Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Did you know that before he was President of the United States, Ronald Reagan was an actor?<< ...And he was bad at both professions. >>All I'm saying is that Walt Disney is a person -- a human being who lived on the earth and breathed, and ate and went to the bathroom -- just like the rest of us.<< But at least Walt ran his company much better than all republican presidents have run this nation in the past 40 years. >>It's not blasphemous for Walt Disney to be portrayed in a parade float in Walt Disney World.<< Have you seen TDL's Partners statue lately?
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >> If that didn't exist then I find nothing upsetting about it at all. << There is no Walt lookalike meet and greet. He's just a figure in the parade.<<<< Sorry I worded that wrong...I should have said: "If that doesn't exist then..". I do realize that it doesn't. I was just a little worried there for a while. >>>But at least Walt ran his company much better than all republican presidents have run this nation in the past 40 years.<<< In all fairness and to give credit where some credit is due, if Walt hadn't had Roy around we would never have heard of anything even remotely as successful as Disney has been. Walt was the visionary but he had no use for money or budgets or anything that might interfere with his vision. Roy was the glue that held the company together. Many of Walt's ideas were so advanced that if he had been left entirely on his own would have been bankrupt many times over. As far as I am concerned it was the Disney brothers that made it great. I have always found it fitting that at WDW, as you enter, in the park, is a statue of Roy sitting in the middle of what appears to be real life. A park in a small town. Walt on the other hand is down the road, firmly implanted in fantasy. Castles and dreams. They were bookends that held it all together. As much as I admire Walt, I firmly believe that Walt Disney would have been a highly idealic unknown if Roy had not been there to make sure his dreams happened. End of sermon.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "...I don't know of anywhere that Jesus waves atop a parade float or signs autographs, thank goodness." Actually, when I was little, my family went to see an Easter play, and the people that we went with knew some of the actors, so we got to go backstage, and my brother got Jesus's autograph. But it certainly wasn't the normal thing going on. "But at least Walt ran his company much better than all republican presidents have run this nation in the past 40 years." First of all, that should be a capital R. They mean two different things. And second of all, I don't suppose the Democrats (both sides are democrats...it does make a difference) did things much better.
Originally Posted By ToonKirby >All I'm saying is that Walt Disney is a person -- a human being who lived on the earth and breathed, and ate and went to the bathroom -- just like the rest of us.< Don't forget Pocahontas ...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Have you seen TDL's Partners statue lately?> Yes. And it doesn't bother me.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: And did you know that--before I gained all my weight--I used to look even better than Jessica Rabbit!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Yes. And it doesn't bother me.<< Oh I see.. I thought you were the one fan who threatened suicide if the hula skirt didn't come off.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "There's no need to be rude. I happen to know an awful lot about Walt Disney. Enough to know that Ub Iwerks drew Mickey Mouse. How many Disney features or shorts credit Walt with animation? He was primarily a producer, which is where my confusion as to why "Walt" was drawing Mickey in the parade." But before Mickey Mouse, Walt was an amimator. He did quite a bit of stuff before Mickey, like the Alice Comedies and Oswald. Yes, he did hire other artists to work on those as well, but initialy he was an animator.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs *looks at the parade pics* Wow...what...interesting-looking broomsticks...
Originally Posted By MPierce >> First of all, that should be a capital R. They mean two different things. And second of all, I don't suppose the Democrats (both sides are democrats...it does make a difference) did things much better. << I don't know I sure do miss the fun days of the Impeachment hearings. My paycheck sure went way up from the cost of living raises under the Carter Administration. Does anybosy have pictures of the CM that looks like Walt. I sure would like to see them. I kind of like the idea of him being in a parade. >> As much as I admire Walt, I firmly believe that Walt Disney would have been a highly idealic unknown if Roy had not been there to make sure his dreams happened. End of sermon. << I completely agree with this statment. >> Actually, when I was little, my family went to see an Easter play, and the people that we went with knew some of the actors, so we got to go backstage, and my brother got Jesus's autograph. But it certainly wasn't the normal thing going on. << Have you tried to sell it on ebay yet?
Originally Posted By ChampDisney >>Oh I see.. I thought you were the one fan who threatened suicide if the hula skirt didn't come off.<< lol. I remeber that back in the Tokyo Disney Resort section. Good point TDLFAN your a good guy.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Wow...what...interesting-looking broomsticks...<< Mind out of the gutter Mr. 5BearCarpets.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Have you seen TDL's Partners statue lately? << Okay, I'll ask. What's the deal here? I thought TDL's Partners statue was an exact copy of the MK and DL version. >> which is where my confusion as to why "Walt" was drawing Mickey in the parade." << Poetic license here. First of all, Walt did draw Mickey for a while. How much he had to contribute in his exact creation is a tossup. But he was in there. And getting credit for the work of the people working under your inspiration is a good and right thing. So long as they also are given creative credit. >> Does anybody have pictures of the CM that looks like Walt? I sure would like to see them. I kind of like the idea of him being in a parade. << I don't have any handy. But you can do a lot with general body features, a good hairpiece and mustache. The actual face character is less important to the overall caricature like look.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Most people remember a caricature-like version of people they don't know well. So if you model and present the caricature instead of the real person, you get something that people recognize more quickly anyway. Many famous people "don't look like themselves" and can be hard to recognize when they're seen as real people on a real street.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Okay, I'll ask. What's the deal here? I thought TDL's Partners statue was an exact copy of the MK and DL version.<< <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4334673&a=32513702&p=75492814" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/ViewPhoto?u=4334673&a=32513702&p=75492814</a>
Originally Posted By MPierce ^^^So what's different? >> don't have any handy. But you can do a lot with general body features, a good hairpiece and mustache. The actual face character is less important to the overall caricature like look. << Yes I understand that. I was just curious to see how it was presented.
