Rumor Stitch's Great Escape Replacement— Don’t Hold Your Breath

HonorableMention

HonorableMention

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Color me disappointed, seriously. While most people loved to claim this was the worst attraction Disney has ever put out, I always believed it was just okay, maybe a bit below average. Despite its demographic and story issues (which yes, were a major problem), SGE had a lot of things going for it aesthetically. I actually thought the opening of the attraction up until the power going out was really well done, and it thematically fit the best out of the three IP attractions in Tomorrowland.

Seeing these animatronics go is really sad to me. The pre-show AA's were reskins, but they still looked great, and the Stitch animatronics were some of the best on-property IMO. I really hope they kept Skippy and the other Stitch AA, because it's asinine to me that Disney would just strip those figures for parts. I guess this is final now, RIP
 
geekza

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gustaftp said:
Nothing to do with Stitch but since this has gone there -

I disagree! I greatly prefer the Tim Burton version. It is true to the book, and it is worth noting that the book's author, Roald Dahl, was immensely displeased with the original film.
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While that's true, slavish adaptations of books rarely work as films. The book (and its really-odd sequel) were favorites of mine as a kid, but I've always felt like the 1971 film was able to take the skeleton of the book and create something equally as unique and special. I didn't feel that with the Burton version, except for the excellent production design. While in a lot of ways it is more faithful to the book in plot and structure, it lacked the emotional core and sense of wonder that the 1971 film had. It's similar to The Shining. Stephen King hated Stanley Kubrick's film and, to be sure, it is more of a riff on the original material, rather than a straight adaptation. However, the film is a masterpiece by one of the greatest film directors of all time, regardless of its fidelity to its source. When King had his version produced for television, it was very close to the book (and had a script by King), but was not able to create the same sense of impending doom and madness that the 1980 film did. It is just kind of limp. The book is great and works well. A film is a different art form and has to be treated as such. Both can co-exist and both are wonderful.
 
FigmentJedi

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gustaftp said:
Nothing to do with Stitch but since this has gone there -

I disagree! I greatly prefer the Tim Burton version. It is true to the book, and it is worth noting that the book's author, Roald Dahl, was immensely displeased with the original film.
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Every British fantasy author hates film adaptations of their works, no matter how good they are. Disney made a whole movie about that phenomenon.
 
Bairstow

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danlb_2000 said:
Yeah, why would you remove the skin with the animatronic still in place? The skin would probably be the least useful part, so if you wanted other parts, why not remove the whole thing and work on it in a more controlled environment?
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Just speculating, but the procedure might be to remove the fur/clothing from the figure prior to removal and bag it up in order to keep it clean.

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trainplane3

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danlb_2000 said:
Yeah, why would you remove the skin with the animatronic still in place? The skin would probably be the least useful part, so if you wanted other parts, why not remove the whole thing and work on it in a more controlled environment?
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Could the anchor points be under the skin? No way to unbolt it if it's covered. Then again, it does seem a bit odd.
Edit: And a note from @ThatDreamfinderGuy's post:
 
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Rich Brownn

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geekza said:
While that's true, slavish adaptations of books rarely work as films. The book (and its really-odd sequel) were favorites of mine as a kid, but I've always felt like the 1971 film was able to take the skeleton of the book and create something equally as unique and special. I didn't feel that with the Burton version, except for the excellent production design. While in a lot of ways it is more faithful to the book in plot and structure, it lacked the emotional core and sense of wonder that the 1971 film had. It's similar to The Shining. Stephen King hated Stanley Kubrick's film and, to be sure, it is more of a riff on the original material, rather than a straight adaptation. However, the film is a masterpiece by one of the greatest film directors of all time, regardless of its fidelity to its source. When King had his version produced for television, it was very close to the book (and had a script by King), but was not able to create the same sense of impending doom and madness that the 1980 film did. It is just kind of limp. The book is great and works well. A film is a different art form and has to be treated as such. Both can co-exist and both are wonderful.
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Ironically I hated Kubrick's version. It just seemed too over the top and contained idiotic pieces (like send the caretaker away to bring him back to kill him immediately). I find the TV version was creepier, even with the TV-budget effects. The end of part one, with the topiary converging on Danny was totally freaky. I also like both versions of Chocolate Factory, for different reasons. In the original, you feel that Wonka is borderline evil, and isn't even quite redeemed at the end. Burton's Wonka was more of a guy who has been shut in for so long he's lost touch with the world and doesn't know what to do - he's clueless on social interactions.
 
IveBeenJack

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FigmentJedi said:
Which is funny, because I see him getting mad about that DSNY channel taking stories from him without credit.
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Just for the record, I don't take stories from that site anymore, I used to reference them in the early days... but I haven't used any of their stories for a long time.

I'd much rather wait and see if a "rumour" has any credibility by corroborating it with multiple sources before running with a video on the topic.
 
brb1006

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FigmentJedi said:
Every British fantasy author hates film adaptations of their works, no matter how good they are. Disney made a whole movie about that phenomenon.
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The only adaptation of Rahl Dahl actually liked was the animated adaptation of The BFG from the late 80's. He even gave it a standing ovation as the credits rolled.
 
Phineas

Phineas

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Semi-unrelated, but I really hope the Skippy AA is saved. I never got to experience Alien Encounter as 10 year old me was too cowardly (as is 31 year old me, but that’s neither here or there), but I always liked the design of Skippy. I’d only ever do SGE just to see him, and suffer through the rest.

They should put him in a window waving at Peoplemover riders or in the exit of Space Mountain. He deserves to have a presence somewhere in WDW.
 

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