Carolwood Park: A new name for MK's Storybook Circus, with a new attraction

[spacemt354]

Well, I guess there's no point in delaying things much longer, so let's go...

Once aboard your car, you proceed forward through a pair of swinging doors at the end of the room. Here, you see an AA of Mickey (likely reused from the old Mickey Mouse Revue) welcoming you into his museum. He pulls on a set of whistles (a homage to "Steamboat Willie"), signaling the tour to begin. A curtain rises and you go into the cataloging room, where Donald is sweeping up. He spots a very conspicuously placed object: the Sorcerer's Crest, with an equally conspicuous sign reading "Do NOT Touch". It resembles a wand that looks like a paint brush, topped with the familiar Sorcerer Hat on end. The purpose of this thing is to help maintain order and could be chaotic if in the wrong hands (hence, the sign).

Donald, of course, is too tempted to touch the Sorcerer's Crest, especially given how it is just placed out in the open. He takes it and swishes it around playfully. Suddenly, it comes to life and flies out of his hand. It blasts magic dust onto other artifacts in the room, levitating them into the air. Donald is also lifted aloft and he becomes enraged, as he usually does, and struggles with it, inadvertently causing things to go from bad to worse. The Crest slips out of Donald's hand and flies into the next room...

This whole scene is based on the intro scene to the first scene of Mystic Manor, with Donald substituting for Albert the Monkey. It also takes some inspiration from this commercial from Disneyland's 50th anniversary (again, with Donald rather than Goofy):


So that's the first scenes of the ride. What do you think so far? I have some ideas for scenes, but I'm not sure I have enough to flesh it out. But first, what does anyone think? @spacemt354? @Pionmycake? I really would like feedback, please.

It sounds good. I don't remember offhand but I'm assuming PhilharMagic is no longer in the park because this feels like a similar dynamic with Donald touching the Sorcerer's Crest, not listening to Mickey, and the attraction begins

 

[mharrington]

It sounds good. I don't remember offhand but I'm assuming PhilharMagic is no longer in the park because this feels like a similar dynamic with Donald touching the Sorcerer's Crest, not listening to Mickey, and the attraction begins

Yes, it does sound like PhilharMagic, and yes, it will be removed, replaced by an expanded Peter Pan ride. This could almost be seen as a homage of sorts to that show, at least in the opening.

This sounds good so far, what ideas did you have for scenes? I believe Runaway Railway will be based on the new Mickey shorts rather than the classic ones, but it still might appear too similar. Maybe this one could have an interactive element to distinguish it?

In terms of names, I'm not sure, how about Mickey's Magical Museum?

I always liked the idea of a Pink Elephants coaster for this area, but that's just me.

Mickey's Magical Museum could be fine for a working title. I'm not sure, though, if it's going to be final. And you're right, I am concerned that this may be too similar to the other ride. One thing I've tried to do is keep out Minnie. I've also removed Goofy, not because I don't like him or because he's to be in that ride, too, but rather because he's the main theme of the nearby Goofini coaster.

As for the interactive element, I'm not entirely sure. Some time ago, I had thought of playing up the black-and-white cartoons so that guests could somehow color them, but I'm not sure how it would work here, particularly since I'm emphasizing the color cartoons (post-1935) here. It also doesn't help that the other ride takes you "outside".

I've also been pondering the idea of returning to the concept of doing the Mickey ride on Main Street, especially since the theater show project for the area intended has been all but canceled, and also since the One Sentence Competition has involved something about the Magic Kingdom, featuring a suggestion for the area on Main Street as the bonus. However, in the interest of avoiding confusion, I will wait until after this ride is finished, however long that takes.

 

[mharrington]

This sounds good so far, what ideas did you have for scenes?

Here are a few random ideas I have (in no particular order):

• A reference to "Steamboat Willie" with animals making musical sounds and a scale model of the boat tooting its whistles
• A car-themed area, based (very loosely) on "Mickey's Service Station", with a jalopy jumping up and down, tires spinning on the wall, and several license plates that form various Disney things (a la the Roger Rabbit ride)
• Giant inanimate objects coming to life, as in "Thru the Mirror", with that lively musical number in the cartoon will be featured here
• A haunted room with appearances by the Lonesome Ghosts, who try to terrorize you - and Donald - with spooky pranks
• A climactic tornado scene, based on "The Band Concert", with the William Tell Storm playing in this scene (this could be the equivalent of the climactic Chinese Salon in Mystic Manor)

Those are just some of the ideas I have, but I don't have enough to fill them out. I also think that the "Steamboat Willie" idea was kind of tacked on. Any help would be great.

