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There have been some unsavory events in ToonTown. Wouldn't have happened if Trench Coat Jessica was around.
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There have been some unsavory events in ToonTown. Wouldn't have happened if Trench Coat Jessica was around.
Dear Prudence
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Honestly, Shanghai just doesn't have them and I don't think ever did and it shows it can be done without it. There's no need to do anything else to the attraction, other than to just take them out. There's Tiger Lilly in the water in front of Skull Rock (which would look cool even without her) and the little figures of the "village." Take "Following the Leader" (which contains slurs in it) from the queue music loop. They could place the Redface caricatures with some of the animals that inhabit the island. Boom, fixed!
Robbiem
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This is such a stupid move. Roger Rabbit is a fantastic movie which works on so many levels. As well as being a great family movie it also works as a good film noir style private eye movie. As others have said Jessica is a really rounded and well developed character who actually is a great example of feminism
Maybe its the people who have a problem with how she looks rather than looking at how she acts and her character who have ‘issues’? If there is one thing Disney movies should teach us its that we should look at the person inside and be ourselves. If you judge Jessica by her looks what does that say about your comitment to diversity?
Maybe its the people who have a problem with how she looks rather than looking at how she acts and her character who have ‘issues’? If there is one thing Disney movies should teach us its that we should look at the person inside and be ourselves. If you judge Jessica by her looks what does that say about your comitment to diversity?
TP2000
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True, Pepsi-Cola called them at the last second, and only because the Pepsi board of directors got bad intel that Coca-Cola was doing something really big for the World's Fair. (Coke actually only built a little sandwich garden with a carillon playing music, and Pepsi became the star of the show.)
But let's not forget that Walt knew from the start he'd bring that ride back to Disneyland. And he had three years to plan for it, and built a giant show building that expanded the World's Fair version by 30% (there was no South Seas room at the Fair, a smaller grand finale' room, and much shorter intros and outros). Walt added a big promenade and a glittering facade to Small World before it opened in May, 1966. Then Walt's hand picked team built a near-clone of it five years later for Florida.
If Walt had wanted to bring in African cultural academics to help design the African costumes for Small World, he certainly could have.
That said, WDI by the mid 1960's had an impressive research library of their own and access to some of the finest research libraries in the country in Southern California (UCLA, USC, LA Central Library etc.) and it always has appeared to me that the costumes and designs all of the dolls are wearing are accurate. With the sole exception of about 3 tons of glitter and a whole lot of ostrich feathers added on top.
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The Aracuan Bird
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Fair point. I don’t think it was in bad faith though. After things were done, Walt and crew focused the brunt of their attention on the next thing. At that time, it was Progress City/E.P.C.O.T.True, Pepsi-Cola called them at the last second, and only because the Pepsi board of directors got bad intel that Coca-Cola was doing something really big for the World's Fair. (Coke actually only built a little sandwich garden with a carillon playing music, and Pepsi became the star of the show.)
But let's not forget that Walt knew from the start he'd bring that ride back to Disneyland. And he had three years to plan for it, and built a giant show building that expanded the World's Fair version by 30% (there was no South Seas room at the Fair, a smaller grand finale' room, and much shorter intros and outros). Walt added a big promenade and a glittering facade to Small World before it opened in May, 1966. Then Walt's hand picked team built a near-clone of it five years later for Florida.
If Walt had wanted to bring in African cultural academics to help design the African costumes for Small World, he certainly could have.
That said, WDI by the mid 1960's had an impressive library of their own and access to some of the finest resource libraries in the country in Southern California (UCLA, USC, LA Central Library etc.) and it always has appeared to me that the costumes and designs all of the dolls are wearing are accurate. With the sole exception of about 3 tons worth of glitter and a whole lot of ostrich feathers added on top.
We really don’t know what they would have done if they were given the opportunity to consult with cultural academics at the start of the process. I can’t imagine they would turn them down, but that’s only my take on it, not the definitive answer.
Model3 McQueen
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How much you all wanna bet the bug guns haven't even seen this movie and / or probably didn't even know WFRR was a Disney made movie.
TP2000
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All true, I agree. And if they were to attempt such a ride today, you know the Disney Parks Blog would hit us over the head continually with how respectful they were and how they brought in leading academics from every corner of the globe to provide "guidance".
