tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410829669198494850.post8560380445566160153..comments2023-09-04T03:15:51.124-07:00Comments on Disney Fan Ramblings: TEAM RODENT by Carl HiaasenScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409785011989904117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410829669198494850.post-33941906487598822842009-11-23T10:54:14.531-08:002009-11-23T10:54:14.531-08:00Just finished Native Tongue and enjoyed it quite a...Just finished <em>Native Tongue</em> and enjoyed it quite a lot. He isn't very positive about Disney but he does sort of offer them backhanded compliments along the way, if just in comparison to the sleaze that abounds at The Amazing Kingdom. He isn't overtly negative about them either, but I suppose his Amazing Kingdom theme park is a metaphor of sorts for what Disney did to the land they bought/owned. Golf courses, draining swamps, and causing the surrounding areas to become overly developed. It was a good story, though. They do comment about "Orlando" when the ex-governor goes up that way. Another veiled swat at Disney...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409785011989904117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410829669198494850.post-68413731569411049792009-10-02T07:32:31.821-07:002009-10-02T07:32:31.821-07:00I have Hiaasen's book but I have not cracked t...I have Hiaasen's book but I have not cracked the pages yet. I have read a few of his other works and he is funny and critical of Disney. One of his books looks, <i>Native Tongue</i>, looks at a Central FLA theme park called "The Amazing Kingdom." It is obvious that Hiaasen does have a bone against Disney.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.com