RARE! Original Theme Park Name! Disney’s WILD Animal Kingdom Mug and Fact Book

RARE! Original Theme Park Name! Disney's WILD Animal Kingdom Mug and Fact Book
RARE! Original Theme Park Name! Disney's WILD Animal Kingdom Mug and Fact Book

RARE! Original Theme Park Name! Disney's WILD Animal Kingdom Mug and Fact Book
Disney eventually elected to remove “Wild” from the name, but not before this fact book and a limited amount of merchandise, including this mug, slipped out. According to a Feb. 20th, 1996 Orlando Sentinel article. Disney’s Wild Animal Kingdom has been tamed a bit – in name at least. The official title of the park is now Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It appears Mutual of Omaha – the folks who brought you the Wild Kingdom TV show – may have influenced that decision. When Disney World spokesman Bill Warren was asked whether Mutual influenced the name change, he responded with a sidestep that would have made the late Gene Kelly proud. Everyone was calling it the Animal Kingdom so we thought it would be better to go ahead and change the name. When pressed for a “yes” or “no” response to the Mutual question, out came a tribute to the late Fred Astaire. We have no quarrel with Mutual of Omaha. As for Mutual of Omaha: Kathy Olson, vice president for public affairs said the company has a policy against discussing legal issues. “I can confirm that we have had discussions with Disney concerning the name, ” Olson said, but I can’t comment on the nature of those discussions. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Disneyana\Contemporary (1968-Now)\Other Disneyana”. The seller is “minebankrun” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
RARE! Original Theme Park Name! Disney's WILD Animal Kingdom Mug and Fact Book