And those words supposedly were Build this.. But when Disneys version of Swiss Family Robinson finally arrived in theaters in December of 1960, it did quite well at the box office. Pink Panther 2 at the box office. Which is why Disney then asked Pixar to prep a follow-up film. 13. Which then pushed Guests to go seek out various A, B, C & D Ticket attractions around the grounds) Well, that form of admission media didnt come online til October 11, 1955. Better yet, a complete set of these drawings are now up for bid on eBay. 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. 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. 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?. Your email address will not be published. John Howell who was the art director on Swiss Family Robinson was out scouting locations for this movie in 1958. A hearse, and a line of black limos are parked in the lane. Interesting side note: Its now an established part of the on-going Disney theme park narrative that Going to the Parks has just gotten to be too expensive and/or complicated, what with the institution of Lightning Lane and then forcing people to use virtual queues if they want to experience newer attractions at the Parks like Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Epcot or Mickey & Minnies Runaway Railway out in Anaheim. Mind you, theres a fun little button on this sequence. And why is that?, you ask. Which then cues Foghorn Leghorn to begin his sermon. 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. More importantly, that theyd also be safe for ladies who were wearing skirts & dressed in heels to use. Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare 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. Which is why Disney quietly recruited Dale & Jane Baer (More importantly, Baer Animation Studios) to come take over the Toontown section of this movie. Darkwing Duck So a fight between them ensues that evolves to include others. 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. 8. It had all of this lush shot-on-location footage (Though to be fair here I guess we should mention that this movies interiors were shot over in London at Pinewood Studios). 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. What About: Marvin Acme is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. His Gravestone wouldve had a picture of a falling anvil and wouldve read Long Live His Big Slapstick Toon-ness !. No doubt, that dialogue between Bugs and Mickey had the stink of being written by a dozen high-priced attorneys. But Im getting ahead of myself here. But rather all of the classic cartoon characters from the 1930s & the 1940s who have turned out to pay their respects to Acme. That is until brother Acme painted up his backyard for us to live in. Let me share something that I just found in the 1958 edition of Walt Disney Productions annual report. Disneyland spent $254,900 on the construction of that theme parks version of Swiss Family Treehouse. It was No. Its at this point that Walt personally reaches out to Jack and says I know, I know. 12. A large safe was dropped on his head and fortunately that action occurs offscreen. Roland and Rattfink THE ACME FUNERAL SITE - LONG SHOT - DAY. Killer views of New Orleans Square construction / the Jungle Cruise ride just below.Oh, and that only appeal to kids thing? Appearing in this scene as pallbearers were to be Popeye &. And back to National Lampoons Vacation The Walley World stuff was all shot at two Southern California attractions. Roger is made the prime suspect and hires human detective Eddie Valiant to clear him of the charges. Which the Imagineers (back then, anyway) felt was money wasted. With Pingo, Pingg, Pongi and Pengy ( Pingus other friends ) and Pingi ( Pingus girlfriend ) frowning with misery ! 10. Only Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest sold more tickets in 2006) that Disney execs asked John Lasseter to develop a sequel. So they then screened the very first movie that Ken directed for Disney, which was The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men from 1952. 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. Theres a famous story about the origin of the Matterhorn-at-Disneyland project. No lawyer writers. Donations in Marvin's honor may be made to the charity of . Great reporting Jim. Born in 11 Jun 1935 and died in 21 May 2019 Acme, Michigan Marvin William Leiter. Next come (again L to R) Junior & George, one of Tex Averys hound dogs, Practical Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Fifer Pig & Fiddler Pig. The final shot for the scene would be Valiant saying, When it comes to funerals, Toons are worse than the Irish! Notably left out of the mix were Popeye characters, Tom and Jerry, and Casper the Friendly Ghost. de la Fort, Outremont. They were using the temporary closure of the Jungle Cruise to revamp that operation. Back in April of 2020, Disney announced that it was working on a CG version of Disneys 1973 hand-drawn version of Robin Hood. Which is eventually supposed to show up on Disney+. Because Id dearly love to see whats in those other 80 drawings. Over that time, he has interviewed hundreds of animators, actors, and Imagineers -- many of whom have shared behind-the-scenes stories with Mr. Hill about how the Mouse House really works. FYI: He brought along his daughter, Halley (As in Halley Mills, the star of Disneys Pollyana and The Parent Trap). SpongeBob SquarePants 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. Paul Bearins shore hard work, aint it? And if her barking cough isnt sounding any better by this afternoon Well, its back to the doctor we go. 