5476 x 5218 px | 46,4 x 44,2 cm | 18,3 x 17,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
14 agosto 2008
Altre informazioni:
Disney dollars are a form of corporate scrip or tokens sold by Walt Disney and accepted at the company's theme parks, the Disney cruise ships, The Disney Store and at certain parts of Castaway Cay, the Disney cruise-line's private island. Disney Dollars are somewhat similar in size, shape, and design to the currency of the United States. Most of them bear the image of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto or a drawing of one of the landmarks of Disneyland or Walt Disney World Resort. Two small monochrome reproductions of Tinkerbell float to the sides. There is sometimes the signature of the Treasurer, Scrooge McDuck. History of the Currency On May 5, 1987 Disney Dollars were released to the public.[1] The bills came in one and five dollar denominations from 1987 to 1989 and in 1990 they added the ten dollar bill to the list. The bills are redeemable for goods or services at the Disney theme parks, the Disney cruise ships, Disney's Castaway Cay port of call and the Disney stores, unless indications to the contrary are printed on the individual bills. Also, they can simply be exchanged back to U.S. currency.[citation needed] They were first issued in 1987 and are collected by Disney memorabilia fans. Special editions are sometimes sold to Disney Cast Members as a form of incentive. In 2005 only, Disneyland (A) and Walt Disney World (D) released a $50 bill that were designed by Disney artist Charles Boyer (Mr. Boyer personally signed a select amount of these bills) for Disneyland's 50th Anniversary Celebration.[2] Parity with the US Dollar Disney dollars are exchanged on a one for one basis with US currency - one Disney dollar for each U.S. dollar tendered. Disney dollars can be 'purchased' using non-currency methods such as credit and debit cards. The Disney dollar program is a source of revenue (Seigniorage) for the Walt Disney Company. The company assumes that a certain number of Disney dollars will never be redeemed. The assumption is that a
