07-20 NFFC Celebrates First Anniversary of Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary

Chuck Oberleitner · 07-19-2006, 11:41 PM

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First Person: NFFC Celebrates First Anniversary of Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary

By C. W. Oberleitner
July 25, 2006

Our Mr. Oberleitner is on the road again this time traveling from Anaheim, California—where he attended the NFFC’s Disneyana Convention 2006 and Disneyland’s July 17, 51st birthday celebration—to San Diego where he plans to take part in ComicCon 2006. Before decamping for San Diego he filed the following report.

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BlueSkyDriveBy · 07-20-2006, 03:29 PM

I believe that you and Deep Mouse are both correct, Chuck. It all depends on who you're dealing with inside Disney.

Some execs may view the fans as the "lunatic fringe" or worse. Some may see them simply as Disney's best customers and not necessarily freaks at large. And others may take a somewhat negative slant regarding the more intense fans, aka "foamers" (favorite term of a well-known ex-Imagineer), while still enjoying the company and disposable income of the entire group.

There have been and always will be varying shades of fanaticism amongst the Disney Faithful. Depending on where and why and who you're with, YMMV.

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Chuck Oberleitner Correspondent-Editor O-Meon Columnist MiceChat News Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 172	07-20 NFFC Celebrates First Anniversary of Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary columns First Person: NFFC Celebrates First Anniversary of Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary By C. W. Oberleitner July 25, 2006 Our Mr. Oberleitner is on the road again this time traveling from Anaheim, California—where he attended the NFFC’s Disneyana Convention 2006 and Disneyland’s July 17, 51st birthday celebration—to San Diego where he plans to take part in ComicCon 2006. Before decamping for San Diego he filed the following report. Read the full story here >> Your thoughts...

07-20-2006, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
BlueSkyDriveBy time to go Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,156	Re: 07-20 NFFC Celebrates First Anniversary of Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary I believe that you and Deep Mouse are both correct, Chuck. It all depends on who you're dealing with inside Disney. Some execs may view the fans as the "lunatic fringe" or worse. Some may see them simply as Disney's best customers and not necessarily freaks at large. And others may take a somewhat negative slant regarding the more intense fans, aka "foamers" (favorite term of a well-known ex-Imagineer), while still enjoying the company and disposable income of the entire group. There have been and always will be varying shades of fanaticism amongst the Disney Faithful. Depending on where and why and who you're with, YMMV. __________________ "We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." -- Joseph Campbell

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