OK. I'm a Sucker. "ENCHANTED" CD has Disney magic!

Saw the movie today and LOVED it. All the little homages to classic Disney were very appreciated.

Amy Adams was an absolute wonder as Giselle and let me just tell you, after years of witching about James Marsden as Cyclops in the X-Men movies, I have a newfound appreciation for him. He was phenomenal! Loved how he speared the bus right in front of a Superman Returns ad in Times Square. Please tell me I'm not the only geek that noticed this.

Can't believe they didn't have Idina sing. I had forgotten she was in the film until she showed up and then, of course, it was "Elphaba!" Forever, she will be that to me.

Anyway, loved loved loved the movie and I have to wonder: will we ever see a Giselle in the parks? C'mon. I can't be the ONLY one that wondered that.
 
Anyway, loved loved loved the movie and I have to wonder: will we ever see a Giselle in the parks? C'mon. I can't be the ONLY one that wondered that.

She can now be seen riding in a coach just before the Hollywood Holly-Day Parade at the Studios.
(From the images I've seen, she looks very much like "herself," too. ;) )

Take a look-
http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-506.asp

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyspam/2063382311/

With the popularity of the film, I'd think there will likely be more of a presence, as well.



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Amy Adams was an absolute wonder as Giselle and let me just tell you, after years of witching about James Marsden as Cyclops in the X-Men movies, I have a newfound appreciation for him. He was phenomenal! Loved how he speared the bus right in front of a Superman Returns ad in Times Square. Please tell me I'm not the only geek that noticed this.

Can't believe they didn't have Idina sing. I had forgotten she was in the film until she showed up and then, of course, it was "Elphaba!" Forever, she will be that to me.

Anyway, loved loved loved the movie and I have to wonder: will we ever see a Giselle in the parks? C'mon. I can't be the ONLY one that wondered that.
Blonde: Nope, you're not the only geek who noticed. Did you also notice the posters for Hairspray (Marsden was in the film version of that, too), Wicked, Rent (both tips of the hat to Menzel), Beauty & the Beast and Tarzan? ;)

Originally, Idina Menzel and James Marsden were to sing a duet called "Enchanted" that was cut from the film. Rumor has it may appear on the DVD. (NOTE: I really should read an entire thread before posting. My apologies if some of this info in this post and the one below is repeated.)

As mentioned, Giselle is appearing (for now) in the Christmas parade at the Disney-MGM Studios. Catch her while you can, because the Walt Disney Company has decided that Giselle is NOT a "Disney Princess" and will NOT be included in Princess product lines and appearances.
 
All three actresses make cameo appearances in Enchanted.

A very nice plus!

(Just the kind of thing that keeps us Disney Suckers coming back!)
There were actually a LOT more Disney references than just those three cameos. :goodvibes

Here are some more from Wikipedia:

