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From: atzachar@unix.amherst.edu (Aladdin)
Subject: Re: UPCOMING ANIMATED FEATURES
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 04:24:25 GMT

RSL103@psuvm.psu.edu wrote:
> For those of you who don't read some of the small print animation magazines,
> the Disney animation agenda looks like this:
> 
> 1993: KING OF THE JUNGLE--I don't know much about this one, except that it's
> supposed to be something like Bambi, but with a lion cub;  Alan Menkin and
> Tim Rice are doing the songs;  Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast) is
> doing the script; and James Earl Jones does a voice.

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).  Woolverton wrote a draft of the script, but I believe
it has been through rewrites by others.  "Bambi in Africa" is what Jeffrey
Katzenberg described it as resembling (I believe).

> 1994:  POCAHONTAS--This WILL be a musical version, and it WILL be
> historically accurate, meaning it won't be a happy ending.  At the end,
> so I've heard, Pocahontas stays in Virginia while her lover, Captain John
> Smith, takes a ship back to England.

Menken and Steven Schwartz are doing the songs.
> 
> 1995:  FANTASIA REVISITED
> 1996:  SWAN LAKE

I wouldn't count on this schedule... especially "Swan Lake".

> Also, somewhere in all this they're supposed to insert THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE
> CHRISTMAS, directed by former Disney animator Tim Burton.  I've heard
> conflicting reports as to whether or not that's supposed to be animated.

It's supposed to be a stop-motion animation type flick and it will be released
this holiday season.

> The next feature after SWAN LAKE is tentatively titled SONG OF THE SEA.  No
> word yet as to whether or not a certain redhead or a Jamaican crab will be
> featured.

This order is not guaranteed either, though Lynn Ahrens and Steven Flaherty
have supposedly written songs for it.  It's supposed to be about the coming of
age of a young whale.

--
	** Ala"ddi"n **

	"There will be riches and magical places
	 A private oasis out there in the sands..."

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From: rex@cs.su.oz.au (Rex Monty di Bona)
Subject: Re: 8mm Tapes
Reply-To: rex@cs.su.oz.au (Rex Monty di Bona)
Organization: Basser Dept of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Australia
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 05:04:00 GMT

In article <shorts.727577328@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> shorts@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Rafi Levavy) writes:
> There are (or at least there were) adapters so you can play 8mm tapes
> in a VHS player - this assures that the quality won't be that of a 
> copy.  It also won't present any potential legal problems, since
> you're watching the original.

Are you sure about this?
I know there are adaptors from VHS-C to VHS (one being the compact form
of the other), but the 8mm video standard is totally different from VHS,
the tape width and other physical characteristics would make such an
adaptor a rather expensive affair, as it would have to work like the
CD player to cassette player adaptors, involving a 'rebroadcast' head..

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but....
--
Rex di Bona (rex@cs.su.oz.au)		 Penguin Lust is NOT immoral
From: amberle@staff.tc.umn.edu (Amberle S Ferrian)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: question on Cinderella Japanese import discs
Date: 27 Jan 93 22:24:17 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Minnesota

Hi, I've been told that there are two versions of the Japanese Cinderella LDs--
a $50-70 disc, and a $100+ deluxe version in a huge box, and was wondering if
anyone knows exactly what's in the deluxe version.  My brother (who doesn't
have internet access) is interested in the deluxe version (assuming it exists
and we're not both confusing this over something else) but doesn't want to
plunk down all that cash unless he can figure out what he'd be paying for,
since he can't read the outside of the box. :-)  Thanks much!
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From: atzachar@unix.amherst.edu (Aladdin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Paige O'Hara
Date: 25 Jan 93 21:59:49 GMT
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]

Robert Cook (rcook@sdcc13.ucsd.edu) wrote:
> 
> Have you heard anything new about the proposed Broadway Beauty and
> the Beast?  It'd be nice if Paige O'Hara could play Belle--she looks
> a little like her.  And she sounds a little like her, too! :-)
> 
> - Robert Cook

