Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Well... not really... just a wacky idea involving the beloved animators as walk-arounds in the park. In true Disney mascot style, only the "popular" ones will roam the park: Ward Kimball, Marc Davis, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston and Milt Kahl. Here's what I would envision them to look like: -Frank and Ollie: Dressed the same a la Tweedledee and Tweedledum, and always seen with each other. These two would be the gentlest. -Ward: Huge glasses, and cross-eyed (like the March Hare mascot). I envision him wearing the suit he wore on the cover of the Nine Old Men book, or the one where he's holding the Oscar for "It's Tough to be a Bird!". I would see him as a prankster character, like, oh, Stitch or Donald. -Marc: Very studious, with a faint smile; I really can't imagine what the mascot version would look like. -Milt: Every group needs a Villain; I imagine the Milt character to have a huge frown on his face a la Grumpy or The Queen of Hearts. The Milt mascot will be grumpy and grouchy, and will hesitate to sign autographs or take pictures and will always be the victim of pranks from Ward and the others.
Originally Posted By imagineer1985 99.999 percent of people who patron the parks. have no idea who these people are.
Originally Posted By CuriosWolfSo Only YOU would think of this, 5BR..... 9.9 <--- Rolling my eyes What about the guy who animated my favorite wolf villain, John Lounsbery, 5BR?
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<imagineer1985: 99.999 percent of people who patron the parks. have no idea who these people are.>> I know, and that's the sad part.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror The next thing you know, people will be seeing their images in potato chips.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<<<imagineer1985: 99.999 percent of people who patron the parks. have no idea who these people are.>> I know, and that's the sad part.>> I won't say "please," but I do agree with 550 that it's unrealistic to expect the general public to know who the Nine Old Men were. Heck, I can't name them without doing "the Google." Oh, I happen to know the ones you mentioned, but how many know who Wolfgang Reitherman or John Lounsbery were or what they did? I am sure there are people who don't know who Walt Disney was, since he's been dead for 40 years. I wouldn't be surprised if some people think he is a fictional person like Aunt Jemima.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros You mean all these years...Aunt Jamima isn't real? But she walked around Frontierland by her pancake shop. How can this be? *sees childhood crumbling before his eyes*
Originally Posted By Park Hopper I was in the park with my 11-year-old counsin last week. She asked me who the statue in the center of the park was. I told her, "Walt Dinsey." She was shocked. "You mean he was real?" she gasped. Somehow I don't think the 9 old men would track.
Originally Posted By Park Hopper Sorry, that's Walt Disney. I've got to do something about that reoccuring typo.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs As mentioned earlier, this was a 'wacky' idea done for laughs. Think of it as seeing The Running of the Jew and his Wife in the beginning of 'Borat'. I also understand that a huge amount of Disney fans would not know who they are, hence the cartoonish descriptions of would-be costumes. Or you could also think about having LPers as mascot characters.
Originally Posted By DlandDug If we had LPers as walk around characters, who could we possibly get to be the villain???
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Ah, flattery will get you nowhere, Dreamfinder... but don't stop trying.
