So what spurred Disneylands attendance surge in the Summer of 1959 was Walt pumping $6 million into the place for the construction of new attractions (Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage, & Monorail). Next comes (Again going L to R ) Porky & Petunia Pig, Horace Horsecollar & Clarabelle Cow, Jerky Turkey, Tex Averys wolf character and Droopy. Over that time, he has interviewed hundreds of animators, actors, and Imagineers -- many of whom have shared behind-the-scenes stories with Mr. Hill about how the Mouse House really works. Storyboards reveal what Marvin Acme's funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" would have looked like. 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Im definitely going to make this worth your while.. They like all of the short-term money that Lightning Lane is pulling in right now and are deliberately overlooking all of the long-term implications of the narrative getting out there that going to WDW is getting too expensive. Really stilted. Counter this with Lightning Lane. Not to mention adding all sort of restaurants & shops to the area surrounding that hotels Olympic-sized pool. Hopefully by next week, Ill be able to resume JHMs 5-day-a-week publication schedule. 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). 8. Marvin E Owens Home for Funerals. Marvin began his career at his father's clothing manufacturing company, P. Segal and then moved to a position at the Canadian Federal Government where he worked . 1959 was Disneylands greatest year attendance-wise. Roger is made the prime suspect and hires human detective Eddie Valiant to clear him of the charges. Which is why Im now trying to get Jim Hill Meida back up to speed. He has yellow and orange swirly eyes and carried a straight razor. Moose out front shoulda told ya. This would've been Marvin Acme's funeral" And Walt followed through on that promise. Maroon wends his way through the crowd and grabs Jessica Rabbits and pulls her to the side. From the very moment he first burst on the scene back in 1978 as sheet music salesman Arthur Parker in the TV mini-series version of Pennies from Heaven, it was clear that there was something special about this performer. He was an unusual blue-grey color, and his fur was nicotine stained. But again thanks for your patience as well as all your kind words. So does Disneylands Swiss Family Treehouse. This collection of animated shorts literally sent Lightning McQueen & Mater off on a road trip. 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. (H&K seperately, and Buzzy,m Katnips longtime crow star, already were established by 1947). Your email address will not be published. Thereby creating the oldI say old neighborhood we know as Toontown.. And why is that?, you ask. 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. Back in April of 2020, Disney announced that it was working on a CG version of Disneys 1973 hand-drawn version of Robin Hood. Which is eventually supposed to show up on Disney+. 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. Aladdin and Jasmine So thats now the plan for 1962 & 1963. In the back seat is a live-action look-alike of actor Clark Gable sitting next to Mickey Mouse. The Mickey and Bugs scene was limited to equal screen time, but that was negotiated before production began. Bunny Ball If Popeye were to be used in the funeral scene, wed have needed to see him carrying the casket alone, perhaps balancing it on one finger (hes strong to the finich, after all). It was too morbid for the film and didnt really move the story forward. Other holes featured recreations of popular Disneyland attractions of the 1960s. He is a bald, middle-aged gentleman with an eccentrically jovial, lighthearted personality who loves and cares deeply for the welfare of all Toons. But there was another aspect of Who Framed Roger Rabbit that for legal reasons as well as its difficulty-to-animate aspect that wound up getting cut from this Amblin production. A hearse, and a line of black limos are parked in the lane. I thought we were bearing Acme.. But is Who Framed Roger Rabbit a perfect film? Flippy Doggenbottom from *Toontown Online* You can see Disney proudly showing off the elaborate water wheel system at the heart of this Adventureland attraction, which send 200 gallons of water high up into that faux tree. Walt keenly remembers what happened when he last built an attraction at Disneyland that was based on a Ken Annakin film (Matterhorn Bobsleds inspired by Third Man on the Mountain). 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.. 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) So below youll see (going L to R) Catnip the Cat, Tom, Jerry & Andy Panda. Bonkers D. Bobcat Required fields are marked *. Just last year, I attended this amazing panel at Comic-Con where animation veterans like Don Hahn, Dave Bossert, Nik Ranieri, James Baxter, Tom Sito & Andreas Deja talked about all the mistakes that were made over the course of production of this motion picture. Your email address will not be published. Now previously here at JHM, Ive shared a few pages from the Who Framed Roger Rabbit screenplay which covered what was supposed to have happened graveside at the Acme funeral. Whereas poor Nancy currently sounds like a harbor seal with a head cold. 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). But as soon as Casper says Will you be my friend? , in a faithful recreation of that old cartoon cliche, both the toons & the humans at graveside scream A G-G-G-G-G-G-GHOST ! We say goodbye to a man who was more generous than a homely widow with Sunday supper. With Pingo, Pingg, Pongi and Pengy ( Pingus other friends ) and Pingi ( Pingus girlfriend ) frowning with misery ! Betty was wearing a dress and high heels at the time. Nudnik ( Paramount Cartoon Studios ) As Well as Robby the Seal ( Pingus Friend ) Crying as Acmes coffin gets lowered straight right down into the grave. Blackie the Lamb from Noveltoons ( Famous Studios ) Just to clarify whos where, heres an additional couple of storyboard drawings which suggest camera moves and/or close-ups. Cars 2 came out in June of 2011 and also did quite well at the box office (It took the No. John Mills (the male lead of Disneys Swiss Family Robinson film) was on hand for the dedication of this Adventureland attraction. The famous never filmed Marvin Acme funeral sequence workbook pages from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (Disney/Amblin, 1988) Did you know? Interesting side note: Its now an established part of the on-going Disney theme park narrative that Going to the Parks has just gotten to be too expensive and/or complicated, what with the institution of Lightning Lane and then forcing people to use virtual queues if they want to experience newer attractions at the Parks like Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot or Mickey & Minnies Runaway Railway out in Anaheim. What About: Herman & Katnip as a team Something that even today in our age of seamless interaction between CG characters & human performers actually holds up beautifully because Bob made the audience believe that Toontown & all of its residents were real. But what about Jack Wrather, the guy that Walt went to back in the Late Winter / Early Spring of 1955 and begged & pleaded for Wrather to build a hotel right next to Disneyland Park? And as a direct result, gags that had been built around these characters comic personas had to then be cut out of the picture. He promised the Toons that in the event of his death, they will inherit Toontown, as stated in his will. Hole No. Bugs, chomping on a carrot, leans out to ask Valiant, Pardon me, Doc. Build up the cave that was behind that pride of lions which was watching over that sleeping zebra so that the Trapped Safari would then have a stronger reveal. CHIP 'N DALE. Its still there, by the way. (You can read all about this in Walt Disney Productions annual report for 1961. One of the sequences from this Disney film that people most fondly remember is that montage where the Robinsons salvage what they can of their wrecked ship, the Swallow, and then use that same material to construct this amazing treehouse on an uninhabited island off the shore of New Guinea. 6. With his former writing partner, John Cawley, he authored several animation related books including The Encyclopedia of Cartoon Superstars, How to Create Animation, Cartoon Confidential and Get Animateds Animation Art Buyers Guide. He promised the Toons that in the event of his death, they will inherit Toontown, as stated in his will. Crusader Rabbit 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. Whereas Teddy He never made it). Which was going to be necessary for the two elevators that would then make that attractions stretching room scenes possible. All those Harvey characters (except Sad Sack, who wasnt an animated Toon) didnt exist in the 1940s setting of Roger Rabbit so why would they be in the film? The original production schedule was for three days of live action shooting for Marvin Acmes funeral. Which explains this line in the 1958 version of Walt Disney Productions annual report. 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. This was just four months after Michael Eisner had become Disneys new CEO. There's MICKEY MOUSE comforting MINNIE. When out of the corner of his eye (through a gap in the fence that surrounded this cricket pitch) John spied this beautiful Samaan tree with a huge 200 foot-wide canopy of leaves. That high, high, I say that high-larious place up in the sky. Interesting story about that vignette that Marc created for The Jungle Cruise. It originally wasnt supposed to be part of that ride. So the Ken Annakin corona effect lives on at Disney. Probably Maurice LaMarche, who had voiced the muscular mariner in Popeye and Son for Hanna-Barbera in 1987. Theres a full scan of that annual report over on DisneyDocs.net). Theres a famous story about the origin of the Matterhorn-at-Disneyland project. The stories that slip through your fingers. Only Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest sold more tickets in 2006) that Disney execs asked John Lasseter to develop a sequel. And as Valiant moves through the long column of cars that are parked near Acmes gravesite, the private detective notices R.K. Maroon exit a long black limo. Storyboards reveal what Marvin Acme's funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" would have looked like. You want to know the toughest part of just shutting down for a while? Which was a perk that no other hotel in Orange County had. Not happily, I might add. (in the unproduced scene of Marvin Acme's funeral) MGM Cartoons. Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. Carlos Lopez Estrada had been signed to helm this film. And just in case youre wondering: The cost of extending Disneylands monorail system over to the Disneyland Hotel was $1.9 million (Thats $19 million in 2023 money). Some say that Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a hit because of all the classic cartoon characters Spielberg & Zemeckis crammed into this Touchstone Pictures release. Better staged. This is when Marc came up with the idea for the Sacred Elephant Bathing Pool and the Africa Veldt sequences for The Jungle Cruise. Not to mention the Trapped Safari. Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Owl and Gopher And what does the Company do with this info? Cuphead and Mugman It had all of this lush shot-on-location footage (Though to be fair here I guess we should mention that this movies interiors were shot over in London at Pinewood Studios). But wait. Eddie follows these two into a near-by mausoleum. Meanwhile, Goofy makes a joke about how tough it is to be a pallbearer. Seeing How This Is The Golden Age of American Animation, More Deleted Cameos are: Im doubling back on the establishing shot to get you some close-ups. Back when Disney prided itself in being a good neighbor. Which then cues Foghorn Leghorn to begin his sermon. Lets jump ahead to the 1959 version of Walt Disney Productions annual report. Skip to main content. It wasnt til February 6, 1985 that Disneyland Park formally switched to being a seven-day-a-week operation. But rather all of the classic cartoon characters from the 1930s & the 1940s who have turned out to pay their respects to Acme. And carrying the casket from below (hes admittedly hard to see in the above image) is Yosemite Sam. Popeye makes a joke back about how Were bearing Paul? John Hughes adapted his own short story (i.e., Vacation 58, which had run in National Lampoon magazine less than four years earlier. One that might send Lightning McQueen & Mater off to explore the gritty inner-city world that we glimpsed in all that concept art for Metro, that never-produced Cars spin-off. An Justin Springer, who helped get Tron: Legacy off the ground back in 2010, would be producing. But because we all bought into his version of Eddie Valiant, we rejoiced when this long-in-his-cups ex-cop finally let go of the bottle. Tito and Burrito The actual Disneyland in Anaheim. etc. The Entire Cast of The Adventures of Brer Rabbit ( 2006 ) So thats what the Imagineers did. The storyboard drawings are by the Amblin contract artist, Marty Kline. This whole scene is being shown from the point of view of Valiant who is in the distance leaning against a palm tree. Wed have to rip that up and then reroute that water system., The Imagineers then said But Walt. Baby Huey Also the Goons from Sleeping Beauty & the Jungle Book vulture (seen briefly at the end) as well. 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