tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post7996870135378917137..comments2024-02-08T07:33:49.907-08:00Comments on Re-Imagineering: You Dream About Going Up There....Mr Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12952506736745891323noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-21968390954566303882009-01-25T22:51:00.000-08:002009-01-25T22:51:00.000-08:00You should know that that little sketch is really ...You should know that that little sketch is really part of a larger fun map of the ride...it was never drawn to stand alone. Take 1 square inch of a Sam Mckim drawing, and blow it up and you will get the same effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-55946865031907377352008-05-16T19:53:00.000-07:002008-05-16T19:53:00.000-07:00Evolution or Intelligent Design?Hmmm....Evolution or Intelligent Design?<BR/>Hmmm....Gina Draker STUDIOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560009582531766651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-21906437244628326482008-04-20T09:21:00.000-07:002008-04-20T09:21:00.000-07:00I like the "shaky" lines around the ride vehicles....I like the "shaky" lines around the ride vehicles. Are they vibrating or did the hack who drew this spend too much copying comic strip cliches? What's going on in those ride vehicles anyway??!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-48424268538521016952007-12-13T15:14:00.000-08:002007-12-13T15:14:00.000-08:00Yes, indeed, the title of this entry was chosen sp...Yes, indeed, the title of this entry was chosen specifically to underscore the following line from that tune. I trust readers of this blog are intelligent enough to get the reference. Thanks for pointing it out!Mr Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952506736745891323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-30158801930876185772007-12-13T14:25:00.000-08:002007-12-13T14:25:00.000-08:00...But that is a BIG mistake!(What? No one thought......But that is a BIG mistake!<BR/><BR/>(What? No one thought of that?) :)Shirazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530484750943163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-35357935126818689142007-12-02T23:19:00.000-08:002007-12-02T23:19:00.000-08:00Let's do a daily count.Now it's December 3, still ...Let's do a daily count.<BR/><BR/>Now it's December 3, still nothing new on this website....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-74933990522093741952007-12-02T20:53:00.000-08:002007-12-02T20:53:00.000-08:00Hang on to yer Sharpies, guys n' gals, it gets bet...<I>Hang on to yer Sharpies, guys n' gals, it gets better...</I><BR/><BR/>A small improvement over the one in this post, but it still inspires no excitement. Plus the rider looks like she hasn't gotten a new hairstyle since "The Little Mermaid" was in theaters.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and it's December. Time for something new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-31623475071847710262007-11-28T12:29:00.000-08:002007-11-28T12:29:00.000-08:00>>>>The Mermaid concept recreates a scene from the...>>>>The Mermaid concept recreates a scene from the movie. Yawn. I'll rent the movie; it's entertainment and communication skills are superior.<BR/><BR/>If it's based on a movie then everyone is obviously going to know what it looks like. There's some concept art for Snow White's Scary Adventures where the Queen is holding an apple over a cauldron. Is that a yawn also just because it's a movie? Try looking at the Littler mermaid concept art in the context that you've never seen the movie... Disney has cleverly left all notions of an actual Mermaid out of the picture and has crafted a romance scene. For people that have never seen the movie, this picture will get them interested in whatever story the new ride will have to offer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-67399888666424285102007-11-28T01:47:00.000-08:002007-11-28T01:47:00.000-08:00Hang on to yer Sharpies, guys n' gals, it gets bet...Hang on to yer Sharpies, guys n' gals, it gets better...<BR/><BR/><B>http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/11/26/monday-mouse-watch-is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-putting-too-much-walt-into-a-disney-theme-park.aspx</B><BR/><BR/>(Scroll down to the 3rd piece of artwork.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-22648757758902854222007-11-27T20:47:00.000-08:002007-11-27T20:47:00.000-08:00"This was designed to convey an idea; it has done ..."This was designed to convey an idea; it has done so, end of story. "<BR/><BR/>WHAT, pray tell, is the "idea?"<BR/><BR/>The concepts for Pirates, Adventures through Inner Space, and Haunted Mansion hint, imaginatively, at the POSSIBILITIES, with mood and character.