STOP PRESS: Skinny Minnie campaign now faces a railing (#OccupyBarneyNY, #SkinnyMinnie)

Breaking news at this hour (give or take) and all too well we have heard of Barney's controversial campaign stealing Disney characters, starving them into plus size and placing them in plain sight in their advertising campaigns. Health advocates are worried about the messages such adverts give to the kids; some are even doubting whether Disney even took part in this advertising campaign. Since the Habit Heroes fiasco (in which WOL4EVA even drafted a letter for others to adopt and send), here are two of my reactions towards the campaign...

A petition is going around, in which it is accessible via this link [Change.Org/minniemouse] and even a hashtag movement sparking links to the campaign under #OccupyBarneysNY (very fresh) and #SkinnyMinnie (however, WOL4EVA doesn't condone illegal or jeopardising activities whatsoever.) All I'm saying is that body image, no matter how strong an issue is, is still a hot issue in current society whatsoever. All I'm saying is that instead of focusing on the exterior as a barometer of good health, people should've looked at their insides and used their heads for once...

^ Most likely to convulse screaming in his tomb...

Of course, what about a hot piece of activism while we're at it? Wonders of Life was a successful legacy in Epcot's attempts at a health pavilion, and did excellently at capturing the minds of the youth (and youth at heart) in its prime. Another petition is doing the rounds in which you can access here for signing, spreading and even advertising (use hashtags such as #FreeBuzzy and #GenKnowledgeDisapproves, or even #HelpWOL.) Tweeps, it's your turn to get into the battle and start spreading the word about these two petitions!

Good luck to you all... Buzzy will count on you...

Gift Shop Anticipation

Welcome back readers, and after the recent EPCOT30 wash of festivities, this has inspired me to write a post pertaining to the Well and Goods gift store, considered a part of Wonders of Life's array of facilities. For most of you who have been there somewhere in the brink of the 90s, you may recall that the Well and Goods store has been selling typical souvenir trinkets (namely shirts and hats) and oftentimes it sold athletic and sporting items (items such as golf balls and baseballs were commonly sold there too). Typically the Well and Goods store ran from 1989, until closing somewhere in 2004.

This image seen on Walt Dated World on Bravepages, http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id111.htm, also on http://waltdatedworld.com/id111.htm

Of course, while Well and Goods was successful in catering to the active-lifestyle fond guests visiting the pavilion, there was something rather lacking in the merchandising department that could have catered to much more...

Possibility 8: Neural Befixery

Welcome back to another article of Possibilities. So far, we have looked back on the little things and thoughts that might improve the attractions to the next generation - from modular add-ons through to peeks at the latest technologies, and even thoughts on botanical monuments. In this article, we decide to go straight to the head of another interesting issue, which, for some apparent reason before the Wonders of Life became ingrained into Future World, has been used liberally in early EPCOT Center attractions. Because ironically, Wonders is said to have the chronologically last one...

Happy EPCOT30 all!

Before the Shooting Squad and Wrecking Ball

In a seemingly tragic turn of pavilion history, Stitch Kingdom has posted news on Wonders of Life facing "selective demolition" on a part of the pavilion structure. However, as this is freshly received news, nobody knows if this will mean the pavilion will get a structural makeover, or be razed to the graveyard. All in all, this will be a rather rude awakening to Buzzy's 'hibernation' period spanning 5 and a half years (and counting).

PS: For those who are outraged, here's a petition link for a good cause. It's done to death, but seeing that Epcot is having trouble with covering life and health in Future World, it'll be worth going down with a fight.