• The storybook opening is a tribute to how Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty began. The book's location in the castle is based on artwork from Sleeping Beauty.
• While Giselle herself has many traits similar to Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, and Belle, her character's personality is mostly based on Snow White.
• During the initial animated segment where Giselle calls animals to her home, a frog is seen wearing a soap crown in a reference to The Princess and the Frog.
• As she is building the Prince mannequin, Giselle looks through two blue gems the same way Dopey does in Snow White.
• Animals often help the Princesses do chores, sewing, and other tasks. Giselle continues this tradition. She also calls the animals the same way Snow White does.
• The song True Love's Kiss is a tribute to the songs I'm Wishing, A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, and Once Upon a Dream. The construction of Giselle's dream prince with the help of the woodland animals is also a tribute to a similar scene in Sleeping Beauty.
• Prince Edward has traits similar to Prince Charming, Prince Philip, the Prince from Cinderella, and Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid. His dance with Nathaniel is a tribute to the dance Philip had with King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty.
• In both the animated and real world, Queen Narissa's transformation into a dragon is done similarly to Maleficent's transformation in Sleeping Beauty.
• The way Giselle and Edward ride off into the sunset is a tribute to the end of Snow White.
• Giselle's carriage is based on Cinderella's coach.
• The troll is wearing remnants of other Disney Princess' dresses as a loincloth. Among the remnants are sections for Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. His earrings are made from Ariel’s shells.
• A reference to Beauty and the Beast in Giselle's treehouse is a bell jar containing a rose.
• As the troll is flung to the next kingdom, he yells like Goofy.
• While discussing possible places to rest while standing outside Robert's apartment, Giselle makes reference to "a houseful of dwarfs; I hear they're very hospitable."
• A Muzak version of the song Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid can be heard when Giselle is gazing at the tank of fishes, and Sam the assistant is played by Jodi Benson, Ariel's voice in The Little Mermaid.
• Sam is named after Sleeping Beauty's Prince Philip's horse Samson.
• The divorcing couple are named after the parents in Mary Poppins, the Banks.
• The name of the law firm, "Churchill, Harline, and Smith", refers to the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs songwriters: Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith.
• The bus driver's hair is shaped like Mickey Mouse's ears.
• The birdseed woman is a tribute to a similar scene in Mary Poppins.
• Snow White is referenced in a number of ways: the queen sending someone to kill Giselle; the poison apples in general, and the skull emblem on one of the apples specifically; the Magic Mirror; the Magic Wishing Well; the evil witch turning into the old witch (as well as the design of the old witch); the shot of the poison apple falling from Giselle's hand; and Giselle being laid on a bier. The shot of Giselle lying on the bier is based on the same shot from Sleeping Beauty. Both Snow White and Sleeping Beauty were referenced by Giselle being woken by a kiss.
• During the That's How You Know musical number, the yellow-jacketed dancer also danced as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.
• In the bandshell, Giselle interrupts a performance of Rapunzel, an upcoming film. Some of the trees on the set are inspired by trees from Sleeping Beauty.
• The soap opera shown on the television is a tribute to Beauty and the Beast: it stars Paige O'Hara, Belle's voice in Beauty and the Beast. The character she plays on the soap is named Angela, a tribute to Angela Lansbury. The other actor on the soap opera is named Jerry, a tribute to Jerry Orbach. The actors mention a third character named Ogden, a tribute to David Ogden Stiers. The background music for the show is the song Beauty and the Beast, and the set design is based on that film's bandaging scene.
• Another television program with Edgar Bergen and Mortimer Snerd is a clip from the Disney film Fun and Fancy Free.
• When first cut to the TV, an audio clip from Dumbo is heard before Edward changes the channel.
• The news reporter, Mary Ilene Caselotti, is named for Mary Costa, Ilene Woods, and Adriana Caselotti, who did the voices for Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Snow White, respectively.
• The restaurant Bella Notte is a tribute to Lady and the Tramp.
• The Grand Duke Hotel is named after the character from Cinderella.
• In Morgan's room is a Belle doll, as well as a Cinderella storybook.
• One of the residents in Rob's building is Judy Kuhn, who was the singing voice of Pocahontas.
• Cinderella is referenced when the clock strikes midnight, and from the glass slipper being lost in the ballroom (and found again for Nancy).
• Happy Working Song is a tribute to Whistle While You Work, and the lyrics also contain references to other films. The song's ending is similar to how Under the Sea and Be Our Guest both end.
• The way the birds turn Giselle's dress into an apron, as well as the way they wrap a towel around her in the bathroom, are references to the way the birds act in Cinderella. The soap bubble reflections, the way the flies twist the dishcloth, and Giselle's use of Rob's curtains to dresses are also references to the film.
• The way Giselle and Robert look at each other at the ball is a tribute to the similar scene with Cinderella and Prince Charming.
• Robert's costume at the ball is the same style as the Beast's in Beauty and the Beast.
• The song "So Close" is a tribute to the song Beauty and the Beast, from both the moment in the film the song is played, as well as that the song is sung from the perspective of an observer. The camera angles during the song are also a tribute to the same scene.
• The confrontation at the ball is reminiscent of the one in Sleeping Beauty.
• The glittery ballroom scene is a tribute to both Snow White's Someday My Prince Will Come and Cinderella's So This Is Love in how the film isolates the princess and prince from the rest of the scene.
• Pulling the sword from the ballroom floor is a reference to The Sword in the Stone.
• The final fight scene at the top of the tall building is a tribute to similar final fight scenes in Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. As with those scenes, it is seen with a blue hue and is accompanied by thunder and lightning. Also, the hero fights off the villain with a sword; the villain attempts to throw the hero off the building; the villain falls to their own death.
• Rob's girlfriend Nancy's last name, Tremaine, though spelled differently, was the last name of the Evil Stepmother in Cinderella.
 