All I've heard about BatB on Broadway is that it will have around 12 songs
supposedly (i.e. the ones from the film, "Human Again", and a few additional
tunes by Menken and Rice.)  Otherwise, not much else has been publicized,
aside from the fact that many Broadway people are not very happy about
Disney invading their turf...
--
	** Ala"ddi"n **

	"There will be riches and magical places
	 A private oasis out there in the sands..."
From: dlytle@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (Don Lytle)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: The Association for the Study of Play Conference
Date: 21 Jan 93 19:56:14 GMT
Reply-To: dlytle@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: oavax.csuchico.edu


                         *****   ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS   *****

                                     TASP 1993 - St. Paul, MN
                             The Association for the Study of Play
              April 22 - 24, 1993 * The St. Paul Hotel * St. Paul, Minnesota

     The Association For The Study of Play (TASP) will hold its 1993 annual meetings in St. Paul, Minnesota.  The conference will begin Thursday and continue until Saturday, April 24.  There will be featured speakers, playshops, and forums for the discussion and presentation of research papers on all aspects of play research, theory, performance and behavior.
     TASP conferences traditionally have provided a mechanism by which researchers in diverse fields have the opportunity to share ideas and interact in a friendly and collegial atmosphere.
     Papers and proposals for panel sessions or tutorials related to the broad study of play are invited.  Sessions include, but are not limited to:
 - Humor, laughter
 - Computer and cyperspace play
 - Folklore
 - Children's play behavior
 - Cross-cultural play
 - Body work and play art
 - Performance 
 - Anthropology of festive play
 - Sport
 - Literary playfulness

Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 5, 1993.

Send abstracts (100 word maximum), audio-visual needs, and registration fees  ($60 professional and $20 student made payable to TASP) to:

Dr. Don Lytle
Department of Physical Education
California State University, Chico  95929-0330. 
Bitnet/E-Mail: DLYTLE@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU; FAX: 916 898-4932; 
Phone: {916} 898-6617 or 898-6373 {message}/894-5028 {evening}.
From: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: 8mm Tapes
Date: 27 Jan 93 19:29:00 GMT
Reply-To: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney)
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434

To: brian.colter@pcb.batpad.lgd.ca.us (Brian Colter)

BC>In message <shorts.727577328@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> from RAFI LEVAVY
BC>shorts@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu which was dated 01-25-93 and left in the
BC>rec.arts.disney NewsGroup, a comment was made concerning the subject
BC>of Re: 8mm Tapes which was so notable that I decided to reply to it now!
BC>------------------------------------------------------------------------

BC>RL>There are (or at least there were) adapters so you can play 8mm tapes
BC>RL>in a VHS player - this assures that the quality won't be that of a
BC>RL>copy.  It also won't present any potential legal problems, since
BC>RL>you're watching the original.

BC>There is NO WAY you could ever play an 8mm tape on a VHS player (or
BC>vice-versa).  You can transfer 8mm to VHS (and back again) as all NTSC
BC>Video Recorders produce a compatible signal.

BC>But the physical format of the recording process is different for each
BC>format.

Quite right. Not only physically but electronically different.

Perhaps they had it confused with those VHS-C cassette adapters?


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Organisation: European Space Technology Centre (E.S.T.E.C)
Date: Thursday, 21 Jan 1993 14:32:47 CET
From: <SYSADMIN@ESTEC.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: SERIOUS gripes re-EURODISNEY - please read

 This is a "Pre"letter, being a precursor/warning to Disney corp. I feel it
"reasonable" to assume that someone in Disney reads (or at least scans) these
postings.

 Last summer I (my wife, neice, nephew and 2.5 yr old daughter) paid a visit to
"Euro"disney. We were MOST put out. Not only did we have serious problems with
our booking due to maladminstration (repeatedly) on Disney's part, but there
were MANY serious safety problems to the park, unhelpful staff, some
admitedly small) overcharging of my credit card, dangerous & bad maintenance,
EXCESSIVE Queues (2 hrs+ for the train only 30 minutes after opening time),
ETC.

