tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post7800975887366847237..comments2024-02-08T07:33:49.907-08:00Comments on Re-Imagineering: Born Every MinuteMr Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12952506736745891323noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-17177884500864750202009-08-12T15:37:36.249-07:002009-08-12T15:37:36.249-07:00Umm, I thought the gap in his teeth should be wide...Umm, I thought the gap in his teeth should be wider.squajohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690174186837545966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-35577241573063686142009-03-17T08:24:00.000-07:002009-03-17T08:24:00.000-07:00haha, i'm a sucker, it just took me this long to a...haha, i'm a sucker, it just took me this long to admit it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-33403803740273339332009-03-10T21:43:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:43:00.000-07:00I totally agree about the People Mover - I was hop...I totally agree about the People Mover - I was hoping they'd use it for something with their "fairies franchise" and project tinkerbell so you could see her fly around the park (while in a car). Ah well. <BR/><BR/>But I have to say that I would LOVE to see Stitch's Hall of Presidential Adventure. No lie, I'd be in that line so fast...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-41320588678664189182009-03-04T22:01:00.000-08:002009-03-04T22:01:00.000-08:00^ Great example given.Disney needs to slow their r...^ Great example given.<BR/><BR/>Disney needs to slow their roll on "Foosin'" the Park. If they wanna "OverHaul" something, why not start with the Rocket Rods/Peoplemover track? That is the real current "beater" of the Park..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-26554506816283909602009-03-03T22:04:00.000-08:002009-03-03T22:04:00.000-08:00While nothing has to be considered irreplaceable, ...While nothing has to be considered irreplaceable, there are some circumstances where carefully restoring is better. Someone could take a carefully cared for Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, chop and channel it, reupholster it with tuck-n-roll, add some cool headers, spinner wheels and an outstanding flame paint job to make it REALLY relevant.<BR/><BR/>OR<BR/><BR/>They could carefully restore it, keeping the original integrity while improving the electronics, stereo, brakes, and other technical elements. Improving it without damaging the overall essence of the original car.<BR/><BR/>While the hot rod version may be fun for a few people, the restored version would be of more lasting value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-28362599815187902312009-03-02T22:46:00.000-08:002009-03-02T22:46:00.000-08:00I agree whole heartedly with Jose. They keep takin...I agree whole heartedly with Jose. They keep taking timeless stories within the famed attractions, and are dating them. <BR/><BR/>In 30 years, kids will be saying "Who the Hell is Johnny Depp?", Just as they do today when you ask them about Fess Parker...Even more sadly to say, the character he portrayed; Davy Crockett...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-33658817938300745712009-03-02T17:16:00.000-08:002009-03-02T17:16:00.000-08:00"You're missing the point. These decisions are ter..."You're missing the point. These decisions are terrible long term investments. What's hip and current now, goes stale in a few short years. Timeless attractions not only don't need major renovation every few years, but they form a connection between multiple generations. Engendering the loyalty of generations of patrons was one of the most brilliant business ideas Walt Disney ever had. Yes, modern day Disney is a business. Just not a very good one if their not thinking of their long term financial health."<BR/>Could not have said it any better. I could add to it, but this tie I won't. I'm very dissappointed with NeoDisney.Jose Sosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585246423282938808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-14894629720422348212009-02-25T12:35:00.000-08:002009-02-25T12:35:00.000-08:00"I think the additions to the attic scene are styl..."I think the additions to the attic scene are stylistically out of sync with the rest of the attraction. For me entering the attic now feels like I have been ripped out of one attraction, and thrown into another one, only to be thrown back into the first one as I enter the graveyard scene."<BR/><BR/>Exactly. It's horrible that imagineering doesn't have more respect for art. If you can't make the ride BETTER, don't touch it!Flerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101463542972261369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-8963610935650583112009-02-25T12:34:00.000-08:002009-02-25T12:34:00.000-08:00JB said:>>>Hilarious post, even if a litt...<B>JB said:</B><BR/>>>><I>Hilarious post, even if a little bit of a fallacy. You see the difference here is that almost everyone LIKES the Haunted Mansion, whereas, come on lets be honest, who liked It's a Small World? It had some nostalgiac value but please let's be honest: the ride sucked, and in all likelihood it probably stll does. Preserve a masterpiece like Spaceship Earth, bring Horizons back from the grave, but It's a Small World?</I><<<<BR/><BR/>Remember what a fallacy is and you'll see the irony in your statement. Many of us loved <I>It's a Small World</I> for it's charm, it's artistic beauty and yes, even it's song. Sure there's some nostalgia there. Wouldn't be a Disney ride if there weren't. But it doesn't attribute your tastes to the rest of us.Digital Jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374739586203788564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-88902658182878138802009-02-25T12:31:00.000-08:002009-02-25T12:31:00.000-08:00"Disney does anything for money, as it should. Its..."Disney does anything for money, as it should. Its a business."