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No More Luxo :-(
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Figment1986
Well-Known Member
Had an update on this, it does appear to be the case that Luxo is no more. A real shame.
they can't or wont get him fixed... seeing he was a prototype I can understand removing him but he was wonderful 2 times I saw hm...
DiPSU224
Member
Thanks for the video. I had held off watching any videos of him since I like to see things in person for the first time. He was down while I was there last August so I missed him then and now it seems I won't get to experience him. Too bad, the show was so cute.
Did he usually draw a little bit of a crowd? There didn't seem to be too many people watching him at the end of the video, but lots just walking by looking dazed....:lol: Too many people running to catch their next FP time to stop and soak in these little touches...
docandsix
Active Member
Same old, same old...
If the Studios were built today, I'd imagine...
No "Singin' In The Rain" umbrella.
No Indiana Jones talking well.
No key under the mat in Muppets.
No water from the AT-AT.
No details, no love, no upkeep.
But take heart, because we still have a cheap pseudo-attraction advertising a franchise on which the plug has been pulled. We still have a backlot tour without a backlot. We still have a time-piece store without any time-pieces. And now we have an empty platform with closed shutters covering a cutting edge animatronic gathering dust.
If the Studios were built today, I'd imagine...
No "Singin' In The Rain" umbrella.
No Indiana Jones talking well.
No key under the mat in Muppets.
No water from the AT-AT.
No details, no love, no upkeep.
But take heart, because we still have a cheap pseudo-attraction advertising a franchise on which the plug has been pulled. We still have a backlot tour without a backlot. We still have a time-piece store without any time-pieces. And now we have an empty platform with closed shutters covering a cutting edge animatronic gathering dust.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
the bulbs gone. :shrug:
JimJam
Active Member
Ut oh... thems fightin' words. :lol:
I'm gonna be the greedy Dis-nerd who says he wants both. I'm getting kind of tired of new things being added and then having them taken away or degrade to the point of embarrassment.
Haha i agree also.... yes the Yeti is VERY important, But the Luxo was one of those cute little things that just makes you smile
MissM
Well-Known Member
I'm bummed. I never got to see him. I don't hit the Studio's very often on my day trips to WDW - because, let's face it, the Studios are a weak, half-day park - and the last time I was there, he was down for maintenance. I think things like this are very important because it's a real "wow" moment; an above-and-beyond extra that separates Disney from other amusement parks.
WDWFigment
Well-Known Member
Luxo's claim against Disney was dilution. That claim was predicated on Disney selling cheap Luxo Jr. lamps packaged with Up (which is a reasonable claim by Luxo and one that they would likely win if there is no settlement). For some reason, Luxo also claimed that the AA at DHS would cause dilution (I don't see how this is possible since it's pretty clear to most people that an AA is readily distinguishable from a functioning consumer level lamp). Thus, the AA could have been pulled for this reason.
Computer Magic
Well-Known Member
I think you are correct. IMHO, I think Luxo Jr would help the company Luxo in selling their lamp. An increase in awareness.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
OK, I'm quoting myself to say that apparently I was wrong.
Found an article from the LA Times that mentions that the animatronic was included as part of the lawsuit, as others have mentioned/specualted on here.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ent...o-sues-and-disney-over-hopping-character.html
So it looks like maintenance/upkeep has nothing to do with it, unless the settlement allowed Disney to continue to use the animatronic and it subsequently broke.
Who knows... For all we know, the Luxo Jr AA could be hopping around in Norway right now at the Luxo corporate headquarters... :lookaroun
EDIT: According to the Hollywood Reporter talking about the settlement, while sales of the mini lamp by Disney have ceased, Luxo AS allowed Disney/Pixar to continue using "Artistic Renditions" of the lamp. Whether that would include the 6-foot animatronic is unclear.
-Rob
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
wait, Luxo was happy about using the name on the short for all these year, or did they not know about that... and soeaking of lamps, my lamp looks an awful like luxo, while it's really just a cheap nockoff from target
the AA could simply have been the pixar mascot without saying it's luxo jr...
the AA could simply have been the pixar mascot without saying it's luxo jr...
Studios Fan
Active Member
wait, Luxo was happy about using the name on the short for all these year, or did they not know about that... and soeaking of lamps, my lamp looks an awful like luxo, while it's really just a cheap nockoff from target
the AA could simply have been the pixar mascot without saying it's luxo jr...
Supposedly the original short and the logo is covered by a previous agreement that Pixar had made with the Luxo company.
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
what about the character being used in the Pixar animated intro / logo? I don't see how the Animatronic was much of a problem with luxo as he was not being sold and only an added thing....
Studios Fan
Active Member
The animated intro / logo was covered by the original agreement.
Buried20KLeague
Well-Known Member
Steve -
Can your people tell you if this was caused by legal reasons or otherwise?
Can your people tell you if this was caused by legal reasons or otherwise?
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
Confirmed.
And I guarantee you Legal has nothing to do with this. If they tell you that, it's just another lie in the campaign that is now going on to cover it up and move on.
WDW has to stop this #^$* if they want to keep their status. Every time it looks like things are getting better, the upper management takes us back into the dark ages with corporate moves that look good in black and white, but won't look so good when the throngs of people looking "for the moving lamp" get turned away.
And I guarantee you Legal has nothing to do with this. If they tell you that, it's just another lie in the campaign that is now going on to cover it up and move on.
WDW has to stop this #^$* if they want to keep their status. Every time it looks like things are getting better, the upper management takes us back into the dark ages with corporate moves that look good in black and white, but won't look so good when the throngs of people looking "for the moving lamp" get turned away.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
What is "Confirmed" then? That this was a cost cutting measure and not the result of a legal/licensing issue?
Both would seem ill conceived as why would they continue development of something that would be affected by a legal issue.