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Old 04-10-2009, 03:30 AM
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Quick question about Yavn

We all remember Yavn, head of staff for VMK. I remember the first time I met him- we all wanted to meet him. He was so nice to us and once in a while gave us stuff when he had his room open. He even came to my Everest Ice Temple room when it was still under construction (when I was still collecting the ice, so it wasn't looking very impressive yet).

My question, which has been bugging me for almost 2 years is:
Was his character name supposed to be a reference to the Star Wars planet, Yavin 4, where the Rebel fleet flew out of to attack the Death Star in A New Hope?

I know, pretty random question.
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:30 AM
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5) Where did you get the idea for your user title? I see that it can be an anagram for Navy does that have anything to do with it or is it just a coincidence?
- The quick answer is that it’s from Star Wars / Tours. I had (actually still have) a Yavin poster from Star Tours. I likes the image and dropped the “I”
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I believe Yavn gave several answers to this question. The most common one being SoccerRyan's quote, however the "newer yavn" (a seperate person who faked him after the in-park quests were removed) may have said something different.

Generally, we go with the whole Star Wars stuff. :P
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Old 04-10-2009, 08:48 AM
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I thought I recognized the name! I'm a bit of a Star Wars geek myself!
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I wonder what he's doing now. Maybe he's working on the other Disney games now?
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Old 04-15-2009, 10:41 PM
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good question. He never visited the forums after the big announcement right?
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good question. He never visited the forums after the big announcement right?
Actually a little bit before, the last time he was on was January 16,2008.
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I thought he said sometime that his name was based on some old Disney corporate worker..
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Old 04-16-2009, 02:30 AM
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I thought he said sometime that his name was based on some old Disney corporate worker..
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His name starts with "ya" which brings to mind Yale Gracey, one of the original Disneyland Imagineers and the guy responsible for designing the special effects in the Haunted Mansion, and for whom the character Master Gracey was named when the Disney World version of the Mansion opened.
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I believe Yavn gave several answers to this question. The most common one being SoccerRyan's quote, however the "newer yavn" (a seperate person who faked him after the in-park quests were removed) may have said something different.

Generally, we go with the whole Star Wars stuff. :P
Yeah. I'd never thought of Yavn being a reference to Yavin 4.
 

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