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From: johnm@cbnews.cb.att.com (john.s.maddaus)
Subject: Re: WDW questions
Organization: AT&T
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:34:01 GMT

In article <1993Jan16.224157.960@news.eng.convex.com>, bleikamp@convex.com (Richard Bleikamp) writes:
> I have a few questions about Walt Disney World:
> (we'll be there 2-13 - 2-14)
> 
> 
>   2) Other than the Grand Floridian and the Polynesian character breakfasts,
>      where are there other breakfast buffets with characters, and which
>      characters?
Yes, the Beach Club Resort Hotel at EPCOT also has a character breakfast 
(Admiral Goofy, et.al.) so I suspect that the neighboring Yacht Club does
as well.  If I'm not mistaken, Fort Wilderness also has one.
> 

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From: riouxp@rs6401.ecs.rpi.edu (Peter Joseph Rioux)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Little Mermaid: Whale of a tail
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:59:57 GMT
Reply-To: riouxp@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.


   If no one else has it, I may be able to help (I have it (as the whole
series) in Stereo Hi-Fi on brand new TDK-EHG tapes in SP mode (I'm not
messing around after learning my lesson with Saban's TLM series :-( )).
My VCRs are currently booked (ask Squid :-) ). I (& I presume Squid too)
am (are) looking for episodes of "Saban's Adventures of The Little Mermaid"
(the last few that we both don't have/very good copies of some others).

hey... ask me.. yup, they are.. sorry...:(..
you presume me?... hmm.. don't presume.. you know...:)


SQUID
(when you assume (or presume) u make an ass out of u and me.......:)
From: f012@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: "Herman's Head" Voice Question
Date: 27 Jan 93 23:42:05 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1993Jan26.111234.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>, swiffenr@cc.curtin.edu.au writ
es:
>Yeah, this is Disney related 'coz it's distributed by Buena Vista...
>
>I was watching Herman's Head the other night and I was wondering about a few of
>the voices.  I know Yeardly Smith does the voice of Lisa Simpson, but does
>anyone know which Simpsons voice Harry Shearer does?
>

Well, Harry Shearer does tons of voices...the only one I can think of off the
top of my head is Rev. Lovejoy.  But he does several...oh yes, of course...my
favorite character Monty Burns, and Smithers as well.  Probably a few more
'regulars' and several 'guest' characters as well.

One of the earlier episodes (I have them -ALL- on tape.  And yes, I'm gloating
:) at the end listed the voice credits for everyone and their characters.  But
that was a few seasons back anyway and probably mroe characters have added
since then anyway.

Ah, how I love the Simpsons...the best 'guest voice' IM-NSH-O isn't Shearer,
though, it's Phil Hartman.  'I'm Troy McClure.  You might remember me from
such movies as 'Here comes the Coast Guard!' and 'The Erotic Adventures of
Hercules' ''  BWAHAHAHAHA....

:)  JD

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From: emru@CAM.ORG (Emru Townsend)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: my aladdin review....
Date: 27 Jan 93 19:14:23 GMT
Organization: MegaCorp Central Complex

duehara@yosemite.math.ucla.edu (Dana Uehara) writes:

>In article <1993Jan25.220522.26836@cs.ucla.edu> reiher@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Peter Reiher) writes:
>>In article <30407@optima.cs.arizona.edu> gln@cs.arizona.edu (Gary L. Newell) writes:
>>>
>>>It is not a horrible film by any means - just not as good in
>>>my opinion as many of the reviews I've seen -  I had to agree with our local
>>>reviewer who said something like "not as good as Disney fanatics will have
>>>you believe, but a quality animated film none the less". 
>>
>>Personally, I enjoyed "Aladdin", but preferred "Beauty and the Beast".  I 
>>think "Aladdin"is doing better largely because Disney has had more success in
>>selling it as a film that adults will like.  I've heard of several people who 
>>didn't go see "Beauty and the Beast" because they thought it was just for kids.

>I also preferred "Beauty and the Beast" to "Aladdin," although I will admit 
>that there were some pretty good animation sequences (i.e. the escape from the 
>cave on the magic carpet -- possibly computer animated?)

The backgrounds and the lava, yes.

>the film.  It's a good film, definitely the caliber you'd expect from Disney.
>But somehow I can't agree that "Aladdin" is the "miracle" film that has 
>surpassed "Beauty and the Beast," as at least one movie critic has said.

Aladdin has more universal appeal, being a comedy, IMHO.  The songs were also
more entertaining (also IMHO).

But if I hear the phrase "instant classic" one more time, I'll scream.

