Friday, July 3, 2015
Flynn Rider Friday!
One of my favorite Disney films in recent times is Rapunzel. Flynn Rider is our feature character for today, and he is Rapunzel's travel companion/eventual love interest in the movie.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Throwback Thursday!
This week on TBT we take a look back at the year 2012, and our experience on the Wild Africa Trek at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It was one of the greatest experiences of our lives!!
We will never forget this!!
We will never forget this!!
Toulouse Thursday! fft fft fft!!
How can you not fall in love with this tough little kitty from Disney's The Aristocats?? fft fft ffft!
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Beauty and the Beast- 30 Trivia Tidbits You Might Not Know
This past month in my Walt Disney Maniacs Facebook group, we featured the film Beauty and the Beast as our June subject. Here is a breakdown of what we discussed.
1. Walt Disney attempted to develop Beauty and the Beast into an animated film both in the 1930's and
1950's, but ultimately gave up because the writers found the story too difficult
to adapt.
2. The
song “Human Again” was cut just before production started. The song was later
added to the Broadway show and was recorded and animated for the 2002
re-release of the film.
4. In 1988, Disney hired British
animation director Richard Purdum to adapt the film. His version of the film
was a darker, non-musical adaption; it also took place in 18th-century France.
The video below is the Purdum storyboard reel: Then-Disney
Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg scrapped this version of the film after seeing the
initial story reels in 1989. Purdum resigned shortly after, when the decision
was made by producers to adapt the story into a musical.
5. After
Purdom left the film, screenwriter Linda Woolverton was hired to rewrite the
script. Her only writing experience with Disney had been writing a few episodes
of Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue
Rangers. Woolverton went on to cowrite The Lion King and Mulan,
and write Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
6. Katharine
Hepburn’s portrayal of Jo March in the 1933 film adaption of Little Women inspired the characterization of
Belle.
7. Belle
is the only person in her village who wears blue, which is meant to symbolize
how different she is from everyone else.
8. When
Gaston is falling at the very end, a tiny skull flashes in each of his eyes
during a close-up of his face. This is meant to symbolize that he does indeed
die.
9. Julie
Andrews was the reportedly the first choice to voice Mrs. Potts.
10. Originally,
Chip had only one line in the entire film, but the producers liked Bradley
Pierce’s voice work so much that they expanded the character.
11. Before
Chip’s character was expanded, the original “cute” character was intended to be
a music box.
12. Bambi’s
mother makes an appearance in the movie. In the opening shot of the film she
can be seen drinking from the stream in the lower right.
14. The
character of Cogsworth was written specifically with John Cleese in mind, but
he turned down the role.
15. Angela
Lansbury, the voice of Mrs. Potts, did not think she was suited to sing the
ballad “Beauty and the Beast.” She recorded one take at the director’s request,
to have for a back up if nothing else worked, and that one recording ended up
in the film.
16. Animator
Glen Keane based the Beast’s appearance on a several animals, drawing
inspiration from the mane of a lion, head of a buffalo, brow of a gorilla,
tusks of a wild boar, legs and tail of a wolf, and the body of a bear.
18. The
finale dance between Belle and the Prince is actually reused animation from the
finale dance between Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip in Sleeping Beauty. This
sequence was reportedly reused because animators were running out of time
during the production of the movie.
19. Paige
O’Hara, who provided the voice for Belle, sobbed real tears while recording
death of the Beast scene.
20. Disney
originally wanted Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, to provide
the voice for Belle.
21. The
prince’s name is Adam, but it is never mentioned in the movie.
22. One
scene that was storyboarded, but never animated, was a scene where the Beast is
seen dragging the carcass of an animal he killed. The scene was considered too
dark and gruesome for the film and was dropped.
23. In
the original draft of the film, Gaston was supposed to be killed by wolves
after surviving his fall from the Beast’s castle. This plot point was later
reused for Scar’s death in The
Lion King.
24. Some
of the sculptures seen in the castle are early concept versions of the Beast.
25. Sherri
Stoner, who served as the animation reference model for Belle and also Ariel in The Little Mermaid, went on to
create and voice Slappy Squirrel on Animaniacs.
26. Jackie
Chan performed the voice acting and singing for the Beast in the Chinese
(Mandarin) dub of the film.
27. Belle
was the second Disney princess to not be of royal descent, after Cinderella.
Tiana is the third.
28. Beauty
and the Beast was
the first animated film to earn more than $100 million at the box office.
30. In
2002, the Library of Congress deemed Beauty
and the Beast a “culturally,
historically, or aesthetically significant” film and selected it for
preservation in the National Film Registry.
Walt would be so proud!
1. Walt Disney attempted to develop Beauty and the Beast into an animated film both in the 1930's and
1950's, but ultimately gave up because the writers found the story too difficult
to adapt.
2. The
song “Human Again” was cut just before production started. The song was later
added to the Broadway show and was recorded and animated for the 2002
re-release of the film.
