Would you ever want Vanessa (human Ursula) to be an interactive character in WDW?

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Would you ever want Vanessa (human Ursula) to be an interactive character in WDW?

 

[PollyannaMom]

I would certainly have a "live and let live" attitude if they decided to include her, but I'm not really sure everyone would even know who she was without being told.

 

[Mysterian]

Yeah I agree it may require some context, but I would be happy to see more villain appearances.
In regards to DL, (yes I know you said WDW), 2021's Oogie Boogie Bash had Agatha from Wandavision and Sid from Toy Story, not to mention Avengers Campus had a really surprising appearance by Zombie Captain America, so anything's possible.

 

[HopperFan]

No. If you hadn't included "human Ursula" I would have had to google.

 

[Karin1984]

It is a character who most people don't know the name of, as it is not mentioned in the movie.
The character is on screen for less than 5 minutes and has about 5 sentences to say.

I do not think she can be interesting to meet as that part of her character wasn't fleshed out. And in appearance... next to Ursula she is so plain.

 

[VandVsmama]

Who's Vanessa?

 

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Who's Vanessa?

https://littlemermaid.fandom.com/wiki/Vanessa

 

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It is a character who most people don't know the name of, as it is not mentioned in the movie.
The character is on screen for less than 5 minutes and has about 5 sentences to say.

I do not think she can be interesting to meet as that part of her character wasn't fleshed out. And in appearance... next to Ursula she is so plain.

Disney will probably expand on her role in the live action movie. I was thinking she could be at the Little Mermaid/Rapunzel character breakfast on the boardwalk. It’s an easy loophole for Disney to use that’s still inline with the canon story.

 

[nene0182]

I think I’m one of a small number of people that remembered her name was Vanessa lol. I remember being little and excited that she had the same name as me (until then I had never met or heard of anyone else named Vanessa) It wouldn’t matter to me one way or another though if they included her at Disney.

 

[VandVsmama]

https://littlemermaid.fandom.com/wiki/Vanessa

Ah, ok.

In that case, in answer to the question in the OP above, there's no point in Disney having Vanessa as a live character to meet & greet @ Disney parks because she's kind of obscure and not enough people would even recognize who she's supposed to be. At most, they could bring out a character like that on special event (i.e., hard ticket events) nights.

 

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Ah, ok.

In that case, in answer to the question in the OP above, there's no point in Disney having Vanessa as a live character to meet & greet @ Disney parks because she's kind of obscure and not enough people would even recognize who she's supposed to be. At most, they could bring out a character like that on special event (i.e., hard ticket events) nights.

I like the special nights idea. I think her recognition will increase when the new movie comes out.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I wouldn't throw tomatoes or anything, but I wouldn't stop either, the film is so old it's doubtful it would register with little kids. Now if you asked me if they should bring back Ariel's spot and include everyone else in a snowglobe of characters with her, ummmm yes please. I'd love that for all the big movies, come to think of it.

 

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I wouldn't throw tomatoes or anything, but I wouldn't stop either, the film is so old it's doubtful it would register with little kids. Now if you asked me if they should bring back Ariel's spot and include everyone else in a snowglobe of characters with her, ummmm yes please. I'd love that for all the big movies, come to think of it.

I think the cartoon is still relevant to kids today. A lot of kids are aware of Melody even though she is rarely in WDW. A lot will depend if the remake is on Disney Plus or in the theaters. Depending on how the movie does, it may influence on how Disney will expand the Little Mermaid characters we will see in WDW in the future.

 

[MillauFr]

I like the Roz character at the end of the Monster's Inc ride in Anaheim. She is great and makes snarky comments near the end of the ride.

 

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Does anyone think the new movie will have a new ending and have Ursula/Vanessa live vs being destroyed by Eric’s ship? With some of the new endings Disney has come up with lately with their live action movies, I wouldn’t be surprised if Ursula some how was forced to remain human as a form of punishment (life in prison/non death ending). Vanessa lives, parents are happy that their kids are not scared like some were by the original ending, and Disney has a redemption arc option for Vanessa if they make a sequel. Plus Melody could still be in the sequel and they could mix a new concept with part of the original cartoon sequel. If Vanessa lives in the new movie, I think it will be more likely she will appear in the theme parks. Thoughts?

 

[fla4fun]

It is a character who most people don't know the name of, as it is not mentioned in the movie.

Wasn’t her name mentioned at the beginning of the wedding, like “Do you Eric take Vanessa to be . . .”? I agree she wasn’t mentioned much, but I knew from the first watching that she was Vanessa.

I would be concerned that little kids would just think she’s an angry Ariel, unless Disney did something really obvious to make them different. I do think she would be a good addition to villain themed events at the parks.

 

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Wasn’t her name mentioned at the beginning of the wedding, like “Do you Eric take Vanessa to be . . .”? I agree she wasn’t mentioned much, but I knew from the first watching that she was Vanessa.

I would be concerned that little kids would just think she’s an angry Ariel, unless Disney did something really obvious to make them different. I do think she would be a good addition to villain themed events at the parks.

She looks completely different than Ariel in my opinion. Plus she wears that golden shell that kids recognize as Ursula’s. If she signs autographs, who does she sign as? Vanessa or Ursula? I always think some of characters signatures are very unique and Disney could get very creative with hers.

 

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Wasn’t her name mentioned at the beginning of the wedding, like “Do you Eric take Vanessa to be . . .”? I agree she wasn’t mentioned much, but I knew from the first watching that she was Vanessa.

I would be concerned that little kids would just think she’s an angry Ariel, unless Disney did something really obvious to make them different. I do think she would be a good addition to villain themed events at the parks.

 

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https://disney-fan-fiction.fandom.com/wiki/Vanessa_(Ursula_in_Disguise)

 

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Does Disney do a villain character breakfast during Halloween?