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From: mousktr@carson.u.washington.edu (Denise "ABU" Lockner)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Aladdin Review
Date: 22 Jan 1993 23:00:12 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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In article <930121213039.34df@VAX.CSUN.EDU> VBCSC03L@VAX.CSUN.EDU (snopes) writes:
>  jwidor@melpar (Jeff Widor) writes . . .
>
>>Phase, I respect your opinion of the film Alladin, but I must admit,
>>your spelling skills are severely lacking.  
>
>  Pot.  Kettle.  Black.
>
> - snopes
>
> ObligatoryDisneyFact:  Disney has produced three of the most frequently
> misspelled movie titles in film history: "Pinnochio", "Alladin", and
>                                                       ^^^^^^^^^

Should we be ordering a set of black pots and kettles for you TOO, snopes??

Couldn't resist.

-Denise
*******
"If you can't say something nice...don't say nothin' at all." -THUMPER
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Subject: Re: Beauty and the Beast Enchantment theory
From: <RSL103@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 12:28:41 EST
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Organization: Penn State University

Actually, I look at it this way.  The Prince in B.A.T.B. was turned into a
Beast, a living, breathing animal.  Therefore, he would continue to grow over
time, as a Beast, and within, as the Prince.  The other residents of the
castle were turned into ordinary household objects, which don't have living
cells to divide and multiply.  Teacups, as we all know, don't grow, and
therefore don't change appearance as they age.  So the Prince, as a Beast,
grew up over ten years.  Chip, on the other hand, was trapped in his teacup
form, and therefore remained the same over time.
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
From: jpenovic@encore.com (Jan Penovich)
Subject: Re: Why Disney's parks are different
Reply-To: jpenovic@encore.com
Organization: Encore Computer Corp., Fort Lauderdale FL
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 13:38:34 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.163158.20621@pmafire.inel.gov>,
geoff@pmafire.inel.gov (Geoff Allen) writes:
> zarthac@bradley.edu (Matt Simmons) writes concerning ``Free Fall'' type
> rides (of which there are several at various parks):
> >That ride is _ooollld_... Cedar Point (Sandusky Ohio) has had the equiv 
> >called the Demon Drop for as long as I can remember...  They also have the
> >world's largest/fastest steel rollercoaster (Magnum XL200) and the world's
> >largest/fastest wooden rollercoaster (Mean Streak), but that's not the pt.
> 
> I know this is picking nits, but as official maintainer of the
> rec.roller-coaster FAQ, I can't let these slightly innacurate comments
> slide by.
> 
> The Magnum XL-200 *used* to be the biggest and fastest roller coaster in
> the world.  And the Mean Streak *used* to be the biggest and fastest
> wooden coaster in the world.  Here, from the FAQ, are record holders in
> various categories:
> 
>     Roller Coaster Record Holders
> 
> 	Current Wooden Coaster Record Holders
> 
> 	STEEPEST
> 	    1. 61.2 degrees: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
> 	    2. 58 degrees: Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
> 	    3. 56 degrees: Georgia Cyclone - SF over Georgia; Atlanta, GA
> 
> 	MOST FAMOUS (yeah, it's subjective, but these coasters are 
> 	    somewhat legendary...)
> 	    1. 1927 Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
> 	    2. 1927 Cyclone Racer - The Pike; Long Beach, CA
> 	    3. 1924 Bobs - Riverview; Chicago, IL
> 
   Ah, the Cyclone in Coney Island.  I grew up in Brooklyn and
   spent much of my money and time riding the Cyclone. There's
   just something about that particular coaster .....

   Anyway, back to Disney.  Have they redone the WDW Space
   Mountain ride over the years?  It seems that the last
   couple times I rode it were much tamer than I remember it
   being.

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From: lgb2@po.CWRU.Edu (Linda G. Brashear)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Aladdin and the Golden Globes
Date: 26 Jan 1993 02:07:53 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc12.ins.cwru.edu


By the way, in my Golden Globes report, I forgot to mention, Robin Williams
was awarded a special award for his voicing in Aladdin.  Cool, huh?  Of 
course, I'm biased.  
Linda
-- 
"This is my quest, to follow that star, no matter how hopeless, no matter how
far!"------The Impossible Dream, "Man of La Mancha"
"The Lord lives!  Praise be to my Rock!  Exalted be God my Savior!"
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
From: rlancaster@cs.bgsu.edu
Subject: Bye-bye shareholder benefit
Organization: Bowling Green State University
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 17:57:20 GMT

I just received my Disney annual report and proxy statement in the mail, and
there was a surprise!  Because of the reduced stock price, Disney says it can
no longer affort to give away memberships in the Magic Kingdom Club to
shareholders.  Instead, they are offering a two-year membership for $39.  (The
regular price for the Gold Card they're offering is $49.)

