Disney owns the Tooth Fairy too

Originally Posted by bbc.co.uk

When James Worley paid a visit to Disney World in Florida his portly frame and white beard soon had kids asking: "Are you Santa Claus?"
Not wanting to disappoint, Mr Worley, 60, played along with some "ho-ho-hos". But Disney officials descended, telling him to stop the impersonation or get out of the park. They said they wanted to preserve the magic of Santa.

Mr Worley took off his red hat and red shirt but said: "I look this way 24/7, 365 days a year. This is me." Even after bowing to the request to alter his appearance, Mr Worley, from Tampa, said children continued to ask if he was Santa. "How do you tell a little kid, 'No, go away, little kid'," Mr Worley told local television.

He said Disney had told him "Santa was considered a Disney character".

Officials at Disney World's Epcot park said they had had complaints from "several guests who were very upset". Disney said it had its own Santa at Epcot and Mr Worley was "confusing" the children.

Mr Worley said he had played a jolly elf at charity events for a number of years, while his wife sometimes dressed up as Mrs Claus.

Mr Worley said he still loved Disney and Christmas.

Wow. I wish I could find a picture of the guy, but how can you tell someone to stop being Santa? Unless he's doing something inappropriate or creepy, there's nothing wrong with playing along with little kids' belief in Santa.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by RABicle

Did you know AOL Time Warner owns the rights to the song "Happy Birthday."

Yes, I knew someone owned the rights, just didn't know who. That's why you never hear it on TV or in restaurants, so they don't have to pay royalties.

Disney certainly doesn't own Santa, but it's freaky how much they do own. The Southern Baptists tried to boycott Disney a few years ago for giving their gay workers benefits (or something like that), and they found it difficult to do because Disney owns so many things.

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Originally Posted by acid

Disney didn't want this man telling children he was Santa Claus as they already had a Santa Claus running around the park. A that kid is told by one man that he is Santa, while he can clearly see another "Santa" sitting on a throne decked out in red is a kid that is going to start asking very difficult questions.

Except that every mall in America has its own Santa, as well as plenty of other places. It's not hard for a kid to see 2 or more Santas in the same day, so parents already have to come up with an explanation.

I've never been to Disneyworld, but in such a massive park, don't they have more than one person dressed up as Mickey Mouse?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.