<BR/><BR/>Gee who do you sound like, Walt or Eisner?<BR/><BR/>Just because all businesses are like that today doesn't mean it's right. Disney didn't become so huge because of greed. Walt cared about his craft and people. It's only since the early 80's that money began to matter more to Disney Co than art and humanity.Flerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101463542972261369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-55299553288321730122009-02-24T21:22:00.000-08:002009-02-24T21:22:00.000-08:00Hilarious post, even if a little bit of a fallacy....Hilarious post, even if a little bit of a fallacy. You see the difference here is that almost everyone LIKES the Haunted Mansion, whereas, come on lets be honest, who liked It's a Small World? It had some nostalgiac value but please let's be honest: the ride sucked, and in all likelihood it probably stll does. Preserve a masterpiece like Spaceship Earth, bring Horizons back from the grave, but It's a Small World?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-70284893806304826462009-02-20T20:00:00.000-08:002009-02-20T20:00:00.000-08:00I'm just glad to know that other people are as sev...I'm just glad to know that other people are as severely bothered by Disney's current obsession with self promotion as I am. To those who disagree, you're the reason that Spaceship Earth says that Rome built the first World Wide Web and your ignorance frightens me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-13509849458642089902009-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:002009-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:00"You're right that the bride does feel a little ou..."You're right that the bride does feel a little out of place. That part I agree with.<BR/><BR/>But I love the glassware and the portraits in the attic are so much better than the cheesy pop-up ghosts. The portraits look similar to the portrays in the hallway after the elevator."<BR/><BR/>Spokker,<BR/>I agree with you that the changing portraits in the attic were a good idea, I just wish stylistically they were more like the changing portraits in the hallway after the elevator. If they had made the changing portraits in the attic paintings(instead of photos)in a Marc Davis style, I think the scene would have felt more in sync with the rest of the attraction. I agree with you that the other decorations in the attic are very well done.<BR/>-M.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-8629397676657401462009-02-19T05:45:00.000-08:002009-02-19T05:45:00.000-08:00I thought the new attic was a fine example of how ...I thought the new attic was a fine example of how to do a genuine "plus" that is consistent with the rest of the ride. While both Constance and the portraits are improvements on projection and changing portrait technology, that technology still exists in other forms throughout the ride. Plus, the subject matter (a blue-tinged ghost spouting bad puns) is consistent.<BR/><BR/>This is in marked contrast to a projection of a squid-faced monster who is never seen before or after, whose speech contradicts the whole previous theme of the ride.Cory Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141983255020503557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-62845086904052594412009-02-18T20:25:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:25:00.000-08:00You're right that the bride does feel a little out...You're right that the bride does feel a little out of place. That part I agree with.<BR/><BR/>But I love the glassware and the portraits in the attic are so much better than the cheesy pop-up ghosts. The portraits look similar to the portrays in the hallway after the elevator.Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-64005102808820529522009-02-18T09:39:00.000-08:002009-02-18T09:39:00.000-08:00"As long as we're talking about Haunted Mansion, w..."As long as we're talking about Haunted Mansion, would most of us agree that the additions to that particular attraction were tasteful and enhanced the original vision of the ride?"<BR/><BR/>Spokker,<BR/>I have to respectfully disagree. I think the additions to the attic scene are stylistically out of sync with the rest of the attraction. For me entering the attic now feels like I have been ripped out of one attraction, and thrown into another one, only to be thrown back into the first one as I enter the graveyard scene. The attic scene just feels out of place now. I could see this scene fitting in Tower of Terror or some recently designed attraction, but not The Mansion, that was designed 40 plus years ago.<BR/><BR/>-M.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-44242426018855358882009-02-16T09:51:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:51:00.000-08:00OMG. I haven't been on this blog in a long time, a...OMG. I haven't been on this blog in a long time, and when the first thing that I see is Eddie Murphy's animatronic head in the Haunted Mansion, my heart jumped and I literally yelled, "What??" And I have laryngitis at the moment, so I'm surprised that I was even able to yell.<BR/><BR/>This looks disgusting, I think that putting Eddie Murphy in the ride is an awful idea. But if people like it...