Christians Boycott
Now here is something I never expected. Evidently this protest was discussed in one of the Waynesville churches this morning. As a result, I am now receiving emails telling me I should join the other protest site: http://orfprotest.com and that the url of this web site is obscene. I do apologize to anyone who I have offended with this url and want to know I am involved in that protest site as well and try to remain as civil as possible.I very much appreciate many of the statements being made in the forum system there and hope to find the time to answer much of what is being discussed by your members. You are right, what the Ohio Renaissance Festival and Peter Carroll are doing is not Christian. Of this sort of conduct is not advised by most other religions because is evil and Christianity does not have a patent or copyright on evil (or good for that matter).
Georgia Renaissance Festival
I think I just stepped into the twilight zone.
Back in the day when the Ohio Renaissance Festival first opened, there was a newspaper clipping which in part stated:
New show in Cincinnati !!!
Set a couple centuries after the Ohio Renaissance Festival’s era, a new and very similiarly structured theme park has opened to give Peter Carroll and ORF a run for the vacation time and money of the Cincinnati crowd.
New Protest URL
Surprise!It is now about midnight on the night prior to ORF opening it’s 19 season. I have a secret to share. This web site was created as a distraction in case Peter Carroll and / or the Ohio Renaissance Festival tried some slick court trick to file an injunction against the site. I wanted to make absolutely sure he and his lawyers had a target to go after so they wouldn’t notice the protest site intended for mass consumption. Anyone with a lick of protest sense knows that the press and government agencies are less likely to take serious the claims of a URL with profanity in its title.
Anti Lesbian / Anti Gay / Anti Transgender I
If a business refused to sell you a product because you looked black, would you be offended? What if they refused to sell you a service because you looked female? Would you be offended? If you are neither black nor female, would you do business with an incorporation that would discriminate in this way? How about an incorporation which refused to provide a service to someone because she “looked” like lesbian? According to one commenter, that seems to be exactly what the Ohio Renaissance Festival did.
Caesar Creek Lake Estates
There has been a great amount of rumor going around that the Ohio Renaissance Festival is going to be done away with and replaced by a housing development. First, I would like to say that with the housing market what it is I can not imagine anyone making much money that way. That said, I also can’t imagine ORF Inc. making much money with the antics they seem to be pulling. So I am kind of undecided and would just like to share what facts and speculations I have been able to discover.
Here comes the Cover Up
Here Comes the Cover Up
Please note the following quote, visit the link and see if it has changed. The following is accurate as of 11:30 PM EST on August 26, 2008
Buildings not ADA Compliant ?
If you attend the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg, Ohio (just north of Cincinnati, OH), please pay special attention to the stairs and other obstacles that folk in wheel chairs must combat while visiting the festival. I think you will find that many of the buildings do not offer any form of wheel chair ramps. Other buildings have very steep ramps or ramps which are very slick when it rains. I do not believe this is compliant with ADA standards.
Real Estate Tax not Paid?
Are real-estate taxes being paid properly by ORF Inc. and Peter Carroll?
Before I get started on this issue, lets be perfectly clear about something. We are not talking about shacks or tents. Some of the buildings at the Ohio Renaissance festival have concrete floors, underground wiring, hot and cold running water, showers, and even bath tubs. Some of them have living quarters which the festival have approved. Basically, these are small cottages which sell for about $10,000.00 to $20,000.00 a peace. I have heard tell of one being offered last year for $27,000.00 but I do not know that it sold. So lets dispense with the common defense that these are temporary structures or that the village is not a permanent structure because it is only open for two months.
New Front Gate - ADA Violation?
Was a building permit issued for this structure? Actors will probably be atop it and the general public will probably walk under and through it. It would see the type of thing which a building permit must be issued for.
Epileptic Fired for Seizure?
Epileptic Fired for Seizure
This just in. It seems Peter Carroll not only wants to deny equal access for the disabled, he doesn’t seem to want him in his fair. Per contact and conversation with an employee of Silver, Stone, and Sword; the owner of this shop at the Ohio Renaissance Festival and his wife are good people. Having known Vick (the owner) for many years, I have observed that although we have been business competitors (still are elsewhere) he has always had a kind word for me. His wife is great with our kids and both hers and our daughter’s eyes light up when they see each other. So imagine my surprise when I heard that Vick fired someone for having an epileptic seizure. So surprised that I looked it into a wee bit more.
Liability of Staff Employees
Liability of Staff Employees
Is the duty of an employee first to his employer or is it first to his community? The courts seem to have been rather clear that it is to one’s community. Is the duty of an employee first to his employer or is it first to his family? My opinion is that it is first to one’s family.
Starbucks Coffee
Would you even dream of infringing on the trademark of a major corporation like Starbucks Coffee?
Feast Royale $69.95 / person
5 course, 6 course, 5 course, 0 course, of course of course…
This post is just humorous. Although things like this do go to my belief that the Ohio Renaissance Festival is crumbling due to the incompetent bungling of its owner, staff, and management.
Press Contacts
A grass roots protest is always dependent on Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Expression, however if not for Freedom of the Press these other liberties would fade. It is the press that causes information and ideas to be spread on a large scale. So if you have come upon information that you feel should be brought to the attention of the general public, please consider contacting the press as part of your protest of the Ohio Renaissance Festival.