tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post847735091952403950..comments2024-02-08T07:33:49.907-08:00Comments on Re-Imagineering: The BLAIR Family SpeaksMr Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12952506736745891323noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-37817436392533868682011-10-21T06:11:02.402-07:002011-10-21T06:11:02.402-07:00what does Lilo and stitch have anything to do with...what does Lilo and stitch have anything to do with "it's a small world". I haven't been there in a few years but i would be extremely disappointed if they changed my favorite ride it's a small world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-29960171958730038422008-12-21T23:38:00.000-08:002008-12-21T23:38:00.000-08:00i hope this works. i was hesitant at first to give...i hope this works. i was hesitant at first to give support to this, but I wholeheartedly agree now. what they're doing at Disney is crazy. this is one concept at Disneyland that CANNOT change!ASHmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127959039153217437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-69125831455115049032008-09-11T15:23:00.000-07:002008-09-11T15:23:00.000-07:00If Mr. Lincoln ever returns will he be rappin' bec...If Mr. Lincoln ever returns will he be rappin' because that is what's in vogue? Can't we keep some tradition and I think something from a World Fair exhibition would be a nice start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-87041754678627787462008-08-30T14:57:00.000-07:002008-08-30T14:57:00.000-07:00I can't believe that Disney has decided to ruin th...I can't believe that Disney has decided to ruin the original Small World. I think that Walt Disney is rolling over in his grave!! Now, I love Disney, but I am FURIOUS with what they are doing with small world!! No words can describe my anger!!!!! I have already gone to City Hall down Main Street at Disneyland and wrote a comment about this, but their excuse was Walt Disney would want this. NO HE WOULDN'T. IT RUINS THE MEANING OF THE RIDE!!! I hope that the ride BOMBS so that they can change it back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-57209229057289694712008-07-27T06:13:00.000-07:002008-07-27T06:13:00.000-07:00I'm stunned that Disney would even consider someth...I'm stunned that Disney would even consider something like this, especially when they've been on a spree to recapture the magic of the old company. Looks like all the bad apples aren't quite out of the bushel just yet.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290246787253634415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-32164941930719682692008-07-17T17:23:00.000-07:002008-07-17T17:23:00.000-07:00Seeing as most of the guests to DLR are going to b...Seeing as most of the guests to DLR are going to be from America, I think that a rainforest scene is just so much more interesting than represented the country we're already in. And this attraction is classic Disney WITHOUT adding characters from Disney movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-63705467636704040952008-07-07T10:19:00.000-07:002008-07-07T10:19:00.000-07:00Thanks, Mr Blair! Although I DO like the dolls wit...Thanks, Mr Blair! Although I DO like the dolls with Disney Characters, I hate the fact that the Rainforest is leaving IASW. That angers me!<BR/><BR/>http://savethesmallworld.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-22140230058397176352008-06-24T01:29:00.000-07:002008-06-24T01:29:00.000-07:00Absolutely absurd. We are huge Disney fand and are...Absolutely absurd. We are huge Disney fand and are appaled that they would even think of doing this. Making this change would destroy the attraction.Rockabilly Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347724062304645535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-23952825950995294352008-06-23T11:43:00.000-07:002008-06-23T11:43:00.000-07:00Amen to that! What the heck was Disney thinking? I...Amen to that! <BR/>What the heck was Disney thinking? I mean, there are places for Disney characters to be but NOT in Small World.<BR/>And destroying the rainforest for the benefit of America?! Don't we do enough of THAT already? Please, not on small world too!<BR/>Disney, please leave Small World as it is! It would be much better that way. You've gone too far this time. Sure, you have made some bad additions to classic rides, but this is THE WORST!gatheringrosebudshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759432015877298385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-79790040172967620552008-06-10T17:25:00.000-07:002008-06-10T17:25:00.000-07:00Some traditions need to be upheld and with all of ...Some traditions need to be upheld and with all of the character interaction throughout the parks, there is a definite need for the message of hope and peace that children WILL always respond too. Injecting characters into these scenes is an insult to the intelligence of the worlds' children by insisting that they cannot have an important experience with out including a pop icon waiting to sell them more merchandise. <BR/><BR/>Walt had a vision and I think he would want this ride to be updated with modern technology, NOT modern character inclusion. <BR/><BR/>Please refurbish and recondition the ride and keep the childrens' moment of peace and sanity in tact. <BR/><BR/>Please for all of the world's children and the children that still live inside the hearts of each and every parent. <BR/><BR/>THANK you!