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WED's Think Different Challenge!
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CATCH UP ROUND
So it seems a few people have struggled to realize the importance of points. A few of you have gone negative, lets change that. This round changes the usual formula. I will write some things I want to know and it's your job to tell me what they are and provide a source. Every correct answer earns 2 points. Remember, every post will subtract a point! And for this challenge only I will be accepting more than the first 3 posts. The things I want to know are...
-What was Walt Disney's First Car?
-Did Walt have any pets? What were their names?
-How many songs have come from animated Disney films?
-When was the last time the Multiplane camera was used?
-What was the Sorcerers name in Fantasia?
-What did Walt do the side of his house as a child?
-What did Walt tell his friend from Red Cross after Disneyland was built?
-What is Tom's last name?
Challenge stops at Midnight
Oh and one last thing, @ctxak98 cannot compete.
So it seems a few people have struggled to realize the importance of points. A few of you have gone negative, lets change that. This round changes the usual formula. I will write some things I want to know and it's your job to tell me what they are and provide a source. Every correct answer earns 2 points. Remember, every post will subtract a point! And for this challenge only I will be accepting more than the first 3 posts. The things I want to know are...
-What was Walt Disney's First Car?
-Did Walt have any pets? What were their names?
-How many songs have come from animated Disney films?
-When was the last time the Multiplane camera was used?
-What was the Sorcerers name in Fantasia?
-What did Walt do the side of his house as a child?
-What did Walt tell his friend from Red Cross after Disneyland was built?
-What is Tom's last name?
Challenge stops at Midnight
Oh and one last thing, @ctxak98 cannot compete.
Turtle
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MonorailRed
Applebees
1. Does the ambulance he drove for the Red cross count?
2. I know it's up there, so I'm going to go with...236
3. He had a poodle, I think it's name was Lady, but I'm not sure. I think I heard he also had a mouse named mortimer?
4. The Little Mermaid
5. Yensid
6. Walt and his sister, Ruth, painted the side of the house with tar.
7. I honestly have no idea
8. Marrow
2. I know it's up there, so I'm going to go with...236
3. He had a poodle, I think it's name was Lady, but I'm not sure. I think I heard he also had a mouse named mortimer?
4. The Little Mermaid
5. Yensid
6. Walt and his sister, Ruth, painted the side of the house with tar.
7. I honestly have no idea
8. Marrow
Sam Magic
Well-Known Member
1. Ambulance
2. Poodle named Lady(inspiration for Lady and the Tramp)
3. 450 or around that area there is no official list or count
4. Little Mermaid
5. Yen Sid
6. Walt painted animals with tar on the outside of their home
7. It could be something to do with McDonalds sense his friend from Red Cross was Ray Kroc the founder of McDonalds.
8. Morrow
2. Poodle named Lady(inspiration for Lady and the Tramp)
3. 450 or around that area there is no official list or count
4. Little Mermaid
5. Yen Sid
6. Walt painted animals with tar on the outside of their home
7. It could be something to do with McDonalds sense his friend from Red Cross was Ray Kroc the founder of McDonalds.
8. Morrow
jdmdisney99
Well-Known Member
1. An ambulance for the Red Cross. Source; http://www.biography.com/people/walt-disney-9275533
2. Walt had a poodle named Lady. Source; http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance...post/2011/08/Eating-Like-Walt-Disney/545335/1
3. Couldn't find it, so I'll go with 343.
4. In 1989, for The Little Mermaid. Source; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplane_camera
5. Yen Sid. Source; http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Yen_Sid
6. Walt painted the side of his house with tar. Source; http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/biography/long_bio.html
7. He told his "war buddy" and co-founder of the McDonald's Corporation, Ray Kroc, that he couldn't open the first McDonald's in Disneyland. Source; http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2002/12/18/234.aspx#.UX2cLip5mSN
8. His name is Morrow, Mr. Tom Morrow. Source; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrowland_Transit_Authority_PeopleMover
2 points!
No correct answers that hadn't been answered already, but 3 points for telling me the Ray Kric fact!
2 points, but an extra 4 for providing sources like I asked. Well done.
Yep! 6 points!
MonorailRed
Applebees
I'm submitting my design for the 'Plussing to Perfection' Challenge.
I respectfully disagree that Characters don't belong in Epcot. What would Epcot be without Figment? Or The Tricky Troll in Malestorm? The Living Seas was pretty much abandoned until Nemo brought new life to the aquarium... Now, Crush is must see, and is the only reason my younger cousins want to go to Epcot.
In that sprit, I'm suggesting a retooling of The American Adventure.
Let's be honest here, guys. People use this place to listen to beautiful music, stay in the air conditioning, and take 30-40 minute nap. If you've seen it once, you've seen it. What if there was something fresh yet familiar in the back of the World Showcase, that could draw families to this area? Something that parents, grandparents, and children can all sing along? Something that reminds them of them listening to their records, cassette tapes, or IPads? Something that they can watch and enjoy together.
I think this is the perfect recipe...
The American Adventure, will now be changed to American Adventures. And will now star a fresh face to the character line up at Epcot.
Sam E. The Eagle (The Cute Little Baby Eagle, to be exact)
Sam E. will come in in the first scene, with Ben Franklin, instead of Mark Twain. He will also be our 'accidental' host for the remainder of the show.