 I was told that if I wrote to ED about the booking problems (they owed me for
a 30-40 minute INTERNATIONAL phone call) a request for compenstion would be
considered. That letter was sent about 3-4 MONTHS ago, NO REPLY. It was then
copied to Disney in the US, NO REPLY.

 This is Disney's last chance to be "reasonable". If they do not respond to
the E-mail posting, the FULL text of my complaint will be posted and ALL points
will be on public display via this medium.
From: jso8015@venus.tamu.edu (OSBORNE, JOHN SCOTT)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: BONKERS!
Date: 28 Jan 93 08:37:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
NNTP-Posting-Host: venus.tamu.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

I  have just received my new issue of the Disney Channel Magazine and was 
wondering about a new series I saw advertised.  Since I am fairly new to this  
group,
(1st real post!), 
I thought I should read through the FAQ before asking this and I found nothing.
The ad was for BONKERS!  The article is titled "A New Disney Animated Series."
Is this really by Disney or just a cartoon they picked up?  In the picture,
Bonkers T. Bobcat looks Disney-'ish and Lucky Piquel kinda looks like Cinderella.
It airs on Saturday and Sunday @ 9am Feb. 28.  Any info??

Also, a few weeks ago I actually woke up early enuff on Sat. to see some
cartoons.  I swear I saw a Disney cartoon with that Leoapard (or whatever) and
Ape from the Disney Afternoon break spots.  Am I correct?  Who are they and 
what is the name of the series?

One last thing, someone recently posted about a newer Disney Ency. which included
Aladdin.  Could someone please Email me the title and author.  Thanx!
,  

Gig 'em Aggies!

Scott "Goofy" Osborne 
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From: marc@yogi.austin.ibm.com (Marc J. Stephenson)
Subject: Re: Typhoon Lagoon/River Country
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:15:15 GMT
Organization: IBM, Austin

I'd say that Typhoon Lagoon is a more typical water park (though done very
well) than River Country.  River Country is advertised as something like
Disney's version of the Ol' Swimmin' Hole.

Off the top of my head, Typhoon Lagoon features
a giant wave pool (which generates both large waves and smaller, bouncy waves),
three curvy slides, one long straight slide (with two sides), three curvy tube
rides (one of which uses giant 4-people tubes), a snorkeling pool, and a
slow circular tube ride around the perimeter of the park.  There's white sand
around the wave pool area.

I've only been to River Country once, so I could certainly have forgotten a
few things, but here's what I remember: two curvy slides, 1 long curvy tube
ride, a regular swimming pool, and several activity areas in a lagoon
(volleyball, rope hand-walk, swinging pole, swinging anchor, who knows what
else), and a nice little beach area.  There are some short straight slides
that end about 10 ft above the swimming pool as well.  You can actually
swim in River Country; it's a bit difficult at Typhoon Lagoon.

Both water parks have their place.  Typhoon Lagoon is more action-packed, but
consequently more tiring.  River Country is a good place to go on a day when
you need a little relaxation.  It's especially nice if you're staying in
Fort Wilderness (since that's where River Country is located).
-- 
Marc Stephenson	           IBM AWS (Advanced Workstations & Systems - Austin,TX)
DISCLAIMER: The content of this posting is independent of official IBM position.
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
From: huber@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Ron Huber)
Subject: Disney Studios Tour?
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 13:02:20 GMT

Does anyone know if the Disney Studios give tours? If not, does anyone have
a phone number for the Disney Studios?

