Roger Rabbit's Hollywood (scrapped planned for Disney-MGM Studios in 1990s)

[JIMINYCR]

I’m what many here would disparage as woke, yet I love Jessica. Why assume such outrage if you haven’t actually encountered any?

Assuming outrage because its been the pattern thats been established and promoted and pushed by so many... in some cases unwarranted recently and because the opposition is being shouted down and shut out.

 

[LittleBuford]

Assuming outrage because its been the pattern thats been established and promoted and pushed by so many... in some cases unwarranted recently and because the opposition is being shouted down and shut out.

If these boards are anything to go by, those decrying the "woke mob" are far louder, more numerous, and more easily triggered than the so-called SJWs.

Jessica Forever!

 

[spock8113]

Roger Rabbit, while somewhat groundbreaking cinematography, ran it's course rather quickly. In many respects Roger Rabbit was much like Bugs Bunny, kids cartoons with mostly adult overtones. RR was a one-movie franchise that saw it's day. Unfortunately, time and movies march on and people want more up-to-date experiences. We love the Swiss Family Robinson Tree House and the movie but that movie is rarely shown anymore and it is getting old, just look at "Tommy" Kirk. "Hey look, a man getting squished!"
Most people don't really associate with it as much as they used to, especially kids. Roger Rabbit Cartoon Spin is fine and is simply a re-themed Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Awesome.
The Avatar part of the Animal Kingdom was built late in the franchise and I see that fading as you read right now.
Another "ride" that was a one shot deal was at Universal, "Twister". Universal was smart and saw the short life of this franchise and it was removed after a few years. Backdraft at Universal Caleeforneeya too.
I've never been a Roger Rabbit fan and that may hold true with many people. Truth is, the Disney classic animations and more recent movies are the target audience. Themed rides and areas outside of movies seem to be the stalwarts, Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, the People Mover, Spaceship Earth. Look way back at Disney's thoughts and ideas from the late 20's through to the 1964 World's fair and you'll see that many of his ideas were not movie based. That's what Disney needs now, themes and rides detached from promotional immersive commercials.

 

[OG Runner]

Roger Rabbit, while somewhat groundbreaking cinematography, ran it's course rather quickly. In many respects Roger Rabbit was much like Bugs Bunny, kids cartoons with mostly adult overtones. RR was a one-movie franchise that saw it's day. Unfortunately, time and movies march on and people want more up-to-date experiences. We love the Swiss Family Robinson Tree House and the movie but that movie is rarely shown anymore and it is getting old, just look at "Tommy" Kirk. "Hey look, a man getting squished!"
Most people don't really associate with it as much as they used to, especially kids. Roger Rabbit Cartoon Spin is fine and is simply a re-themed Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Awesome.
The Avatar part of the Animal Kingdom was built late in the franchise and I see that fading as you read right now.
Another "ride" that was a one shot deal was at Universal, "Twister". Universal was smart and saw the short life of this franchise and it was removed after a few years. Backdraft at Universal Caleeforneeya too.
I've never been a Roger Rabbit fan and that may hold true with many people. Truth is, the Disney classic animations and more recent movies are the target audience. Themed rides and areas outside of movies seem to be the stalwarts, Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, the People Mover, Spaceship Earth. Look way back at Disney's thoughts and ideas from the late 20's through to the 1964 World's fair and you'll see that many of his ideas were not movie based. That's what Disney needs now, themes and rides detached from promotional immersive commercials.

Sorry I have to disagree on some points. Splash Mountain is based on a movie. Peter Pan has one of the longest wait times in all the parks based again on a movie, this one from 1953. Just because the movie wasn't released even in this century, doesn't make it ineligible for a ride or section of a land. Also to say Avatar is a fading franchise, when it has releases coming up and again a ride that could have you in a line that stretches to Africa, is wrong.

