Required fields are marked *. Which was a perk that no other hotel in Orange County had. They are all dressed in golf attire and there are bags of golf clubs in the back. Take for example what happened last week when Bob Hoskins died. Your email address will not be published. Walt may have been overselling things a little here. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. etc. I just love how in the above shot Felix the Cat is fighting back tears as he helps to carry Acmes casket. 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. And Walt followed through on that promise. Bunny Ball And Eddie Valiant searching for Roger certainly would have been an occasion to have Elmer Fudd walking by similarly hunting wabbits. Bonkers D. Bobcat And part of his effort to get as much profit as possible out of Disneys theme parks. Walt was over in Switzerland for the start of shooting on Third Man on the Mountain in 1958 and evidently really liked what he saw. Mark. Fantastic Four ( Hanna-Barbera ) Not to mention adding all sort of restaurants & shops to the area surrounding that hotels Olympic-sized pool. 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). Storyboards for this scene recently surfaced on EBay. Maybe we should look at those. No wonder Steven Spielberg liked it so much. 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). How Come Their Cameos Got Deleted ? Not happily, I might add. There were many variations in the actual funeral proceedings but here is probably the most likely version that I have patched together from Mel Blancs vocal script, the storyboard done by Amblin artist Marty Kline offered for sale on eBay in 2014, talking with some of the people who worked on the film and other sources: R.K. Maroons Packard roars up amidst all the black limos and hearse parked along the roadway near the site of Acmes funeral. Aladdin and Jasmine If we built a Swiss Family Treehouse in the Park Well, that then means a steep set of stairs first going up into that tree and then a second steep set of stairs coming down out of that tree. Also many iconic Harvey characters didnt even appear until after 1947, when RRs set: Eddie follows these two into a near-by mausoleum. HECKLE AND JECKLE. Interesting story about that vignette that Marc created for The Jungle Cruise. It originally wasnt supposed to be part of that ride. Dedicated To Classic Cartoons: Past, Present & Future, New Animation Books For Your Social Isolation. 0 cemeteries found in Acme, Grand . Turned this proposed sequence for this film into something that animation fans would have talked about for decades. 16. Want to stress here: Two days a week versus the two weeks each year in National Lampoons Vacation.. Popeye makes a joke back about how Were bearing Paul? Tito and Burrito 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?. It was a different time. Inspector Clouseau and Sergeant Deux-Deux Better yet, a complete set of these drawings are now up for bid on eBay. And then there was Metro. Which was supposed to have been set in the inner city and focused on what went on in The World Below Cars. As in: Down in the subway system. 13. Jim Hill is an entertainment writer who has specialized in covering The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years now. 1959 was Disneylands greatest year attendance-wise. I have a lot more of the drawings, including the Casper ones, I think Joe Ranft drew several of the Casper sequence, including the A GHOST! one. 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. It always seemed odd that Tom and Jerry, the top cartoon stars of the time, werent there, or even Fox and Crow. So thats what happened around here last week / earlier this week. Roland and Rattfink Valiant cant hear what is being said but by the pantomined actions can see it is on the verge of becoming violent. How whenever a Guest visited this place they were constantly being forced to repeatedly open their wallet), his immediate reaction was We need to fix this now. 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Your email address will not be published. What About: Marvin Acme is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. And in this case, the thinking was Walt really liked those live-action movies that Ken Annakin directed for the Studio. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. Because Bob brought so much reality & humanity to Eddie, a role that in the wrong hands could have really been just a cartoon. So the Happiest Place on Earth was a learn-as-you-go operation. A Terrytoons Mighty Mouse is crying while in the hand of a Fleischer Superman who is on his knees sobbing away. From that point on, there are several different variations of what happens to Acmes coffin so that there were multiple options depending upon what character rights could be obtained. 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. Who now that Acmes funeral has wrapped up this famous foursome is heading off to play some golf. Learn more about the master animator behind "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," Richard. 