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From: marc@yogi.austin.ibm.com (Marc J. Stephenson)
Subject: Re: WDW Campgrounds?
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:33:23 GMT
Organization: IBM, Austin

In article <1993Jan20.215508.16595@athena.mit.edu> karenchu@athena.mit.edu (Karen Chu) writes:
>Hi,
>
>I was wondering if first of all, there are campgrounds at WDW.  I think I remember
>some, but I'm not really sure.  Second of all, if anyone has stayed at one, could 
>they tell me about the facilities, rates, their overall impressions, and whatever
>else they can think of about it?  
>
>Thanks,
>Karen
>karenchu@athena.mit.edu

Off the top of my head....

Yes, there is Fort Wilderness (which is huge).  The sites are organized in
"loops," little turnback roads each containing a reasonable number of campsites.
The campsite that we stayed at in October was called Jackrabbit Run (there
really were rabbits loose in the area).  The loop had its own comfort
station containing restroom/shower facilities, a laundry room, and an ice
machine.  The site we were on had a trailer hookup (I'm not sure if all loops
have trailer hookups) and a dirt-mixed-with-some-gravel area for a tent.  Most
of the sites had travel trailers on them.  The tent area was adequate for just
about any sized tent.  There are plenty of large trees everywhere, and
sufficient wildlife (we saw chipmunks, turtles, and deer along with the
aforementioned rabbits).

There are a couple of general stores in the campground where you can buy 
groceries, deli food, sundries, and souvenirs.  There are places where you
can rent canoes, bikes, paddle boats, and probably other stuff.  There is
a petting farm and a stable for (very tame) horseback riding.  There are trail
rides.  There is a free nightly campground activity area where they sing songs
then show a free Disney film (lessee, they showed "Apple Dumpling Gang", "The
Little Mermaid", "Lady and the Tramp", and "Davy Crockett" among other things
while we were there).  

There is a buffeteria and a restaurant up near Pioneer Hall.  There are two
bus routes which serve only within Fort Wilderness.  There is bus
transportation to the parks, and boat launches to the Magic Kingdom and
Discovery Island.  The Electrical Water Pageant (is that what it's called?)
stops and performs there nightly.

I'm afraid that I don't know what the rates are; it's my belief that it's 
more expensive than the average campground, but still very affordable.
It's certainly got more going for it than the average campground, I would say.
I have no trouble recommending it.
-- 
Marc Stephenson	           IBM AWS (Advanced Workstations & Systems - Austin,TX)
DISCLAIMER: The content of this posting is independent of official IBM position.
INTERNET->marc@austin.ibm.com      VNET: MARC at AUSVMQ        IBM T/L: 678-3189
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
From: swiffenr@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: Re: Disney Women: Face & Figure
Summary: We wanna photo!!!
Keywords: Real life Disney women???
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 06:04:32 GMT

In article <1j7bvuINNrc6@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, vxv4@po.CWRU.Edu 
(Virgilio Velasco) writes:

> 	Belle, Ariel, Jasmine
> 
> I wish all three of them were alive.  I also wish that Prince Eric, Aladdin
> and the Beast would meet some untimely demise.  :)

Welllll....  That's not very nice :-)
 
> Incidentally, a trio of sisters from my home village are generally considered 
> the most attractive set of females around.  They remind me A LOT of the three
> Disney lovelies mentioned above.

YOULUCKYSUNNUVA....   Hey, I don't suppose you've got a photo you could scan...

Hmmmm???? :-)

> -- 
>     Virgilio "Dean" Velasco Jr., CWRU grad student & roboticist wannabee
> 		      ** Wise men still seek Christ. ** 
>   "Perhaps we would have more power if Engineer Scott  |    My boss is a 
>       connected your mouth to a generator, Doctor."    |  Jewish carpenter.

