Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View.asp?ID=159" target="_blank">LP Lotion: LP Lotion: Disneyland in the Motor City</a>
Originally Posted By leemac Thanks! I tell you it is quite amazing. Plus the story of how it came about it really one of discovery and luck. I should point out that a sentence doesn't make sense (all my fault). It just finishes "Oakland's" when talking about the next stop. I couldn't read my own writing from the notes that day and because of the holiday wasn't able to confirm the name of the museum that will carry the exhibit from Spring to September. I should get that sorted next week. Lee
Originally Posted By irishfan I've just gone right through it again, IMHO the best laughingplace article in ages! Great stuff, and like you said, the artwork from Disneys America was fascinating.
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ The fact that all of this original artwork was provided by WDI is quite remarkable. The entire project was driven by Tom Fitzgerald and Marty Sklar and they deserve a lot of credit for assisting the Henry Ford.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Great article and pictures! Thanks, Lee! Do you have a list of venues where the exhibit will be traveling to after Oakland?
Originally Posted By leemac Thanks brotherdave! Nothing has been signed yet for the other locations. There has been a lot of interest from Mid-Western towns (I'm sure Marceline is one). The exec team are keen to ensure it travels throughout the US. I would presume it is fairly portable by the design and the type of artefacts displayed so hopefully a lot of people will get the chance to see it. The entire show was conceived for touring hence why the Henry Ford opted to only run it for 3 months at their campus. Additional stops will be up to 9 months though. Lee
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'm kind of surprised DL didn't keep more of this stuff for their own Opera House exhibit! Cool article. Are they planning and east coast stop?
Originally Posted By JBStew This is wonderful! Thank you for documenting this exhibit. What great stuff! I'm delighted.
Originally Posted By JBStew This is wonderful! Thank you for documenting this exhibit. What great stuff! I'm delighted.
Originally Posted By tuknshak The article was great and so were the pictures. You said the pieces are on loan for five years. Will it only be at this one location or will it be traveling around? If it travels what is its schedule of palces it will be at?
Originally Posted By irishfan Wonder will a book be published for this exhibition. There was a similar exhibition a number of years back with an excellent book, the title of which escapes me.
Originally Posted By tonyanton "Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance" by Karal Ann Marling, was written for the Smithsonian exhibit that toured the country in the late '90s. You're right...it is an excellent book.
Originally Posted By avromark I plan on going to this exhibit in the next week or two, look forward to seeing it, will renew my Henry Form membership.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "Cool article. Are they planning and east coast stop?" Yeah, please stop in NYC!!!
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 Click here for information on the Exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, including information on special merchandise created exclusively for the Henry Ford: <a href="http://www.thehenryford.com/museum/disney/default.asp" target="_blank">http://www.thehenryford.com/mu seum/disney/default.asp</a> Click here for the official website of "Behind The Magic: 50 Years Of Disneyland," including the Exhibit's touring schedule: <a href="http://www.behindthemagic.org/site/" target="_blank">http://www.behindthemagic.org/ site/</a>
Originally Posted By tuknshak I went to the website for the exhibit and under the 'tour info' page it doesn't list the exhibit tour and just sends you to a website that takes you back to that website. Anyone know where else you can get the tour info?
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 The "Tour Info" page says: "Behind The Magic begins its national tour in the San Francisco Bay area in early 2006, with dates and venues to be announced." In other words, check back. The itinerary has not been finalized. They will update that website as additional exhibit locations are confirmed.
Originally Posted By ctdsnark Looks like a great exhibit,every bit as much as the one currently at Disney-MGM {which I just saw this past August}. The napkin-sketch for that "Villian's Curse" particularly sparked my interest.Except for TDL's Castle Tour{which I don't even know what it has},there are no attractions created around the Villians---why not?
