Why was the Country Bear Jamboree closed?
Because Disney believes that each generation has its own icons, and to stay current they needed to bring in Pooh, who is adored by toddlers and mothers all over the western hemisphere and parts of Asia (or so I’m told). That’s why we had to fight to keep Toad from being dumped in Fantasyland (there was talk that Pooh would go there originally). You see, Mr. Toad means almost nothing to most people, particularly the young ones who have grown up on Teletubbies and Sesame Street and the Bear in the Big Blue House, etc. In fact, most of the young ones know about Tinkerbell, but don’t know who Peter Pan is. Am I going on about nothing again? Well, excuuuuuuuuuuuuuussssssssssssssseeeeeee me!
