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The rumors of Disney Texas didn't start on this board, but they are just that...rumors. I agree with Matt that the company shouldn't be considering replicating itself all over the earth. Tokyo DL opened, then they built one in France, and at the time France didn't really want it, Spain was begging for it, but for some reason we went with France. Then Hong Kong...and the Disney Stores...OMG....When Walt purchased the land for WDW it was only out of frustration at getting priced out of the market and hemmed in on all sides by tourist traps. He wanted room to expand and build on ideas. The point wasn't to keep multiplying. Disney doesn't do well as a franchise, it is successful because it is quality and unique. When too much gets done, the value drops. It used to be if you saw someone with a t-shirt that said Disneyland or Walt Disney World, you KNEW they had to have gone there to get it, because that was the only way to get one. And they wore it with pride.

Anyway, enough of my rant, I think the company is starting to look back and reinvest in its current properties. Long overdue. And I hope that doesn't mean more Dumbo clones for rides.....


When I started working at WDW in the characters way back....a long time ago...we were issued shorts and shirts called blues to wear under the costumes. The department was known as the zoo crew, but because WDW was still relatively new and not enough blues had been produced, all our shirts still said Disneyland Zoo Crew.