He will try to convince Ben to do the show about American Tall Tales. Ben is unwilling to do so, and asks if Sam E. has seen Mr. Twain, which is missing from the stage. He tells Ben that he thought he saw him backstage. When Ben leaves, Sam E. takes the show over, and tells The American Adventure his way.
Going through Scenes with Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan. This show now takes the direction of showing America through it's Tall Tales. these are the same Tall Tales that have been shown in classrooms Throughout America and our still in the hearts both the young and the young at heart.
The show ends with Ben saying that he found Mr. Twain and they are coming back on stage for the end scene. It shows Ben and Mr. Twain on the Statue of Liberty, with a bit of a tweaked script from the original. Also, a little surprise Sam E. left for the audience at the end.
Here's a suggested script I made.
Ben Franklin:
America did not exist.
Four centuries of work, bloodshed, loneliness, and fear created this land.
We built America, and the process made us Americans, a new breed, routed in all races.
*Our first scene shows Ben Franklin sitting behind a desk.*
Ben Franklin:
...stained and tinted with all colors, a seeming ethnic anarchy.
Then in a little time, we became more alike than we were different.
In society, not great, but fitted by our very thoughts-
Sam E
When are you going to get to the good parts?
Ben Franklin *startled*
Sam E! I did not see you there! And What do you mean by the ‘good parts’?
Sam E
You know, Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, John Henry, Paul Bunyan-
Ben Franklin
Sam E, we have talked about this, those stories aren’t real.
Sam E
Sure they are!
Ben Franklin
Sam E, we do not have time to talk about this right now. Have you seen Mr. Twain today?
Sam E *thinking*
I think I saw him backstage…
Ben Franklin *shaking his head*
I’ll look for him then.
In the mean time, stay here with our friends and teach them about how America came to be.
Sam E
Yes, sir!
Ben Franklin *exits stage*
None of your stories now! No Tall Tales!
Sam E *watching Ben leave*
I promise!
*Audience hears that the backstage door shuts*
Sam E *turns back to audience and laughs*
I had my feathers crossed! Would you guys want to hear some of my stories?
*Positive feedback from audience*
Sam E
Ok! Let’s start with…Johnny Appleseed! His story is good!
*Clears throat as the curtain opens*
*Scene of an Apple Orchard starts to rise from the stage*
Sam E
Not many people know that Johnny Appleseed was a real person! His real name was John Chapman.
*Johnny Appleseed Rises from stage*
Sam E
But, I bet people really don’t know how Johnny Appleseed started planting trees out west! See it all started near 1806 in Pittsburg town, on a farm….
*Johnny Appleseed looks at wagons heading out west by projection from Johnny Appleseeed short*
*Music pumps in*
Lyrics
Pioneers
...rollin' west
There's plenty of room for you
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Out to the great unknown
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Or you'll be left alone
Women
We made a home before
We're startin' out again
Men
We ain't a-feared
o'man nor beast
We're strong hearted men
Johnny & Pioneers
So get on the wagon rollin' west
Seekin' a land that's new
Get on the wagon rollin' west
There's plenty of room for you
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Out to the great unknown
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Or you'll be left alone
The rivers may be wide
The mountains may be tall
But nothin' stops the pioneer
We're trail blazers all
Oh, Get on the wagon rollin' west
Out to the great unknown
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Or you'll be left alone
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Or you'll be left alone
*Johnny Appleseed sighs and goes to pick apples *
Sam E
Poor Johnny, he wasn’t a pioneer and he knew it. And to Johnny, all the Pioneers going out west sure made picking apples look like a useless job. Johnny felt so terrible. Then a miracle happened.
Pioneer Angel *Voice*
Well! What’s holding you, Johnny?! Go out West if that’s your choice!
*Pioneer Angel Appears from under the stage with smoke*
Sam E
Johnny’s guardian angel appeared!
Pioneer Angel
Answer me boy!
Johnny Appleseed
Why don’t I go west? ‘Cause I ain’t got the muscle, or the breath of chest. Out far it’s the strong men who survive, and I’m about the puniest fellow alive.…
Pioneer Angel
Shame on you Johnny! You got faith, and courage, and a level head!
Johnny Appleseed
Shucks. You see sir, All I know is…. Apple trees.
Pioneer Angel
And what’s wrong with Apples if you please?!
Ain’t they bout the finest fruit in all the land?
Why, why, shoot man!
They take the cake!
*Screen Starts come out from back showing various apple foods*
Pioneer Angel
Just think, Johnny, of all the things that apples make.
There’s uh… Apple pickles!
*starts to sing and music comes in the backround *
Oh so tasty!
Apple tarts and apple pastry!
Apple dumplings, not to mention-
Johnny Apple
Applesauce?
Pioneer Angel
Yes!
And there’s
Applefritters
Light as thistles
And for folks to wet their wistles,
Both
Tangy apple cider in their hands!
Pioneer Angel
Stew ‘em, fry ‘em, boil ‘em, bake ‘em
Johnny Appleseed
Apple pie and cake ‘em
Pioneer Angel
Yep!
You can cook ‘em anyway!
There’s apple this and that
The recipes would fill your hat!
Why I could carry on like this all day!
