Who Pulled Roger Rabbit?

[NTI2002]

ugh I was told the real reason long ago, but i can't remember. I think it had to do with Disney And Warner Bros. fighting over it, but does anyone know the reason we don't see Roger Rabbit anymore? I know he's no longer cunducting in Spectro Magic and has been replaced by the Genie.

 

[mkt]

easy... he's not a Disney owned character. Roger = Amblin

 

[NTI2002]

Ah it's Amblin thanks for the reminder.

 

[TTATraveler]

What kind of deal was worked out so that he could remain in Toontown at DL?

 

[Figment1986]

At the time.. they agreed for a slight modification... (look carefully and some things are different..) oh and they agreed on it for once...

 

[KentB3]

easy... he's not a Disney owned character. Roger = Amblin

What happened it that Steven Spielberg and Michael Eisner had a bitter falling out, like a lot of people have, and this led to Disney losing the rights to using Roger Rabbit, and Amblin claiming exclusive rights to the character. A similar situation occured with Turner Entertainment, who owns the rights to the MGM and Warner Bros films featured in The Great Movie Ride, and this has prevented GMR from being built in any other Disney theme parks. Walt Disney Studios in Paris was supposed to have a Great Movie Ride, as was the Hollywood Studios land at California Adventure. In fact, the short-lived Superstar Limo was in fact a last-minute replacement for GMR!

Hope this answers your question! :animwink:

 

[KentB3]

At the time.. they agreed for a slight modification... (look carefully and some things are different..) oh and they agreed on it for once...

What slight modification did they make, and what things are different at Disneyland's Toontown concerning Roger?

 

[KentB3]

I forgot to mention that there was an online petition to re-instate Roger Rabbit with Disney and in the Disney theme parks. I signed this a few years ago, but don't remember the URL or if it's even online anymore!

 

[aimster]

But they still sell Roger pins at the parks... I saw them just a few days ago.

 

[mkt]

Kent,

online petitions mean nothing at the end of the day. The concessions were made to places that already featured Roger. Since at the time of the concessions Spectromagic was nonexistant, upon its return he had to be pulled.

 

[KentB3]

Kent,

online petitions mean nothing at the end of the day. The concessions were made to places that already featured Roger. Since at the time of the concessions Spectromagic was nonexistant, upon its return he had to be pulled.

If this is so, how did Disneyland keep its Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin ride, if he was featured here as well?

 

[mkt]

the concessions were made to allow Roger to remain in places he already was in.

 

[KentB3]

the concessions were made to allow Roger to remain in places he already was in.

If that was the case, where did Roger remain and where was he pulled from?

 

[xfkirsten]

Out of curiosity, why was he pulled form SpectroMagic... yet still performs in Disneyland's "Parade of the Stars" each day?

 

[KentB3]

Out of curiosity, why was he pulled form SpectroMagic... yet still performs in Disneyland's "Parade of the Stars" each day?

Roger still appears in Parade of the Stars? That's odd, he was pulled from WDW's parade, but still is able to appear at one of Disneyland's parades. How that got arranged is beyond me! :veryconfu

 

[mkt]

He was pulled from Spectromagic, since Spectromagic wasn't around during the contract negotiation, hence making it a NEW show. The Parade of the Stars has still been around in the same capacity as it was then, so that can stick around.

 

[KentB3]

He was pulled from Spectromagic, since Spectromagic wasn't around during the contract negotiation, hence making it a NEW show. The Parade of the Stars has still been around in the same capacity as it was then, so that can stick around.

This must have been during Spectromagic's 2 year hiatus from 1999-2001, when Main Street Electrical Parade returned to WDW's Magic Kingdom.

 

[mkt]

correct sir.. 1999 I believe. Possibly during the end of Spectromagics run

 

[KentB3]

correct sir.. 1999 I believe. Possibly during the end of Spectromagics run

Speaking of that, it would be nice to see Main Street Electrical Parade return to WDW sometime. Maybe move Spectromagic to Disney-MGM, while running MSEP in the Magic Kingdom?

 

[KentB3]

Speaking of that, it would be nice to see Main Street Electrical Parade return to WDW sometime. Maybe move Spectromagic to Disney-MGM, while running MSEP in the Magic Kingdom?

I forgot to mention that it would be something to see BOTH light parades at WDW running at the same time!

Back to our original topic on this thread, I REALLY hate that Roger has been ousted from WDW and other Disney theme parks. He is my favorite of all the Disney (or Disney-related) characters, and his movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit is my all-time favorite movie; not just my favorite Disney movie, but my favorite of all-time

Let's hope that whoever replaces Eisner sometime soon will try to re-negociate with Spielberg and Amblin, and hopefully try to get Roger back into the Disney parks!