Talk:Toy Story Mania

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[edit] references

While we all may enjoy reading JHM and MiceAge/MiceChat for reliable Disney information, because they are blogs they are not considered reliable WP sources. Please try to update the references with non-blog sources, please. SpikeJones 02:08, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Official name

while the press release may say "Toy Story Mania!", there are tons of existing news stories (both mainstream and blog-related) that are using "Toy Story Mania" in the same article that quotes the original press release. Until we see additional communication from Disney emphasizing the "!" portion of the name, let's stay consistent with "Toy Story Mania". If/When we get that confirmation, then this page should be moved to Toy Story Mania! (with a redirect on this page to the new one, of course) SpikeJones 19:20, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

In a Disneyland Resort Press Release dated Janaury 26th, 2007 titled "The Year of a Million Dreams Means New Fun & Adventures at Disneyland Resort", says this about the new ride: Construction has already begun on "Toy Story Mania!"... It is clear that the exclamation point is part of the official name to the attraction. 15:27, 1 February 2007 76.168.181.42

Yes, as I said, I agree about the contents of the press release. It would, however, not be the first time that Disney has put out a press release and then decided later to change the name of an attraction. Considering the mainstream and other press have been using the ride's name without the ! (along with photos taken on Disney property of official Disney signage that show the attraction's name without the ! that have been posted on some blog sites), perhaps we need something additional to go with before making the change part of WP canon. SpikeJones 20:02, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

I am confused, the first part of this discussion says we shouldn't deal with third party sources, such as blogs and newspaper articles, but now we are supposed to ignore the OFFICIAL press release from Disney that clearly says that the ride name's has an "!"

Disney says the name has an "!", what is the debate? If they change the name later, so the article gets updated, as of TODAY, the official source has it with an "!". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.168.181.42 (talk • contribs) 19:42, February 1, 2007.

Consider:

• Disney released two separate press releases that announced this attraction. One was from Disneyland's PR staff and included an exclamation point in the title. The other was from Walt Disney World's PR staff and did not include an exclamation point. Therefore, the evidence is inconclusive until both resorts start communicating in sync. One press release is no more official than the other.
• Also note that both press releases put quotation marks around the title which isn't usually how Disney attractions are expressed.
• Finally, the Walt Disney World release explicitly mentions Buzz Lightyear and the Little Green Men as being part of the attraction, information that was removed from the article because they weren't mentioned in Disneyland's press release. —Whoville 00:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)