Uncle Scrooge on Sale

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>From  various friends and family visits to Disneyland and Disney World it
appears  Disney has very little support for anything to do with the
characters  created by Carl Barks. 


I have had numerous experiences in my search for Scrooge at Disney  
facilities.
I still remember asking if they had any Uncle Scrooge merchandise at a  
Disney Store,
The clerk said she didn't think Uncle Scrooge was a Disney Character.
The Disney stores eventually stopped carrying anything adults would want to  
buy and just catered to little kids and the newest Movie stuffed toys.
Many Disney Store clerks offered me forms to send to the main offices and  
voice my disgust for their lack of adult merchandise.
In Disney World I found one place that would stitch on any logo onto a  shirt 
and they had a Scrooge emblem as one of the choices. 
I don't think it is a total Disney lack of support, but by the  merchandising 
people.
I do recall walking around the Disney Lot (A friend was an employee) and  
seeing Carl Barks' hand prints in cement and they had him there as a Disney  
Legend. Dave Smith at the archives would tell you all about Carl and Dave is  
always shown with a drawing of himself and Donald Duck.
We need to educate the people making merchandise 
 that we want more Scrooge related merchandise. They produce what  they sell!
I read recently about Walt Disney's first license agreement to make a  Mickey 
Mouse Doll.
Walt asked the merchandiser how much he would charge Walt to make a Mickey  
Doll,
The merchandiser said, "WE will pay you!" Walt replied, "That would  be 
better!"
 
Barry                     
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