 

[v_k]

Sounds like a good list, another one I can think of off the top of my head: a room based on "The Brave Little Tailor", although I'm not quite sure what would happen in this room. I'll have to think about it.

 

[mharrington]

Sounds like a good list, another one I can think of off the top of my head: a room based on "The Brave Little Tailor", although I'm not quite sure what would happen in this room. I'll have to think about it.

It would be cool to have a run-in with a giant, although I was thinking something more like "Mickey and the Beanstalk", with the run-in being with Willie the Giant.

 

[v_k]

Fair Enough. Another thought I had was a scene based on "The Mad Doctor", which could lead on from The Lonesome Ghosts scene?

 

[mharrington]

Fair Enough. Another thought I had was a scene based on "The Mad Doctor", which could lead on from The Lonesome Ghosts scene?

I don't know. I think one particularly scary scene of this nature might be enough.

Another scene I thought about was a run-in with wild animals, a la this short called "Jungle Rhythm" (this scene with a lion and a bear, from 1:25 to 1:53):

 

[mharrington]

I've also decided to slightly redo the opening scene so that when Donald inadvertently messes things up, it gets Mickey's attention, and as you head into the second room, you hear him (but not see him at this point) get caught up in the pandemonium along with Donald. This way, unlike Mickey's PhilharMagic, it will not be just about Donald.

 

[mharrington]

So now we have several things to fill this out:

• A reference to "Steamboat Willie" with animals making musical sounds and a scale model of the boat tooting its whistles
• A car-themed area, based (very loosely) on "Mickey's Service Station", with a jalopy jumping up and down, tires spinning on the wall, and several license plates that form various Disney things (a la the Roger Rabbit ride)
• Giant inanimate objects coming to life, as in "Thru the Mirror", with that lively musical number in the cartoon will be featured here
• A haunted room with appearances by the Lonesome Ghosts, who try to terrorize with spooky pranks
• A room with wild animals (i.e., "Jungle Rhythm"), probably taxidermied but coming to life thanks to the crest
• A run-in with a giant (i.e., Willie the Giant) somehow
• A climactic tornado scene, based on "The Band Concert", with the William Tell Storm playing in this scene (this could be the equivalent of the climactic Chinese Salon in Mystic Manor)

I also thought of a flooding room (courtesy of the walking brooms) and mixing that somehow with the tornado scene. But we need to have them put in some kind of order. @spacemt354 or @Pionmycake or @MANEATINGWREATH, what do you think? Any ideas how we can organize this?

 

[mharrington]

Well, since no one seems interested in helping me, I'm going to have to go on alone. So here are the first three scenes:

Scene 1: Cataloguing Room
Donald is sweeping up here, and he is just too tempted to touch the very visible Sorcerer's Crest (in addition to the Sorcerer's Hat, it also has on it a steamboat whistle, a reference to "Steamboat Willie") , even though that is forbidden. In a scene out of "Mickey's PhilharMagic", it comes to life when he does. It blasts magic dust onto other artifacts in the room, levitating them into the air. Donald is also lifted aloft and he becomes enraged, as he usually does, and struggles with it, inadvertently causing things to go from bad to worse. The Crest slips out of Donald's hand and flies into the next room. Mickey is heard calling Donald's name and he gets swept up in the pandemonium, too.

Scene 2: Mickey's House
A mockup of a room from Mickey's house has furniture coming to life and bouncing about, thanks to the power of the Sorcerer's Crest. Mickey and Donald can barely stay on the ground as a rug is lifted into the air.

Scene 3: Thru the Mirror
At one end of the room, you go through a giant mirror and find yourself in a giant version of the house, with you - and Mickey and Donald - now shrunk down, as giant playing cards and gloves dance to a lively tune (if you haven't guessed, it's based on "Thru the Mirror", one of the greatest Mickey shorts ever). But the unfriendly King of Hearts card menaces you with his sword. As you escape, Mickey and Donald are seen running on a giant spinning globe.

What does everyone think so far? @spacemt354 or @Pionmycake or @v_k? I would really like feedback on this!

 

[v_k]

Looks good so far. I think I would put the jungle and car room next, followed by the ghost room. I'm not sure what to do about the giant room, we don't want to make it too scary. What do you think?

 

[spacemt354]

I think the transitions are very good from room to room! -- feels like Mr. Toad a bit with all the chaotic stuff going on especially considering your vehicle choice

 

[mharrington]

I'm not proud of the fact, though, that my descriptions for each scene is less than I think they should be. The details just seem thrown in willy-nilly. They certainly are not on the same level as @MANEATINGWREATH or @DisneyManOne. Anyway, moving on...

