If "Feature Animation" ran "Parks"...

[Cricket2]

...you'd get:

<img src="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/pb27d73a5e30c8cc502b49c64e2b1c97e/fd0d67bc.jpg">

I was bored.

 

[Safari Steve]

LOL! Day After Tomorrowland... brilliant...

I saw The Santa ClausE 2 this weekend, and while I liked that (I have no problem w/ live action sequels to original stories), there was a trailer for 'Jungle Book 2'... way to get 2 dead luminaries spinning in their graves, guys!

 

[Another Voice]

For those of you not “in” on the joke…

Shortly after Michael Eisner was hired by Disney, the studio was getting ready to release an animated movie titled ‘Basil of Baker Street’. Eisner found the title confusing (he had to be told about the reference to Sherlock Holmes) and ordered it changed. In a move of stunning creativity, they came up with the current ‘The Great Mouse Detective’.

Naturally, such an insipid title quickly became the butt of jokes throughout the entire company. The most famous of which was the “All Titles to be Retitled” memo that sailed throughout the company’s e-mail system (good ole Sperrylink) and even found itself being published in the Los Angeles Times.

The memo claimed that to avoid future confusion, all classic Disney films would be retitled: ‘Snow White’ was to become Seven Little Men Help a Girl, ‘Pinocchio’ would become A Puppet Becomes a Boy, ‘Cinderella’ became Girl Losses Shoe, Finds Prince and everyone’s favorite, ‘Jungle Book’ became A Boy, A Bear, and a Big Black Cat.

What’s less well known is that the ridicule didn’t stop some further dumb behavior. All throughout the development of the Disney/MGM Studios, the premier ride was known as ‘Great Moments at the Movies’. Well, guess what. Near the opening date of the park, Michael Eisner took his teenage son on a tour.

The story goes that Eisner’s son was presented with a model of Gruman’s Chinese Theater and told it was to be the home of ‘Great Moments at the Movies’. The kid asked if it was a ride. Eisner was horrified – if his son was confused by the ride’s name then surely there will be millions of tourists confused as well. Another horror was in the making! It must be prevented!

Thus, ‘The Great Movie Ride’ was renamed so that people as dumb as Eisner’s kid would know it was a ride.

 

[Safari Steve]

Ummm... actually, I think the joke is about the barrage of DTV sequels that the company is churning out lately...

 

[Cricket2]

Originally posted by Another Voice
For those of you not “in” on the joke…

That would apparently be me. I think you are giving me much more credit than is due here. I don't have a clue what you are talking about.

Isn't Eisner's kid running some Flash animation site? I heard it was embarrassing to dad.....or was it dad's company was embarrassing his kid. I can't ever keep them straight.

JC

 

[mcdrinkyd]

Space Mountain II:
All the adventure and excitment of Space Mountain, with over 50 feet of track with 15 mph! drops in a dimly lit room. Then enjoy our fabulous gift area!

The Tiki Bird II
The Latest in Anima-Live! puppetry brings the bird to life! Frotz the Macaw sings favorites from the original Tiki Room. You'll barely realize the puppeteer is there! Then enjoy our fablous gift area!

The Hall of Vice Presidents
Better than a bucket of warm spit! Spiro Agnew, John C. Calhoun and John Breckenridge lead the v.p.s in a cavalcade of the greatest Vice Presidential moments of all time. Running time 2 min 30 sec. Then enjoy our fablous gift area!

 

[Cricket2]

Originally posted by mcdrinkyd
The Hall of Vice Presidents
Better than a bucket of warm spit! Spiro Agnew, John C. Calhoun and John Breckenridge lead the v.p.s in a cavalcade of the greatest Vice Presidential moments of all time. Running time 2 min 30 sec. Then enjoy our fabulous gift area!

I love it!

I still am waiting for the concession stands on the monorail platforms.

"Get your programs...get your programs here!. You can't tell a train from a trolley without a $9.00 monorail program!"

I know one of these days there will be a clothes rack in the front cabin selling monorail t-shirts.


How about this one:

The Main Street store, store. We have main street store merchandise up the wazoo! Everyone needs a Main Street Store sweatshirt, mug and accompanying twisted pencil in the shape of.....that's right, the Main Street Store roof line!

JC