I thought this was fake but it's real. He has to get permission from the owners of the graveyard to put Spider-Man on the tombstone, and they wanted to make sure he had permission from Disney. I would imagine that there are graveyards that would allow it without any hoops, but they may want him buried specifically where he is.
The problem is that they have to go through the graveyard first, without approval from them they can't do it and the graveyard wanted approval from Disney. I completely agree with you, but I guess that's how they keep people from putting something offensive on a headstone. The fact that someone would make them get approval for a hero on a child's grave is fucking ridiculous
Guess what happened? Those rotten bastards at Disney only wrote a personal message to the family and offered a personal cell commemorating Ollie’s life. How evil can this heartless corporation be.
Here's the full message; prepare to be outraged:
We extend our sincere condolences. If we played a small part in Ollie’s happiness we are honoured.
Generations of fans have responded to our characters with the same wonder and delight that Ollie did. In fact, many believe the characters to be real.
We have striven to preserve the same innocence and magic around our characters that brought Ollie such joy.
For that reason, we follow a policy that began with Walt Disney himself that does not permit the use of characters on headstones, cemetery or other memorial markers or funeral urns.
Although we cannot grant the family’s request, we would be pleased to commemorate your nephew with a hand-inked, hand-painted, personalized cel that recognises his love for Spider-Man, which will read: For your ——- (nephew’s name), Thank you for letting us share in the magic of your life. Your friends at the Walt Disney Company.
We feel privileged to have had him as a fan.
Put your pitchforks down!
"You cannot legally make any product with Disney lyrics, quotes, or characters on it without permission from The Walt Disney World Company."
All images are theirs. Period. They worked damn hard creating an empire of characters and have every right to not give out permission to use their images.
And if they do happen to give out permissions, it would be the Disney corporation creating the images/drawings b/c of their intense branding guidelines.
Rather than drumming up complaints and pointing your pitchforks at them as you yell how awful their 'corporation' is, maybe create a proposal and present it to them to explain they're missing out on great marketing idea and that if they won't do it their competitors will.
We extend our sincere condolences. If we played a small part in Ollie’s happiness we are honoured.
Generations of fans have responded to our characters with the same wonder and delight that Ollie did. In fact, many believe the characters to be real.
We have striven to preserve the same innocence and magic around our characters that brought Ollie such joy.
For that reason, we follow a policy that began with Walt Disney himself that does not permit the use of characters on headstones, cemetery or other memorial markers or funeral urns.
Although we cannot grant the family’s request, we would be pleased to commemorate your nephew with a hand-inked, hand-painted, personalized cel that recognises his love for Spider-Man, which will read: For your ——- (nephew’s name), Thank you for letting us share in the magic of your life. Your friends at the Walt Disney Company.
We feel privileged to have had him as a fan.
"You cannot legally make any product with Disney lyrics, quotes, or characters on it without permission from The Walt Disney World Company."
All images are theirs. Period. They worked damn hard creating an empire of characters and have every right to not give out permission to use their images.
And if they do happen to give out permissions, it would be the Disney corporation creating the images/drawings b/c of their intense branding guidelines.
Rather than drumming up complaints and pointing your pitchforks at them as you yell how awful their 'corporation' is, maybe create a proposal and present it to them to explain they're missing out on great marketing idea and that if they won't do it their competitors will.