So…
Pack your stuff and get a goin’!
Get those apple trees a growin’!
There’s a lot of work out there to do!
Both
There’s a lot of work to do!
*Singing ends*
Johnny Appleseed
Yes, Sir! I mean-No, Sir.
You see Sir, I ain’t got the traps, I ain’t got the gear, or anything I’ll need out there!
Pioneer Angel
You got the stuff to see you through!
Why, you got all the seeds your needing
And some pretty darn good reading.
*Singing*
There ain’t nothing finer then your book.
Use a mighty handy bonnet,
Even gotta handle on it!
Turn it upside down and you can cook!
So,
Come on son and get a going,
Get those apple trees a growing,
There’s a lot of work out there to do,
There’s a lot of work to do.
*Light dims on both*
*Light shines on Sam E*
Sam E
So Johnny Appleseed went on to plant apple trees, all across the United States, all by himself!
*Trees change seasons*
And with a little time and sun they became big apple trees! For all of the pioneers to use! Oh wait, they needed rain to…
*Starts raining and storming*
*Starts to thunder*
Same E *Scared*
Yikes!
Polly
Oh, don’t you be scared of that. That’s just John Henry, driving his steel to glory.
*John Henry’s Wife, Polly comes up from the stage, in a rocking chair*
Sam E
John Henry! I love his stories!
Polly
I bet you’ve heard his Tall Tales, but you probably haven’t heard his real story…
Sam E
Oh! Can you tell it to my friends and I?
Polly
I’d be honored.
*Apple Tree setting leaves stage, and screen is shown fully*
Polly
Let me tell you about my John Henry, who laid down his life for his dream
*Animation from John Henry Short is shown*
Polly
John and Me were born slaves, nothing to call our own.
Not even each other.
Then the day of jubilation came, and all the slave were free!
And John vowed, never again.
And with that, I had those chains forged into a mighty hammer!
Sam E
You made his hammer?!
Polly
It was a present for John on our wedding day
Oh, you would have thought he got his freedom all over again
He said “Polly, I’ll die with this hammer in my hand!”
And off we set to find work and a place of our own.
*Railroad scene comes up from stage*
Polly
Now, the Seno Railroad company promised land,
50 acres to every man who finished the line
But when John and I came by,
They were already worn out, and were almost about to lose the promised land.
*Light dims on her and Sam E*
Railroad Manger
If we don’t get to the other side of that mountain, we can kiss our land goodbye.
*Angry workers yell as john rises up to the stage*
John Henry *interrupts*
I’ll take you there
Railroad Manager
And when did you start building railroads?
John Henry
Today.
*Moves hammer in a swinging motion and hits nails in the ground*
*workers astonished*
Polly *Singing*
Well, come on John
You're the one that we're depending on
Swing that hammer with all your might
I know you can show 'em
How to do it right
Polly *Talking *
And that’s when the tall tales began…
*Projections of his stories on screen*
*Singing and music pumps in*
Lyrics
Worker 1
Huh, huh....
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
A ten pound hammer
A twenty pound hammer
Right in his hand
Worker 2
I heard John's mama liked to sew at night
So he pulled down the moon
for a little bit of light
Worker 3
Took a lot of cooking to keep John fed
10 dozen eggs and 8 loaves of bread
Workers
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer right in his hand
Worker 4
He plowed the earth
So wide and deep
The seed he sowed
The ground had to keep
His hammer hit the earth
with such a mighty blow
Everything he planted
Would jump up and grow
Workers
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
All our lives we've been so poor
John, let me show you
what we're working for
Canaan land, Canaan land
Everybody working
For the Canaan land
Home and freedom hand in hand
Workin' for the Canaan land
Oh, movin' on down the line
John Henry came right on time
Now we're movin' on down the line
John Henry came right on time
Home and freedom hand in hand
Workin' for the Canaan land
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
Steel drivin' man
John Henry was
A steel drivin' man
Oh, yes, he was
So proud defiant
A gentle giant
A steel drivin' natural man
*Steamdrill comes unto stage*
Polly
Now one day, a steam drill came to the worksite, trying to take our jobs.
John wouldn’t hear of it, and challenged it to a contest.
John Henry
I got two free hands, and a 20 pound hammer.
If I can best this here machine by sunset, the land you promised is ours.
*Machine agrees by whistling*
Railroad Manager
On the count of 3.
1.
2.
3!
*Both start and are both passing each other every few seconds*
Workers
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
Steel drivin' man
John Henry was
A steel drivin' man
Oh, yes, he was
So proud defiant
A gentle giant
A steel drivin' natural man
*They both hit a mountain and the Machine keeps going, John gives up, faliing to the ground*
Polly
Well, a-come on, John
You're the one that
We're dependin' on
Swing that hammer
Bust that rock
Come on, give it
Everything you've got!
*John Takes two hammers and starts to hammer away at the mountain*
Workers
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Right in his hand
*John Henry, the railroad scene, and the workers go out of the Scene and the screen shows the animation*
John and the drill
Made the valley shake
Rumblin' almost caused an earthquake
Thunder and lightening was everywhere
Oh, Lord, that battle
Was beyond compare
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Right in his hand
*Shows animation of John coming out of the Mountain and his Death*
*Light shines on Sam E again*
Polly
Oh, and He was smiling!
