He promised the Toons that in the event of his death, they will inherit Toontown, as stated in his will. An additional $16,000 to maintain each year. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. More more MORE!!!! Conclusion: Disney knows about all the bad press the Resort is getting lately but doesnt care. If Disney and Amblin Had A Contract with Trickfilmstudio and Editoy, Then Ill Be Very Proud ! Im definitely going to make this worth your while.. And those words supposedly were Build this.. He genuinely cares about all Toons and has promised that in the event of his death, they will inherit Toontown, as stated in his will. An early press screening of Disney Million Dollar Arm. Not to mention the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train media event down at Walt Disney World), we both went from feeling just tired & run-down to becoming really, really sick. 9. Let me share something that I just found in the 1958 edition of Walt Disney Productions annual report. At least when it came to how popular an attraction would be with Guests (The Mickey Mouse Club Circus fiasco of the holiday season of 1955 being the exception, of course). Winnie the Pooh ( Disney ) The scenes set in the parking lot at Walley World as well as at the entrance of that fictious theme park were shot in the parking lot & entrance of Santa Anita Race Track (Horse Track). This is where I want you guys to build Disneylands version of the Swiss Family Treehouse., The Imagineers explained But Walt. There's MICKEY MOUSE comforting MINNIE. And then there was Metro. Which was supposed to have been set in the inner city and focused on what went on in The World Below Cars. As in: Down in the subway system. Just because a character didnt make his screen debut by the late 1940s doesnt mean the character didnt exist in the RR world it would be about 15 years before those penguin waiters would get their chance in Mary Poppins. He promised the Toons that in the event of his death, they will inherit Toontown, as stated in his will. Some three months after Disneyland Park first open. Want to stress here: Two days a week versus the two weeks each year in National Lampoons Vacation.. Funeral service from Paperman & Sons, 3888 Jean Talon Ouest, on Monday, February 13 at 10:00 a.m. Burial at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, 1250 ch. Disney Corporate knows about this (hence the number of times questions about this perception has bubbled up in recent surveys that Resort has sent out). Take for example what happened last week when Bob Hoskins died. Theres a full scan of that annual report over on DisneyDocs.net). Next comes (Again going L to R ) Porky & Petunia Pig, Horace Horsecollar & Clarabelle Cow, Jerky Turkey, Tex Averys wolf character and Droopy. And as for those steep sets of stairs While work was underway on this 70-foot-tall faux tree, Walt persuaded Betty Taylor (who was playing Sue Foot Sue over at the Golden Horseshoe at that time) to come over to the Swiss Family Treehouse construction site one afternoon. -Via io9 The short answer was that Valiant had to wash off a toon pig head that the weasels had painted on him (in a scene animated but cut from the film) after a confrontation with Doom in Jessicas dressing room and that earlier Valiant had put in a very busy and sweaty day including attending the funeral of Marvin Acme. Storyboards for this scene recently surfaced on EBay. We see Eddie arrive at the graveyard at Inglewood. Swiss Family Robinson was the very last film that he directed for Disney Studios. Ill plant him muhself! He hoists the casket over his head and stomps toward the grave where he tosses it into the hole and turns to Foghorn Leghorn, Awright, you big-mouth bantampreach., In another version, when the coffin was lowered down into the grave, it landed on a whoopee cushion and a little Tex Avery style sign popped up out of the coffin saying Sad, aint it?. Meanwhile, from a distance, Valiant notices Maroon walking up to Jessica and then pulling her away from the service so that these two can find a more secluded spot to talk. 200 people up in the tree at any one time. Okay. Whereas I Ive always pointed to Bob Hoskins performance and said that this was the element that actually made that movie work. Who now that Acmes funeral has wrapped up this famous foursome is heading off to play some golf. An early script for the movie include a scene in which Eddie Valiant attends Marvin Acme's funeral. Aladdin and Jasmine John Hughes adapted his own short story (i.e., Vacation 58, which had run in National Lampoon magazine less than four years earlier. Toward the end, Jessica knees Maroon in the groin and he crumples to the ground as she storms off. Because no one was ever going to climb up the 68 steps that then led to the three rooms in this Adventureland attraction (The parents bedroom, the boys bedroom [up in the crows next] and then the common area / kitchen / dining room) and then the 69 steps back down to the ground. Tex Avery and Sagebrush Sid from *The Wacky World of Tex Avery* This redo of Adventureland & Frontierland (which then set the stage for Disneylands New Orleans Square) was moving through its final design phase the Imagineers were startled when Walt pointed to the very center of this incredibly ambitious $7 million construction project (the very spot where Adventureland bumped up against Frontierland) and said: Here. Back then, Walt Disney Studios just had a hit film that was based on Johann David Wyss famous adventure novel of 1812. So the Happiest Place on Earth was a learn-as-you-go operation. Quacky the Duck ( Screen Gems ) I have a lot more of the drawings, including the Casper ones, I think Joe Ranft drew several of the Casper sequence, including the A GHOST! one. Only thing missing would have been Private Snafu blowing Taps off-key, then firing a salute (and shooting down a planeful of Gremlins from the Kremlin). 