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915969566298977650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-22565077312013395262008-05-27T09:19:00.000-07:002008-05-27T09:19:00.000-07:00I agree.... I grew up with Dinsey (30+ trips to Di...I agree.... I grew up with Dinsey (30+ trips to Disney World and 1 to Disneyland) before I was even 25 years of age! I am 41 now... My favorite Disney attraction has always been The Enchanted Tiki Room (even when it was the orignal name with tropical in it with the orange guy outside!) Yes I went to WDW when it first open... Now I am horrified by the changes they made to the Enchanted Tiki Room in Florida (those at Disneyland saved theirs at least!) and wish in my heart that they would undo the changes or at least have 2 shows (one original and the other new one that I wont add adjectives to) that run on different times of day. <BR/><BR/>On to the Small World... why mess with a winner? Why doesnt WDW add NEW attractions to the Magic Kingdom, add some additional land that is currently outside the park boundary...I am sure they could collaborate a way to make it happen. <BR/><BR/>In my opinion, the Magic of Disney is the intermixing with the New and the Old.... where else can Great Grandkids, sit with their Great Grandpa, Grandpa, and Dad, at the SAME attraction and ALL experience it as the magic of being a child? I remember the Enchanted Tiki Room when I was very young, and those where happy magical times of a simpler time when I needed to worry only about what attraction would be next! Riding those same attractions today is the next best thing to a true Time Machine.... Why take that away?<BR/><BR/>Puntagordabob of Punta Gorda, FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-80896290370913373602008-05-22T15:51:00.000-07:002008-05-22T15:51:00.000-07:00dearest mr blair..your mother's art is amazing. as...dearest mr blair..<BR/>your mother's art is amazing. as a disneyland fan i will support your effort in upholding the traditions of disneyland park. as a late imagineering friend told me before he passed--" keep the disneyland spirit alive!" i have tied to do so in my time and will continue to so in my future. SARAH TIPTON..anual passholder<BR/><BR/>srhtipton@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-36813470560714912932008-04-21T14:03:00.000-07:002008-04-21T14:03:00.000-07:00This is junk. Absolute junk.Not the letter. The fa...This is junk. Absolute junk.<BR/>Not the letter. The fact that they want to change the ride.<BR/>This is probably one of the oldest rides in the park, and is pretty much the last classic left. They shouldn't change what has been made a Disney Legacy amongst children and adults (even though the ride can get repetitive amongst us young adults XD).<BR/>The 21st century is taking over. If they change It's a Small World, then we might as well give up on everything. That ride made history, and history it should keep.your imaginary friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369267265626516284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-37093558471225852902008-04-17T09:31:00.000-07:002008-04-17T09:31:00.000-07:00The question is to make progress and at the same ...The question is to make progress and at the same time preserve sameness, to continue creative in integrity- to assert creativity, really, as integrity. Like Walt Disney did in bringing back fairy tales, pillars of fantasy in the human psyche, through the dynamism and new dimension he gave animation. But if foundations are corroded, soon the whole edifice will collapse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-67937428512699526112008-04-15T16:18:00.000-07:002008-04-15T16:18:00.000-07:00All I've got is "hear, hear!" The Blairs said ever...All I've got is "hear, hear!" The Blairs said everything I could and with more credibility.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15759275871101967053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-15133689041747249242008-04-06T16:28:00.000-07:002008-04-06T16:28:00.000-07:00“Quit all the whinning!!! Let Disney do whatever i...“Quit all the whinning!!! Let Disney do whatever it wants with its park! That's right, the park belongs to the Disney company. They can make the boats bigger for our obese society, and they can redesign the theme, as well. We need more patriotism in this country, in a big way. Disney can be assured that I will maintain my Premium Annual Pass, as I enjoy sharing the magic with my children”<BR/><BR/>I seem to recall that in the early 80’s, before Eisner and Wells come on board to save the company, that there were actual discussions of selling off the Disneyland property. During that period, the company was suffering and there was little passion for the company’s heritage.