She can now be seen riding in a coach just before the Hollywood Holly-Day Parade at the Studios.
(From the images I've seen, she looks very much like "herself," too. ;) )

Take a look-
http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-506.asp

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyspam/2063382311/

With the popularity of the film, I'd think there will likely be more of a presence, as well.
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Well now I am ridiculously excited. I'll be there on the 9th.

Blonde: Nope, you're not the only geek who noticed. Did you also notice the posters for Hairspray (Marsden was in the film version of that, too), Wicked, Rent (both tips of the hat to Menzel), Beauty & the Beast and Tarzan? ;)

I didn't notice Hairspray, but I did notice Wicked and B&B. Every time I see the Wicked poster in a film or tv show, I get ridiculously giddy.

There were actually a LOT more Disney references than just those three cameos. :goodvibes

Here are some more from Wikipedia:

• The storybook opening is a tribute to how Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty began. The book's location in the castle is based on artwork from Sleeping Beauty.
• While Giselle herself has many traits similar to Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, and Belle, her character's personality is mostly based on Snow White.
• During the initial animated segment where Giselle calls animals to her home, a frog is seen wearing a soap crown in a reference to The Princess and the Frog.
• As she is building the Prince mannequin, Giselle looks through two blue gems the same way Dopey does in Snow White.
• Animals often help the Princesses do chores, sewing, and other tasks. Giselle continues this tradition. She also calls the animals the same way Snow White does.
• The song True Love's Kiss is a tribute to the songs I'm Wishing, A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, and Once Upon a Dream. The construction of Giselle's dream prince with the help of the woodland animals is also a tribute to a similar scene in Sleeping Beauty.
• Prince Edward has traits similar to Prince Charming, Prince Philip, the Prince from Cinderella, and Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid. His dance with Nathaniel is a tribute to the dance Philip had with King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty.
• In both the animated and real world, Queen Narissa's transformation into a dragon is done similarly to Maleficent's transformation in Sleeping Beauty.
• The way Giselle and Edward ride off into the sunset is a tribute to the end of Snow White.
• Giselle's carriage is based on Cinderella's coach.
• The troll is wearing remnants of other Disney Princess' dresses as a loincloth. Among the remnants are sections for Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. His earrings are made from Ariel’s shells.
• A reference to Beauty and the Beast in Giselle's treehouse is a bell jar containing a rose.
• As the troll is flung to the next kingdom, he yells like Goofy.
• While discussing possible places to rest while standing outside Robert's apartment, Giselle makes reference to "a houseful of dwarfs; I hear they're very hospitable."
• A Muzak version of the song Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid can be heard when Giselle is gazing at the tank of fishes, and Sam the assistant is played by Jodi Benson, Ariel's voice in The Little Mermaid.
• Sam is named after Sleeping Beauty's Prince Philip's horse Samson.
• The divorcing couple are named after the parents in Mary Poppins, the Banks.
• The name of the law firm, "Churchill, Harline, and Smith", refers to the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs songwriters: Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith.
• The bus driver's hair is shaped like Mickey Mouse's ears.
• The birdseed woman is a tribute to a similar scene in Mary Poppins.
• Snow White is referenced in a number of ways: the queen sending someone to kill Giselle; the poison apples in general, and the skull emblem on one of the apples specifically; the Magic Mirror; the Magic Wishing Well; the evil witch turning into the old witch (as well as the design of the old witch); the shot of the poison apple falling from Giselle's hand; and Giselle being laid on a bier. The shot of Giselle lying on the bier is based on the same shot from Sleeping Beauty. Both Snow White and Sleeping Beauty were referenced by Giselle being woken by a kiss.
