Originally Posted By ecdc And the general public will eat it up and crowd Disneyland even more for the next few years.
Originally Posted By danyoung I'm very nervous about this concept. But John Favreau is no slouch, so we'll see what they come up with.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I agree that it seems like a bad idea and that it would seem more like a long commercial for the park. I also agree that if they end up making it, I'll probably buy a ticket. Then again, I might wanna wait for the dvd, just so I could fast forward through 'small world'.
Originally Posted By gadzuux BTW - Thanks for that link, Hans - HP is not a site I've spent any time lurking through before - lots of weird stuff there - including tea party rantings by Pat Sajak! Who knew?
Originally Posted By Bellella Stupid, stupid, stupid! What, are there going to be a group of crazy kids in the movie who sneak into the park late at night, when it's abandoned, and discover that the AA's have minds of their own? Creepy!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted By MrMikeyDk Ridley Pearson just said this on his facebook page: "To All: very much aware of the apparent similarities btwn the Disney-announced film Magic Kingdom and the KK books. Wrkng on it! Apec notes!" Disappointing really. My apologies.
Originally Posted By sjdimon Wow - that brings a whole new light to the comment made in Jurrasic Park: John Hammond: All major theme parks have had delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked! Dr. Ian Malcolm: But, John. If the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists. Or do they??? Cue - spooky child-like voice "Yo ho, yo ho, a Pirate's life for me....CHOMP!!!"
Originally Posted By danyoung That was such a strange line in Jurassic Park, mainly because Disneyland opened in 1955, not 1956. I know, only us Disney geeks would know that, but it still hit me as strange.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra My initial reaction was that maybe this would be an adaptation of Kingdom Keepers, especially since the books are put out by Disney's publishing arm. While that has proven not to be the case, I am intrigued by the fact that Ron Moore was the scriptwriter. (Yes, I will admit I am a BSG fan!) Time will tell...
Originally Posted By lesmisfan I don't know if i like this idea for a movie. its like hollywood has run out of ideas. If it was based off the kingdom keepers it might work.
Originally Posted By Britain Okay, having been initially steamed about this... and I still don't really like it... I started thinking about what would happen in a 'Night at the Museum Meets Disneyland' movie. So, the most famous Disneyland / Magic Kingdom attraction is obviously Pirates of the Caribbean. Um... so is Johnny Depp going to be in this movie? So I started thinking, what if this were sort of like a Pirates 5? There was that moment in At Worlds End when they fall off the edge of the world and head into Davy Jones' Locker. And if you recall, in the darkness, we hear Paul Frees' Auctioneer, and 'We wants the red 'ead!' for just a few moments. What if this were done after Del Toro's Haunted Mansion movie? Perhaps my earlier Avengers comment wasn't so far off. It could be similar to how those different movie franchises (Iron Man, Hulk, etc) are coming together in one film. Whoa, and what if it was all made possible because of Kevin Flynn... I need to get some sleep.
Originally Posted By macnak81 It's been done once. Back in 1962 the movie starring Tony Curtis and Suzanne Pleshette,showcased Disneyland , and gave me ( a east coast child ) a chance to see the park In a movie setting. making it sop much more real than what snippets I would see on the Wonderful World of Color. Hopefully a good story with a the whole park as the setting.
