Things get built at the Disney Theme Parks but not always for the reasons that you might think. With a loose retheming that then allows this Disneyland attraction to become home to characters from Disneys Swiss Family Robinson, Tarzan, and Encanto.. Were then going to have to spend dollars to get those people back.. Which bring us to Eddie Valiant, the down-on-his-luck private dick that Bob played in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.. Thats gotta go inside of the actual Jungle Cruise. So at Walts insistence the Trapped Safari then became the tag gag for the African Veldt section of that Adventureland attraction. Three was Sleeping Beauty Castle. I just love how in the above shot Felix the Cat is fighting back tears as he helps to carry Acmes casket. Mind it, it wasnt just time & money that tripped up this particular sequence. 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? Just in the past week or so, a few pieces of concept art for Metro have surfaced online. Baby Huey Sadly, Ken passed away at his home in Beverly Hills back in April of 2009 at the ripe old age of 94. All of which came in handy during those Mondays & Tuesdays during the Winter Months when people were staying at the Disneyland Hotel and had nowhere to go on those days when the Happiest Place on Earth was closed. Im late to this party, but truly just knowing this was planned out in several alternate universes gives me such a euphoric feeling. More to the point, since Disneylands 1959 expansion project was largely focused on Tomorrowland This time around, the work will largely be focused on the other side of the Park. 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). 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?. Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare I think King Features wouldnt let Popeye, and therefore Bluto, be used in the picture. 65 Likes, 5 Comments - Daffy Duck (@brerfox_showbiz_slamdown) on Instagram: "Storyboards of scrapped 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' scene. Im Just Saying If Theyre Actually In The Film If They Had Their Own Cartoons by Famous Studios ! Close. 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. 1200 people an hour. Required fields are marked *. The Trapped Safari was basically supposed to be something that made Guests think Ooh, I need to get over to Adventureland while Im here at the Park and go check out that new, improved version of the Jungle River Cruise that everyones talking about.. Eddie follows these two into a near-by mausoleum. Bendy So things that are now closely associated with a visit to Disneyland back in the day (EX: Having to purchase a book of tickets before you entered that theme park. WowPopeye, Herman, Felix, and Avery Wolf. How so?, you query. Nudnik ( Paramount Cartoon Studios ) But he also revealed that this project which, at that time, was entitled Space was slated to be released theatrically in April of 2019) This animated feature was abruptly cancelled when DisneyToon Studios was shuttered in June of 2018. Ah yes, this takes me back. He taught animation classes at the Disney Institute in Florida as well as instructing classes on acting and animation history for Disney Feature Animation: Florida. Okay. Lil Abner and Daisy Mae ( Screen Gems ) But when Disneys version of Swiss Family Robinson finally arrived in theaters in December of 1960, it did quite well at the box office. Well, this sequence starts out sticking relatively close to the screenplay. When I contact anyone for information, I am always prepared for them to decline or not have the answer. Home; Memorials; Cemeteries; Famous; Contribute; Register; Sign In; . Sadly, the Imagineers werent able to base any other theme park attractions on Ken Annakin movies. Tel: 1-606-758-9600. Giving us all an intriguing look at what might have been. So reading between the lines here in Disneylands second year of operation (July 1956 June 1957), the folks down in Anaheim experimented with keeping Walts family fun park open six days a week during the slower times of the year. Cars 3 would eventually arrive in theaters in June of 2017. Annakin went on to direct several very popular family films in the 1960s & 1970s, among them Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines and The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking. And the Walt Disney Company went out of its way to recognize Kens contribution to the overall success of Disney Studio & the Companys theme parks by naming him a Disney Legend in 2002. and Little Lulu ! If the funeral scene had been included in the film, no doubt the same stipulation would have been made for the bit with Bugs, Mickey, Humphrey and Clark in the convertible. And Walt now wants to turn that attendance deficit around. 7 slot in the Top-Ten-for-ticket-sales that year). 10. 8. We say goodbye to a man who was more generous than a homely widow with Sunday supper. A hearse, and a line of black limos are parked in the lane. So lets start with the obvious: When Disneyland Park first opened in July of 1955, there had never been one of these before. Which was going to be necessary for the two elevators that would then make that attractions stretching room scenes possible. When there was plenty to go around for everyone. Featuring Popeye, Elmer Fudd, Felix the Cat . The Entire Cast of The Adventures of Brer Rabbit ( 2006 ) Which explains this line in the 1958 version of Walt Disney Productions annual report. 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. Inspector Clouseau and Sergeant Deux-Deux If Disney and Amblin Had A Contract with Trickfilmstudio and Editoy, Then Ill Be Very Proud ! Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. That high, high, I say that high-larious place up in the sky. But rather all of the classic cartoon characters from the 1930s & the 1940s who have turned out to pay their respects to Acme. Likewise the Japanese Village and Deer Park over Buena Park. So when your winter cold (which wouldnt let go) becomes a spring cold (that just wont go away) suddenly mutates into the Black Plague Well, its then finally time to do something. Perhaps one of the saddest casualties was the funeral of Marvin Acme. 2 at the box office. Yes its real.). All of them would've appeared in a sequence set at Marvin Acme's funeral, but it was cut due to pacing concerns. TOM AND JERRY. HECKLE AND JECKLE. A-hyuck. Now what really would have been great about this proposed sequence for Who Framed Roger Rabbit wasnt just Marvins pallbearers. One was supposed to be built around boats. He was an unusual blue-grey color, and his fur was nicotine stained. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. Simba, Timon & Pumbaa The pallbearers of the coffin kept shifting but generally included Yosemite Sam (who is struggling to carry the coffin from underneath it), Elmer Fudd, the silent screen version of Felix the Cat (with a Sob thought bubble above him), Popeye, Bluto, Herman the Mouse and in at least one version, Goofy. One of the only images from the storyboards for Marvin Acme's funeral Titled: "Acme Funeral: Inglewood Cemetery" Private Detective Eddie Valiant arrive at the graveyard at Inglewood, California for Acme's funeral Move to the top 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. Hopefully from here on in, things will get back to normal here at JHM and we then wont miss any more huge Disney-related stories like the passing of gifted performers like Bob Hoskins. People who own public domain tapes (and closeted Paramount cartoon fans at the time) would have freaked out with excitement if this was in the movie. Despite being cut from the final film, Joe Alaskey is still credited as voicing him in the end credits. At one point Maroon points to his pocket. Whereas poor Nancy currently sounds like a harbor seal with a head cold. 16. 200 people up in the tree at any one time. But again thanks for your patience as well as all your kind words. But she & Walt put on hard hats. Which produced home premieres like those TinkerBell movies) began actively looking into ways to expand this lucrative franchise? 6. Which then cues Foghorn Leghorn to begin his sermon. While this work was being done along the shore of the Rivers of America, over towards the entrance of Adventureland, the Imagineers were reconfiguring that restaurant that faced out towards Disneylands Hub. How Come Their Cameos Got Deleted ? Not happily, I might add. Among them the TWA Moonliner, the Submarine Voyage, the Painted Desert from Frontierland (this is the area Guests traveled through when they experienced Disneylands Mine Train thru Natures Wonderland attraction), Tom Sawyer Island, the Fort in Frontierland, not to mention Skull Rock as well as Monstro the Whale from Disneylands Fantasyland. Imagine Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. And while a Planes 3 was definitely put in development (At the Disney Animation panel at the 2017 D23 Expo, John Lasseter not only shared a clip from this film. Because the storyboard artists took what Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman had originally written for this part of their Roger Rabbit screenplay and really expanded on the concept of animated-characters-attend-a-human-funeral idea. Only then could you go over to the actual attraction and get in line for that experience. Bravo for a wonderful reconstruction of a lost scene from disparate sources. After Valiant leaves Roger and Dolores at the bar, he hops a red car to the Inglewood cemetery (that was originally going to be a real cemetery somewhere in the San Francisco area) where the Marvin Acme funeral is taking place. John Mills (the male lead of Disneys Swiss Family Robinson film) was on hand for the dedication of this Adventureland attraction. Thats billion with a B.. 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. Cuphead and Mugman Bugs, chomping on a carrot, leans out to ask Valiant, Pardon me, Doc. It would have been a great scene. Darkwing Duck Well, heres hoping that whoever wins this auction is a kind & generous soul. 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Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a4b476bf6ec9913e8eb0df1ca3539285" );document.getElementById("i81fec714c").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Jim Korkis is an internationally respected animation historian who in recent years has devoted his attention to the many worlds of Disney. With Pingo, Pingg, Pongi and Pengy ( Pingus other friends ) and Pingi ( Pingus girlfriend ) frowning with misery ! Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. These preproduction paintings suggest that this Cars spin-off would be far grittier than Say the sort of adventures that Lightning McQueen & Mater would typically have out in Radiator Springs. No lawyer writers. And part of his effort to get as much profit as possible out of Disneys theme parks. Cubby Bear ( Van Beuren ) I just think Popeyes insensitive remark would suit Bluto better, with Popeye reacting to it, in a face-heel fashion. and Various Characters from Don Bluth Animated Movies ! Little Roquefort 3. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on SATURDAY, APRIL 1. Better yet, a complete set of these drawings are now up for bid on eBay. etc. 1959 was Disneylands greatest year attendance-wise. Theres a full scan of that annual report over on DisneyDocs.net). In the original screenplay, an entire day went by between the time Eddie exited the Terminal Bar & Grill and the moment that Valiant encountered Jessica Rabbit as he stepped out of his office bathroom. This kid-friendly area (called the Magic Kingdom Golf Course) featured elaborately themed holes with recreations of attractions that could be found right next door at Disneyland Park. 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