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From: waisnor@norland.diag.stratus.com (Robert Waisnor)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Mary Popins II
Date: 27 Jan 93 14:38:35 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: norland.diag.stratus.com

In addition to bringing the time line up 30 years, how about having Robin Williams
as Bert's apprentice??  WOW, what a movie!!!  
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
From: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Walt Disney (the man)
Date: 27 Jan 93 19:23:00 GMT
Reply-To: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney)
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434

To: cprovencal@vax.clarku.edu

CP>Hello, out there. I'm doing a report on Walt Disney and I need some info. on
CP>him. Any background information I can get. I have books about Walt Disney Wo
CP>and Epcot and they tell how it got started.  But I need some type of history
CP>of the man who started it all. If anybody knows if there is a biography on h
CP>let me know, please.  Or if you could send me the info over the net that wou
CP>greatly help. thanks.

Try to find a copy of "WALT DISNEY AND ASSORTED OTHER CHARACTERS" by
Jack Kinney. It's full of anecdotes, quotes and info on Disney and his
studio, all told in a very forthright manner.


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Subject: Disney Afternoon Mailing List
From: eric.troup@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us (Eric Troup) 
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:18:00 GMT
Reply-To: eric.troup@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us (Eric Troup) 
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I heard somewhere there's a Disney Afternoon mailing list on the net.
Anybody know the address to send e-mail to in order to get on that
list?  Thanx.

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From: lgb2@po.CWRU.Edu (Linda G. Brashear)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: UPCOMING ANIMATED FEATURES
Date: 26 Jan 1993 00:17:04 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu


Regarding the comment that Pocahontas died in England, this is true.  However
if the movie ends with her still in America and John Smith going to England,
it is not necessarily inaccurate.  John Smith did go to England, leaving her
behind, because he was recovering from injuries sustained in an accident with
the Jamestown armory/gunpowder stores, or something like that.  After he was
gone, Pocahontas found out he'd left, and because he did not try to contact
her, assumed he was dead.  She then married John Rolfe, was converted to
Christianity, went to England, had a son, and died.  If this later part of
her life is not included (post-Smith's departure), it just means that the
movie is not a complete biography, which would of course take a long time
to do.  Since the movie probably only focuses on the Pocahontas-Smith 
relationship, the later material would be extraneous to the plot.  
On a side note, I remember reading a funny article about American history,
where the author said something to the effect of: "John Smith, which was not
his real name, was a founder of Jamestown.  John Smith has got to be an 
alias.  No one's really named John Smith."  Not that it has anything to do
with Disney, but I thought it was funny.
End of the history lesson :-)
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!"
					------Psalms 18:46
From: lgb2@po.CWRU.Edu (Linda G. Brashear)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: Scan & post pics of voicemakers
Date: 21 Jan 1993 13:37:59 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc5.ins.cwru.edu


Jasmine's speaking voice is done by Linda Larkin.
Linda (see the connection)
-- 
"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
From: shorts@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Rafi Levavy)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: question on Cinderella Japanese import discs
Date: 28 Jan 93 01:49:26 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Brandeis University

boisvert@wpi.WPI.EDU (Brian Richard Boisvert) writes:

>In article <C1JA8I.6L8@news2.cis.umn.edu> amberle@staff.tc.umn.edu (Amberle S Ferrian) writes:
>>Hi, I've been told that there are two versions of the Japanese Cinderella LDs--
>>a $50-70 disc, and a $100+ deluxe version in a huge box, and was wondering if
>>anyone knows exactly what's in the deluxe version.  My brother (who doesn't
>>have internet access) is interested in the deluxe version (assuming it exists
>>and we're not both confusing this over something else) but doesn't want to
>>plunk down all that cash unless he can figure out what he'd be paying for,
>>since he can't read the outside of the box. :-)  Thanks much!

>	I know that the $50-$70 disc is CLV, so I will take a stab in the 
>dark and say that the $100 one is CAV, which gives you all the various pause
>and slow motion effects.

That is true.  Also, the CLV version is dubbed, meaning that one audio
track is in English and the other is in Japanese (I don't remember
which is Analog and which is digital).  It is also pan-and-scan.  The
CAV comes with a lot of extra things (I don't remember what - sorry)
and is letterboxed and subtitled (in Japanese).

Hope this helps.

Rafi
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