Semi-amateur Disney historian. Japanese/Middle Eastern Assistant Researcher for Football Manager. 日本人フットボールマネージャー研究員補佐.باحث مساعد شرق أوسطي لمدير كرة القدم. Theme park management double alumni at Rosen College of Hospitality Management.https://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mj7hemozh22eLand does not go down in value. People do.11 Apr 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7hemozh22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mh4gopwwsc2cAnother great find for my Disney button collection - my first WED button, and likely one of the last made with MAPO on it. Very happy to find it to say the least.15 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4gopwwsc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mecgwhtwf226The holy grail of Disney button collecting...I paid $1 for it and dug it out of a bin with literally hundreds of other buttons. By far the biggest find I've ever had.07 Feb 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mecgwhtwf226https://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mcalwml3hk2xThose who live in the past are called historians. Those who live in the future are called scientists. Those who live in the present are called politicians.12 Jan 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcalwml3hk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mc3ybtx7d22xBought some more buttons... Including some that legitimately do not show up on Google. $1 each. Light Magic might be one of the more well known ones.10 Jan 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3ybtx7d22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mbl5onucjk27I'm not sure what's been harder for me in the past few years - finding an employer willing to take a chance on me, or a date...04 Jan 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbl5onucjk27https://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3maxeomr64225Disney collectors of BlueSky, what is the most valuable piece in your collection? What is the most memorable piece in your collection? And what is the piece in your collection you will never part with?27 Dec 2025 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3maxeomr64225https://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3mat2uolx3c2yA reminder on this Christmas that Tokyo Disneyland still has the Christmas overlay of the Country Bears. And we don't at WDW for some reason...25 Dec 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mat2uolx3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3m6xpss4bhc2hWhy is nobody streaming the very weirdly titled "Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?"?02 Dec 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6xpss4bhc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3m6ghc62j3k2pJust rediscovered Rent Remixed... How much did the producers pay the Larson estate for the rights to remix an iconic show on the West End barely a decade after it opened on Broadway - and it turn out so badly that it's not even on some of the stars' wiki pages (like Luke Evans - yes Shaw from F&F)?25 Nov 2025 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ghc62j3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3m5utp5gkjs2tI have often had questions about, much like I caapitalise Cast Member, why I capitalise Guest when discussing themed entertainment (and hospitality more widely). The answer is simple. The Guest is the centre of everything in this industry, and we ought not forget it. (1/?)18 Nov 2025 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5utp5gkjs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3m45qpccbnk2lI've always wondered if, deep in the Disney Archives, are the results of Eisner's many $300 million regional park competitions he would have his executives work on but never actually build for a variety of reasons. There definitely were proposals made, but they've never seen the light of day...27 Oct 2025 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m45qpccbnk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3m2ey23tgxc2oMy haul from Celebration's semi-annual garage sale. $40 in all - $10 for the DLP pin and $30 for the rest. Not sure which pin I like the most, but the Light Magic pin is definitely a great add to my entertainment collection, while I have a soft spot for the DU pin from my training there.04 Oct 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ey23tgxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3m2expndgn22oAnyone who collects pins know if pre-production proof pins (like this one I seemingly traded for off a board at Epcot), are usually faked? I don't think it's a fake but I can't be sure.04 Oct 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2expndgn22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3m26co6y6c22pWe don't let restaurants self regulate health inspections, we don't let casinos self regulate AML, we don't let elevators or escalators be regulated by Macy's or Bloomingdale's... Why are very specific theme parks' attraction safety standards different?02 Oct 2025 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26co6y6c22phttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lzk7h23rbc2nI'm not sure filling out job applications and swiping on dating apps is how I wanted to spend part of my birthday, but i couldn't ignore them unfortunately...24 Sep 2025 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzk7h23rbc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lxqleun5os2hDisneyland is not a more urbanist resort than WDW just because it has housing around it (WDW does too). You can argue better transport connections (slightly better bus options), but unlike DL, WDW eventually has rail service from the airport, downtown, plus elsewhere. Big difference, even if $$$.01 Sep 2025 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxqleun5os2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lxo77we3c22uI am way too much of a Disney nerd. Currently pricing out the difference in wedding prices from the various domestic and international resorts just for fun...31 Aug 2025 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxo77we3c22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lwrfo57bms27https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202508/11032/ @themeparkinsider.com Your recent article fails to mention that the US is, via the VWP, more accessible visa-free for more countries than either the UAE or Saudi (who, beyond the GCC, have no countries they let in without a visa).19 Aug 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrfo57bms27https://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lwpghhutas2kDoes it make me more Canadian than I already am now that I applied for a job with the NHL?18 Aug 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwpghhutas2khttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lwldt5pyic2vI do remember someone once asked me if they could walk to Epcot from Pop Century and my fellow CMs looked at me very weirdly when I told the guest they couldn't and shouldn't... This was apparently a common question and the answer was they could and we shouldn't tell them no. Despite safety issues!17 Aug 2025 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwldt5pyic2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lvolvafuqk26Toilet squirrel. No notes. Just toilet squirrel. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvolvafuqk26https://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lvmzkktfkc26It is such a shame that the pachinko industry and other integrated interests have been stonewalling and preventing the expansion of proper commercialized gambling in Japan. Current plans are not anywhere near ambitious enough for the market Japan could support. Easily double the number of casinos...05 Aug 2025 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvmzkktfkc26https://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3lvhzxaevo22cControversial opinion, but while John Stamos did not know all the words last night while filling in for Josh Gad playing King Herod at JCS at the Hollywood Bowl, at least he tried to sing. All Gad seems to know how to do for most of the song is yell, with the song seemingly being high for him.03 Aug 2025 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvhzxaevo22chttps://bsky.app/profile/footyhedgehog.bsky.social/post/3luvxdp4ob22oI want super squirrel merch.27 Jul 2025 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:tvtcprairok5nwtt7o7jw7dy/app.bsky.feed.post/3luvxdp4ob22o