Cause he moved that mountain and led us to the promise land!
Sam E
That’s Amazing!
Polly
You can move mountains to, all you have to do it believe.
*Polly light dims and goes back into the stage*
Sam E
That was great… What’s another great story… Oh, Yeah! Pecos Bill! Let me tell his story!
*clear throat and pictures are shown on the screen*
Sam E
This whole story starts in Texas, near the Pecos River. Pecos Bill got lost his family and grew up with coyotes, and ever since he was a toddler, and he was really tough. He could lay on a cactus, out loping an antelope, out jump a jackrabbit, and even out hiss a rattle snake!
*Slide changes*
Sam E
One day, He got his horse, Widowmaker, by saving him from a pack of vultures. They stuck together ever since!
*Auido anametronic Peacos Bill rises from under the stage *
And when Peacos bill grew up, he became a rough and tough cowboy! And they start making history!
*Lights dim on Sam E and music starts to pump*
*Light is lit on Pecos Bill and Widowmaker, Pecos starts twirling a rope*
Lyrics
*Shows scenes from Pecos Bill segment of Melody Time*
Pecos Bill was quite a cowboy down in Texas
And the western superman to say the least
He was the roughest, toughest critter
Never known to be a quitter
Cause he never had no fear of man or beast
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
Once he roped a raging cyclone out of nowhere
Then he straddled it and settled down with ease
And while that cyclone bucked and flitted
Pecos rolled a smoke and lit it
And he tamed that ornery wind down to a breeze
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
Once there was a drought that spread all over Texas
So to sunny Californy he did go
And though the gag is kinda corny
He brought rain from Californy
That's the way we got the Gulf of Mexico
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
Once a band of rustlers stole a herd of cattle
But they didn't know the herd they stole was Bill's
And when he caught them crooked villains
Pecos knocked out all their fillins
And that's the reason why there's gold in them there hills
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
Pecos lost his way while travelin' on the desert
It was ninety miles across the burnin' sand
He knew he'd never reach the border
If he didn't get some water
So he got a stick and dug the Rio Grande
While a tribe of painted indians did a wardance
Pecos started shooting up their little game
He gave them redskins such a shake up
That they jumped out from their makeup
That's the way the Painted Desert got its name
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
*Pecos Bill Starts to shoot stars that are seen on the screen*
While reclining on a cloud high over Texas
With his gun he made the stars evaporate
Then Pecos saw the stars declinin'
So he left one brightly shinin'
*Screen changes to the Texas Flag*
As the emblem of the Lone Star texas state
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
*Lights Dim on Pecos Bill*
*Lights are lit on Sam E*
Sam E
Yep, Pecos Bill definitely made America what it is today! That reminds me of another story…. Paul Bunyan!
*Music Pumps in*
Sam E *singing*
North America was a great big land
With a great big job to be done
A job that needed a great big man
Paul Bunyan was the one
*Lyrics and animation appears on Screen*
Sam E *talking*
Sing With me! Just follow the bouncing axe!
Everyone with Sam E *Singing *
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
He's 63 axe handles high
With his feet on the ground
And his head in the sky
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
*Paul Bunyan’s foot is seen coming in from the left side of the stage*
*Sam E is startled*
Paul
With my double-blade axe
And my hobnail boots
I go where the timber is tall
When there's work to be done
don't mess around
Just sing right out for Paul
Sam E
Hey Paul! Come on everyone!
*lyrics on screen again with animation*
Everyone with Sam E
*Paul’s foot stomps to the beat, the audience can feel the ground shake*
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
He's 63 axe handles high
With his feet on the ground
And his head in the sky
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Well, he picked up his axe and he chopped a tree
Clean down with his forward swing
Got him another
When his axe swung back
That timber-cuttin' king
He kept on a-chopping the live-long day
And then when it was night
He walked back over the stumps he'd cut
And stomped 'em out of sight
Thanks, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Well, Paul and Babe, they heaved and hauled
And the job was quickly done
They pulled that crooked river out
As straight as the barrel of a gun
Hey Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
He's 63 axe handles high
With his feet on the ground
And his head in the sky
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
He's 63 axe handles high
With his feet on the ground
And his head in the sky
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
*Paul’s foot Exits*
Ben Franklin *Voice*
Sam E! I found Mr. Twain! We’re going to do the last scene!
Sam E
Oh No! *whispers to audience* I have an idea!
*Sam E goes under the Stage*
*Scene with statue of Liberty torch appears*
Ben Franklin
Well, Mr. Twain, what do you think of our America now?
Mark Twain
I think the founding fathers never dreamed of an America like this.
Ben Franklin
Of course not!
We weren't dreamers.
We were visionaries.
That is why our constitution withstands the rigors of time.
Mark Twain
Easy now, Dr. Franklin!
This nation's still just a youngster, don'tcha know?
Why, some countries have been around for fifty centuries.
Ben Franklin
That's true, but look what we've accomplished in that tiny span of time!
Mark Twain
John Steinbeck once said this warning.
"We now face the danger, which in the past has been the most destructive to the humans: Success, plenty, comfort and ever-increasing leisure.
No dynamic people has ever survived these dangers."
