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'''Tom Sims''' is a pioneer and world champion of [[snowboard]]ing, originally from [[Haddonfield, New Jersey|Haddonfield]], [[New Jersey]]. In 1963, he made what he called a the "skiboard," an early version of the snowboard, in the Haddonfield Middle School's shop room after failing to complete his intended project, a custom skateboard.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/1998/0211/021198.feat.sports.1.html He was not the first person to do, there were many kids building a surfboard for the snow as well as even articles on surfers riding their surfboards in the snow in 1964A Man Who Helped Skiers Get on the Snowboard], ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'', [[February 11]], [[1998]]</ref> Sims was the snowboarding stunt double for "007"(Roger Moore)in the 1984 James Bond release, A View to a Kill. He did not patent his invention. There is much dispute as to whether or not he is the inventor of the snowboard. Many industry publications, such as Transworld Snowboarding and various informational books, . Both Sims Snowboards and Burton Snowboards are very successful. In 2006 Sims Snowboards was bought out, and Tom Sims is no longer the owner. POWer magazine said that the buy out was "the end of Sims' run and now Burton was officially on top."
'''''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh''''' is a full-length [[animation|animated]] [[film]] produced by [[Walt Disney Productions]] and first released on [[March 11]], [[1977]]. It is based upon the [[Winnie the Pooh]] books by [[A. A. Milne]]. It is also the name of an attraction at three Disney theme parks.
In 1980-81 Tom Sims setup a design skunkworks in a rented barn located in the Santa Barbara,His friend Chuck Barfoot was the guy who actually built Tom's designs as well as building his own designs. they started selling their models as Sims SKiboards and Barfoot Snoboards in the first Sims advertisement in 1980, in 1981 Barfoot split from Sims and has been building snowboards under his name ever since..
==Film==
==References==
The film is actually composed of material from three previously released animated shorts:
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* ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!]]'' (1974)
The film and its characters have spawned an industry of [[sequels]], [[television programs]], [[clothing]], [[books]], and [[toys]].
The film differs from the three individual shorts by having newly-created linking material, and an ending to give closure to the stories. It was always [[Walt Disney]]'s intention to create a feature film, but he decided to make shorts instead — after production had begun — to familiarize US audiences with the characters. All three shorts as well as future feature films boast classic songs by the Sherman Brothers including "Winnie The Pooh" and "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers".
==Attraction==
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The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh is an attraction at the [[Magic Kingdom]] park in [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida]], [[Disneyland]] park in [[Anaheim, California]], both [[USA]], [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] park in [[China]], and [[Tokyo Disneyland]] park as '''Pooh's Hunny Hunt''' in [[Japan]]. The attraction at the Magic Kingdom replaced the widely popular [[Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]], while Disneyland's version replaced [[Country Bear Jamboree]]. A huge outcry and fan protest was made when Disney announced it was replacing [[Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]] with a Winnie the Pooh attraction. The Disneyland version is incredibly unpopular, and usually has no wait. Disneyland fans often poke fun at the attraction. This is more likely due to the fact that the attraction is located in the park's most northernly-western area and is almost completely hidden. However, the Tokyo Disneyland version like [[Walt Disney World]]'s, is located in [[Fantasyland]], and is incredibly popular; with lines lasting up to two hours or more, likely from its advanced trackless, GPS guided ride vehicles, which however, are not installed on any other Pooh attractions, except Tokyo.
===Attraction facts===
* '''Grand opening:'''
** Disneyland: [[April 11]], [[2003]]
** Magic Kingdom: [[June 5]], [[1999]]
** Tokyo Disneyland: [[September 4]], [[2000]]
** Disneyland Hong Kong: [[September 12]], [[2005]]
* '''Designer:''' [[Walt Disney Imagineering]]
* '''Show Scenes:'''
**The Blustery Day
**The Floody Place
**Tigger's Forest
**Pooh's House
**Pooh's fantastic dream about the Heffalumps and Woozles
**A birthday party for Pooh!
* '''Former attraction spot:'''
** Disneyland: [[Country Bear Jamboree]]
** Magic Kingdom: [[Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]]
** Tokyo Disneyland: [[Skyway(Disney)]]
* '''Ride system:''' Dark ride
==External links==
*[http://www.simsnow.com/ Sims Snowboards]
* {{imdb title|id=0076363|title=The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh}}
*[http://www.ideas21.co.uk/177 Ideas: The Snowboard]
*[http://www.frqncy.com/index.php?issue=14 Tom Sims Interview in Frequency Snowboard Journal]
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