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. Just so Walt could then be certain that this attractions stairways werent too steep. 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? So thats what the Imagineers did. Hole No. A-hyuck. Which means that I should probably close here & run out and get her some more medicine. Brodhead, KY 40409. Eddie follows these two into a near-by mausoleum. 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. 0 cemeteries found in Acme, Grand . Which Im told resulted in all sort of angry people at the entrance of Disneylands parking lot. Inspector Clouseau and Sergeant Deux-Deux I think King Features wouldnt let Popeye, and therefore Bluto, be used in the picture. Whats the Company ultimately going to have to do convince those people who now think that a trip to WDW has just gotten too expensive for the family to come back. 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.. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. He is a bald, middle-aged gentleman with an eccentrically jovial, lighthearted personality who loves and cares deeply for the welfare of all Toons. Thereby creating the oldI say old neighborhood we know as Toontown.. We say goodbye to a man who was more generous than a homely widow with Sunday supper. Hoskins had a real gift when it came to playing tough guys with soft centers. And weve already got Tom Sawyer Island across the way.. Nearby, Marvin Acne's funeral is inprogress. Not to mention adding all sort of restaurants & shops to the area surrounding that hotels Olympic-sized pool. I hate to interrupt your boid watchin but is this the right boneyard for the Acme funeral? Fax: 1-606-758-8052. Ah yes, this takes me back. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This Pixar Animation Studios production did so well (Of all the high grossing films released that year, Cars was No. Thanks for all your dedicated work for Roger Rabbit history. Arf Arf Arf. Where just before boarding that ride you then surrendered that ticket. Because Bob brought so much reality & humanity to Eddie, a role that in the wrong hands could have really been just a cartoon. Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg decided the funeral scene which would require complicated animation and physical gags to be included with the live action and negotiations unsure for the use of some characters in the scene, that it should be cut even though it was known that it was producer Steven Spielbergs favorite scene in the script. Cars 2 came out in June of 2011 and also did quite well at the box office (It took the No. The actual Disneyland in Anaheim. Theres this great 3-minutes-and-41-second video over on YouTube that shows Walt leading the Mills family (John, Halley & Mary Mills, Johns wife) around Disneylands Swiss Family Treehouse in the Fall of 1962. Popeye: Were bearing Paul? No wonder Steven Spielberg liked it so much. 6. An early press screening of Disney Million Dollar Arm. Not to mention the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train media event down at Walt Disney World), we both went from feeling just tired & run-down to becoming really, really sick. Im Just Saying If Theyre Actually In The Film If They Had Their Own Cartoons by Famous Studios ! 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? (2) Increased costs due to rising salaries and the inauguration of a 40-hour week. Things get built at the Disney Theme Parks but not always for the reasons that you might think. But in the meantime, Disney & Pixar began exploring the idea of expanding this film franchise. Richie Rich That said, its worth noting here that just in the past year or so weve seen Disney & Pixar attempt to expand the turf that these two characters could comfortably cover. What I remember is that for Ruby-Spears, they licensed the girls (hopefully they didnt tamper their designs much unlike a certain studio that owns them right now) and most bizarrely, Herman & Katnip (Im not sure this was a smart idea). Missed opportunity for this once-in-a-toontime summit meeting. 14. Anyway, heres hoping that you folks enjoyed todays story. They should have studied a print of Jasper Goes Hunting to see how its done. 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. At this point, Im about 80 90% back. Tito and Burrito Not according to the guys who worked on it. One of those great examples of falling in love with a concept that doesnt fit. Imagine Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. So did this change in the way that Disneyland Park ultimately operated off-season ultimately work out? Bonkers D. Bobcat Thank you for the rich account, Mr. Korkis and for the right-on-the-money storyboard sketches all those years ago, Mr. Kausler! Just in the past week or so, a few pieces of concept art for Metro have surfaced online. Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Owl and Gopher No problem, Mark. 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. John Hughes adapted his own short story (i.e., Vacation 58, which had run in National Lampoon magazine less than four years earlier. 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? Which was going to be necessary for the two elevators that would then make that attractions stretching room scenes possible. 