Song of the South theme?

[Jazzman67]

Hi there,

Isn't there an attraction that has some elements from the film Song
of the South? Or am I mistaken? I know that during the parade you vcan
hear the song Yippee di do da from the film.

It's a shame that film never got released on VHS. There's a webpage that
offers this film on DVD, however´it is NOT an official DVD from Disney. I
hope, though, that this film will get released this year or next year. I still
remember my father taking me and my sister to see this in the 1980s. It's
a good film.

This film was also the first one to have live actors and animation together
on film, as well.

Hopefully the younger generation will have a chance to see this film, soon!

 

[tinkerbell 766]

I have Song of the South on VHS video so it must have been released at some point. I don't think there is anything at DLRP with a S of the S theme. Of course in the USA there is Splash Mountain. Too cold in Paris for that one I fear!!!!! I agree it's a great film. One of my favourites too.

 

[Jazzman67]

This film was released in Europe, but not in the USA.

I agree, it's a good film.

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

I love the song zip a dee do da...its great and when Kyra sings it its lovely

 

[brer_rabbit]

As you can see from my user name I LOVE song of the south and splash mountain!!

When I was at disneyland paris last week I thought the area in Frontierland near the station where Woody's roundup / Pocahontas village is would be just the right size for a Splash Mountain! At the moment that area seems a bit underused - it was certainly empty when the rest of the park was v busy!

I don't think the water element of the ride would be too much of problem - over here we have Thorpe Park with Tidal Wave which gets you SOAKED and the weather's no better here! Also I heard that it's not actually the boats that cause the splash, it's the water jets at the bottom of the flume. In Florida they adjust these when it's colder so you don't get so wet.

I guess it would be horrendously expensive to build but wouldn't it be great!

 

[JC Butterfly]

Hi there,

This film was also the first one to have live actors and animation together
on film, as well.

Hopefully the younger generation will have a chance to see this film, soon!

Just a little fun Disney history, Walt was quite the innovator, he actually first started combining live actors and animation together as early as the 1920s with the Alice Comedies. Then from Wikepedia I got this chronology:


In The Three Caballeros (1945), Donald Duck cavorts with several Latin-American dancers, plus Aurora Miranda (sister of Carmen Miranda), who gives him a kiss.
In Song of the South (1946), Uncle Remus sings "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in an animated field, and tells the stories of Brer Rabbit through the animated sequences.
So Dear to My Heart (1949) features sequences of a similar nature.
Mary Poppins (1964) is one of the best-known films of this nature, including a scene in which Dick Van **** dances with cartoon penguins as Julie Andrews watches.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) features a hybrid sequence in which Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson dance together in an underwater nightclub, while Tomlinson must bear the brunt of aggressive, anthropomorphic soccer-playing animals in the latter half.
Pete's Dragon (1977) does the opposite of its predecessors: it puts the animated dragon, Elliott, in a live-action setting.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) from Disney and Amblin Entertainment broke new ground with its advanced special effects and "realistic" portrayal of the interaction of animated characters and live actors.