What else happened at Disneyland last Sunday?
 

Y'know, I have to admit that I've been almost completely off the other boards since I got back this week. Work has been pretty intense, the MousePod pins showed up, I've been feverishly editing the Dave O'Neal interview for the next show...
So imagine my surprise when I read here that Jim Hill was kicked out of Disneyland on Sunday while giving one of his tours.
I apologize if this isn't news to anyone here, but I find it... interesting.
His side of the story is obviously on his site, http://www.jimhillmedia.com/ .

Seems like there's a lot of noise (as there always is on the 'net), not sure if it means much of anything. Opinions?

Oh, Jim is always pissing off the Disney folks- nothing new there. He's actually fairly conciliatory in that last article, although he is serving notice that Disney is cracking down on unauthorized tours, etc. I don't know if anything weird, or weirder than usual, is going down- just the usual Disney management JH reaction. Do you know the story behind his being barred from attending the shareholders revolt?

Ugh. I'm rather annoyed at him making money from showing people around Disneyland. :mad:

Always reminds me of the money changers in the temple... but I don't like pintraders either :p

How do you feel about people making money off a certain game inside the park that arguably disrupts the guest experience far more than any unauthorized tour?

He's cashing in on his expertise, I don't have a problem with that. But Disneyland is private property, so the park is certainly within it's rights to control what business takes place there.

Jim pushes the limits - always. So, I'm not suprised. Fab has done paid tours inside the park as well in the past.

As for people making money off of the park, two of the "big" Disney sites have stores that re-sell park merchandise at a profit. Disney doesn't do this, so they provide a good service to those who live far away. I've heard rumors over and over that Disney will be cracking down on that too, but they haven't so far. If they provided a park catalog service themselves, they'd put an end to this, but they don't seem to want to get into that business. Good for these 2 stores!

It was dumb of him to start his tour at the Tour Guide Gardens, and it was dumb of him to not make sure all of his tour members were there for his tour. He knows he's pushing the limits, why would he not use some common sense and start his tour elsewhere, and ensure that all his people had paid for his tour? Disneyland knows this stuff goes on; tours, MouseAdventure, GayDays, etc., take three of their paying guests away, and suddenly there are going to be policies. :slightly irritated smiley:
:TOOT!:

I read in one articla where the author interviewed Jim while he was in Hawaii visiting he daughter. Is Jim Hill Fab's father?

Jim and Fab were married and had a daughter, who still lives in Hawaii with her mother.