<BR/><BR/>So, you believe that, because it all belonged to the Disney Company, selling off the property would have been a good idea? That they could totally destroy the park if they want? What good would your pass do then?<BR/><BR/>Sometimes total destruction is slow, over a long period of time. What people here are doing is trying to stem that slow deterioration and help keep the quality level of the parks at least somewhat higher than what other run of the mill parks do, so people like you can enjoy their Premium Annual Passes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-28522089240541198132008-04-04T16:41:00.000-07:002008-04-04T16:41:00.000-07:00Correct me if I’m wrong(for I truly appreciate the...Correct me if I’m wrong(for I truly appreciate the sentiment, and the original conception of this attraction, and it's designers) anyway I found this site on accident, and as a cast member, I am proud that there are so many people "outside" that are horrified by what may be happening, I think the number of people that have posted against this speaks volumes of the validity of the complaint, but in addition to that, lets use Walt's own words, didn't he say "...now we have created another kind of 'magic kingdom'...in theme, and in its festive spirit, we have tried to make this new "land" the happiest of places..a magic kingdom of all the worlds’ children...we call this adventure 'it's a Small World' " (and yes, I realize I’m paraphrasing here) To further this, was it not also stated in the 1963 WED brochure that "no world is more universally enchanting than the world of CHILDHOOD. Its gaiety and laughter have flowed from the verse of poets. Composers have sung its happy song, from musical instruments. Painters have boldly etched on canvas the charm and youthful joy of life....Walt Disney has captured the spirit of childhood in one unique adventure, letting the enthusiasm, the enchantment, the excitement of youth overflow in a Musial fantasy called 'it's a Small World'...here imagination plays, the imagination of childhood, and the imagination of Walt Disney...if you too, are the young at heart...cruise into a magical Disney-land of all the worlds CHILDREN"<BR/>Of course there's much more and I found it to be incredibly interesting..But what I find most amazing is that there's NO MENTION of Disney Characters. ANY WHERE, there's no Mickey, Donald Pluto Goofy, nothing, it's all a tribute to THE CHILDREN, ...imagine 300 HUNDRED different children in the costume of their homeland, over 100 different nations represented, more than 250 animals and toys, and with those together, over 500 Children and Animals, not one DISNEY character...<BR/>I understand "plussing" (believe me it’s been driven home many times)<BR/>But I don't believe you PLUS something that's been an icon for nearly 45 years!!<BR/>the very idea that we are using something so simple and so innocent as a marketing tool to "sell more plush" turns my stomach and embarrasses me, this is the company I work for, this is the company I believe in, this is the Legacy, and history that I take trips to the studio to read about, to watch about, and to find more information about.<BR/>Let’s look at the "hacks" who worked on this attraction <BR/>Mary Blair (amazing...phenomenal, and underrated)...Disney Legend<BR/>Alice Davis (I adore you and I love that you speak your mind!)....Disney Legend<BR/>Marc Davis (can anything be said that hasn't been said)..Disney Legend<BR/>Blaine Gibson (one of the most humble men I’ve ever spoken to)...Disney Legend<BR/>Sherman Brothers (yes, it was the song, but...it's part of the attraction)...Disney Legends<BR/>Joyce Carlson (we wouldn't have the attraction without her talent and her "dolls") ....Disney Legend <BR/>Leota Toombs (for that adorable picture painting the bear and for giving us Madame Leota) Disney Legend<BR/>Rolly Crump (I will never forget his interview of Haunted Mansion where he says, "the others had all the REAL ideas they told me....but Walt asked ME to do the Television spot")...Disney Legend<BR/>Walt Disney...the very reason that i'm here<BR/>and, in all reality, I’m NOT that knowledgeable, there are probably a score of other talented people that I’m leaving out, because I don't know about them, and I apologize for not knowing my history as well as I probably should.<BR/>but, if these great people, who under Walt’s guidance came up with this amazing attraction, and if Walt himself stated that he was always listening to people and trying to fix things....if these Disney Legends didn't deem it necessary to add a "hi ho America"<BR/>Or Disney Characters throughout the attraction, WHY IN THE WORLD (small or big) would we think that now was the time to do this?