 

[DisneyFan32]

Back in early 1990s, Michael Eisner wants Steven Spielberg to planned to building a Roger Rabbit mini land called Roger Rabbit's Hollywood next to Sunset Blvd. This land will have attractions, shopping and entertainment based on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Red Car Line Trolleys was planned and will stop several stations: Hollywood Blvd, Sunset Blvd and Maroon Studios. Eddie Valiant's apartment was planned to added as well for Sunset Blvd as Terminal Bar & Grill will have dining for guests as Eddie Valiant's girlfriend, Dolores will gave adults for beers and drinks. The Ink and Paint Club could be great dining, but each guest will get a password from Bongo the Gorilla as they will say Walt Sent Me, he will let you in but don't tell him a monkey joke, as the guests will enjoy food and drinks, as penguin waiters as serving for drinks, there will be show acts such as Donald & Daffy dueling pianos, Jessica Rabbit's singing act, Mickey's Card Tricks, Droopy's Comedy Act, etc... There was Union Station building and that is the main attraction will be Toontown Transit, this ride was a simulator ride like Star Tours and StormRider. The storyline is Gus the Bus, Benny's cousin, who wanted to be a movie star as he will take the tourists a tour of Toontown, as it will have runaway through streets of Los Angeles, crashing into a movie studio, detouring into Toontown, almost swallowing by Monstro the Whale, falling into streets of Toontown, saving Jessica Rabbit from burning fireworks factory, getting blasted by firework rocket as blasting off into the space as crashing back into the streets of Toontown as Gus the Bus was part of the filming new cartoon short as Maroon Cartoons is asking him for his contract as he was a movie star. There was main part of the expansion is Maroon Studios,
as ACME Warehouse will be shopping and interactive gags such as TNTs, bombs, sound effects, and more.
it will have attraction called Baby Herman's Runaway Baby Buggy Ride, as the ride takes place in St. Nowhere Hospital during filming Tummy Trouble short, Baby Herman wants a stunt master to replace his scenes for the filming parts as the guests will wear baby clothes to finishing the filming of Tummy Trouble. This ride is a dark ride like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, as they will going speeding through hospital with scary nurses and doctors, flying over the rooms, etc... Then next is Toontown, as there will be interactive gags like falling pianos, safes, Goofy's yelling, Roger's shaped holes, TNTs, etc... as the guests are walking around streets of downtown Toontown, as the attraction will be Benny the Cab ride, it's almost looks like same as Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin but may have different queue and storyline for the ride. And the final attraction will be RollerCoaster Rabbit, a dueling roller coaster based on Roger Rabbit short, RollerCoaster Rabbit, this coaster will going speeding through the movie set as entering sharp turns, drops and more, as they will enter Terror of Tunnel. This mini land, Roger Rabbit's Hollywood would be opened in between 1994-1996 but it got scrapped because Euro Disneyland's failed money and no more Roger Rabbit projects because Steven Spielberg don't want to deal with Disney to adding any more Roger Rabbit attractions. I wonder I will find other information about Roger Rabbit's Hollywood, please help me.

 

[Ghost93]

Roger Rabbit's Hollywood would have been really cool and thematically it fits in with Hollywood/MGM Studios much more than Toy Story. Unfortunately, because of disagreements between Disney and Stephen Spielberg over how to use the character, Roger Rabbit projects pretty much stopped after 1993. Disney need Spielberg's permission for everything they did with Roger, but they upset Spielberg when they didn't use one of the Roger Rabbit shorts to play with Arachnophobia (A Spielberg-produced film). Roger was EVERYWHERE from 1988-the mid 90s. I wasn't born until 93, but based on old videos I've watched of Disney advertisements and Disney parks at the time, it felt like Roger Rabbit was more valued than Mickey Mouse in that timeframe. In an alternate world in which Spielberg and Eisner got along, we would have gotten a Roger Rabbit sequel (possibly sequels), and more Roger Rabbit shorts, games, toys, crossover appearances, etc. that would have kept the character alive in the public consciousness. Unfortunately, the Roger Rabbit franchise has evaporated over the years and the character is pretty obscure to those born after the 90s.