3. Disney borrowed ideas from Jean Cocteau’s 1946 live-action film. The
classic French film included the idea of rival suitor for Belle named Avenant,
who tries to kill the Beast upon learning that she loves him, losing his life
in the process.
Also,
the film included the household objects in the Beast’s castle coming to life.
4. In 1988, Disney hired British
animation director Richard Purdum to adapt the film. His version of the film
was a darker, non-musical adaption; it also took place in 18th-century France.
The video below is the Purdum storyboard reel: Then-Disney
Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg scrapped this version of the film after seeing the
initial story reels in 1989. Purdum resigned shortly after, when the decision
was made by producers to adapt the story into a musical.
5. After
Purdom left the film, screenwriter Linda Woolverton was hired to rewrite the
script. Her only writing experience with Disney had been writing a few episodes
of Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue
Rangers. Woolverton went on to cowrite The Lion King and Mulan,
and write Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
6. Katharine
Hepburn’s portrayal of Jo March in the 1933 film adaption of Little Women inspired the characterization of
Belle.
7. Belle
is the only person in her village who wears blue, which is meant to symbolize
how different she is from everyone else.
8. When
Gaston is falling at the very end, a tiny skull flashes in each of his eyes
during a close-up of his face. This is meant to symbolize that he does indeed
die.
9. Julie
Andrews was the reportedly the first choice to voice Mrs. Potts.
10. Originally,
Chip had only one line in the entire film, but the producers liked Bradley
Pierce’s voice work so much that they expanded the character.
11. Before
Chip’s character was expanded, the original “cute” character was intended to be
a music box.
12. Bambi’s
mother makes an appearance in the movie. In the opening shot of the film she
can be seen drinking from the stream in the lower right.
13. The song “Be Our Guest” was originally supposed to be sung to Maurice instead of Belle. The scene was rewritten to include Belle in the song, as producers felt the song was too good to waste on secondary character Maurice.
14. The
character of Cogsworth was written specifically with John Cleese in mind, but
he turned down the role.
15. Angela
Lansbury, the voice of Mrs. Potts, did not think she was suited to sing the
ballad “Beauty and the Beast.” She recorded one take at the director’s request,
to have for a back up if nothing else worked, and that one recording ended up
in the film.
16. Animator
Glen Keane based the Beast’s appearance on a several animals, drawing
inspiration from the mane of a lion, head of a buffalo, brow of a gorilla,
tusks of a wild boar, legs and tail of a wolf, and the body of a bear.
17. Beauty and the Beast was the second Disney film produced (and “first prestige film”) to use CAPS (Computer Animation Production System), a software developed for Disney by Pixar. The software allowed Disney to create the iconic ballroom scene.The first Disney movie to use CAPS was The Rescuers Down Under.
18. The
finale dance between Belle and the Prince is actually reused animation from the
finale dance between Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip in Sleeping Beauty. This
sequence was reportedly reused because animators were running out of time
during the production of the movie.
19. Paige
O’Hara, who provided the voice for Belle, sobbed real tears while recording
death of the Beast scene.
20. Disney
originally wanted Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, to provide
the voice for Belle.
21. The
prince’s name is Adam, but it is never mentioned in the movie.
22. One
scene that was storyboarded, but never animated, was a scene where the Beast is
seen dragging the carcass of an animal he killed. The scene was considered too
dark and gruesome for the film and was dropped.
23. In
the original draft of the film, Gaston was supposed to be killed by wolves
after surviving his fall from the Beast’s castle. This plot point was later
reused for Scar’s death in The
Lion King.
24. Some
of the sculptures seen in the castle are early concept versions of the Beast.
25. Sherri
Stoner, who served as the animation reference model for Belle and also Ariel in The Little Mermaid, went on to
create and voice Slappy Squirrel on Animaniacs.
26. Jackie
Chan performed the voice acting and singing for the Beast in the Chinese
(Mandarin) dub of the film.
27. Belle
was the second Disney princess to not be of royal descent, after Cinderella.
Tiana is the third.
28. Beauty
and the Beast was
the first animated film to earn more than $100 million at the box office.
29. Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film nominated
for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It lost to Silence of the Lambs. Additionally, Beauty and the Beast is the only traditionally hand-drawn
film ever nominated for Best Picture.
The
only other animated films nominated for Best Picture are Up and Toy
Story 3.
30. In
2002, the Library of Congress deemed Beauty
and the Beast a “culturally,
historically, or aesthetically significant” film and selected it for
preservation in the National Film Registry.
Walt would be so proud!
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Winnie The Pooh Wednesday!
Our feature Disney character for today is that lovable bear, with the rumbly in his tumbly.........Winnie The Pooh! How can you not love him?? The clip below was always my son Tim's favorite when we watched Pooh. We used to sing this together, even when we read the book, he would always ask me to sing this.
It's the hunny that always gets Pooh into some kind of trouble!
It's the hunny that always gets Pooh into some kind of trouble!
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