The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

[lazyboy97o]

What’s Disney CEO Bob Iger’s favorite Disneyland ride? You might be surprised

You might expect a reserved corporate manager like Iger to claim he likes all Disneyland attractions equally. But he actually has a favorite.

www.ocregister.com

This isn’t really news. He has said it previously, including when he totally didn’t call Expedition Everest a “nondescript coaster somewhere, that maybe is [themed like] India or whatever”. He is probably very proud that Walt’s last attraction is no longer a nondescript boat ride.

 

[mickEblu]

I’ve said this before but i would love to be in the minds of folks in 1969 who just rode Haunted Mansion for the first time and Pirates of the Caribbean a couple years before that. I wonder if they were thinking that Imagineering would sustain that level of brilliance? That every odd year (or even every few years) they would be treated to a new attraction of that caliber.

 

[Mac Tonight]

The Rock is helping produce a new series for Disney+ called Behind the Attraction. This should be good for us Imagineering fans!

Dwayne Johnson to Produce Disney Plus Theme Park Docuseries

Dwayne Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions will executive produce a Disney+ docuseries called Behind the Attraction, about theme park rides.

collider.com

 

[Phroobar]

On my way to the OC Car Show. I'm planning on dropping by DTD for a walkabout. Will stare at the ugly GOTG:MB tower over the DCA entrance. Hoping a cast member will take pity on me and let me into Disneyland.

 

[Darkbeer1]

On my way to the OC Car Show. I'm planning on dropping by DTD for a walkabout. Will stare at the ugly GOTG:MB tower over the DCA entrance. Hoping a cast member will take pity on me and let me into Disneyland.

Already at the Show, very impressive. Lisa is on her way.

Just tell the CM's you are close friends with the Real Bob Chapek. They will give you the special treatment, Security CM's are awesome escorts!

 

[D.Silentu]

Bittersweet as it may be for us Disneylanders, I wanted to share this outstanding promo for Disneyland Paris' Halloween. This is the best thing I've seen thus far celebrating this years spooky season.

 

[mickEblu]

Bittersweet as it may be for us Disneylanders, I wanted to share this outstanding promo for Disneyland Paris' Halloween. This is the best thing I've seen thus far celebrating this years spooky season.

. Absolute quality. Screw you Chapek

Love the song. Is it on Apple Music?

 

[socalifornian]

. Absolute quality. Screw you Chapek

Love the song. Is it on Apple Music?

No but Monsters After Dark is

 

[SuddenStorm]

I just don’t get why they need another company to produce this or why the rock’s name is attached. Does Disney not have its own production companies to make these things?

If this is half the quality that the David Oneal videos are, or the myriad of private interviews various Imagineers have done that are available online for free, I'll be very surprised.

 

[TROR]

Oh boy! Corporate videos praising their employees who create their products! The best part about Walt going around the WED offices is him asking questions like "you believe in pirates, don't you?" and forgetting the names of attractions. This will be so polished that there's no point in it existing.

 

[Phroobar]

So what ever happened to that Jungle Cruise movie?

 

[TROR]

So what ever happened to that Jungle Cruise movie?

I saw a test screening for it on the Disney lot. Legally I can’t say anything about the movie.

On a completely unrelated note, Walt Disney Pictures live action don't have a solid track record. It's like they keep trying to recreate that original Pirates of the Caribbean yet have never succeeded.

 

[Phroobar]

Bittersweet as it may be for us Disneylanders, I wanted to share this outstanding promo for Disneyland Paris' Halloween. This is the best thing I've seen thus far celebrating this years spooky season.

I miss our tower.

 

[truecoat]

So what ever happened to that Jungle Cruise movie?

 

[truecoat]

I miss our tower.

What could have been...

 

[TROR]

What could have been...

Surprised they kept the Twilight Zone theme. Almost as if we never had to lose the Tower of Terror as morons kept arguing.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I like that the ride is different at every resort. We have the most interesting version since the theme deviates so much from the haunted hotel.

 

[mickEblu]

Reading this made me physically ill.

Disney Parks Blog

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disneyparks.disney.go.com

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I saw the Country Bear Vacation Hoedown in Japan 2 weeks ago, but was not prepared for how at least half the songs are different from the English language version. I don't just mean they were sung in Japanese, I mean they actually changed what songs were sung (no "thank god I'm a country bear" or "life's no picnic without you" or "ghost riders in the sky"). Did they change it after 1986 in California too, or just Japan?

Here's a video for reference:

 

[SuddenStorm]

I saw the Country Bear Vacation Hoedown in Japan 2 weeks ago, but was not prepared for how at least half the songs are different from the English language version. I don't just mean they were sung in Japanese, I mean they actually changed what songs were sung (no "thank god I'm a country bear" or "life's no picnic without you" or "ghost riders in the sky"). Did they change it after 1986 in California too, or just Japan?

Here's a video for reference:

Pretty sure just in Japan. Their Tiki Room is unique as well.

Apparently these animatronic shows are far more beloved out there then here.