Tiggerific Tuesday ~ Because Powerpoint Just Didn't Get The Point Across

Welcome Tiggerific Tigerific Tuesday Trivia blog hoppers.

Thanks again to Jodi from +Magical Mouse Schoolhouse, Heidi from +Heidi's Head, Jenn from Disney Babies Blog and +Mike Ellis for co-hosting!

Did You Know...

Michael Eisner and other Disney executives originally believed that "simply seeing animals would not be exciting enough for guests." The imagineers disagreed and to prove the point, Joe Rohde brought a 400 pound tiger into a meeting with the top brass (or at least Wikipedia says so.)

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I've never brought this good of a visual aid to a presentation.
My own photo, Houston Zoo.
Animal Kingdom received the go ahead.
Would you want to be in a meeting with a 400 pound tiger?

Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2014 at 8:45 AM

    That had to be so cool! I'm sure there were some very shocked faces in that room! I'm glad they decided to go ahead with Animal Kingdom. It's quickly rising on my favorites list!

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  2. Deb @ Focused on the MagicFebruary 18, 2014 at 9:26 AM

    My favorite part of touring Animal Kingdom is seeing the tigers. I'm so glad they decided to include them.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 18, 2014 at 7:54 PM

    That is my favorite story about creating Animal Kingdom!

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  4. MarciaFebruary 20, 2014 at 8:13 AM

    Haha, I see what you did there. Tigerific. Can you imagine a tiger in the meeting? Only Joe Rohde...

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  5. UnknownFebruary 23, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    I would love to be in a meeting with a 400 pound tiger--as long as it's not a hungry 400 pound tiger! I would love to be in a meeting with Joe Rohde too ;)

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