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. So this change in the way that Disneyland Park operated during the off-season made things easier for Walt and Disneys book-keepers back in Burbank. The September 1979 issue, to be exact) to the screen. This area was specially illuminated for night-time play. In fact, Walt so loved this gag that after the Africa Veldt section first opened at Disneyland Park in June of 1964 he actually made the Imagineers go back in this portion of that Adventureland attraction and restage it. Id also like to thank people like Leo N. Holzer, who stepped up to the plate when Nancy & I couldnt and got a new story or two out there. That was the original plan, anyway. and the Harvey superheroes ?! Because Id dearly love to see whats in those other 80 drawings. So for Disneylands third year of operation (July 1957 June 1958) on Walts orders, Disneyland is then kept open seven days a week all year long. Eddie winds up with just a broken arm. 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 Baby Huey 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). ! and then run off in terror. So did this change in the way that Disneyland Park ultimately operated off-season ultimately work out? 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. 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 Little Roquefort Marvin Acme is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. We shed no tears for we know that Marvin is going to a better place. Sally Sargant ( Terrytoons ) Heres the actual opening line to John Hughes Vacation 58.. Also the Goons from Sleeping Beauty & the Jungle Book vulture (seen briefly at the end) as well. When I ask, it is a favor so the person is under no obligation to respond. It was too morbid for the film and didnt really move the story forward. This operational change at the Park is going to affect your bottom line at the Hotel. Where just before boarding that ride you then surrendered that ticket. 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. Dolores: But I already have a good man). Maroon wends his way through the crowd and grabs Jessica Rabbits and pulls her to the side. Okay. Marvin E Owens Home for Funerals. Great reporting Jim. This was what led Walt to bring Marc Davis over to WED from Feature Animation in October of 1960 and effectively say Help me make Disneyland better. Hashimoto-San The Wuzzles Back then, this Adventureland attraction was a C Ticket (35 cents apiece). And then the two of them made multiple trips up & down the stairs that had already been installed in & around Disneylands Swiss Family Treehouse. Which is a trifle ironic. Marvin William Leiter. The famous never filmed Marvin Acme funeral sequence workbook pages from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (Disney/Amblin, 1988) Did you know? We see Eddie arrive at the graveyard at Inglewood. I thought we were bearing Acme. Giving us all an intriguing look at what might have been. They would be seen doing a pan shot while the eulogy is given. Back to Disneyland Park closing on Mondays & Tuesdays during the off-season When did this practice start? As Well as Robby the Seal ( Pingus Friend ) Crying as Acmes coffin gets lowered straight right down into the grave. Who had to drive down to Anaheim for the day to experience the Happiest Place on Earth only to find said place closed. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of . Notably left out of the mix were Popeye characters, Tom and Jerry, and Casper the Friendly Ghost. It's 1947 Hollywood and Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), a down-on-his-luck detective is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with. He was a columnist for a variety of animation magazines. 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. The Noveltoons jack-in-the-box mascot wouldve appeared popping out voiced by Frank Welker of Scooby-Doo fame saying Duh, I Didnt Know A Toon Had Murdered The Mayor of Toontown !. Cars 3 would eventually arrive in theaters in June of 2017. Let me get you a close-up of these characters so you can better see the pallbearers. When I contact anyone for information, I am always prepared for them to decline or not have the answer. But Im getting ahead of myself here. Worth noting here that in the late 1960s / early 1970s when Walt Disney Animation Studios was fumbling around for an idea for a project to tackle after The Aristocats (That was the last animated feature that Walt Disney personally put into production / greenlit) someone asks that classic question What would Walt do?. Donations in Marvin's honor may be made to the charity of . de la Fort, Outremont. Perhaps one of the saddest casualties was the funeral of Marvin Acme. 