<BR/>Alot of people will claim it's the "quintessential Mary Blair" piece, and I couldn't agree more..But it's also a great representation of the work of a cast of Disney Legends! I applaud the Blair Family!<BR/>whether you call their glib attack 'over blown and pompous" or whether you question the integrity of why THIS particular version rather than any of the other "rainforests" my reply to which would be ..."st mary" designed the CA attraction, and helped with the Florida project, I think we are speaking about saving and ORIGINAL WORK OF ART, not some carbon copy that is placed in yet another Disney Park, as for the other parks....Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, why NOT have an AMERICA in it...they are NOT on the shores of America after all,...on of the points of the attraction (when it was at the Worlds Fair..AND here in Disneyland CA) is that you were going to the OTHER SHORES, not visiting your own...the Cowboy, and the Indian are the sole representation of America, and that suited everyone just fine!<BR/>The fact that this argument has to happen is nauseating to me; why not spend the money on a MUCH needed and LONG overdue rehab that actually RESTORES to its original glory, rather than just looking like you took a few extra swipes with the feather duster, and one more quick go around with the vacuum cleaner.<BR/>to the gentleman (or whatever you want to call him)who referred to Mary Blair's work being improved by another handprint, I bow to the person who stated they could "buy the mona lisa, and paint a set of breasts on her" and that still wouldn't make me an artist" and to the person who said " if a work of art can stand the addition of someone else's handprint merely because it was a 'work for hire' than Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling is in trouble"<BR/>perhaps the time has come to go “back to our roots” to really look and LISTEN to what Uncle Walt was talking about, don’t give me the BS about “Disneyland is not a museum” I’m sick to death of “the people” that take Walt’s words and twist them around and fabricate them to make excuses for what they are doing…Walt ALSO said, “I don’t waste my time with sequels” and how many of THOSE have we had to yawn through (I give you Cinderella 2 and 3 and a string of others) maybe if we were more focused on something else Walt said, “you don’t build it for you, you listen to what the people want, and you build it for them” we would re focus our efforts on making the park as amazing a place as it was when the original concept came to fruition….there’s a story that needs to be told here, so “back off and let the story tell itself”….meet me at the magic kingdom of all the world’s children, walt disney’s ‘it’s a small world”child of glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352516389445165477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-85054002077874392262008-04-02T12:32:00.000-07:002008-04-02T12:32:00.000-07:00add another name to the list of people unhappy wit...add another name to the list of people unhappy with these changes...-idogcowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237395340011625992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-81275109805580116912008-04-02T09:49:00.000-07:002008-04-02T09:49:00.000-07:00>> Quit all the whinning!!! Let Disney do whatever...<I> >> Quit all the whinning!!! Let Disney do whatever it wants with its park! That's right, the park belongs to the Disney company. They can make the boats bigger for our obese society, and they can redesign the theme, as well. We need more patriotism in this country, in a big way. Disney can be assured that I will maintain my Premium Annual Pass, as I enjoy sharing the magic with my children. << </I><BR/><BR/>That's right - the Disney Company can do what it wants with it's park. That doesn't mean it's right. And more patriotism at the expense of rainforests and other cultures is JUST what this country needs (sarcasm intended)...enjoy your Annual Pass and the marketing magic it invokes because if these Small World changes happen, its only going to get worse.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004483710784461501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-69988816685171501072008-04-01T19:20:00.000-07:002008-04-01T19:20:00.000-07:00I have always loved the message that it's a small ...I have always loved the message that it's a small world has had to offer. It is my favorite ride in the park and brings back so many fond memories every time I ride it. I resent those that refer to it as 'the creepy doll ride' I think the model of peace between nations is a beautiful message that comes across in that ride the way that it is. It is such a classic regaurdless of the fact that the story is not told through pre-established Disney characters, the 'small world' children are NOW as established as Disney characters and to add Cinderella or Alice (as much as I love them) to this ride will confuse and distort the message it is sending. It will get pieced together with their stories and the world peace theme runs the risk of being lost. <BR/><BR/>I freak out when Haunted Mansion changes every year for Holiday, a change like this might scar me for life when it comes to Disneyland.