Ben Franklin
I may have invented these bifocals I'm wearing, but I can assure they are not rose-colored.
Mr. Twain, the golden age never was the present age, but with human liberty we can fulfill the promise and meaning of America.
To everyone a chance, believed Thomas Wolfe, to all people regardless of their birth, a right to live, to work, to be themselves, and to become whatever their visions can combine to make them.
This is the promise of America!
Mr. Twain, 'tis easy to see, hard to foresee, but I foresee the American Adventure to continue a long, long time!
*The sun rises behind the statue. The curtain rises on the statues on both sides of the theatre, with a starlit background as the music continues.*
*Curtains by audience open to see Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Pecos Bill, and Paul Bunyan*
Ben Franklin *yelling in disapproval*
Sam E!
All Singers
America, you must keep dreaming now
Dreaming the promised vow of your pioneers.
America, keep on flying now.
Keep your spirit free,
Facing new frontiers.
America, spread your golden wings
Sail on freedom's wind across the sky.
Great bird, with your golden dreams,
Flying high, flying high, flying high!
America!
Keep on flying high!
I respectfully disagree that Characters don't belong in Epcot. What would Epcot be without Figment? Or The Tricky Troll in Malestorm? The Living Seas was pretty much abandoned until Nemo brought new life to the aquarium... Now, Crush is must see, and is the only reason my younger cousins want to go to Epcot.
In that sprit, I'm suggesting a retooling of The American Adventure.
Let's be honest here, guys. People use this place to listen to beautiful music, stay in the air conditioning, and take 30-40 minute nap. If you've seen it once, you've seen it. What if there was something fresh yet familiar in the back of the World Showcase, that could draw families to this area? Something that parents, grandparents, and children can all sing along? Something that reminds them of them listening to their records, cassette tapes, or IPads? Something that they can watch and enjoy together.
I think this is the perfect recipe...
The American Adventure, will now be changed to American Adventures. And will now star a fresh face to the character line up at Epcot.
Sam E. The Eagle (The Cute Little Baby Eagle, to be exact)
Sam E. will come in in the first scene, with Ben Franklin, instead of Mark Twain. He will also be our 'accidental' host for the remainder of the show.
He will try to convince Ben to do the show about American Tall Tales. Ben is unwilling to do so, and asks if Sam E. has seen Mr. Twain, which is missing from the stage. He tells Ben that he thought he saw him backstage. When Ben leaves, Sam E. takes the show over, and tells The American Adventure his way.
Going through Scenes with Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan. This show now takes the direction of showing America through it's Tall Tales. these are the same Tall Tales that have been shown in classrooms Throughout America and our still in the hearts both the young and the young at heart.
The show ends with Ben saying that he found Mr. Twain and they are coming back on stage for the end scene. It shows Ben and Mr. Twain on the Statue of Liberty, with a bit of a tweaked script from the original. Also, a little surprise Sam E. left for the audience at the end.
Here's a suggested script I made.
Ben Franklin:
America did not exist.
Four centuries of work, bloodshed, loneliness, and fear created this land.
We built America, and the process made us Americans, a new breed, routed in all races.
*Our first scene shows Ben Franklin sitting behind a desk.*
Ben Franklin:
...stained and tinted with all colors, a seeming ethnic anarchy.
Then in a little time, we became more alike than we were different.
In society, not great, but fitted by our very thoughts-
Sam E
When are you going to get to the good parts?
Ben Franklin *startled*
Sam E! I did not see you there! And What do you mean by the ‘good parts’?
Sam E
You know, Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, John Henry, Paul Bunyan-
Ben Franklin
Sam E, we have talked about this, those stories aren’t real.
Sam E
Sure they are!
Ben Franklin
Sam E, we do not have time to talk about this right now. Have you seen Mr. Twain today?
Sam E *thinking*
I think I saw him backstage…
Ben Franklin *shaking his head*
I’ll look for him then.
In the mean time, stay here with our friends and teach them about how America came to be.
Sam E
Yes, sir!
Ben Franklin *exits stage*
None of your stories now! No Tall Tales!
Sam E *watching Ben leave*
I promise!
*Audience hears that the backstage door shuts*
Sam E *turns back to audience and laughs*
I had my feathers crossed! Would you guys want to hear some of my stories?
*Positive feedback from audience*
Sam E
Ok! Let’s start with…Johnny Appleseed! His story is good!
*Clears throat as the curtain opens*
*Scene of an Apple Orchard starts to rise from the stage*
Sam E
Not many people know that Johnny Appleseed was a real person! His real name was John Chapman.
*Johnny Appleseed Rises from stage*
Sam E
But, I bet people really don’t know how Johnny Appleseed started planting trees out west! See it all started near 1806 in Pittsburg town, on a farm….
*Johnny Appleseed looks at wagons heading out west by projection from Johnny Appleseeed short*
*Music pumps in*
Lyrics
Pioneers
...rollin' west
There's plenty of room for you
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Out to the great unknown
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Or you'll be left alone
Women
We made a home before
We're startin' out again
Men
We ain't a-feared
o'man nor beast
We're strong hearted men
Johnny & Pioneers
So get on the wagon rollin' west
Seekin' a land that's new
Get on the wagon rollin' west
There's plenty of room for you
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Out to the great unknown
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Or you'll be left alone
The rivers may be wide
The mountains may be tall
But nothin' stops the pioneer
We're trail blazers all
Oh, Get on the wagon rollin' west
Out to the great unknown
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Or you'll be left alone
Get on the wagon rollin' west
Or you'll be left alone
*Johnny Appleseed sighs and goes to pick apples *
Sam E
Poor Johnny, he wasn’t a pioneer and he knew it. And to Johnny, all the Pioneers going out west sure made picking apples look like a useless job. Johnny felt so terrible. Then a miracle happened.
