Most Obscure Film Tie-in Attraction/Restaurant

[deltaandthebannermen]

I've been looking into Casey's Corner on my blog recently and wondered if, tied-in with Casey at the Bat, the short segment of Make Mine Music, whether it is the most obscure film tie-in attraction at a Disney park.

Is there something even more obscure? Maybe the Blue Bayou restaurant's link to the even shorter segment from the same film?

 

[tractor tipper]

I don't see Casey as obscure, the cartoon was played all the time on the World of Color. Maybe that was before your time.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Mission Space was to be a Tie-in for the box office flop Mission To Mars which is why you see Gary Sinise as your host for the attraction as he was also in the film...But, when the movie tanked they decided to remove the idea that it was revolving around the film..

Armegeddon Effects Spectacular at DLP..

One of the stranger attractions of a Film that needed one? More of a Backdraft/Twister attraction seeing special effects going on all around you and the Haunting voice of the late Michael Clarke Duncan as your host....

One of the oddest in the mix was the Parade unit in 1985 for MSEP promoting the film...Return to OZ...

 

[mimitchi33]

Gurgi's Munchies and Crunchies is the first thing that comes to mind. It was a fast food stand with a tie in with The Black Cauldron that is now The Friar's Nook.

 

[ShoalFox]

Gurgi's Munchies and Crunchies is the first thing that comes to mind. It was a fast food stand with a tie in with The Black Cauldron that is now The Friar's Nook.

I was about to say, wasn't there a Black Cauldron place in MK? Thanks for saying the name for me to remember.

Also, the Main Street Electrical parade still has Pete's Dragon in it, which while obscure now, will be thrust back into mainstream when the live action remake comes out. More on the MSEP, for the summer of 1981 the parade included two floats promoting Disney's then new animated feature, The Fox and the Hound.

 

[Worldlover71]

There are some small nods to some semi-obscure films on signs and windows in the parks. For example, at the Emporium, there is a ground floor window that says "Osh Pophem, Proprietor" which is a nod to the live action film Summer Magic. I believe there is or was a similar nod, perhaps in Liberty Square to the film Johnny Tremain.

 

[Tavernacle12]

I think Pecos Bill's is more obscure than Casey's. While not everyone will know of the short, many still know of the poem/story that inspired it.
Dinosaur isn't quite as obscure, but I doubt many people remember it's a movie as well. It's not as poorly regarded as Black Cauldron or as infamous as Song Of The South, it's just sort of... there.

 

[ShoalFox]

I think Pecos Bill's is more obscure than Casey's. While not everyone will know of the short, many still know of the poem/story that inspired it.
Dinosaur isn't quite as obscure, but I doubt many people remember it's a movie as well. It's not as poorly regarded as Black Cauldron or as infamous as Song Of The South, it's just sort of... there.

Try watching Dinosaur today. The animation is so dated it's almost painful to watch. The Black Cauldron on the other hand doesn't have that problem.

 

[Tavernacle12]

Try watching Dinosaur today. The animation is so dated it's almost painful to watch. The Black Cauldron on the other hand doesn't have that problem.

I meant poorly regarded insofar as Black Cauldron is comparatively well known because of how badly it bombed in the 80s and how it almost brought down the studio with it. Regardless of which is better, Cauldron is better known than the more recent Dinosaur because of that.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

DLP's Hyperion restaurant with the airship of the same name from Island at the Top of the World.

 

[MadMax11]

Still waiting for some sort of tie in to Dark's Pandemonium from "Something Wicked This Way Comes."

 

[deltaandthebannermen]

Another one is the presence of The Old Mill at Disneyland Paris's Les Pays de Conte Fees (Storybook Land Canal Boats) and its former presence at the California version of the same ride.

A Silly Symphony cartoon I shouldn't think anyone remembers very well!

 

[Schneewittchen]

Probably just ignorance and not-so-great theming, but until a month ago, I had no idea that Tony's Town Square was actually supposed to be inspired by Lady and the Tramp. I assumed it was just a random Italian restaurant because we Americans like squishy egg noodles with runny catsup.....

 

[brb1006]

Another one is the presence of The Old Mill at Disneyland Paris's Les Pays de Conte Fees (Storybook Land Canal Boats) and its former presence at the California version of the same ride.

A Silly Symphony cartoon I shouldn't think anyone remembers very well!

I remember the one with the elephant and female tiger.