And we'd be bombarded with PR puff pieces about how Joe Rohde and a hipster team of Imagineers spent six months traveling the globe for "research", at least visiting all of the countries that have a Ritz-Carlton.
But looking at the artistic design of Small World, even in its 21st century remake in Hong Kong, I don't know how much more realistic you can get with any of those costumes. As a Swede, I can tell you we don't actually all wear decorative ski sweaters like that. They itch.
Small World is never going to be an actual academic presentation on traditional clothing and cultures. If it were, instead of twirling Swedes wearing cutesy ski sweaters you'd get this...
Anyone care to hear them sing a traditional Swedish folk song about death cleaning? Cause I wouldn't.
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Rich T
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I’m Scottish and I love bagpipe music, tartan and golf. And my only beef with the Scottish section of iasw is that it’s so insultingly WEE!!!!
Dear Prudence
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I still can't believe they made a ride about that film, to be honest. Like I love both, but who green lit this????
Also, the Disney movie is way better than both of the books it was inspired by.
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
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Omg I knew they were gonna dress her like that. Instead of being a bad @ss female well aware of her sex appeal they are trying to turn her into a nun. Buy your copies of the movie now while you still can gents.
TP2000
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I'll bet a round of churros for everyone in this thread that the HR Committee members in Burbank hadn't even been on this ride before. They only learned about it via a PowerPoint sent over from Glendale that showed a few photos of Jessica tied up in rope, and immediately thought "This needs to be one of our first projects! This is horrible! Think of the children, or at least the college students!"
The HR hacks assigned to this project had no idea this was even a ride, and had no idea how to get to its entrance if they weren't allowed to download the Disneyland App beforehand. I'd bet a hundred churros on that.
Rich T
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No they won’t. They’ll just change it to show all the children of the world instagramming Marvel merchandise pics to each other.
TP2000
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I have a slice of Scottish blood too, but mostly Swedish. How do you guys get around the kilts itching?
These itchy ski sweaters I have to wear in San Diego are murder!
Rich T
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Tartan boxers. I don’t have the guts to go “true.”
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TP2000
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I had a Canadian side of the family growing up. Think of the insult to the Canadians, about the best neighbor any country could ask for.
America hosted a lavish World's Fair, and Walt Disney built a boat ride about the whole world singing together, and all Canada got was one single plywood mountie flapping his arms under a thunderbird. And the glitter on his breeches isn't helping the situation.
America hosted a lavish World's Fair, and Walt Disney built a boat ride about the whole world singing together, and all Canada got was one single plywood mountie flapping his arms under a thunderbird. And the glitter on his breeches isn't helping the situation.
The Aracuan Bird
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I’m Canadian. At least Disneyland has something, there’s nothing in Florida! But that doesn’t stop Small World from being one of my favouritesI had a Canadian side of the family growing up. Think of the insult to the Canadians, about the best neighbor any country could ask for.
America hosted a lavish World's Fair, and Walt Disney built a boat ride about the whole world singing together, and all Canada got was one single plywood mountie flapping his arms under a thunderbird. And the glitter on his breeches isn't helping the situation.
Rich T
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I’ve always loved that animated statue. Mounties rock. I think most Canadians have a sense of humor about the overused symbols of their country. Did you see the wonderfully insane closing ceremony of the Calgary Winter Olympics? It was an arena full of giant Maple Leaves, Moose, Hockey Players and Mounties whirling around in kaleidoscopic, firework-spewing displays of good-humored fun.I had a Canadian side of the family growing up. Think of the insult to the Canadians, about the best neighbor any country could ask for.
America hosted a lavish World's Fair, and Walt Disney built a boat ride about the whole world singing together, and all Canada got was one single plywood mountie flapping his arms under a thunderbird. And the glitter on his breeches isn't helping the situation.
And, when you cross the border from Canada to the U.S., you know darn well what images are gonna be on 99% of the merch at the border shop.
(I bought the Mountie Tea Tin).
BasiltheBatLord
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Funnily enough, some of the rumors on here were that Iger spearheaded getting rid of Splash Mountain because he was concerned it could be an issue in a future presidential campaign.