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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#40951: Sep 20th 2024 at 2:18:18 AM

The thing is, that was a PR demonstration to show off to the people bankrolling the project.

That wasn't the kind of actual testing such a project would actually have.

If it was a real test behind closed doors they wouldn't have had a problem with shutting it down the moment they saw something unusual. Krei allowed it to continue anyway because it was a show for the investors.

Edited by M84 on Sep 20th 2024 at 5:20:38 PM

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#40952: Sep 20th 2024 at 2:19:56 AM

I guess that's fair.

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#40953: Sep 20th 2024 at 7:23:18 AM

Am I the only one who sees that's Hiccup, A DREAMWORKS character? Did I miss the joke?

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#40954: Sep 20th 2024 at 7:49:35 AM

It was a joke from Honest Trailers, I think, so I guess they exaggerated a bit.

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#40955: Sep 20th 2024 at 7:54:34 AM

[up] Ah. I was wondering why no one brought it up, usually a troper posts what I wanted to post and then I thank them for saying what I wanted to say basically.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#40957: Sep 20th 2024 at 10:25:09 AM

The thing is, that was a PR demonstration to show off to the people bankrolling the project.

That wasn't the kind of actual testing such a project would actually have.

I'm reminded of how, according to the engineer running it, the very first test of the Disneyworld monorail was (paraphrased) Walt Disney pushing Richard Nixon on board without the Secret Service and telling the engineer "I'm sure it'll be fine, just go."

Edited by KnownUnknown on Sep 20th 2024 at 10:26:47 AM

alanh Since: May, 2010
#40958: Sep 20th 2024 at 11:26:04 AM

It wouldn't have been Walt since he died five years before WDW opened.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#40959: Sep 20th 2024 at 12:32:44 PM

Its the same factoid thats says that Walt took Nixon on a trip without his secret service bodyguards, effectively kidnapping him

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#40961: Sep 20th 2024 at 1:56:03 PM

Nixon wouldn't become President until '69, well after Walt's death. I wouldn't be surprised if it was VP or former VP Nixon he was pushing around, though. Probably him being (possibly former) Vice President is why he could be pushed around.

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#40962: Sep 20th 2024 at 2:57:38 PM

I remember footage of this on an episode of Walt Disney Presents, where the narrator clearly identifies him as Vice-President Nixon.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#40963: Sep 20th 2024 at 2:59:00 PM

It wouldn't have been Walt since he died five years before WDW opened.

That would be because I misspoke. It was the Disneyland monorail.

The event in question happened in 1959, about seven years before Walt died, back when Nixon was VP.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Sep 20th 2024 at 2:59:40 AM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#40964: Sep 20th 2024 at 3:46:47 PM

So you're telling me there's an alternate universe where Walt Disney accidentally got Nixon killed? grin

Edited by Redmess on Sep 20th 2024 at 12:48:35 PM

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TrashJack Confirmed Doomer from beyond the Despair Event Horizon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#40966: Sep 20th 2024 at 3:54:04 PM

[up][up] Well, now I know what I want to see on Alternate History Hub at some point. There was already an episode about "What if Big Bird died aboard the Challenger?", so they can totally do this too.

Edited by TrashJack on Sep 20th 2024 at 6:55:48 AM

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#40969: Sep 20th 2024 at 3:58:33 PM

This version of Weekend at Bernie's would be very crazy.tongue

Edited by DingoWalley1 on Sep 20th 2024 at 5:58:48 AM

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#40971: Sep 20th 2024 at 4:47:41 PM

It can be hard to remember just who made what at times.

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Brandon Deadly Vu! from Between Thanksgiving and Christmas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
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#40972: Sep 20th 2024 at 5:33:49 PM

I just wanna say that I completely forgot, Nixon was a VP beforehand.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#40973: Sep 21st 2024 at 10:02:14 AM

Speaking of politics,I'm reminded of that super obscure Disney short 'Ben and Me' which had a mouse aiding Benjamin Franklin

Edited by Ultimatum on Sep 21st 2024 at 6:29:46 PM

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#40974: Sep 21st 2024 at 10:27:14 AM

[up] Frankly (heh..) I was completely unaware "Ben and Me" was a thing before he and the mouse showed up in Once Upon a Studio. Apparently it was based on a book, which also was part of a serious about historical figures.

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