This doesn't affect me since I can get membership through my employer, but
those who bought stock to get this benefit will be disappointed.

By the way, they also mentioned that the overall return to a shareholder during
1992 was 28%.  Not a bad deal, even with the loss of MKC!
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From: lgb2@po.CWRU.Edu (Linda G. Brashear)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: I have Aladdin!
Date: 21 Jan 1993 06:08:03 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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Actually, only in the printed medium (grin).  I just found a collection of
stories from "Arabian Nights" with all the most famous stories (Aladdin, 
Ali Baba, Sinbad, etc).  Here in Cleveland, a local bibliophile group puts
on a HUGE booksale on campus (With BOOKS!...Books on every topic, by every 
author who ever put pen to paper...)(B&B humor, for the VCR impaired).
Anyway, I just got it today, so I haven't read it yet, but I was so excited
(I've been looking for a collection for a few years now) I had to tell
the board.  So now, any questions about the original story can be sent this
way.  
On a related subject, I think the story of Scheherazade would make a good
Disney flick.  Lotsa potential for fun with animation in her storytelling.
Of course, the number of nights would need to be revised in the interests 
of finishing the movie in a reasonable amount of time.  What do you think?
Linda
P.S. And it only cost $2.00!  I got 15 books for about $20.00.  Cool, huh?
-- 
"This is my quest, to follow that star, no matter how hopeless, no matter how
far!"------The Impossible Dream, "Man of La Mancha"
"The Lord lives!  Praise be to my Rock!  Exalted be God my Savior!"
					------Psalms 18:46
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From: atzachar@unix.amherst.edu (Aladdin)
Subject: Re: Upcoming Disney Features(ANIMATED)
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:41:58 GMT

Jeff D. Robin (bjorn@doek.uoregon.edu) wrote:
> Greetings and Salutations,
> 		I havn't seen it on the boards so I don't know If it has  
> gotten out yet but according to the regional office where I  
> work(Waldenbooks), word is the next animated feature is to be Pocahantus(  
> I KNOW I spelled that wrong :-) ). but anyway just though you'd like to  
> know
> 
> 				Yrs. Truly,
> 				--Jeff  

It has been discussed, but the next in-house animated pic to be released by
Disney is "The Lion King" due in the summer of '94.  "Pocahontas" is scheduled
for late '94...

--
	** Ala"ddi"n **

	"There will be riches and magical places
	 A private oasis out there in the sands..."
From: atzachar@unix.amherst.edu (Aladdin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: UPCOMING ANIMATED FEATURES
Date: 27 Jan 93 15:36:52 GMT
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]

John Heiden UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (cscon134@uoft02.utoledo.edu) wrote:
> -- 
> Well, I don't know how much Elton John has to do with [The Lion King],
> but it IS true he is involved.

..how much he has to do with it??  He's the composer of the songs!

--
	** Ala"ddi"n **

	"There will be riches and magical places
	 A private oasis out there in the sands..."
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Subject: Re: LASERDISC RELEASES!!!
From: larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us (Larry Greenfield)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 21:42:15 PST
Organization: The Batchelor Pad

Also, Disney will release both Mary Poppins and 20,000 Leagues Under 
the sea LETTERBOXED (widescreen) on LD finally. There is a Japaese 
print of Mary Poppins letterboxed, and supposedly, Disney was so 
upset at it (the fact it was letterboxed) they sued the Japanese 
distributing company... but not before a bunch of them were released, 
and many made it to these shores (a friend of mine has it). It's in 
English, but witht subtitles. Well, now Disney (probably figuring the 
"cat's out of the bag") as started a new banner for LDs, called 
something like "Archive Collection" or something, with letterboxing, 
and some background and archival footage. The first two to be 
announced is Mary Poppins and 20 Leagues under the sea. Dist. by 
Image. Mary Poppins is $69.99, and I think (but not sure) 20,000 
Leagues is the same price. Available soon (March-ish)
:::::Larry:::::

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From: rcook@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Robert Cook)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: BatB:  How much did it cost to make?
Date: 26 Jan 1993 16:16:02 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego
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In article <1k1bjjINNco8@gap.caltech.edu> keith@cco.caltech.edu (Keith Allan Schneider) writes:
>Does anyone know how much it cost to make the Beauty and the Beast
>movie?  What about Aladdin?  Which animated movie (not necessarily
>one of these) was the most expensive to make, ever?  Thanks

Both Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin cost around $30-35 million to
produce.  That's still an estimate--different sources will tell you
different things.