4. Marvin D. McCune De Smet, SD - Marv McCune, age 66, of De Smet, SD, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN. Its now the Spring of 1961 and attendance at Disneyland Park has actually fallen off from the previous year by 200,000 people. With the 50th anniversary re-release of Snow White in 1987, Roger Rabbit in 1988, and the Little Mermaid in 1989, I felt optimistic about the future of animation for the first time in my life. Who had to drive down to Anaheim for the day to experience the Happiest Place on Earth only to find said place closed. I think King Features wouldnt let Popeye, and therefore Bluto, be used in the picture. (Again going L to R) Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, Baby Huey, Hippety Hopper, Dick Tracy & Tubby the Tuba all goggle the playful spirit for a second or two. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. This document (which was published on December 23, 1958) states that: While the gross income of Disneyland was greater this year than in any prior year, the operating expenses for this family fun park were likewise up substantially primarily to two factors. We went on it the last time we went to Disneyland. This is what then inspired Disney to develop the practice of plussing the attractions at his theme parks. Which is why Im now trying to get Jim Hill Meida back up to speed. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) clip with quote - Judge Doom killed Marvin Acme. Hashimoto-San Where Jessica is none-too-happy to see that theyve been trailed by this private dick. A large safe was dropped on his head and fortunately that action occurs offscreen. Little Dot Hopefully by next week, Ill be able to resume JHMs 5-day-a-week publication schedule. Even when he portrayed vicious gangsters in films like The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa, and The Cotton Club, there was still something decent & very relatable about Bobs portrayal of these characters. HECKLE AND JECKLE. But he tells me that there are another 80 or so pages of drawings of classic cartoon characters that were storyboarded from this proposed Roger Rabbit sequence. SpongeBob SquarePants Thank you for the rich account, Mr. Korkis and for the right-on-the-money storyboard sketches all those years ago, Mr. Kausler! Next come (again L to R) Junior & George, one of Tex Averys hound dogs, Practical Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Fifer Pig & Fiddler Pig. And why is that?, you ask. Without Hoskins ability to see (More importantly, make the audience believe that Bob was seeing) things that werent there, Roger Rabbit would have never worked. I just think Popeyes insensitive remark would suit Bluto better, with Popeye reacting to it, in a face-heel fashion. But when Disneys version of Swiss Family Robinson finally arrived in theaters in December of 1960, it did quite well at the box office. This article is based on research for The Disney Dish Podcast Episode 412, published on January 30, 2023. CHIP 'N DALE. Disney Big Figures: Where They Began, Where They Are Now and Where Are They Going? photographed on the island of Tobago in the West Indies and that it is shaping up into such an exciting and thrilling picture that the Swiss Family Robinson shows every promise of equaling or surpassing every production our Company has ever put out. Giving us all an intriguing look at what might have been. Moose out front shoulda told ya. Donations in Marvin's honor may be made to the charity of . Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse (both in the unproduced scene of Marvin Acme's funeral), and Tyke* from Tom and Jerry; Junior (in the unproduced scene of Marvin Acme's funeral) Red Hot Riding Hood and The Wolf from Red Hot Riding Hood (in the unproduced scene of Marvin Acme's funeral) Mind you, theres a fun little button on this sequence. The other three were adults. Little Audrey FYI: He brought along his daughter, Halley (As in Halley Mills, the star of Disneys Pollyana and The Parent Trap). Valiant cant hear what is being said but by the pantomined actions can see it is on the verge of becoming violent. Inspector Clouseau and Sergeant Deux-Deux but sorta makes you MISS the appearance[s] of Tom & J, Popeye, Casper, Herman & K , Baby H, Little A, etc. The Rivers of America were now going to be dry for months at a time from January of 1962 through June of that same year, this is when the Imagineers decided to tackle two projects that were well below Disneylands waterline which was digging out the basement space in New Orleans Square (which was originally supposed to house the walk-thru tour version of Pirates of the Caribbean) as well as carving out that below-grade space over at the Haunted Mansion. I consider him a true animation treasure and always encourage him to share more of his animation knowledge. Sally Sargant ( Terrytoons ) And Eddie Valiant searching for Roger certainly would have been an occasion to have Elmer Fudd walking by similarly hunting wabbits. He has yellow and orange swirly eyes and carried a straight razor. Not according to the guys who worked on it. Appearing in this scene as pallbearers were to be