Pioneer Angel *Voice*
Well! What’s holding you, Johnny?! Go out West if that’s your choice!
*Pioneer Angel Appears from under the stage with smoke*
Sam E
Johnny’s guardian angel appeared!
Pioneer Angel
Answer me boy!
Johnny Appleseed
Why don’t I go west? ‘Cause I ain’t got the muscle, or the breath of chest. Out far it’s the strong men who survive, and I’m about the puniest fellow alive.…
Pioneer Angel
Shame on you Johnny! You got faith, and courage, and a level head!
Johnny Appleseed
Shucks. You see sir, All I know is…. Apple trees.
Pioneer Angel
And what’s wrong with Apples if you please?!
Ain’t they bout the finest fruit in all the land?
Why, why, shoot man!
They take the cake!
*Screen Starts come out from back showing various apple foods*
Pioneer Angel
Just think, Johnny, of all the things that apples make.
There’s uh… Apple pickles!
*starts to sing and music comes in the backround *
Oh so tasty!
Apple tarts and apple pastry!
Apple dumplings, not to mention-
Johnny Apple
Applesauce?
Pioneer Angel
Yes!
And there’s
Applefritters
Light as thistles
And for folks to wet their wistles,
Both
Tangy apple cider in their hands!
Pioneer Angel
Stew ‘em, fry ‘em, boil ‘em, bake ‘em
Johnny Appleseed
Apple pie and cake ‘em
Pioneer Angel
Yep!
You can cook ‘em anyway!
There’s apple this and that
The recipes would fill your hat!
Why I could carry on like this all day!
So…
Pack your stuff and get a goin’!
Get those apple trees a growin’!
There’s a lot of work out there to do!
Both
There’s a lot of work to do!
*Singing ends*
Johnny Appleseed
Yes, Sir! I mean-No, Sir.
You see Sir, I ain’t got the traps, I ain’t got the gear, or anything I’ll need out there!
Pioneer Angel
You got the stuff to see you through!
Why, you got all the seeds your needing
And some pretty darn good reading.
*Singing*
There ain’t nothing finer then your book.
Use a mighty handy bonnet,
Even gotta handle on it!
Turn it upside down and you can cook!
So,
Come on son and get a going,
Get those apple trees a growing,
There’s a lot of work out there to do,
There’s a lot of work to do.
*Light dims on both*
*Light shines on Sam E*
Sam E
So Johnny Appleseed went on to plant apple trees, all across the United States, all by himself!
*Trees change seasons*
And with a little time and sun they became big apple trees! For all of the pioneers to use! Oh wait, they needed rain to…
*Starts raining and storming*
*Starts to thunder*
Same E *Scared*
Yikes!
Polly
Oh, don’t you be scared of that. That’s just John Henry, driving his steel to glory.
*John Henry’s Wife, Polly comes up from the stage, in a rocking chair*
Sam E
John Henry! I love his stories!
Polly
I bet you’ve heard his Tall Tales, but you probably haven’t heard his real story…
Sam E
Oh! Can you tell it to my friends and I?
Polly
I’d be honored.
*Apple Tree setting leaves stage, and screen is shown fully*
Polly
Let me tell you about my John Henry, who laid down his life for his dream
*Animation from John Henry Short is shown*
Polly
John and Me were born slaves, nothing to call our own.
Not even each other.
Then the day of jubilation came, and all the slave were free!
And John vowed, never again.
And with that, I had those chains forged into a mighty hammer!
Sam E
You made his hammer?!
Polly
It was a present for John on our wedding day
Oh, you would have thought he got his freedom all over again
He said “Polly, I’ll die with this hammer in my hand!”
And off we set to find work and a place of our own.
*Railroad scene comes up from stage*
Polly
Now, the Seno Railroad company promised land,
50 acres to every man who finished the line
But when John and I came by,
They were already worn out, and were almost about to lose the promised land.
*Light dims on her and Sam E*
Railroad Manger
If we don’t get to the other side of that mountain, we can kiss our land goodbye.
*Angry workers yell as john rises up to the stage*
John Henry *interrupts*
I’ll take you there
Railroad Manager
And when did you start building railroads?
John Henry
Today.
*Moves hammer in a swinging motion and hits nails in the ground*
*workers astonished*
Polly *Singing*
Well, come on John
You're the one that we're depending on
Swing that hammer with all your might
I know you can show 'em
How to do it right
Polly *Talking *
And that’s when the tall tales began…
*Projections of his stories on screen*
*Singing and music pumps in*
Lyrics
Worker 1
Huh, huh....
