Unappreciated Disney Characters

AllyInWonderland

AllyInWonderland

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Magenta Panther said:
Well, Oswald, of course, although he did get a big boost in the Epic Mickey games.

Second choice would be Horace Horsecollar. A lot of people don't realize what an important character he was during Disney's beginnings. In the classic Mickey Mouse comic strips and books, HE was Mickey's sidekick, not Goofy. He and Clarabelle Cow were the older, more mature couple in comparison to Mickey and Minnie, and they all palled around together and went on adventures. They were a good fit, and warm and funny as well. Since Horace was more adult and practical, Mickey got to be more boyish and mischievous, parts of his personality that nearly everyone says are missing today. Later, when Goofy replaced Horace, then suddenly Mickey had to be the responsible one, and couldn't afford to be mischievous and playful, and so his character got diluted into blandness. I really wish Disney would bring back Horace and Clarabelle - and draw them in their classic style:

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And let Mickey be playful and funny again.
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Oh my gosh YES!!!!! I used to adore Horace Horsecollar as a toddler. I saw him for the first time at the parks in December for the Frontierland Hoedown and I got so excited! I wanted a picture with him, but the lines were way too big. :)
 
ifuhadwings

ifuhadwings

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Magenta Panther said:
Well, Oswald, of course, although he did get a big boost in the Epic Mickey games.

Second choice would be Horace Horsecollar. A lot of people don't realize what an important character he was during Disney's beginnings. In the classic Mickey Mouse comic strips and books, HE was Mickey's sidekick, not Goofy. He and Clarabelle Cow were the older, more mature couple in comparison to Mickey and Minnie, and they all palled around together and went on adventures. They were a good fit, and warm and funny as well. Since Horace was more adult and practical, Mickey got to be more boyish and mischievous, parts of his personality that nearly everyone says are missing today. Later, when Goofy replaced Horace, then suddenly Mickey had to be the responsible one, and couldn't afford to be mischievous and playful, and so his character got diluted into blandness. I really wish Disney would bring back Horace and Clarabelle - and draw them in their classic style:

4756923960_8d4ae05551_z.jpg


And let Mickey be playful and funny again.
Click to expand...
I would like to see Mickey with a personality again. He was fun, now he's just the King of the World.
 
Kirk88

Kirk88

Active Member
My vote's for Robin Hood. I can remember several of the Robin Hood characters roaming MK when I was a kid. I would also have to agree with Hercules. It's an underrated movie with some GREAT characters. Personally, I'd also like to see WDW latch on to the Kingdom Keepers.
 
fireworksandfairytales

fireworksandfairytales

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In the Parks
No
Every character in Pocahontas.
Every character in Mulan.

There's no merchandise with either of them in the parks (except for little girl's costumes and the toddler looking princess dolls. Maybe a pin or two but that's just about it. And truth be told, I haven't even seen a pin recently that I can recall).
You can't even meet Pocahontas in WDW anymore since they took her M&G out of AK.
There's no attractions (unless you count the Magic of Disney Animation in DHS because that features Mushu).
And they're such strong female role models and I just think they're both fantastic and wish they were more popular. They were two of my absolute favorites growing up and they still are to this day.
 

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