If you can find a good deal on something and it's in good condition, I see nothing wrong with it. Take blu ray stores that resell discs. Cheapest way to get a Disney collection for your kids AND you won't need Disney plus. That and no money hits Disney's pockets. It's what's my sister is doing for her kids.
The only Disney merch I own is related to Disney Channel save for a doll or two. Disney Channel gets a fresh roster of characters and IPs regularly. The stuff Disney adults obsess over is mostly just the same shit over and over. Disney as a whole has always been so... everywhere that it's suffocating. It doesn't help that studios aren't too keen on investing in new IPs these days. Disney is just. so. boring.
Well the nephews like Pixar and stuff like star wars, so we kinda have to oblige a little bit. Lego sets, movies, stuff like that. It would be nice if they made some new IP's, or at least Revive some old ones? Anyone remember Tron and Tron Legacy? Absolutely fantastic, even had a little animated show... then they bought star wars and it's been dead since.
Pretty much. The fight over the rose gold Minnie Mouse ears nearly kicked off WW3 on Disney forums.
Completely agree. It's why I tell people "Names is powerful magics". It's kind of a joke in how I phrase it, but at the core I do think you should be thoughtful when naming things, especially children.
Kids will mock names no matter what, but if you name your son "Simba" you're just giving them extra ammo.
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You're right that Ursula is a name with a strong history, but I think the issue she has is that her parents named her specifically after a fat old evil witch, instead of just avoiding telling her and others the reason why they named her Ursula. Which would be an even bigger issue in the 90s/early 00s when the name Ursula was mostly synonymous with the film. At least naming your kid Ariel means she can associate herself with a pretty mermaid princess.
Sound advice. I'd wager there's a Disney licensed thing in every house in North America. There's a huge difference between "owns The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh on DVD" and "goes into debt to visit the Magic Kingdom."
When I think of Ursula, I think more of its Little Dipper connection than cartoon octopus witch. She'll get Disney jokes for sure but some people will see it as a German old lady name. Kleine Uschi won't stay a little girl forever though so I think it's fine.
Point of order: the name "Wendy" did not even exist before Peter Pan. It derives from a small child's mispronunciation of "Friendly."
But that wasn't Disney, that was J M Barrie in the original book. Popularized by the film, though? No doubt.
I guess you learn something new every day
I guess my point is there must have been a period where people griped about someone naming their daughter "Wendy," and nowadays most people aren't even aware of the connection. It's a funny world sometimes.
Even "Anakin" is better than Phasma since it comes from "Annakin" which is a Germanic surname meaning "Eagle's Son".
The story was one of those "and everyone clapped" ones.
Spider-Man's innocence is at risk! Ignore all the death and misery that has been in Peter Parker's life. He is a sheltered innocent boy!
It's not knowledge, it's what you do with it.
Oh hell no.
Its not "Briar" the Uncle Remus characters were caller Br'er for "brother".