• During the That's How You Know musical number, the yellow-jacketed dancer also danced as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins.
• In the bandshell, Giselle interrupts a performance of Rapunzel, an upcoming film. Some of the trees on the set are inspired by trees from Sleeping Beauty.
• The soap opera shown on the television is a tribute to Beauty and the Beast: it stars Paige O'Hara, Belle's voice in Beauty and the Beast. The character she plays on the soap is named Angela, a tribute to Angela Lansbury. The other actor on the soap opera is named Jerry, a tribute to Jerry Orbach. The actors mention a third character named Ogden, a tribute to David Ogden Stiers. The background music for the show is the song Beauty and the Beast, and the set design is based on that film's bandaging scene.
• Another television program with Edgar Bergen and Mortimer Snerd is a clip from the Disney film Fun and Fancy Free.
• When first cut to the TV, an audio clip from Dumbo is heard before Edward changes the channel.
• The news reporter, Mary Ilene Caselotti, is named for Mary Costa, Ilene Woods, and Adriana Caselotti, who did the voices for Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Snow White, respectively.
• The restaurant Bella Notte is a tribute to Lady and the Tramp.
• The Grand Duke Hotel is named after the character from Cinderella.
• In Morgan's room is a Belle doll, as well as a Cinderella storybook.
• One of the residents in Rob's building is Judy Kuhn, who was the singing voice of Pocahontas.
• Cinderella is referenced when the clock strikes midnight, and from the glass slipper being lost in the ballroom (and found again for Nancy).
• Happy Working Song is a tribute to Whistle While You Work, and the lyrics also contain references to other films. The song's ending is similar to how Under the Sea and Be Our Guest both end.
• The way the birds turn Giselle's dress into an apron, as well as the way they wrap a towel around her in the bathroom, are references to the way the birds act in Cinderella. The soap bubble reflections, the way the flies twist the dishcloth, and Giselle's use of Rob's curtains to dresses are also references to the film.
• The way Giselle and Robert look at each other at the ball is a tribute to the similar scene with Cinderella and Prince Charming.
• Robert's costume at the ball is the same style as the Beast's in Beauty and the Beast.
• The song "So Close" is a tribute to the song Beauty and the Beast, from both the moment in the film the song is played, as well as that the song is sung from the perspective of an observer. The camera angles during the song are also a tribute to the same scene.
• The confrontation at the ball is reminiscent of the one in Sleeping Beauty.
• The glittery ballroom scene is a tribute to both Snow White's Someday My Prince Will Come and Cinderella's So This Is Love in how the film isolates the princess and prince from the rest of the scene.
• Pulling the sword from the ballroom floor is a reference to The Sword in the Stone.
• The final fight scene at the top of the tall building is a tribute to similar final fight scenes in Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. As with those scenes, it is seen with a blue hue and is accompanied by thunder and lightning. Also, the hero fights off the villain with a sword; the villain attempts to throw the hero off the building; the villain falls to their own death.
• Rob's girlfriend Nancy's last name, Tremaine, though spelled differently, was the last name of the Evil Stepmother in Cinderella.

This is awesome - though I think I noticed a few more:

* Giselle's reflection in the apple before she takes the bite.
* I personally thought the red lobster guy in Central Park was a tribute to Sebastian from The Little Mermaid.

Reading that list made me giddy. Thanks for sharing. :goodvibes
 
As mentioned, Giselle is appearing (for now) in the Christmas parade at the Disney-MGM Studios. Catch her while you can, because the Walt Disney Company has decided that Giselle is NOT a "Disney Princess" and will NOT be included in Princess product lines and appearances.