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.. Close. Wed have to rip that up and then reroute that water system., The Imagineers then said But Walt. (H&K seperately, and Buzzy,m Katnips longtime crow star, already were established by 1947). And if her barking cough isnt sounding any better by this afternoon Well, its back to the doctor we go. There was also a lot of talk during this Comic-Con panel about how because Who Framed Roger Rabbit s June 21, 1988 release date had already been locked in there just wasnt enough time for the studio that Richard Williams had set up to do all of the animation for this motion picture. Nearby, Marvin Acne's funeral is inprogress. Conversely, the pairing of Donald and Daffy was on-the-nose! I Wish Pingu Appeared In Who Framed Roger Rabbit ! Given that Im a short, round bald guy whos a bit rough around the edges, it probably wont surprise you to hear that I was (and still am) a huge Bob Hoskins fan. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) clip with quote - Judge Doom killed Marvin Acme. 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. 148 West Main St / PO Box 658. Blackie the Lamb from Noveltoons ( Famous Studios ) Theres a full scan of that annual report over on DisneyDocs.net). Which was going to be necessary for the two elevators that would then make that attractions stretching room scenes possible. With Pingo, Pingg, Pongi and Pengy ( Pingus other friends ) and Pingi ( Pingus girlfriend ) frowning with misery ! 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. Nearby, Marvin Acne's funeral is inprogress. THE ACME FUNERAL SITE - LONG SHOT - DAY A hearse, and a line of black limos are parked in the lane. The actual Disneyland in Anaheim. Yes its real.). 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). Well, Nancys still battling whatever this crud is. Were they planned to make cameos in the movie, or at least considered ? So below youll see (going L to R) Catnip the Cat, Tom, Jerry & Andy Panda. For example, in the scene where sky-diving Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny offer the plummeting Eddie a spare (parachute, he thinks, but of course its a tire), the lawyers for Disney and Warners demanded that not only were Mickey and Bugs to appear on screen for exactly the same length of time, down to the last frame of film, but they were also to have the same number of lines, and even exactly the same number of words, of dialogue. Doom killing him for getting in the way of his goals was as much of a shock as it was to Eddie when he found out the next day. Given that Bob Iger (at Disneys quarterly earnings call held earlier this week) revealed that the Company now has sequels in the works for Frozen, Toy Story, and Zootopia Well, is it really all that far-fetched to think that at some point further on down the road Disney & Pixar will put yet another sequel to Cars in the works? Im definitely going to make this worth your while.. 7 slot in the Top-Ten-for-ticket-sales that year). 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?. Just in the past week or so, a few pieces of concept art for Metro have surfaced online. Continue reading Storyboard Drawings 11 - Escaping from Toontown Hans Bacher April 3, 2019 Enter Amblin Hans Bacher (and Harald Siepermann) had a very different take to the escape from Toontown. 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). Back then, Walt Disney Studios just had a hit film that was based on Johann David Wyss famous adventure novel of 1812. Marvin D. McCune De Smet, SD - Marv McCune, age 66, of De Smet, SD, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN. 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. He was an unusual blue-grey color, and his fur was nicotine stained. Its now the Spring of 1961 and attendance at Disneyland Park has actually fallen off from the previous year by 200,000 people. During this chaos, a convertible pulls up near Valiant. A deleted scene involving the infamous Toon Pig Head would've featured a brief cameo of Witch Hazel. Goofy: Gawsh! I was wondering if they had other characters they controlled that werent used. What happened to the Disneyland Hotel in late 1958 / early 1959 when in the off-season Disneyland Park goes to just a five-day-a-week operating schedule? Cuphead and Mugman 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. Shiva at Jackie's home Monday through Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. 5. Thereby creating the oldI say old neighborhood we know as Toontown.. A hearse, and a line of black limos are parked in the lane. 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. Im doubling back on the establishing shot to get you some close-ups. Paul Bearins shore hard work, aint it? Prior to this, if you wanted to go on a ride at Disneyland, you had to first get on line at one of the Parks omni-present ticket booth. Meanwhile, Goofy makes a joke about how tough it is to be a pallbearer. Attendance had been dropping on the Jungle River Cruise attraction because it was largely unchanged from when Disneyland Park first opened back in July of 1955. Once you got to the front of that line, you then had to open your wallet and purchase enough tickets for your entire family to enjoy that attraction. 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. 14. Only Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest sold more tickets in 2006) that Disney execs asked John Lasseter to develop a sequel. 