It's even harder to tell exactly which feature had the biggest
pricetag, as the value of the dollar has changed so much.  Based on
average ticket prices, Snow White would have cost a similar amount
as BatB and Aladdin.  Sleeping Beauty MAY be the most costly of all
time, but I'd need to look much further into it.


- Robert Cook
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
From: ssc@nwu.edu (Steven Chung)
Subject: Re: UPCOMING ANIMATED FEATURES
Originator: schung@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 05:22:52 GMT

In article <C1E6wp.CxJ@unix.amherst.edu> atzachar@unix.amherst.edu (Aladdin) writes:
# 
# It's entitled "The Lion King" as most r.a.d. netters probably know by now.
# Also,  Tim Rice is doing the lyrics, but it is rather Elton John who is doing
# the music (not Menken).

You have got to be kidding.  Please tell me this is a joke...
From: michelle@sunloop.Sun.COM (Michelle Donat SE Chicago Loop )
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: calm down.....
Date: 21 Jan 1993 22:48:45 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: sunloop.central.sun.com

Oh boy.

First and foremost, I think I would like to say a few things.  I think that
Phase, while he has an opinion of a movie that most people in the USA disagree
with, has a right to it (however wrong he may be)....

First of all, I am not just an a Disney nut, but an animation nut -i have and
watch most styles of animation because I like it.  I think that phase is   
totally wrong in his assessment of Aladdin as a money making vehicle, and
nothing else.  The story was very good, the characterizations were pretty
good -at least as good as a live-action movie, and the music was great.

Again, I am afraid that phase must have this explained VERY S-L-O-W-L-Y and
C-L-E-A-R-L-Y...Aladdin is not the first movie to have tie-ins: remember 
Davy Crockett?, and many other movies both by Disney and other studios over
the last 70 years.  I don't mind at all the stuffed toys, etc that have 
been marketed by companies, personally  I think that this is lotsa fun!


Something to think over if phase thinks that Merchandising runs the Disney
store, as it were.  During the production of Aladdin, the people from 
Merchandising were shown the sketches and color renderings of the Aladdin 
characters. The one that they were the least enthusastic about was Jasmine,
as she had dark eyes.  They asked Mark Henn (I think) to change the color
of Jasmine's eyes to violet or blue because they believed that "those colors
would sell the dolls, etc better".  He told them to take a long leap.  What
color are Jasmine's eyes, phase?  Roy W. Disney runs the animation department.
Do you honestly think that he would release a film as (allegedly) bad as 
Aladdin?   His name, and the company's name are on that film.  Some of 
Disney's very over-zealousness towwards any kind of trademark infringment 
stem from their proctectivness towards that name, and what it means in the
world.

Ok, off my soapbox now.....  
--

Michelle Donat
SE Chicago Loop
michelle@sunloop.Central
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From: ssquier@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Sean Alan Squier)
Subject: Re: How about ANIMATED Disney Movies
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 04:09:00 GMT

In article <1993Jan28.003137.2993@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> quetzal@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Quetzal) writes:
>In <1993Jan27.024753.5495@leland.Stanford.EDU> inkblot@leland.Stanford.EDU (Thomas Calvin Cannon) writes:
>
>>    Fortunately, TLM, BatB, etc. have really started to break up the
>>traditional pattern.  We all know about the empowerment of the Disney
>>heroin, and I personally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the 
> ^^^^^^
>whoops.  A rather unfortunate typo, that . . .
>What about the empowerment of the Disney crack?  marijuana? . . . :)
>(Well, *someone* had to say it!)

well, no not really...but thank you for shouldering that burden for us
all.  We will never forget you.

=-)   =-)   =-)   =-)   =-) 


Sean Squier
(Future CEO - The Walt Disney Company)
ssquier@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
From: shahin@author.ecn.purdue.edu (Ali R Shahin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Writings in Aladdin
Date: 24 Jan 93 18:49:38 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

Dear Disniacs
     Somebody had asked about the Arabic writing in Aladdin.  Well I believe
it was Farsi (persian or Iranian not Arabic).  When the Genie was taking
Aladdin's order, he wrote (Booghalamoon) which means turkey.  This makes
sense since the movie was released around thanksgiving.  The rest of the stuff
passed me by too fast.  I guess I got to go and see it a 4th time to catch
the rest.
                          Another happy, foreign Disney stockholder
                                                       Ali (not Prince Ali)
From: desmondw@merrimack.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Where can I find Disneys catalog?
Date: 23 Jan 93 12:16:48 GMT
Organization: Merrimack College, No. Andover, MA, USA

     Can somebody please post a phone number I can call to get a
subscription to the Disney catalog? I wasn't aware one was available
until now and would like to receive it. If a phone # is unavailable,
a description on how else to get it would be great.
                                                 Bill
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