Scene 4: Crazy Cars
Escaping the chaos of the other side of the mirror, you now arrive in a car section of the museum (which is based loosely on "Mickey's Service Station"), where the Crest has brought to life two cars, one a jalopy and the other a modern roadster, which rise and lower comically on their hydraulic lifts. In one corner, tires hanging on the wall spin wildly, save for one flat, which flaps around as it spins. In another corner, license plates hanging on the wall sway back and forth. These are similar to the Roger Rabbit ride's queue with various letters and numbers jumbled to form references to all things Disney (i.e., CAP 10 HK, 101 DALMN, L MERM8, etc.). Meanwhile, Mickey is seen running on one tire, while Donald ducks (so to speak) down to avoid getting crushed in the car he's hiding in.

Scene 5: Animal Antics
Here, the Crest has brought various taxidermied animals to life and they menace our heroes - and you. These include a lion ("Jungle Rhythm"), a bear (also "Jungle Rhythm" or maybe "The Pointer") and a gorilla (either "The Gorilla Mystery" or maybe "Donald and the Gorilla").

It's kind of a hodgepodge, but what do you think? I'm also not happy with the description of the animal scene being too short.

 

[v_k]

I don't think you need tons of detail as long as readers can get an idea of what you are talking about. Maybe for scene 5, describe how the animals are menacing you e.g. maybe the gorilla makes a grab for the vehicle and narrowly misses, and the lion chases the vehicle into the next room? I'm sure you can come up with something better than that, though.

 

[mharrington]

I don't think you need tons of detail as long as readers can get an idea of what you are talking about. Maybe for scene 5, describe how the animals are menacing you e.g. maybe the gorilla makes a grab for the vehicle and narrowly misses, and the lion chases the vehicle into the next room? I'm sure you can come up with something better than that, though.

No, that's probably as good as can be said here.

 

[mharrington]

Scene 6: Lonesome Ghosts
The room becomes dark as you enter a mockup of another house, this one more rundown. Mischievous ghosts appear, more than happy to stir up trouble for anyone who comes in, including Mickey, Donald and you. Some try to strike with planks, others by dropping piles of dishes that shatter. Donald grabs an emergency flare gun to create light (remembering that "spirits are frightfully sensitive to bright lights") and, against Mickey's protests not to go too extreme, fires! Heading out of the room, fireworks start flying everywhere.

Scene 7: Flooding
The fireworks have caught the attention of something else that the Crest has aroused, brooms carrying buckets of water. They put the fire out, but they don't stop dousing the area, until it's flooded. You see Mickey and Donald trying to stay afloat. Mickey grabs for the Crest, but Donald gets it first.

Again, sorry for it being just thrown together on the fly, but it's late, and I'm tired. I just want this to be over with before I lose interest in this. I'm not sure how the flooding effect can be done. Any ideas, anyone?

 

[v_k]

Maybe the flooding effect could be achieved with a hidden elevator?

 

[mharrington]

Maybe the flooding effect could be achieved with a hidden elevator?

But how would you get back down, then? I would like to try to keep it on the same level throughout the ride.

 

[v_k]

Fair enough. The only other thing I can think of is the use of a dry for wet effect but I assume you want the vehicles to be on top of the water, so that won't work either. Maybe make it so that as the vehicles travel, the room itself gets shorter, so by the end of the room, the vehicles are near the ceiling, if that makes sense?

 

[mharrington]

Maybe the vehicles could be in the water for the dry-for-wet effect. That might work.

Scene 8: Whirlwind
With the Crest, Donald inadvertently creates a whirlwind that threatens to tear the room apart, as evidenced by the breakage and flying debris, while the ride vehicles also move about the room, caught up in the maelstrom. Our heroes fly around the room as well while, in a nod to "The Band Concert", in addition to the debris flying around, the William Tell Storm plays in the background, sounding like the Silly Symphony Swings:


In the maelstrom, the Crest flies towards Mickey and he grabs it. As the Sorcerer's Apprentice music plays dramatically (the part where Yen Sid returns to make the flooding disappear), the ride vehicles leave the room, returning to...

Scene 9: Cataloguing Room
Mickey and Donald are shown in the room, which is the exact same as it once was, but with the two of them putting the Crest back in its proper place. Mickey apologizes for the chaos Donald caused, and Donald feels appropriately embarrassed, but Mickey forgives him, while cautioning not to do it again. Mickey thanks the guests for coming to visit, and invites them to come back again soon. Hopefully, next time, things will not be so quite chaotic...

And that's Mickey's Magical Museum. What did everyone think? Feedback would really be nice.