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. Shnookums & Meat With New Cameos Like: Sugarfoot 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. Really stilted. Pink Panther 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. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. 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. For as Eddie exits that mausoleum who comes motoring up but Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Humphrey Bogart & Clark Cable. 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. But as they say If you dont have your health, you dont have anything. And toward the end of last week, Nancy & I were both seriously over-drawn at the health bank. If Disney and Amblin Had A Contract with Trickfilmstudio and Editoy, Then Ill Be Very Proud ! Its worth noting here that from the moment the monorail was connected to The Disneyland Hotel that hotel achieved 100% occupancy. During the 2022 holiday season, Disney Parks actually raised the prices on individual Lightning Lanes for popular attractions like Rise of the Resistance to $22 a person. However, when some of the photography for other composite scenes came back with a scratch on the negative and needed to be re-shot, it would put the production in jeopardy of missing its Christmas deadline. Kari Granlund was writing the screenplay for this Robin Hood reboot. 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. But rather all of the classic cartoon characters from the 1930s & the 1940s who have turned out to pay their respects to Acme. Which Im told resulted in all sort of angry people at the entrance of Disneylands parking lot. 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. 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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. Which explains this line in the 1958 version of Walt Disney Productions annual report. Largely because the amount of money that the Mouse was making off of the sales of Cars -related merchandise was To be blunt here, mind boggling. -Via io9 Its a pretty ridiculous story (SPOILER: After he robbed the First National Bank of Toontown of a zillion simoleons, Judge Doom drops a piano on this pair of private detectives from 15 stories up. And weve already got Tom Sawyer Island across the way.. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. To be specific here: Once construction of Disneylands Swiss Family Treehouse was complete in the Fall of 1962, it only cost $21,000 to staff & operate annually. 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). Which the Imagineers (back then, anyway) felt was money wasted. but sorta makes you MISS the appearance[s] of Tom & J, Popeye, Casper, Herman & K , Baby H, Little A, etc. An American songwriter Marvin Gaye's funeral in 1984.REF 12326 To license contact info@lpe360.com If you ever want to journey to the town of Goldsborough on the Caribbean island of Tobago. Which then cues Foghorn Leghorn to begin his sermon. Dont fret. Sadly, the Imagineers werent able to base any other theme park attractions on Ken Annakin movies. Likewise the Japanese Village and Deer Park over Buena Park. Hole No. Cubby Bear ( Van Beuren ) That being said, I want to publicly state that Mark has helped me many, many times in the past. The appearance has all the mourners (both toon and human) screaming A Ghost! Killer views of New Orleans Square construction / the Jungle Cruise ride just below.Oh, and that only appeal to kids thing? TOM AND JERRY. Let me share something that I just found in the 1958 edition of Walt Disney Productions annual report. This was just four months after Michael Eisner had become Disneys new CEO. Im late to this party, but truly just knowing this was planned out in several alternate universes gives me such a euphoric feeling. CHIP 'N DALE. Case in point: The Swiss Family Treehouse, which first opened at Disneyland Park back in November of 1962. Your email address will not be published. Thanks for all your dedicated work for Roger Rabbit history. Jim Hill Turns Lady & the Tramp Inside Out for D23 Fanniversary, Video: Disneys Million Dollar Arm Could have a Billion New Fans. 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. An Justin Springer, who helped get Tron: Legacy off the ground back in 2010, would be producing. Gerald McBoing-Boing This 70-foot-tall faux tree (with its 80 foot-wide canopy of 300,000 pink plastic leaves) opened just in time for Thanksgiving of 1962. Another great piece about this great film. 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. 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In spite of his cheating with Roger's wife, Jessica, he was a humorous fellow who genuinely loved toons enough to have them own their own town in accordance to his will. Clustered around a gravesite are the mourners TOONS of every stripe. 12. Clint Clobber ( Terrytoons ) 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). 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. 1. 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. Sorry I declined to participate in this post, just too much work for nothing, I guess. The first Cars spin-off to arrive in the marketplace was Planes. 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