The Disney Thread: For Everything Concerning the House of Mouse

figmentPez

figmentPez

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Zero Esc said:
Modern Disney wouldn't have the balls to do that short segment today, let alone entire film based on it. I have zero faith in this project.
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Yeah, the version of Chernabog who appeared in Once Upon a Time was pretty neutered. A nice reference, but about as much "Night on Bald Mountain" as a mouse-eared topiary is Steamboat Willie.
 
Eriol

Eriol

Tangled is ripe for an "adventure of the week" kind of show. Could be fine. As a child I remember enjoying the Alladin TV series (haven't watched it as an adult, may have been crap), so IMO it seems possible to do an OK job of it.

And more of the horse could be hilarious.
 
CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Eriol said:
Tangled is ripe for an "adventure of the week" kind of show. Could be fine. As a child I remember enjoying the Alladin TV series (haven't watched it as an adult, may have been crap), so IMO it seems possible to do an OK job of it.

And more of the horse could be hilarious.
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What I've seen still holds up pretty well, as it's done just as you say with the villain-of-the-week. Iago got a little grating, but Genie's a bit more toned-down as it's Dan Castalenetta, not Williams, doing the voice.
 
filmfanatic

filmfanatic

It seems like the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park is undergoing a major shake-up.

Firstly, there's news that the park will be getting a new name. Secondly, they've announced that The Magic of Disney Animation and Walt Disney: One Man's Dream will be closing their doors. This has begun some to start speculating on other attractions that may be on the chopping block. Whatever may happen, it seems like there may be big change coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

Dei said:
How many names has that park gone through now? [emoji14]
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The new name will be the 3rd name it has had. Disney-MGM Studios was first, and it 2008 changed to Disney's Hollywood Studios.

filmfanatic said:
It seems like the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park is undergoing a major shake-up.

Firstly, there's news that the park will be getting a new name. Secondly, they've announced that The Magic of Disney Animation and Walt Disney: One Man's Dream will be closing their doors. This has begun some to start speculating on other attractions that may be on the chopping block. Whatever may happen, it seems like there may be big change coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios.
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The Backlot Tour attraction has already been shut down, Sounds Dangerous has been shuttered for years, American Idol has gone idle. Rumors are Lights, Motors, Action! may close and make way for the expansion of the Pixar Place with the addition of Radiator Springs Racers and persistent rumors of a Monsters Inc based ride. Also rumored is an expansion of the presence of Star Wars in the park.

Other news has Disney Quest, at Downtown Disney (or Disney Springs as it is changing into), being closed and changed to the NBA Experience. Personally, not a good move, I have no interest in that. I know that ABC/ESPN has the contract with the NBA, but this just doesn't feel like a good fit to me.

Animal Kingdom is under huge amounts of construction with the addition of Avatar-land where Camp Minnie-Mickey used to be and the addition of a nighttime water/light show probably along the same technology line as World of Color at California Adventure.

Magic Kingdom is finishing up the expansion of the central hub area in front of Cinderella's Castle and building/remodeling a new Pirate's themed restaurant.

Epcot is currently the least under construction, only thing happening is the re-imagining of Maelstrom into a Frozen based ride in the Norway Pavilion and the building of a new building to house the Frozen meet-n-greet and new restrooms.
 
filmfanatic

filmfanatic

Sparhawk said:
The Backlot Tour attraction has already been shut down, Sounds Dangerous has been shuttered for years, American Idol has gone idle. Rumors are Lights, Motors, Action! may close and make way for the expansion of the Pixar Place with the addition of Radiator Springs Racers and persistent rumors of a Monsters Inc based ride. Also rumored is an expansion of the presence of Star Wars in the park.

Other news has Disney Quest, at Downtown Disney (or Disney Springs as it is changing into), being closed and changed to the NBA Experience. Personally, not a good move, I have no interest in that. I know that ABC/ESPN has the contract with the NBA, but this just doesn't feel like a good fit to me.

Animal Kingdom is under huge amounts of construction with the addition of Avatar-land where Camp Minnie-Mickey used to be and the addition of a nighttime water/light show probably along the same technology line as World of Color at California Adventure.

Magic Kingdom is finishing up the expansion of the central hub area in front of Cinderella's Castle and building/remodeling a new Pirate's themed restaurant.

Epcot is currently the least under construction, only thing happening is the re-imagining of Maelstrom into a Frozen based ride in the Norway Pavilion and the building of a new building to house the Frozen meet-n-greet and new restrooms.
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Certainly a lot of changes and updates happening around the Disney World resort. For me, I reported on what's been happening with Disney's Hollywood Studios because, if they end up closing down as much as some speculate or rumor, then that's a lot of potential attraction space that they'll get in the park and a lot of overall change.
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

I was just kinda laying it all out in one post. Well, really I was just responding with a little more and it kinda snowballed...

I'm curious to see what is announced at D23 Expo in a couple of weeks, guessing it will be there for them to confirm or deny all the speculation.
 
filmfanatic

filmfanatic

Sparhawk said:
I was just kinda laying it all out in one post. Well, really I was just responding with a little more and it kinda snowballed...

I'm curious to see what is announced at D23 Expo in a couple of weeks, guessing it will be there for them to confirm or deny all the speculation.
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Most likely. D23 Expo seems like a good time to tackle what exactly is happening with Disney's Hollywood Studios.
 
Cheesy1

Cheesy1

Dude, if they did the Horned King using awesome make-up and practical effects and still had John Hurt come back to do the voice again, I'd love that!
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

Two weeks until the D23 Expo in Anaheim. Expecting lots of news to come out of the convention, especially about the renovation of Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida.

Also circulating today are several sites reporting "rumors" of Disneyland doing a bit of renovation by shutting down Toontown and installing a Star Wars land in it's place in the park.
 
Sparhawk

Sparhawk

Cheesy1 said:
It was also reported today that they bought about three parcels of land around Disneyland recently, which is also speculated to be involved with plans to add more Star Wars and Marvel related attractions.
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They bought the Carousel Inn before we went to Disneyland in May, so not sure why they're including that property in this report. I honestly don't see them tearing down the hotel to build something else. It's a very narrow strip that sits between two other hotels, and has a six lane boulevard between it and the "mainland" of DL/CA.
 
CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Disney's upcoming movies for the next while:

[DOUBLEPOST=1439770785,1439770725][/DOUBLEPOST]I believe Jungle Book and BatB are live-action remakes, and dang I'm excited for BFG. That was a favorite book of mine as a kid.
 
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