Been watching Defunctland, and now that I've seen all the episodes so far, now I'm on the podcasts. Not only have I never been to a Disney park, but I've never even been in the same state as one. I'm not normally even an amusement parks person, but somehow, I find Kevin Perjurer talking about the story of the rise, decline, and fall of these amusement park attractions fascinating. Case in point: Journey into Imagination. The Decline and Fall isn't included in this video (Yesterworld, another YouTuber covers it in his own video), but it looks interesting:
A major attraction at Epcot teaches kids about the power of imagination, creating an attraction that's an instant hit (even with its new characters becoming a recognisable figure even before the park opens), and then, after tensions with their sponsor Kodak reach critical mass, they decide to create a low-rent reboot that nobody likes. And listening to the podcast, you really get to appreciate the love they put into it.
And even I start to wish that the Dreamfinder would come back into the picture. I even start to think that, of all the Disney nostalgia reboots, I think a movie about the Dreamfinder could actually be a welcome addition. That said, I think I'd make some changes to the Dreamfinder, starting with changing that doddering old man voice, and maybe adding a bit of an edge to him; after all, a movie about the importance of imagination can seem pretty kiddie. Then again, I think there are two models for how one could rectify that: Willy Wonka, who needs no introduction, and this one, which almost certainly will:
The Seven Faces of Doctor Lao is probably one of those movies that needs a bigger audience, especially given how insane it can be and the fact that Tony Randall plays eight different characters, and, yellowface aside, I think it can be a very interesting model for how a more edgy Dreamfinder could work.
And, of course, even on the off chance Disney okays it, they will likely focus-group the shit out of it and water it down.
A major attraction at Epcot teaches kids about the power of imagination, creating an attraction that's an instant hit (even with its new characters becoming a recognisable figure even before the park opens), and then, after tensions with their sponsor Kodak reach critical mass, they decide to create a low-rent reboot that nobody likes. And listening to the podcast, you really get to appreciate the love they put into it.
And even I start to wish that the Dreamfinder would come back into the picture. I even start to think that, of all the Disney nostalgia reboots, I think a movie about the Dreamfinder could actually be a welcome addition. That said, I think I'd make some changes to the Dreamfinder, starting with changing that doddering old man voice, and maybe adding a bit of an edge to him; after all, a movie about the importance of imagination can seem pretty kiddie. Then again, I think there are two models for how one could rectify that: Willy Wonka, who needs no introduction, and this one, which almost certainly will:
The Seven Faces of Doctor Lao is probably one of those movies that needs a bigger audience, especially given how insane it can be and the fact that Tony Randall plays eight different characters, and, yellowface aside, I think it can be a very interesting model for how a more edgy Dreamfinder could work.
And, of course, even on the off chance Disney okays it, they will likely focus-group the shit out of it and water it down.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
