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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Mickey Visit.

  1. Hank LedgerMickey Visit has a list of weird things at Disney World in the nineties, and the one I can't get past is the castle.

  2. Hank LedgerFor the twenty-fifth anniversary in nineteen ninety-six, Cinderella Castle was painted pink with giant fake candy and frosting on the spires.

  3. Hank LedgerIs a half-finished party still a party?

  4. Vera BullockIt's a front-of-house celebration, Hank, and I'd call that a focused anniversary strategy. Nobody walks around the back of a castle.

  5. Hank LedgerThe makeover was only on the front side. The back stayed normal.

  6. Vera BullockWhich means the back was a quiet, tasteful counterpoint to the frosting. That's a choice.

  7. Dale BearmanIt's a lovely story until you meet the man who walked all the way round. He paid for a ticket, he queued for the frosting, and he turned a corner and found a plain old castle.

  8. Vera BullockHe found range, Dale.

  9. Hank LedgerGiant fake candy on the spires, and the staff car park looked at it all year with nothing on.

  10. Dale BearmanSo the party ended at the corner of the building.

  11. Vera BullockFine, a show of hands: front-only parties count?

  12. Hank LedgerYes from Vera, a reluctant yes from me, and Dale's hand is still around the back.

  13. Dale BearmanI walked round the back in nineteen ninety-six. It was normal. I felt so alone.

  14. Vera BullockBrock, sparkle for us!

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