<BR/><BR/>The Mermaid concept recreates a scene from the movie. Yawn. I'll rent the movie; it's entertainment and communication skills are superior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-88290509520642240142007-11-26T08:25:00.000-08:002007-11-26T08:25:00.000-08:00Joanna, your reading in insinuations, attributing ...Joanna, your reading in insinuations, attributing insults where none were given. The blog post showed 3 pictures. It is presumed that each one is part of a class of pictures that is to serve a specific function. I think it would be up to the readers to decide whether the 4th lives up the precedent of the previous 3, or is more akin to the simplicity and randomness of the of the 5th. Which one serves the function it's supposed to?<BR/><BR/> It's not an insult. It's an indication of yet another small thing that should be worked on. Which is seemingly a fundamental part of this blog, citing little details that are symptomatic of larger problems. The insinuation is not that the art or the art style is bad. I think the post is asking you to seriously consider something far more important. Is the precedent set by this set of photos that the art work is to merely "convey an idea", or is supposed to do more then that? After all, "it's good enough" is not good enough when it comes to this particular company. And that's what this blog and others have been trying to say all along.Digital Jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374739586203788564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-83108804879109324822007-11-25T18:25:00.000-08:002007-11-25T18:25:00.000-08:00If I were to influence Disney's Imagineering at al...If I were to influence Disney's Imagineering at all, I would suggest A monorail stop in California Adventures, adjacent to Monsters INC. ride, a micro Cocacola botteling plant at the current refreshment stand to the right of Monsters INC., in the Hollywood recreation a "Red Car Trolley" that goes from the entry of the Hollywood to the Hollywood Tower of Terror. Finally I would connect via pedestrian bridge that part of the park to the Bugs Life area, to allow for better pedestrian flow through the park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-39983888006979616692007-11-25T16:52:00.000-08:002007-11-25T16:52:00.000-08:00Oh dear, handbags at dawn, I feel.I'm sure you are...Oh dear, handbags at dawn, I feel.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you are a much more talented artist, and could do so much better than this poor soul you've chosen to pick on, but there's no need to be so bitchy! This was designed to convey an idea; it has done so, end of story. <BR/><BR/>Normally, I agree with what this blog has to say, but now you're just going looking for something to whinge about. Suck it up, and get on with it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180817772018477224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-6370580460868129912007-11-19T18:00:00.000-08:002007-11-19T18:00:00.000-08:00is this a web log or an oil painting?why no update...is this a web log or an oil painting?<BR/>why no updates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-79258267954830101092007-11-19T16:32:00.000-08:002007-11-19T16:32:00.000-08:00>>The ride mechanism sort of has to be shown, as o...>>The ride mechanism sort of has to be shown, as otherwise it just becomes Little Mermaid fan art. We don't need to be sold on the Little Mermaid world, just informed o current ride plans.<BR/><BR/>Which would you rather see - a train from Space Mountain seemingly flying through space twisting and turning with happy, smiling faces...with maybe some terror or the wheel assembly down below showing the 4 x 2 x 2 wheels, the brake fins and the onboard sensors? If its all about the ride vehicle, why spend money on hiding it or heavily theming it (Indy/Dinosaur/Spider Man)? Ever have the chance to see Joe Rohde pitch an attraction? No idea as to where he falls in the grand scheme of old school Imagineers versus shirt & tie Idioteers*, but the interviews that I've seen of him has him exuding excitement like a volcanic erruption. Concept art is all about pumping you up, stirring up the excitement and the anticipating of what this New, Great, ride is going to be like. Its about <I>SELLING</I> the <I>CONCEPT</I> not about informing. Who the hell wants to know that the ride system for Test Track is a prototype next-generation PCL application custom written for it? Or that the Yeti in Everest is as far removed technologically from a Tiki Bird as we are from an ameoba(sp?)