Thanks! Even being able to use Disney characters, I was having trouble coming up with what to do. This came to me during lunch. Fleshed out a bit differently then I first imagined, but that's how things go I guess!
I really wanted to find a different character group than the crows due to some of the (possibly overblown) controversy that surrounds them (I even changed the lead crow's name...because that just seems to confirm it. His real first name is Jim, something I didn't know until tonight.).
But, they are such colorful characters, playful yet wise, loyal friends and funny...they were perfect foils to carry the script along and able to tie the theme together (being a circus tent). I couldn't think of any other characters that could do that (and I sure as HECK wasn't including Iago!)
So it's a risk, like including characters from Song of the South. Hopefully one that won't ding me! Seemed to work out ok for Splash Mountain though!