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Its not too hard to understand why Giselle would not be considered an official Disney Princess.

In the story, she never marries her royal prince.

(If anything, there should be a Princess Nancy.)

And Giselle was not royally BORN as was Princess Jasmine and Princess Aurora, et al.

So without a birthright or a marriage to a royal, she's not really a royal princess, even though she appears to be destined to live "happily ever after," anyway.

 
It's just as well that she's not a Princess. I have a soft spot for the Villains. Giselle is one of the first Disney heroines that was put up against a female villain that I liked as much or more as the villain.

I hope that sentence made sense.

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Loved the fact that she was the one doing the saving instead of Robert. In that sense, she's probably, officially, one of my favorite Disney heroines. Right up there with Belle - the bookworm. ;)
 
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Even though Giselle is technically not a princess, why not put her in the franchise . . . Mulan is considered a "princess", right? :confused: If I'm not mistaken, I don't believe she's technically royal.

Princess Nancy LOL I was thinking the same thing when I saw the movie . . . watch Nancy be part of the franchise and have multiple sequels starring her but there's no trace of Giselle :rotfl: :lmao:

I agree blondeheroine, Giselle very much reminded me of Belle. Did you notice what Robert said to her right before Giselle was revived? "Please . . . don't leave me." Exactly what Belle said to Beast before his transformation ;)
 
We saw Enchanted last night and thought it was one of the best movies we'd ever seen.
The previews never appealed to me but the movie was SO good!
I hope they have alot of things related to "Enchanted" in the parks soon.
I laughed, cried, laughed and cried some more.
Very romantic, which caught me way off guard.
My DH 41 loved it as well.
 
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Even though Giselle is technically not a princess, why not put her in the franchise . . . Mulan is considered a "princess", right? :confused: If I'm not mistaken, I don't believe she's technically royal.

Princess Nancy LOL I was thinking the same thing when I saw the movie . . . watch Nancy be part of the franchise and have multiple sequels starring her but there's no trace of Giselle :rotfl: :lmao:

I agree blondeheroine, Giselle very much reminded me of Belle. Did you notice what Robert said to her right before Giselle was revived? "Please . . . don't leave me." Exactly what Belle said to Beast before his transformation ;)

I didn't notice that! Nice catch. :thumbsup2
 
Buzz Litebeer- That was great!! I can not wait to see the movie again and look out for all of these things!!

Enchanted was just FANTASTIC!!!! Love the movie!! Love the soundtrack!! This movie makes me even more excited about our upcoming WDW trip!! Hope to see lots of merchandise!!

I can see Enchanted on BROADWAY very soon!!!
 
Well... actually, the real reason she's not a "Disney Princess" is because if Disney included Giselle in the Princess product line, they'd have to pay actress Amy Adams image likeness royalties for the rest of her life.

Don't get me wrong; they will produce Enchanted-specific merchandise with Giselle on it. But no, she will not be part of the Disney Princess line.
 
Well... actually, the real reason she's not a "Disney Princess" is because if Disney included Giselle in the Princess product line, they'd have to pay actress Amy Adams image likeness royalties for the rest of her life.

Like that would matter a hill 'o beans. ;)

That's a good tale to tell, but licensing fees are the "cost of doing business" in the merchandising racket.

Don't you imagine Johnny Depp (as Capt. Jack) would cost a bit more than Amy Adams at this point in both of their careers?

And it ISN'T Amy Adams... its "Walt Disney's Giselle," anyway.

Amy Adams isn't riding the coach in the pre-parade at MGM/DHS...
But "Giselle" is.

Julie Andrews and Dick Van D-y-k-e aren't making appearances in the parks, but Mary Poppins and Bert are there, nonetheless. ;)
 
DD22 and I saw the movie on opening day. It was terrific and we both loved it! Thanks for providing the song snippets. I will definitely be getting the soundtrack for my I-Pod!! :goodvibes
 














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