? We don't - we just care that we're having the s**t scared out of us! <BR/><BR/>David H<BR/><BR/>*Couldn't resist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-58263602077992473912007-11-16T02:01:00.000-08:002007-11-16T02:01:00.000-08:00I agree that it's kind of harsh. The ride mechanis...I agree that it's kind of harsh. The ride mechanism sort of has to be shown, as otherwise it just becomes Little Mermaid fan art. We don't need to be sold on the Little Mermaid world, just informed o current ride plans. Comparing a quick piece of a adaptation to art that literally had to create worlds and calling it no better than a six year old's drawing is going a tad too far and out of proportion. <BR/><BR/>Maybe it isn't the best choice, but it gets the point across and is just the tip of the iceberg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-50229334089718183762007-11-14T21:35:00.000-08:002007-11-14T21:35:00.000-08:00But there aren't very many really bad Nickelodeon ...But there aren't very many really bad Nickelodeon cartoon series. Sponge Bob would have been a great Disney cartoon tv series...but they can't seem to get out of either their past...or making series out of movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-40517600400120958662007-11-14T17:50:00.000-08:002007-11-14T17:50:00.000-08:00That, is very funny.That, is very funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-42892747551957580032007-11-14T16:47:00.000-08:002007-11-14T16:47:00.000-08:00HEY! But the porn comment is entirely true when it...HEY! But the porn comment is entirely true when it comes to Disney concept art. I remember utterly drooling over the annual reports when a new park or attraction had been announced. When I worked in Team Disney (Orlando), I had the Aquasphere art from TDS as my desktop background.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, and to the point of this specific post, the Little Mermaid art is the equivalent of a really bad Nickelodean cartoon series - utterly forgetable.<BR/><BR/>David HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-48936220989779942212007-11-12T19:36:00.000-08:002007-11-12T19:36:00.000-08:00In a sense, its like good porn which NEVER actuall...<I>In a sense, its like good porn which NEVER actually shows body parts but leaves it all up to the imagination.</I><BR/><BR/>Porn and Imagineering. I knew this day would come.<BR/><BR/>And golly gee whiz... it's also comment 69.<BR/><BR/>I think this thread is just about spent.judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415067631504911897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-9222351942038500282007-11-11T07:59:00.000-08:002007-11-11T07:59:00.000-08:00Take a look at some of the Epcot concept art - spe...Take a look at some of the Epcot concept art - specifically the image of Spaceship Earth surrounded by a variety of people walking along<BR/><BR/>Such as the one here:<BR/>http://imagineering.themedattractions.com/node/4<BR/><BR/>Or this article about the Epcot that could have been...<BR/>http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2006/06/06/2772.aspx<BR/><BR/>The art is about creating a feeling, inspiring the imagination, not about the logistics. In a sense, its like good porn which NEVER actually shows body parts but leaves it all up to the imagination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-91460536239447801252007-11-08T22:20:00.000-08:002007-11-08T22:20:00.000-08:00This is sad, just sad. I miss the day's when I US...This is sad, just sad. I miss the day's when I USED to get excited about something new coming to Disneyland . . . now I just roll my eyes and hope it's the new isn't replacing something old I like. Examples, Rocked Rods minus The People Mover, Winnie the Poo minus The Country Bear Jamboree, Astro Blaster minus Circlevision 360, Inovations minus America Sings . . . the list goes on and on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-80407585519898240552007-11-02T12:17:00.000-07:002007-11-02T12:17:00.000-07:00Lisa's concept art is pretty good. That bunny look...Lisa's concept art is pretty good. That bunny looks really afraid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-53882443797634244762007-10-30T22:50:00.000-07:002007-10-30T22:50:00.000-07:00anonymous earlier ^^^ said..."Is this the first ti...anonymous earlier ^^^ said...<BR/>"Is this the first time Re-imagineering has said a fellow imagineer is terrible? Wouldn't talking to him or her be a better solution than this public railing?"<BR/><BR/>I would imagine that when you’re dealing with the politics within that organization, there is little that can be communicated to certain people unless you are in a position of power. That’s why the management issues have such an impact on the creative bottom line. If management is incapable of discerning creative shortcomings, they certainly can’t take to correct it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-36075228326603853342007-10-30T15:54:00.000-07:002007-10-30T15:54:00.000-07:00One more downside to using work like this in publi...One more downside to using work like this in public presentation -- it sends a message to everyone in house that this is the kind of stuff management values. Ever wonder why top talent leaves and lesser talent rises? You're looking at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com