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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by mindflipper » Aug Tue 09, 2011 8:46 am

boilerbabe wrote:
rphillips14 wrote:I would be surprised if they eliminate the 5K. That's a healthy inititive Disney kind of thing.
I would be surprised if they elimnated that race, I'm sure it's a money maker?! They will probably just re-name it, like they've done to others.
They got plenty of other things that they could link a 5K too. What about the Star War Weekends? The Jedi 5K?

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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by boilerbabe » Aug Tue 09, 2011 11:38 am

mindflipper wrote:
boilerbabe wrote:
rphillips14 wrote:I would be surprised if they eliminate the 5K. That's a healthy inititive Disney kind of thing.
I would be surprised if they elimnated that race, I'm sure it's a money maker?! They will probably just re-name it, like they've done to others.
They got plenty of other things that they could link a 5K too. What about the Star War Weekends? The Jedi 5K?
Oh that's catchy, I like it!!! Maybe you should submit your idea to Disney??? :D
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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by mindflipper » Aug Tue 09, 2011 12:12 pm

mindflipper wrote:
boilerbabe wrote:
rphillips14 wrote:I would be surprised if they eliminate the 5K. That's a healthy inititive Disney kind of thing.
I would be surprised if they elimnated that race, I'm sure it's a money maker?! They will probably just re-name it, like they've done to others.
They got plenty of other things that they could link a 5K too. What about the Star War Weekends? The Jedi 5K?
boilerbabe wrote:Oh that's catchy, I like it!!! Maybe you should submit your idea to Disney??? :D
I was thinking that maybe there are some Star Wars fans out there in need of some healthy initiatives:
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That is one of Future Guy's photos. It is so easy to find humor in this picture, but there's also something so sad and sympathetic about this poor soul. It's Disney - it's Star Wars Weekend - and he looks utterly miserable when he should be happy...(maybe he's still crushed finding out Darth Vader was Luke's father?)...

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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by boilerbabe » Aug Tue 09, 2011 12:39 pm

I remember that picture mindflipper! I think he could use a lifestyle change! He is also probably bummed out about finding out about Darth Vader!
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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by theBIGyowski » Aug Tue 09, 2011 12:46 pm

He's probably upset that he did not find the droids he was looking for. ;)
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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by mindflipper » Aug Tue 09, 2011 1:48 pm

It's truely the saddest photo from WDW I've ever seen - and sadness is not something I associate with the theme-parks. But it is fun coming up with the star wars jokes for it...

But back to topic:

Didn't they eliminate the ESPN establishment from WDW as well? Is there some reason they're removing all reference to ESPN altogether from the parks?

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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by theBIGyowski » Aug Tue 09, 2011 1:57 pm

If you look at the way he is holding the gun...it appears that he is just taking an impromptu nap.
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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by Amy » Aug Tue 09, 2011 4:33 pm

theBIGyowski wrote:If you look at the way he is holding the gun...it appears that he is just taking an impromptu nap.
That's what I thought when I first saw the photo ~ quick nap while waiting for someone.
mindflipper wrote:...Didn't they eliminate the ESPN establishment from WDW as well? Is there some reason they're removing all reference to ESPN altogether from the parks?
It looks as though it is just the ESPN weekend that is disappearing, ESPN's establishment is still at WDW.

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Re: No more ESPN Weekends!!

Post by mindflipper » Aug Tue 09, 2011 6:14 pm

Okay, I thought that was going to be re-themed I read somewhere...

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