Popeye &. But Im getting ahead of myself here. As you can see by all of the projects that Ive just described this was a hugely complex addition to the Parks with lots of moving parts. So is it any wonder that while Pixar was still trying to get a handle on what Cars 3 would actually be about the Mouse (through its DisneyToon Studios arm. Sorry folks. You want to know the toughest part of just shutting down for a while? Casper (the definitive version). Ah yes, this takes me back. Anyway Like I said, Disneys movie version of Swiss Family Robinson comes out in December of 1960 and does quite well at the box office (Fourth highest grossing film of the year domestically). And in this case, the thinking was Walt really liked those live-action movies that Ken Annakin directed for the Studio. With a loose retheming that then allows this Disneyland attraction to become home to characters from Disneys Swiss Family Robinson, Tarzan, and Encanto.. CHIP 'N DALE. A Gray Line Bus would pull up in front of that hotel several times a day offering round-trip transportation to both of those Southern California attractions. Worth noting here that in the late 1960s / early 1970s when Walt Disney Animation Studios was fumbling around for an idea for a project to tackle after The Aristocats (That was the last animated feature that Walt Disney personally put into production / greenlit) someone asks that classic question What would Walt do?. Because the handful of drawings that Ive seen to date suggest that this sequence could have become a real high point in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.. He was an unusual blue-grey color, and his fur was nicotine stained. Another great piece about this great film. While amusing, some in the audience were puzzled why Valiant was taking a shower while Judge Doom and the weasels were in hot pursuit and time was running out for Roger. Which means that I should probably close here & run out and get her some more medicine. The appearance has all the mourners (both toon and human) screaming A Ghost! I wonder..who could doPopeyesvoice for that sceneMr.Marvin Acmes(Stubbys)funeral scene..that was cut from the film? Its a pretty ridiculous story (SPOILER: After he robbed the First National Bank of Toontown of a zillion simoleons, Judge Doom drops a piano on this pair of private detectives from 15 stories up. He Wouldve Been In The Marvin Acmes Funeral Scene Sadly Playing The Violin as the Coffin goes down into the grave ! And we were genuinely terrified for Eddie when he did battle with Judge Doom in the Acme Warehouse and then discovered that SPOILER ALERT Doom was the toon with those burning red eyes, and that high, squeaky voice who did in Teddy. In closing, thanks for all your kind notes. Marvin Acme's death. Cuphead and Mugman A live action look-alike for actor Humphrey Bogart is driving. This resulted in lower net profits compared to the prior year. Beyond Dicks address at WDI, Walt reportedly only wrote two words on this postcard. And in the middle of a work week that featured some pretty amazing professional opportunities (i.e., being allowed to cover this years Actors Fund Gala, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of Disney on Broadway. Its worth noting here that the Disneyland Hotel (with Walts permission, by the way) on those days when Disneyland was closed would offer its Guests the opportunity to visit Knotts Berry Farm as well as Universal Studios Hollywood. He is a bald, middle-aged gentleman with an eccentrically jovial, lighthearted personality who loves and cares deeply for the welfare of all Toons. FernGully Which produced home premieres like those TinkerBell movies) began actively looking into ways to expand this lucrative franchise? 14. New making-of-this-Broadway-musical book offers a few clues, An Evening with Alan Menken showcased the music of this Academy Award-winning composer, Let It Go gets the LEGO treatment as a whole new Disney Frozen story unfolds across books, TV & digital with Frozen Northern Lights, Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls coming to America, Disney isnt horsing around when it comes to Sofia the First toys. Meanwhile, Goofy makes a joke about how tough it is to be a pallbearer. I dont want people coming away from their visit to Disneyland with this impression. And by October 11, 1955 (less than 3 months after Disneyland Park first opened), they had a fix in place. Really stilted. The way I hear it, even with Spielbergs clout, there were just some cartoon characters that the Roger Rabbit production team couldnt acquire the rights to. That said, I was well aware at the time that many of the creative decisions in Who Framed Roger Rabbit were the result of legal negotiations in the boardroom. But as soon as Walt saw Marcs art for the Trapped Safari, he basically said Thats too good a gag to waste on the people who are riding Disneylands train. In 1965, this Adventureland Attraction even after taking those costs into consideration still managed to turn a profit of $313,000. Long story short: It was never a smart thing to bet against Walt. Im late to this party, but truly just knowing this was planned out in several alternate universes gives me such a euphoric feeling. That was the original plan, anyway. In fact, Walt so loved this gag that after the Africa Veldt section first opened at Disneyland Park in June of 1964 he actually made the Imagineers go back in this portion of that Adventureland attraction and restage it. 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