Originally Posted By CoasterKrayzie are the heads still in Pooh? on my vist there last week i rode Pooh a few times and i didnt notice them anymore, maybe i just missed them.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>DlandDug are you Sure those are MLB heads?, my info comes straight from Tony Baxter who worked on the Pooh ride.<< I was not aware that Tony worked on this attraction. Bruce Gordon was the producer. All sources 'til now agree that the three heads are from the Mile Long Bar.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt The Bears were a big yawner. There was a time (when I was about 12) that I kind of liked them, but over time I discovered that I really hate country music. The technology behind the production isn't all that impressive any longer and the jokes are corny. I dunno, I can't really see any reason to bring this show back to DLR.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny <I was not aware that Tony worked on this attraction.> I THINK he worked on it as to what capacity IDK. Getting back to the heads. once the Playhouse closed they were breifly put under the graveyard scene of the Haunted Mansion while work on Pooh was being completed. they were then re-installed.
Originally Posted By wangaroa Check it, foos: Bears be comin' back fo nuthin less than a dang ol' skoo Dee-See_Ay (Props, lil' bro parc) sou'-central Al-ay rap thro-down. Moovin intah Hollywud pikchas BACKlot 2007, y'all, year of da BEAR. Dag, yo: Big AL be dah central hizzay, voiced by Flava-Flav. "Yeah, dere blood on da saddle--rival gangstah shabangstah blood--YEAAAHHH BOYYYEEEEE!" 1/2 way tru da sho, URSUS Ay-Kay come on dang scene wid a huntah's shotgun: "Lay it down, beeyotches. Who gonna git me some snufff-a-ha-ha-ha-huff?" The rest be klassified. Check out the sweet GHP anima-tron-icks down'd MonSTAH's Ink, y'all. Shoop, my moms just got home, gotsta LOG-OFF. Wangsta out.
Originally Posted By idleHands "I THINK he worked on it as to what capacity IDK." Blue sky stuff. This is what Tony primarily does for WDI now. Blue sky design.
Originally Posted By idleHands "All sources 'til now agree that the three heads are from the Mile Long Bar." Well, I used to be one of those individuals, who believed the heads were too small to come from the theatres, but instead were the static heads that once graced the Mile Long Bar. Now, I'm not so sure. Take a look at these two photos from MP, the first one taken inside Pooh, and the second one taken during the final performance of CB Vacation Hoedown, on Sept 9, 2001: http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=mm030326av http://www.mouseplanet.com/more/mm010911a.htm In terms of relative size, in comparing one set of the heads to the other set, these could very well be the actual heads from Theatre II, as Tony described to Disneydanny. And Tony did work with Bruce Gordon and John Stone on the project, in a blue sky/design capacity. I think Mr. Baxter is correct, and these are AA heads from the attraction. But ya gotta love the story about storing the heads under the graveyard in HM! Too bad they couldn't have made "special guest appearances" in the show scenes. Imagine Melvin stuck in a corner of the attic, neurotically mumbling to himself, about the glory days of hanging over the fireplace mantle in his Master's drawing room. LOL!
Originally Posted By ryanbalas Happy New Year Guys. I just wanted to back up what some other people have said. I loved the Country Bears show and saw it often. And, I was working at DL when it was closed. I had an opportunity to work with some of the people whose main job/assignment was the Country Bears and while it was true that the show had its fans, there were many many many days when there would only be 4 people in the theatre. The company that created the characters had gone out of business and Disney had to make its own replacement parts - very expensive and in an overall look - that part of the park died when the weather got too cold to ride Splash Mountain. Now, with the Pooh ride, it is always full of families and children. The Pooh ride might not be as fun or exciting as the show, the kids love it and the numbers do the talking.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "are the heads still in Pooh? on my vist there last week i rode Pooh a few times and i didnt notice them anymore, maybe i just missed them." Yes, they are. I'm not a Pooh fanatic, so I don't know the proper name for the room, but my wife calls it the LSD room because there's a section of the ride that could roughly pass for an acid trip. If you look up behind you before you leave this room for the next one, they are high on the wall behind you. If you sit in the last row of the car you won't be able to see them. The best vantage point is the first row.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA As I recall, the heads of Buff, Max and Melvin in the attraction were the same size as the heads in the Mile Long Bar.
