Showing posts with label fantasyland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fantasyland. Show all posts

Thursday, June 23, 2016

You're not going to care.

Three people will give a shit about this post. That's ok though because that makes it well worth it.

 Take a look at this picture:


The Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World and included the attraction "Snow White's Scary Adventure". It was great but guests always wondered why they didn't see Snow White anywhere in the ride. The official story was that YOU were Snow White and you saw these adventures unfold through her eyes. That's a fine story but they never bothered to tell the guests that which left them confused.

 In 1971 Fantasyland was way behind schedule. Not as bad as Tomorrowland but in need of some trimming to make the opening. So much got chopped. Entire attractions were scraped and replaced with known favorites like Snow White and Peter Pan.

 This Snow White pictured above appeared in Disneyland's 1983 remake of Fantasyland but it was originally sculpted for Walt Disney World. How do I know? Look at the awesome background figures.

 On the right, in the background, IS THE SCULPT FOR THE COPPERTONE GIRL that once graced the center of Mickey's Mart in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World! Hold on it gets better. To the left, behind Snow White's ass, is the model for the PLAZA SWAN BOATS of the Magic Kingdom!!!!

 What this means, folks, is that you SHOULD have seen Snow White in the original MK attraction but time and budget restraints kept that from happening.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Mr Toad's Wild Ride X4


The original Mr Toad's Wild Ride sign. I liked the carnival feel of the design. If you need a new tattoo idea...this is it.


Toad's gun cabinet in the trophy room. Notice his little head above the word "Guns".


My friends and I made a sport of running around in the ride on Saturday nights. There will never be anything more fun than that. Never.


Where we'll end up.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

The Aristocats

Remember this place? Right next to Snow White's Scary Adventure? Last time I checked it was Mickey's Beanstalk Opium Den. Is that still there?




Saturday, October 18, 2014

Fantasyland Friday!

Hey it's Fantasyland Friday! Only it's not Friday but when I started this post it was. Then, I started drinking beer and I forgot what day it was! Next thing you know it was Saturday! Saturday's a perfect time for Fantasyland Friday. 


My first offering is this fun shot from It's a Small World. 150 years ago me and my friend, Mike Fink King of the Jungle, would sneak in there for no reason at all. It SEEMS like it would be boring but it was really fun. It's a challenge to move behind the plywood sets without being seen by the people in the boats. I thought it was fun to take pictures of them.


The original Peter Pan's Flight sign. Back then I was obsessed with that ride. I wanted to document every inch of it and as far as I know I have the biggest collection of PPF media in the world. Hundreds of pictures and a full set of blue prints. I'm not bragging. 

I'm bragging.



Monday, September 22, 2014