*forces smile, twitch twitch*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-76055628136290285652009-02-13T07:40:00.000-08:002009-02-13T07:40:00.000-08:00Have you heard the latest? The new Obama AA figure...Have you heard the latest? The new Obama AA figure originally built for WDW's Hall of Presidents will be relocated into the Haunted Mansion. In an interview, Marty Sklar stated that the Walt Disney company felt that it was time to rework the general story of the Mansion and to update it & make it relevant to today's generation. In the new story line, guests will join President Obama on a search through the Mansion to find the the Economy and attempt to resurrect it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-12304390844795633742009-02-12T18:09:00.000-08:002009-02-12T18:09:00.000-08:00I think it boils down to the fact that, like any g...I think it boils down to the fact that, like any good piece of fiction, a Disney attraction needs to be internally consistent. It should not have to rely on external references -- even well-known characters -- to be relevant or entertaining. It should be able to do that on its own to be a truly memorable experience.<BR/><BR/>That's the mistake being made with any ill-considered "plussing." It's not plussing the core story, as Walt implied. It's plussing the appeal by relying on something external to the attraction.<BR/><BR/>Like adding a stripper to Sesame Street. Yes, it gets your attention. But it's clearly not inside of the frame of reference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-15067231452244492752009-02-12T13:17:00.000-08:002009-02-12T13:17:00.000-08:00Haha, I love that you're going to the SEC to prove...Haha, I love that you're going to the SEC to prove that Pirates of the Caribbean never had a story. Haha I love it!<BR/><BR/>I know you have your own copyright infringement thing and good luck on that, but I love the other aspect of this story.<BR/><BR/>" In their own published book, Disney also deliberately altered and switched certain pieces of evidence with which to make it appear that they were following Marc Davis’s designs and concepts, of which either they never existed or are not what they claim it to be."<BR/><BR/>Sounds like the Mary Blair USA scene concept art that mysteriously popped up and was used to justify its inclusion in Small World.<BR/><BR/>How fun.Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-63870986217683164472009-02-12T03:02:00.000-08:002009-02-12T03:02:00.000-08:00I have personally sued the Walt Disney Company and...I have personally sued the Walt Disney Company and Marty Sklar gave his deposition. As documented Marty Sklar lied under oath. Photo proof and much details is on my website www.disneylawsuit.com - I welcome all communications and interviews etc..<BR/><BR/>Royce MathewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-12195167527486250692009-02-11T19:29:00.000-08:002009-02-11T19:29:00.000-08:00Tuckenie said:>>>BWA HAhaHAhaHAhaHAhaHahA...<B>Tuckenie said:</B><BR/>>>><I>BWA HAhaHAhaHAhaHAhaHahA!<BR/><BR/>Oh man! You sure showed them!<BR/><BR/>I bet they'll think twice now that they know you're going to make snarky comments on a website about every single thing they do!</I><<<<BR/><BR/>Remind me. How exactly does matching snark with snark prove anything?<BR/><BR/>You know what the post showed, (with some good natured sarcasm that most of us genuine adults can take without turning into Rodney Dangerfield)? It exposes the fact that tie-ins are not plussing. Adding Eddie Murphy to haunted Mansion is ridiculous, everyone agrees. And there's one reason that both the critics and critics of the critics actually have in common: The movie was a hit.<BR/><BR/>So if the sole motivation to adding Eddie Murphy to the attraction is the movie being a hit, then what do you think the sole motivation was for adding Depp to Pirates, Nemo to The Living Seas, beloved cartoon characters anywhere they can squeeze them in?<BR/><BR/>Sarcasm is only funny when there's an honest point behind the emotion. Your comments where just mean spirited, and revealed you didn't make an effort to see if there was a point at all.Digital Jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374739586203788564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-55370801272087062382009-02-11T09:44:00.000-08:002009-02-11T09:44:00.000-08:00"As long as we're talking about Haunted Mansion, w..."As long as we're talking about Haunted Mansion, would most of us agree that the additions to that particular attraction were tasteful and enhanced the original vision of the ride?"<BR/><BR/>Spokker-<BR/>I for one would not agree. The changes made to the attic scene are so stylistically out of sync with the rest of the attraction, that I feel like I have been abruptly pulled out of one ride and thrown into another. I have no problem with the story that the scene is trying to tell, I just wish that visually it matched the rest of the attraction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-62387402754270094762009-02-10T21:10:00.000-08:002009-02-10T21:10:00.000-08:00"You're missing the point. If the film would have ..."You're missing the point. If the film would have made big money they would have done this. Disney does anything for money, as it should. Its a business."<BR/><BR/>And that's the really sad, scary part. You KNOW if Haunted Mansion made a Pirates-type box office, there would have been changes to match the movie... TDA/WDI is not above ruining even more classic attractions. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, had the Country Bears movie done well, the DL attraction might have been saved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-87275273592447350082009-02-10T14:56:00.000-08:002009-02-10T14:56:00.000-08:00Shame on all the people to ok'd this because the c...<I>Shame on all the people to ok'd this because the characters would fit in artistically with the rest of the attraction. I can't wait for the day I get to see Stitch, Alice and Cinderella in the Hall of Presidents looking every bit as realistic as the leaders of our country.</I><BR/><BR/>I can see it now: "Stitch's Hall of President Adventure", with Stitch giggling and belching on Abe Lincoln. Eww....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com