Stumbo the Giant Whats kind of intriguing about the plot complication that sets Act 3 of National Lampoons Vacation in motion (i.e., that just as the Grisworld arrive at Walley World [after a harrowing cross-country journey] they discover that Americas favorite family fun park is closed for two weeks for cleaning and to make repairs) is that Well, its based on something that Hughes learned about the real Disneyland. The ceremony is already in progress. Not according to the guys who worked on it. He had stopped work for the day and drinking with friends at a cricket match. Thanks for all your dedicated work for Roger Rabbit history. 2. 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). Famous characters Popeye, Bluto, Olive Oyl, Superman, Little Lulu, and Casper the Friendly Ghost, as well as Pat Sullivan 's Felix the Cat, and MGM's Tom & Jerry, were all scripted to appear in a scene revolving around Marvin Acme's funeral, but the rights to the characters could not be obtained in time, although a photo of Felix shaking hands 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). 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. 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. Drawings were made of Tom and Jerry, Heckle and Jeckle, Tex Averys MGM wolf character, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Porky and Petunia Pig, Droopy, Andy Panda, Katnip the Cat, Tex Averys George and Junior, Sylvester the Cat, Baby Huey, Tubby the Tuba and the Three Little Pigs among many others. That being said, I want to publicly state that Mark has helped me many, many times in the past. They are all dressed in golf attire and there are bags of golf clubs in the back. 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. Back when Disney prided itself in being a good neighbor. 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. 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. -Via io9 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. Which is why even after Disneyland Park switched to a 5-day-a-week operating schedule during the off-season Disneyland Hotel launched into an aggressive expansion plan. Stupid was the dumb one. The final version and the one that is most often referenced seems to be that as the coffin touches the bottom of the grave, Casper the Friendly Ghost rises up and asks, Will you be my friend?. 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. 28. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) clip with quote - Judge Doom killed Marvin Acme. Which is why Im now trying to get Jim Hill Meida back up to speed. THE ACME FUNERAL SITE - LONG SHOT - DAY A hearse, and a line of black limos are parked in the lane. Swiss Family Treehouse quickly became one of the more popular attractions in the Park. For as Eddie exits that mausoleum who comes motoring up but Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Humphrey Bogart & Clark Cable. 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. I just love how in the above shot Felix the Cat is fighting back tears as he helps to carry Acmes casket. Three was Sleeping Beauty Castle. But wait. In 1965, this Adventureland Attraction even after taking those costs into consideration still managed to turn a profit of $313,000. Original film storyboard in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" that included a funeral scene of Marvin Acme, with Eddie Valiant, RK Maroon, and the Toons involved such as Popeye, Bluto, Felix the Cat, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Goofy, Herman the Mouse, Jessica Rabbits, and others. 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. 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. Dolores: But I already have a good man). Anyway Now what made this redo / expansion of the Jungle River Cruise complicated is that this Adventureland attraction shared a water system with the Rivers of America (Guests who were headed to Disneylands old Chicken Plantation Restaurant for lunch or dinner used to have to walk over a bridge in Frontierland. 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. Which reminds me of something Walt once said when an Imagineer suggested that the Company could save a few bucks by cutting corners on a particular project: If people ever stop coming to the Park because they think we cut corners on a project, the few cents we saved ultimately arent going to matter. 7 slot in the Top-Ten-for-ticket-sales that year). In the back seat is a live-action look-alike of actor Clark Gable sitting next to Mickey Mouse. 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. Seeing How This Is The Golden Age of American Animation, More Deleted Cameos are: Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare We shed no tears for we know that Marvin is going to a better place. The final shot for the scene would be Valiant saying, When it comes to funerals, Toons are worse than the Irish! etc. More more MORE!!!! Marvin Hagler Funeral Service - Open Casket [HD] ~ Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 - March 13, 2021) was an American prof. But Hoskins matter-of-fact retelling is so real & so raw that from here in on in this movie you then just cant help but feel for this character. Sorry folks. Just so Walt could then be certain that this attractions stairways werent too steep. Goofy: Gawsh! Yosemite Sam winds up being the only toon left carrying Acmes casket. 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? That would have been funnier than the Paul Bearer joke, and he wouldnt have needed to talk if a suitable voice couldnt have been found. Well, Nancys still battling whatever this crud is. Beyond Dicks address at WDI, Walt reportedly only wrote two words on this postcard. 