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The Miscellaneous Thought Thread
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Darkbeer1
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The Main Street Cinema is an Attraction, The Explorer Canoes are a ride!
As for the sports question.
Just got home from the Honda Center and the Ducks game.
Saturday is the US National Men's Soccer Team against Costa Rico at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson.
Sunday is at home watching the Chiefs kick the 49'rs all the way back to Santa Clara.
As for the sports question.
Just got home from the Honda Center and the Ducks game.
Saturday is the US National Men's Soccer Team against Costa Rico at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson.
Sunday is at home watching the Chiefs kick the 49'rs all the way back to Santa Clara.
I like to go back and forth to let people know that I know the lingo but I’m not married to it. I want to say that I’ve heard Walt referring to them as rides on more than one occasion or it could just been from Saving Mr. Banks. Haha
brb1006
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I'm aware Christmas is long over. But I felt like sharing this video of the Disneyland Christmas Parade from 1983 titled "Disney's Christmas Fantasy" taken sometime in 1983-ish.
This video is worth watching alone, because it not only contains a section for the then new "Mickey's Christmas Carol". But it also shows a lot of Disney Characters that you no longer seen around the parks.
Examples include; Gus Gus and Jack Jack (they show up occasionally at Disneyland Paris), Dumbo and the Ringmaster, Buzzie, Flaps, Ziggy, and Dizzy and The Elephants from The Jungle Book, technically Stromboli (he currently makes rare appearances), a good chunk of the Robin Hood cast (especially Maid Marian), The March hare (currently at Disneyland Paris) and The Walrus from Alice In Wonderland. If only I could find some older DL/WDW parade footage of Flower from Bambi.
Since this was shot in 1983, looks like some of the floats were from for the "Flights Of Fantasy Parade" in early 1983. Since New Fantasyland just opened that year.
Seeing old Disneyland and Walt Disney World Parades of the past really makes miss the "pre-Disney Princess" era of Disney and it's theme parks. These days parades at the Disney Theme Parks are mainly focused on the Disney Renaissance era with a sprinkle of old school days (films and animation made between the 1930s up till the mid 1960s and occasionally the 1970s), or parades with a bit of Pixar characters in the mix.
Side Note: Surprised they hadn't updated the designs for The Hippos (since when were the Hippos pink and had lipstick?) from Fantasia, alongside The Tweedles, and Chip N Dale (who hadn't changed since 1981) yet. Considering the Disney Parks has slowly started giving their characters a makeover/redesigns to look closer to their animated counterparts. First was Smee in late 2009 or early 2010, Marie from The Aristocats in 2013 (2014 for the other parks), Mickey and Minnie starting in mid 2016, and most recently Horace and Clarabelle.
This video is worth watching alone, because it not only contains a section for the then new "Mickey's Christmas Carol". But it also shows a lot of Disney Characters that you no longer seen around the parks.
Examples include; Gus Gus and Jack Jack (they show up occasionally at Disneyland Paris), Dumbo and the Ringmaster, Buzzie, Flaps, Ziggy, and Dizzy and The Elephants from The Jungle Book, technically Stromboli (he currently makes rare appearances), a good chunk of the Robin Hood cast (especially Maid Marian), The March hare (currently at Disneyland Paris) and The Walrus from Alice In Wonderland. If only I could find some older DL/WDW parade footage of Flower from Bambi.
Since this was shot in 1983, looks like some of the floats were from for the "Flights Of Fantasy Parade" in early 1983. Since New Fantasyland just opened that year.
Seeing old Disneyland and Walt Disney World Parades of the past really makes miss the "pre-Disney Princess" era of Disney and it's theme parks. These days parades at the Disney Theme Parks are mainly focused on the Disney Renaissance era with a sprinkle of old school days (films and animation made between the 1930s up till the mid 1960s and occasionally the 1970s), or parades with a bit of Pixar characters in the mix.
Side Note: Surprised they hadn't updated the designs for The Hippos (since when were the Hippos pink and had lipstick?) from Fantasia, alongside The Tweedles, and Chip N Dale (who hadn't changed since 1981) yet. Considering the Disney Parks has slowly started giving their characters a makeover/redesigns to look closer to their animated counterparts. First was Smee in late 2009 or early 2010, Marie from The Aristocats in 2013 (2014 for the other parks), Mickey and Minnie starting in mid 2016, and most recently Horace and Clarabelle.
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Rich T
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In my six decades of being a DL fan, I have never used the word “attraction” instead of “ride.” I also refuse to call Peanuts animation “graphic blandishment.”
Communicora
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I didn't get to visit Disneyland until 1995 so I never got to experience Videopolis, but I really enjoyed the Defunctland video about it.
One of the headlines they flashed on screen in the video caught my eye so I ventured over to newspapers.com to find the article. You might enjoy it if you are looking for some tips on how to keep the romance alive during a trip to Disneyland.
One of the headlines they flashed on screen in the video caught my eye so I ventured over to newspapers.com to find the article. You might enjoy it if you are looking for some tips on how to keep the romance alive during a trip to Disneyland.
socalifornian
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OP found this at a thrift store. Didn’t realize the motor boats had rapids
brb1006
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Disney's Q1 2020 Earnings Calls starts at 4:30PM EST/ 1:30Pm CST.
The release is available here.
To view the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures, click here.
To listen to the live audio webcast, click here.
The release is available here.
To view the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures, click here.
To listen to the live audio webcast, click here.
socalifornian
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According to OP they were handing out beanies
smooch
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Use a seam ripper to take the tag off, if it looks obviously altered then cuff the beanie and voila, free non-branded beanie.
Californian Elitist
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socalifornian
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SuddenStorm
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Are they finally back
Phroobar
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I wonder how the water drains. There must be some kind of covering for that pit.
Model3 McQueen
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- In the Parks
- No
Tomorrowland theatre is going the way of Muppet Vision 3d's theatre. What a JOKE.
PiratesMansion
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It's unfortunate, but clearly this isn't going to go away under the current regime.
If it must stay, better the Tomorrowland Theater than Lincoln.
Model3 McQueen
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- In the Parks
- No
I meant they are using TL theatre as a billboard for their latest feature films, regardless of if it fits in a space about Tomorrow or not. Gotta throw in that advertisement where it doesn't belong $$$ I guess it's better than more star wars. Does TDA care at all anymore?