While I'm happy to see that the Main Street Magic Shop is actually selling Magic Tricks again, would it have been too much to have it be a Disney-Operated shop, rather than contracting it out to Houdini's?
Ah well, that's the price of "progress", I guess.
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Re: Disneyland's Magic Shop is back
If you can't make a monorail disappear, can you make a train, boat, or tram disappear?
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Re: Disneyland's Magic Shop is back
Disney has a montra.. if we cant do it at 100% then we will get someone or buy a company that can. proof of this is pixar.glendalais wrote: would it have been too much to have it be a Disney-Operated shop, rather than contracting it out to Houdini's?
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It's not like having Operating Participants run certain things. We've been doing that ever since Disneyland first opened.glendalais wrote:While I'm happy to see that the Main Street Magic Shop is actually selling Magic Tricks again, would it have been too much to have it be a Disney-Operated shop, rather than contracting it out to Houdini's?
Ah well, that's the price of "progress", I guess.
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Re: Disneyland's Magic Shop is back
I think there's a fundamental difference between having Operating Participants and simply outsourcing.
Participants have something to bring to the party. In this case, it's Houdini's staff training and competence with magic performances. Cycle their staff through Traditions as needed to instill Disney-like behavior or they run screaming into the night.
Outsourcing is done to take something away from Disney. Usually this is liability or decent wages and benefits (well, Disney wages, anyway). We're having continuing problems from outsourcing the valet service at the hotel without having outsourced the bell services to the same firm. Now guests are dinged for two tips just getting to their room, and Traditions doesn't appear to have "taken" with some of their staff.
Of course, as a Union shop steward, I am also obliged to mention that these folks are scabs -- a term I do not use on contributing participants.
Participants have something to bring to the party. In this case, it's Houdini's staff training and competence with magic performances. Cycle their staff through Traditions as needed to instill Disney-like behavior or they run screaming into the night.
Outsourcing is done to take something away from Disney. Usually this is liability or decent wages and benefits (well, Disney wages, anyway). We're having continuing problems from outsourcing the valet service at the hotel without having outsourced the bell services to the same firm. Now guests are dinged for two tips just getting to their room, and Traditions doesn't appear to have "taken" with some of their staff.
Of course, as a Union shop steward, I am also obliged to mention that these folks are scabs -- a term I do not use on contributing participants.
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