disneyland to get the official policy and learned that riders
must be at least 60″ (5 feet) tall in order to ride in the front seat
of the log. Houseofmouse says they were told the new policy was “due
to the fact little kids can slip under the front of the log and get injured.”
Some parents are upset by this policy because it means that a taller person
will be in front of their children during the ride, not only blocking their
view but making it difficult to see them on the ride photo.
NFFC January event
The National Fantasy Fan Club’s Strictly Disneyana Show and Sale is this
coming Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Anaheim Crowne Plaza Resort
in Garden Grove (with a smaller pin trading event the night before on January
19). The Show and Sale features hundreds of Disneyana dealers, artists and
authors – including MousePlanet’s own David Koenig. The Show and Sale is
open to NFFC members from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., after which the event
is open to the general public. Admission is $5 for NFFC members and $6 for
the public. A $1 discount coupon is available on the NFFC Web site. Details
are available at the club’s Web site (link).