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The Miscellaneous Thought Thread
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Disney Irish
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Its an empty shell with shoes stuck on, nothing more. No animal inside the shell, nothing.HERMIT CRABS!
You should have seen how proud I looked just now when I finally remembered what they were called.
Isn't that Marcel guy a Hermit Crab wearing shoes? Or is it literally just a small empty shell with shoes sticking out and nothing inside?
Californian Elitist
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I imagine the equivalent of a Worlder seeing Sleeping Beauty Castle for the first time is a Lander walking up to MK’s small world’s facade for the first time.
Phroobar
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There is a rumor that Return of the Jedi will be re-released to theaters April 28th. I'd like to see it again on the big screen. My son and I had a great time watching The Empire Strikes Back in an empty theater during Covid.
Phroobar
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Just like Chapek's soul.
Nice!! I’ll be taking my son to see it if true.
Disney Irish
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Who?
SuddenStorm
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No Name
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I guess that makes sense story-wise… of course every theme park attraction takes some imagination to enjoy, but that one’s just a little over the top for me I guess. @SuddenStorm I wonder how I felt about that when I was little, but my memory of back then kinda sucks.
No Name
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Yeah technically that is true (for Disneyland only). I just always thought the whole thing was so corny. “There’s no doors” and then oop actually there’s another one! I guess that’s the charm of it.
PiratesMansion
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There are no obvious doors when the line is said. It sets up the "chilling challenge...to find your way out!"
Both WDW and DL have multiple doors in their stretching rooms (one you enter through and one you exit through), so I'm unsure why it's being said that either one does or doesn't have multiple doors, or that one way is ok but the other is not?
Both WDW and DL have multiple doors in their stretching rooms (one you enter through and one you exit through), so I'm unsure why it's being said that either one does or doesn't have multiple doors, or that one way is ok but the other is not?
Californian Elitist
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SuddenStorm
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It depends. He was responsible for some of the more zany elements- many of Davis's early concepts were more gruesome.
Of course, Haunted Mansion's development is often simplified among Disney fan circles as It started as a walkthrough with a museum of the weird at the end, then Walt died, and it became an omnimover and since Walt wasn't there to play peacekeepr different factions developed in WED with Coates taking over one half of the attraction (the first) and Davis taking over the second more character driven half, with some of Rolly's concepts scattered throughout.
This is a vast oversimplification of the ride's development and not entirely accurate. Ken Anderson played a huge role in the first run of the attraction's story (which was revised multiple times prior to the ride's open), and Crump and Gracey spent some time developing concepts and illusions. Not to mention the vast amount of external influences that WED pulled from- so many of the gags and visuals have a rich backstory and with the wide amount of concept art that's been made available, it's often possible to see how the ride progressed creatively.
Check out this blog for more on the Mansion's development- https://longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com/
Of course, it's also fascinating to learn just how versed the first generation of WDI/WED was in the arts and pop culture in general. It's a stark contrast to the WDI that exists today. And it's why we will never get a ride with the sheer depth of the Mansion, and Pirates, again.
Here's one Long Forgotten post on some of Crump's influence on the final product- https://longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com/2011/07/weirder-haunted-mansion.html
lazyboy97o
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TP2000
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Well, that is certainly a gorgeous moment! Even if you aren't a dog person, there's something just so adorably pure about it.
Californian Elitist
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It’s her costume, Mickey ears, and request for a belly rub. She’s a sweetie.Well, that is certainly a gorgeous moment! Even if you aren't a dog person, there's something just so adorably pure about it.