Safari Steve
D23 Expo Here I Come!!!
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2000
I'm working on getting the text to this one, but here's the basic point. Many of you may have seen an article a little while back that was written in the local rag about the relationship between Disney and Lucasfilm Ltd, and specifically having to do with the reasoning behind the Star Wars Weekend(s) situation this year. The article cited "anonymous" sources and basically said that the relationship between the companies is "distant" and the cancellation of SWW '02 was "a major snub".
I'm sure that regular posters know of my occasional disdain for the Scent-innell, and that I percieve a lack of responsibility and (at least) a slight anti-WDW bent in some of their reporting. You may be surprised to know that I'm not the only one who feels this way. This past week's issue of the Main Street Diary, a WDW cast publication, contains a CC of a letter sent to the OS Editors by a Lucas Lisencing exec. He states that he was interviewed by the reporter for this article, and that he was not only mis-quoted, but that the article contains out-and-out lies "fabricated by the reporter to support his pre-concieved opinions". He goes on to detail the reasoning behind the changes this year, and to reinforce the public statement that Lucas and Disney have a strong creative partnership. The executive also asserts his disappointment with the OS Editors and Staff, and says that he will NEVER again grant an interview to the reporter in question. I would have typed the text directly, but after a 12 hour grad-nite shift, I forgot to bring my copy of the MSD home with me. It will be forthcoming.
I'm sure that regular posters know of my occasional disdain for the Scent-innell, and that I percieve a lack of responsibility and (at least) a slight anti-WDW bent in some of their reporting. You may be surprised to know that I'm not the only one who feels this way. This past week's issue of the Main Street Diary, a WDW cast publication, contains a CC of a letter sent to the OS Editors by a Lucas Lisencing exec. He states that he was interviewed by the reporter for this article, and that he was not only mis-quoted, but that the article contains out-and-out lies "fabricated by the reporter to support his pre-concieved opinions". He goes on to detail the reasoning behind the changes this year, and to reinforce the public statement that Lucas and Disney have a strong creative partnership. The executive also asserts his disappointment with the OS Editors and Staff, and says that he will NEVER again grant an interview to the reporter in question. I would have typed the text directly, but after a 12 hour grad-nite shift, I forgot to bring my copy of the MSD home with me. It will be forthcoming.