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Character Autograph Book - Tinker Bell "Sassy Lassy"


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The goddess Thea speaks.

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Let the ceremony begin!

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Keith James - President of the Themed Entertainment Association kicked everything off.

After chapter one, there was a presentation that briefly gave tribute to some of the significant members of the industry who passed away in the past year, such as Buddy Baker, Ward Kimball, Bill Evans, Chuck Jones, William Hanna, and Lew Wasserman.

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Bernadette Bowman and Dave Cobb assumed alter egos in a parody of the Universal Studios Tram Tour…

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:…and went into the audience, acknowledging Carol Mumford in one of their jokes. Both Bernadette and Dave actually worked the Tram Tour in years past. Bernadette went on to work for Universal Creative for five years now works at Kurtti-Pellerin. Dave helped write the ceremony and has worked on many key projects during his time with and since Landmark Entertainment Group.

 

 


 

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Laughing Place Podcast
This week on the LPP - Disney's 2008 Thea awards, Disney's Imax and 3D announcements, Bolt walkarounds and the crew's favorite Animal Kingdom attractions plus reader mail, Brent's Corner, the Captain's Challenge, Stump the Crew and 50 words or less on the new Bond.