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. After Roger Rabbit discovers that Marvin is playing Patty Cake with his wife Jessica, Acme is found murdered the following morning in his factory warehouse. Which is why Disney then asked Pixar to prep a follow-up film. Things get built at the Disney Theme Parks but not always for the reasons that you might think. 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. and Little Lulu ! Clustered around a gravesite are the mourners TOONS of every stripe. 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). Jim Hill Turns Lady & the Tramp Inside Out for D23 Fanniversary, Video: Disneys Million Dollar Arm Could have a Billion New Fans. I thought we were bearing Acme.. Were then going to have to spend dollars to get those people back.. Okay. Bugs, chomping on a carrot, leans out to ask Valiant, Pardon me, Doc. It actually meant a lot to Nancy & myself that people had noticed that the site had gone dark for a few days and were concerned enough to send along e-mails and/or make phone calls just to make sure that we were both okay. Which means that I should probably close here & run out and get her some more medicine. 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). Which again I remind you was published on December 23rd of that year: This current year, we are operating the park during the winter months on a five-day schedule with resulting savings in operating costs and in the hope that a full weeks business can be compressed within the five days. In addition to the 4000+ articles Jim has written for the Web, he also co-hosts a trio of popular podcasts: Disney Dish with Len Testa, Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor and Marvel US Disney with Aaron Adams. Mr. Hill makes his home in Southern New Hampshire with his lovely wife Nancy and two obnoxious cats, Ginger & Betty. SpongeBob SquarePants Whereas I Ive always pointed to Bob Hoskins performance and said that this was the element that actually made that movie work. They chit-chatted with Valiant for a few moment before heading off to the links and . Why when toonkind splattered forth upon this landscape, we wandered the hills without a home. In one version, Yosemite Sam gets so angry that he yells, Hold it, ya varmints! I Wish Pingu Appeared In Who Framed Roger Rabbit ! Kari Granlund was writing the screenplay for this Robin Hood reboot. 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. Sorry I declined to participate in this post, just too much work for nothing, I guess. He has yellow and orange swirly eyes and carried a straight razor. TOM AND JERRY. Its Bob Hoskins performance that I think elevates Who Framed Roger Rabbit from being just this clever movie which is loaded with witty, well-done animation to being a truly great film. Sally Sargant ( Terrytoons ) 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. 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. Which then cues Foghorn Leghorn to begin his sermon. *Sigh* I bet the story artists either bought a bunch of PD tapes, or toured the Paramount studios (and found the hidden Max & Dave Fleischer door. To be specific, Frontierland & Adventureland. They would be seen doing a pan shot while the eulogy is given. (1) Operating a seven-day week throughout the 1957 1958 week against a six-day week the year before. 9. The famous never filmed Marvin Acme funeral sequence workbook pages from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (Disney/Amblin, 1988) Did you know? You want to know the toughest part of just shutting down for a while? Back then, Walt Disney Studios just had a hit film that was based on Johann David Wyss famous adventure novel of 1812. 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. Which is a trifle ironic. While yet another was supposed to have shined a spotlight on trucks. 16. No lawyer writers. Storyboards Reveal What Marvin Acme's Funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" Would Have Looked Like Published 9 years ago on May 8, 2014 By Jim Hill Listen to the Article So when your winter cold (which wouldn't let go) becomes a spring cold (that just won't go away) suddenly mutates into the Black Plague 14. Meanwhile, Goofy makes a joke about how tough it is to be a pallbearer. It was too morbid for the film and didnt really move the story forward. Your email address will not be published. At this point, there was no confirmation as to what toons would be available to mourn so there are multiple blue sky drawings. Storyboards for this scene recently surfaced on EBay. A live action look-alike for actor Humphrey Bogart is driving. And one of the main reasons that this Walt Disney Productions release did so well at the box office that year was Well, Swiss Family Robinson looked great. Clustered around a gravesite are the mourners TOONS of every stripe. Only Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest sold more tickets in 2006) that Disney execs asked John Lasseter to develop a sequel. 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. Anyway, the scene wouldnt have added much to the film, but its nice that other 1940s characters had been planned to appear. So be bought a postcard of the actual Matterhorn and then mailed it to Dick Irvine (who at that time was the Companys lead Imagineer). Your email address will not be published. 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. 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