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
A ten pound hammer
A twenty pound hammer
Right in his hand
Worker 2
I heard John's mama liked to sew at night
So he pulled down the moon
for a little bit of light
Worker 3
Took a lot of cooking to keep John fed
10 dozen eggs and 8 loaves of bread
Workers
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer right in his hand
Worker 4
He plowed the earth
So wide and deep
The seed he sowed
The ground had to keep
His hammer hit the earth
with such a mighty blow
Everything he planted
Would jump up and grow
Workers
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
All our lives we've been so poor
John, let me show you
what we're working for
Canaan land, Canaan land
Everybody working
For the Canaan land
Home and freedom hand in hand
Workin' for the Canaan land
Oh, movin' on down the line
John Henry came right on time
Now we're movin' on down the line
John Henry came right on time
Home and freedom hand in hand
Workin' for the Canaan land
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
Steel drivin' man
John Henry was
A steel drivin' man
Oh, yes, he was
So proud defiant
A gentle giant
A steel drivin' natural man
*Steamdrill comes unto stage*
Polly
Now one day, a steam drill came to the worksite, trying to take our jobs.
John wouldn’t hear of it, and challenged it to a contest.
John Henry
I got two free hands, and a 20 pound hammer.
If I can best this here machine by sunset, the land you promised is ours.
*Machine agrees by whistling*
Railroad Manager
On the count of 3.
1.
2.
3!
*Both start and are both passing each other every few seconds*
Workers
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
Steel drivin' man
John Henry was
A steel drivin' man
Oh, yes, he was
So proud defiant
A gentle giant
A steel drivin' natural man
*They both hit a mountain and the Machine keeps going, John gives up, faliing to the ground*
Polly
Well, a-come on, John
You're the one that
We're dependin' on
Swing that hammer
Bust that rock
Come on, give it
Everything you've got!
*John Takes two hammers and starts to hammer away at the mountain*
Workers
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a mighty man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Right in his hand
*John Henry, the railroad scene, and the workers go out of the Scene and the screen shows the animation*
John and the drill
Made the valley shake
Rumblin' almost caused an earthquake
Thunder and lightening was everywhere
Oh, Lord, that battle
Was beyond compare
John Henry, John Henry
John Henry is a powerful man
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Born with a hammer
Right in his hand
*Shows animation of John coming out of the Mountain and his Death*
*Light shines on Sam E again*
Polly
Oh, and He was smiling!
Cause he moved that mountain and led us to the promise land!
Sam E
That’s Amazing!
Polly
You can move mountains to, all you have to do it believe.
*Polly light dims and goes back into the stage*
Sam E
That was great… What’s another great story… Oh, Yeah! Pecos Bill! Let me tell his story!
*clear throat and pictures are shown on the screen*
Sam E
This whole story starts in Texas, near the Pecos River. Pecos Bill got lost his family and grew up with coyotes, and ever since he was a toddler, and he was really tough. He could lay on a cactus, out loping an antelope, out jump a jackrabbit, and even out hiss a rattle snake!
*Slide changes*
Sam E
One day, He got his horse, Widowmaker, by saving him from a pack of vultures. They stuck together ever since!
*Auido anametronic Peacos Bill rises from under the stage *
And when Peacos bill grew up, he became a rough and tough cowboy! And they start making history!
*Lights dim on Sam E and music starts to pump*
*Light is lit on Pecos Bill and Widowmaker, Pecos starts twirling a rope*
Lyrics
*Shows scenes from Pecos Bill segment of Melody Time*
Pecos Bill was quite a cowboy down in Texas
And the western superman to say the least
He was the roughest, toughest critter
Never known to be a quitter
Cause he never had no fear of man or beast
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
Once he roped a raging cyclone out of nowhere
Then he straddled it and settled down with ease
And while that cyclone bucked and flitted
Pecos rolled a smoke and lit it
And he tamed that ornery wind down to a breeze
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
Once there was a drought that spread all over Texas
So to sunny Californy he did go
And though the gag is kinda corny
He brought rain from Californy
That's the way we got the Gulf of Mexico
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
Once a band of rustlers stole a herd of cattle
But they didn't know the herd they stole was Bill's
And when he caught them crooked villains
Pecos knocked out all their fillins
And that's the reason why there's gold in them there hills
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
Pecos lost his way while travelin' on the desert
It was ninety miles across the burnin' sand
He knew he'd never reach the border
If he didn't get some water
So he got a stick and dug the Rio Grande
While a tribe of painted indians did a wardance
Pecos started shooting up their little game
He gave them redskins such a shake up
That they jumped out from their makeup
That's the way the Painted Desert got its name
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
For the toughest critter west of the Alamo
*Pecos Bill Starts to shoot stars that are seen on the screen*
While reclining on a cloud high over Texas
With his gun he made the stars evaporate
Then Pecos saw the stars declinin'
So he left one brightly shinin'
*Screen changes to the Texas Flag*
As the emblem of the Lone Star texas state
Yippee-ai-ay
Yippee-ai-oh
*Lights Dim on Pecos Bill*
*Lights are lit on Sam E*
Sam E
Yep, Pecos Bill definitely made America what it is today! That reminds me of another story…. Paul Bunyan!
*Music Pumps in*
Sam E *singing*
North America was a great big land
With a great big job to be done
A job that needed a great big man
Paul Bunyan was the one
*Lyrics and animation appears on Screen*
Sam E *talking*
Sing With me! Just follow the bouncing axe!