719 N. Main Street; PO Box 9; Mahnomen, MN 56557 (218) 935-9000; 218-935-9010; toll free: 866-935-9009 Join our mailing list [email protected] 65 Likes, 5 Comments - Daffy Duck (@brerfox_showbiz_slamdown) on Instagram: "Storyboards of scrapped 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' scene. They are all dressed in golf attire and there are bags of golf clubs in the back. As you can see by all of the projects that Ive just described this was a hugely complex addition to the Parks with lots of moving parts. Jim Hill Turns Lady & the Tramp Inside Out for D23 Fanniversary, Video: Disneys Million Dollar Arm Could have a Billion New Fans. Hashimoto-San Nearby, Marvin Acne's funeral is inprogress. Keep In Mind That WFRR Totally Had Mixed Reviews ! In that document (which was also published on December 23rd of that year) states that: Again this year, as in each year since Disneyland Park first opened in 1955, new records were set for total attendance and per capita spending of park visitors.The change to a five-day operating week during the 1958 1959 winter season from the seven-day schedule in effect the previous year has worked out very well. TOM AND JERRY. People arent going to like doing all of that climbing., Imagineers continued An attraction like thats only going to appeal to kids. Thanks to Mr. Kausler who was incredibly valuable on that film. Dedicated To Classic Cartoons: Past, Present & Future, New Animation Books For Your Social Isolation. Key difference between Vacation 58 and National Lampoons Vacation is that the movie follows the Griswold family on their epic journey to Walley World. He has yellow and orange swirly eyes and carried a straight razor. Only then could you go over to the actual attraction and get in line for that experience. Sorry folks. Posted by u/[deleted] 8 years ago. Baby Huey 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. 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. 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. Bravo for a wonderful reconstruction of a lost scene from disparate sources. Sad Sack Learn more about the master animator behind "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," Richard. 5. And as for those steep sets of stairs While work was underway on this 70-foot-tall faux tree, Walt persuaded Betty Taylor (who was playing Sue Foot Sue over at the Golden Horseshoe at that time) to come over to the Swiss Family Treehouse construction site one afternoon. The September 1979 issue, to be exact) to the screen. 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. Clustered around a gravesite are the mourners TOONS of every stripe. Pete Pelican ( Screen Gems ) Perhaps one of the saddest casualties was the funeral of Marvin Acme. 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. Dont these storyboard drawings just make you wish that Marvin Acmes funeral had actually made it into the finished version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit ? Whereas Teddy He never made it). And as a direct result, gags that had been built around these characters comic personas had to then be cut out of the picture. Kari Granlund was writing the screenplay for this Robin Hood reboot. From the very moment he first burst on the scene back in 1978 as sheet music salesman Arthur Parker in the TV mini-series version of Pennies from Heaven, it was clear that there was something special about this performer. The way I hear it, even with Spielbergs clout, there were just some cartoon characters that the Roger Rabbit production team couldnt acquire the rights to. Turned this proposed sequence for this film into something that animation fans would have talked about for decades. 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. Jim Hill is an entertainment writer who has specialized in covering The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years now. Sadly, Ken passed away at his home in Beverly Hills back in April of 2009 at the ripe old age of 94. and the Harvey superheroes ?! Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) clip with quote - Judge Doom killed Marvin Acme. 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. Which is why Im now trying to get Jim Hill Meida back up to speed. Swiss Family Treehouse quickly became one of the more popular attractions in the Park. Stupid was the dumb one. This collection of animated shorts literally sent Lightning McQueen & Mater off on a road trip. Required fields are marked *. 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. Anyway, the scene wouldnt have added much to the film, but its nice that other 1940s characters had been planned to appear. HECKLE AND JECKLE. Want to stress here: Two days a week versus the two weeks each year in National Lampoons Vacation.. I dont want people coming away from their visit to Disneyland with this impression. And by October 11, 1955 (less than 3 months after Disneyland Park first opened), they had a fix in place. Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. And let me tell you, folks: The more I look at these images, I honestly wish that Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, Richard Williams & Dale Baer could have found a way to make the Marvin-Acmes-funeral scene happen. The Entire Cast of The Adventures of Brer Rabbit ( 2006 ) Your email address will not be published. Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse (both in the unproduced scene of Marvin Acme's funeral), and Tyke* from Tom and Jerry; Junior (in the unproduced scene of Marvin Acme's funeral) Red Hot Riding Hood and The Wolf from Red Hot Riding Hood (in the unproduced scene of Marvin Acme's funeral) 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). Storyboards reveal what Marvin Acme's funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" would have looked like. Your email address will not be published. 9. Really stilted. So the Ken Annakin corona effect lives on at Disney. 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. Bendy Hi Jim, This whole scene is being shown from the point of view of Valiant who is in the distance leaning against a palm tree. Which explains this line in the 1958 version of Walt Disney Productions annual report. Not to mention my two-a-week for the Huffington Posts Entertainment page as well as the monthly pieces that I write for Best of Orlando & Best of Vegas. Disney Has Also Forgot To Add: Counter this with Lightning Lane. The appearance has all the mourners (both toon and human) screaming A Ghost! Simba, Timon & Pumbaa 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. 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. 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 Goofy: Gawsh! Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Mr. Peabody and Sherman 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 then run off in terror. 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. I can hear her coughing in the bedroom right now. 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. 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. 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. And part of his effort to get as much profit as possible out of Disneys theme parks. 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. 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. 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. Sally Sargant ( Terrytoons ) Mind it, it wasnt just time & money that tripped up this particular sequence. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. A deleted scene involving Marvin Acme's funeral would've featured Foghorn Leghorn as the preacher giving the sermon. 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. Meanwhile, Goofy makes a joke about how tough it is to be a pallbearer. Whereas the short story that Hughes wrote (i.e., Vacation 58) follows an unnamed family to a different theme park. I just love how in the above shot Felix the Cat is fighting back tears as he helps to carry Acmes casket. Mark Kauslers account of the Acme funeral is accurate. Which bring us to Eddie Valiant, the down-on-his-luck private dick that Bob played in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.. When It Comes To Deleted/Unused Cameos. Will Metro that Cars Spin-Off Which Disney Developed Ever Get Made? The stories that slip through your fingers. FernGully Popeye, Bluto, and others appear only in this storyboarded funeral scene. Review. The original production schedule was for three days of live action shooting for Marvin Acmes funeral. It is pretty morbid, really, not funny enough. Marvin Hagler Funeral Service - Open Casket [HD] ~ Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 - March 13, 2021) was an American prof. 1959 was Disneylands greatest year attendance-wise. But wait. Lets jump ahead to the 1959 version of Walt Disney Productions annual report. 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. In June of 1961, he extended Disneylands monorail system by a full 2 & a half miles so that this futuristic transportation system rolled right up to the Disneyland Hotels front door. He promised the Toons that in the event of his death, they will inherit Toontown, as stated in his will. 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. Despite being cut from the final film, Joe Alaskey is still credited as voicing him in the end credits. 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. Reduced operating hours helped to control operating costs in the face of increased wage rates and other rising costs. Storyboards reveal what Marvin Acme's funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" would have looked like. 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. 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. Marvin E Owens Home for Funerals. Carving out the space for the Tahitian Terrace as well as the Enchanted Tiki Room. Which has gotten miserable press since Day One (and is a large part of peoples growing perception that its just gotten too expensive to take their family on vacation to WDW). Which was a perk that no other hotel in Orange County had. With a loose retheming that then allows this Disneyland attraction to become home to characters from Disneys Swiss Family Robinson, Tarzan, and Encanto.. (1) Operating a seven-day week throughout the 1957 1958 week against a six-day week the year before. But only this week, Ive learned that the original storyboards for this cut sequence are floating around out there. Mark. What fascinates me about the parallels here is that When Walt began to see the same thing bubble up in press coverage for his new family fun park (i.e., All of those Summer-of-1955 stories in newspapers & magazines about how expensive it was to visit Disneyland. Back then, Walt Disney Studios just had a hit film that was based on Johann David Wyss famous adventure novel of 1812. 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. 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