Subject:
|
Re: Speculation: Monorail, Disney, Past Coincidence?
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.trains
|
Date:
|
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 15:15:59 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
989 times
|
| |
|
|
<delurk>
Well they are making Winnie the Pooh Duplo this year.
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2988-1
Thanx,
Brian Korn
<relurk>
Terry Keller writes:
> On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:53:08 GMT, "James Mathis" <jmathis@arctic.nmt.edu>
> wrote:
>
> <snipped>
> > Maybe someone at 'disney.com' was/is simply interested in LEGO in general?
> > Maybe they routed it out through RTL?
> > Maybe someone at 'disney.com' is working with the LEGO Group and was checking
> > out fan-created LEGO web sites?
> > Maybe ...?
> >
> > Anyway, I've not be contacted by anyone affiliated with Disney. But, I • believe
> > that someone within the Disney company stopped by and, for some reason, had • at
> > least a 'look-see'.
> >
> > Monorails? Disney? Speculation and anxious anticipation abound.
> > As always, I look eagerly forward to new offerings from the LEGO Group.
> > However, never have I done so this soon within any given year. My gosh, the
> > 1999 sets have only just arrived!
>
> It is interesting. Another possible explanation would be that Disney zealousy
> guards it's trademarks and, upon learning of a "Disney-like Monorail", decided
> to investigate further. (1)
> It would not surprise me to learn that Disney (or any other trademark
> protective company) has people working full time that monitor and investigate • a
> wide range of information sources. It would surprise me if they didn't.
>
> -- Terry K --
> 1. I wonder if they took notice of that page where someone had built a large
> Mickey Mouse? Is that page still up somewhere?
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Speculation: Monorail, Disney, Past Coincidence?
|
| If we suppose that Disney and (for our purposes) TLG are monitoring sites on the net such as James' webpage, I think we (trainiacs) should come up with some sort of top 10 or 20 list to make known beyond a doubt what TLG can produce which will (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: Speculation: Monorail, Disney, Past Coincidence?
|
| On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:53:08 GMT, "James Mathis" <jmathis@arctic.nmt.edu> wrote: <snipped> (...) It is interesting. Another possible explanation would be that Disney zealousy guards it's trademarks and, upon learning of a "Disney-like Monorail", (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
|
15 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