Everyone with Sam E *Singing *
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
He's 63 axe handles high
With his feet on the ground
And his head in the sky
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
*Paul Bunyan’s foot is seen coming in from the left side of the stage*
*Sam E is startled*
Paul
With my double-blade axe
And my hobnail boots
I go where the timber is tall
When there's work to be done
don't mess around
Just sing right out for Paul
Sam E
Hey Paul! Come on everyone!
*lyrics on screen again with animation*
Everyone with Sam E
*Paul’s foot stomps to the beat, the audience can feel the ground shake*
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
He's 63 axe handles high
With his feet on the ground
And his head in the sky
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Well, he picked up his axe and he chopped a tree
Clean down with his forward swing
Got him another
When his axe swung back
That timber-cuttin' king
He kept on a-chopping the live-long day
And then when it was night
He walked back over the stumps he'd cut
And stomped 'em out of sight
Thanks, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Well, Paul and Babe, they heaved and hauled
And the job was quickly done
They pulled that crooked river out
As straight as the barrel of a gun
Hey Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
He's 63 axe handles high
With his feet on the ground
And his head in the sky
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan
He's 63 axe handles high
With his feet on the ground
And his head in the sky
Hey, Paul
Hey, Paul
Paul Bunyan
*Paul’s foot Exits*
Ben Franklin *Voice*
Sam E! I found Mr. Twain! We’re going to do the last scene!
Sam E
Oh No! *whispers to audience* I have an idea!
*Sam E goes under the Stage*
*Scene with statue of Liberty torch appears*
Ben Franklin
Well, Mr. Twain, what do you think of our America now?
Mark Twain
I think the founding fathers never dreamed of an America like this.
Ben Franklin
Of course not!
We weren't dreamers.
We were visionaries.
That is why our constitution withstands the rigors of time.
Mark Twain
Easy now, Dr. Franklin!
This nation's still just a youngster, don'tcha know?
Why, some countries have been around for fifty centuries.
Ben Franklin
That's true, but look what we've accomplished in that tiny span of time!
Mark Twain
John Steinbeck once said this warning.
"We now face the danger, which in the past has been the most destructive to the humans: Success, plenty, comfort and ever-increasing leisure.
No dynamic people has ever survived these dangers."
Ben Franklin
I may have invented these bifocals I'm wearing, but I can assure they are not rose-colored.
Mr. Twain, the golden age never was the present age, but with human liberty we can fulfill the promise and meaning of America.
To everyone a chance, believed Thomas Wolfe, to all people regardless of their birth, a right to live, to work, to be themselves, and to become whatever their visions can combine to make them.
This is the promise of America!
Mr. Twain, 'tis easy to see, hard to foresee, but I foresee the American Adventure to continue a long, long time!
*The sun rises behind the statue. The curtain rises on the statues on both sides of the theatre, with a starlit background as the music continues.*
*Curtains by audience open to see Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Pecos Bill, and Paul Bunyan*
Ben Franklin *yelling in disapproval*
Sam E!
All Singers
America, you must keep dreaming now
Dreaming the promised vow of your pioneers.
America, keep on flying now.
Keep your spirit free,
Facing new frontiers.
America, spread your golden wings
Sail on freedom's wind across the sky.
Great bird, with your golden dreams,
Flying high, flying high, flying high!
America!
Keep on flying high!
jdmdisney99
Well-Known Member
I think a good new theme would be an adventure resort called Sharpe Point. Guests would fwll like they are in a serene, isolated, tropical jungle. Many midsized bungalows would house a low level of rooms and would be somewhat spread out. There would also be luxury bungalows, that are especially isolated. Rather than balconies, rooms would get "sunrooms" overlooking the "jungle". Around walkways throughout the resort, guests could find stations with maps and small "compasses" to be used in an interactive game, hosted by the explorer Ulysses Sharpe. Some adventures could even continue on at Treasure Island after a Bay Lake boat launch. The resort would be great to wander around, with spas, animals, and fantastic adventure caves.
MonorailRed
Applebees
I think the next disney resort should be a moderate resort next door to Blizzard Beach. It shoudl be themed to a whole hotel that is "Made out of snow and ice".
The outside of the resort would look more like a huge fort
The inside would have separate buildings themed to different massive sculptures of famous places around the world. The Pyramids, Buckingham palace, ect.
But the hallways for rooms would all look like this inside.
With the resort being right next to Billzard Beach, the Hotel pool has some amazing water features. The hotel pool would be huge and in the middle of the resort, double the size of art of animation's pool. There would be a couple icebergs with waterslides, and then the 'Polar Bear Plunge' that drops you at first like the new "Aquadunk" coming to the Disney Magic.
The outside of the resort would look more like a huge fort
The inside would have separate buildings themed to different massive sculptures of famous places around the world. The Pyramids, Buckingham palace, ect.
But the hallways for rooms would all look like this inside.
With the resort being right next to Billzard Beach, the Hotel pool has some amazing water features. The hotel pool would be huge and in the middle of the resort, double the size of art of animation's pool. There would be a couple icebergs with waterslides, and then the 'Polar Bear Plunge' that drops you at first like the new "Aquadunk" coming to the Disney Magic.