<BR/><BR/>I think this ride is so central to the message of the park as a whole, to bring nations together, everyone is unique and has something to offer, it is important to use such anonymous character as small world does!!<BR/><BR/>SAVE THE RAINFOREST!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-91039438148428039012008-04-01T17:14:00.000-07:002008-04-01T17:14:00.000-07:00I agree with Mr. Blair. It's a Small World was to ...I agree with Mr. Blair. It's a Small World was to represent cultures and to show that the purest thing in our horrible world, the children, could want the best thing for us. Hell, to be honest, Disney is bastardizing classic attractions. The movie characters in PotC has ruined for me. Davy Jones replaced something that helped you realize the caeverns are supposed to tell how the pirates are the past, the skeletons are the present. And for what? To contradict the ride's most memorable line! Disney destroyed the wonderfull Mr. Toad's Wild Ride to put in Pooh at WDW when Pooh and Toad could have both fit in Fantasyland. The only attraction I'm not sick of from Disney's meddling is the Haunted Mansion. Soon they're probably going to redo it once they remake the movie successfully.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419521031549408285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-87152758962313032322008-04-01T10:48:00.000-07:002008-04-01T10:48:00.000-07:00Quit all the whinning!!! Let Disney do whatever i...Quit all the whinning!!! Let Disney do whatever it wants with its park! That's right, the park belongs to the Disney company. They can make the boats bigger for our obese society, and they can redesign the theme, as well. We need more patriotism in this country, in a big way. Disney can be assured that I will maintain my Premium Annual Pass, as I enjoy sharing the magic with my children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-29028008707421205642008-03-31T12:52:00.000-07:002008-03-31T12:52:00.000-07:00Why dont they put that new attraction where Americ...Why dont they put that new attraction where America Sings? They took out the poeple mover to put in some rocket ride that only lasted a year and now it just sits empty. Put back the rides that made Disneyland a family tradition. I must agree about updating the boats but just redo the dolls and give it some fresh paint. Leave something that walt himself had some great artist design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-75558978329538513312008-03-30T09:57:00.000-07:002008-03-30T09:57:00.000-07:00>>I can still get that, and so they can add wrinkl...>>I can still get that, and so they can add wrinkles, make it senile and allow it to slur it's story. But the Castle, like my old grandmother, wearing it's garish cake makeup, will still be the same Castle I loved at 5 and will always love no matter how much she changes.<<<BR/><BR/>Aging gracefully is one thing, it's the unnecessary Boxtox injections, bee sting lips, implants and facelifts that make a lovely, aging granny into a scary "young" "Catwoman." <BR/><BR/>It's that sad fate we need to avoid here (see Swiss Family Treehouse, Tomorrowland '98 et al).Merlin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397520005969644808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576594.post-88692309643577294652008-03-30T08:19:00.000-07:002008-03-30T08:19:00.000-07:00It indeed saddens me that some people think that S...It indeed saddens me that some people think that Small World should be removed from the Disneyland altogether. It is perhaps one of the few feel good rides left in the park.<BR/> <BR/>I do believe that the ride should be spruced up in a big way, but adding Disney characters to the ride only takes away from it's core theme. <BR/><BR/>Instead of adding Disney Characters to the ride, Imagineering needs to rethink how todays' technology can refresh the ride, similar to what was done in the Haunted Mansion a little while back. Many of Small Worlds' original show elements are part of 1960's technology and need to be re-evaluated. <BR/>There are more creative ways of making the ride fresher and more in tune with todays' audiences,like adding surprising, humorous and mysterious elements to the attraction. Putting some figures of Aladdin or Pocahontas in the show scenes seems like a quick fix and doesn't add anything to the theme of the ride. <BR/>I don't understand why adding a US show scene to the ride is so important. Most of the audience viewing the ride is American, so clearly the U.S. is well represented. <BR/>This is kinda like the idea of visiting a California Adventure Theme Park in.. California. What's the point?Brian Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350309001837541272noreply@blogger.com