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Old 06-20-2011, 02:12 PM   #16
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Wow! What an interesting article. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
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Thanks for sharing!! Definitely glad that the Tom Sawyer island for EPCOT was scratched...it would have destoryed the view of the World there!
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Wow! Awesome! Vey Interesting!
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There's an old story Imagineers tell about ideas:

A new intern was taken on a tour and saw a room full of filing cabinets. "What's in there," he asked the veteran showing him around.
"Oh... those are some of the ideas we're working on."
The kid was frozen to the spot with awe. "Woah...! There must be a thousand ideas in there!!"
"That's nothing. This room only holds the truly fantastic, astounding ideas we've come up with. All the others are in a big warehouse a few miles away."

LOL Love it!

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I've always wanted to sneak into the back and enter the Japan show building. I wonder what's on there!
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Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing this, GREAT info!
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Thanks for sharing. I agree they need some thrilling rides at EPCOT.
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