Post #41754 by Hoahele Howard on Sat, Jul 5, 2003 7:31 AM

I just got some insight from someone on Disney's "advisory committee" (a focus group of fans that help the suits make decisions from time to time) that the probable cause of missing the anniversary date came from scheduling conflicts more than anything else. They had seen the Shag merchanside plans way back in the spring and enthuiastically gave them a thumbs up.

The premier of the Pirates of the Caribbean film at Disneyland and an accompanying merchandise event was already scheduled within a week's time of the Tiki Room's anniversary, which would have been too difficult for their events group to coordinate. By putting it off to September, the event can be properly showcased before they have to focus their efforts on the Haunted Mansion Holiday.