Disneyland to screw Tiki...Again..It really is a Small World, afterall... - General Tiki

TS Tom Slick Tiki Socialite The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1093	TS Tom Slick Posted posted on Thu, Mar 6, 2008 9:36 AM As most Socal Tcrs know that the "Its A Small World" attraction has been closed due to America "plumping up". So they are refurbishing the canals and making them deeper to accomodate heavier America, and so the boats do not bottom out as they have in the past. Problem is, Disney Executives see it as an opportunity to spruce things up with the attraction...Their Idea? Remove the New Guinea rainforest scene, replete with some of Mary Blair’s most whimsical character creations (a crocodile with an umbrella, colorful birds hatching from eggs) and her drummer children with Tiki Masks on the opposite shore will be replaced with a Hooray for U.S.A sequence. When will this type of madness end at Disney? Anyhow this topic could have went into beyond tiki as well i suppose, but since they are ONLY planning to replace the New Guinea tiki scene from the ride, I figure here would be Ok. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention they are adding a Stitch in the Hawaiian Scene of the attraction as well. If you care to read more details, check the blog link below, and if anyone has John Lasseter or Tony Baxters email addy, I'd be obliged!PM me http://imagineerebirth.blogspot.com/2008/03/world-of-tears.html [ Edited by: Tom Slick 2008-03-06 09:38 ]

As most Socal Tcrs know that the "Its A Small World" attraction has been closed due to America "plumping up". So they are refurbishing the canals and making them deeper to accomodate heavier America, and so the boats do not bottom out as they have in the past. Problem is, Disney Executives see it as an opportunity to spruce things up with the attraction...Their Idea? Remove the New Guinea rainforest scene, replete with some of Mary Blair’s most whimsical character creations (a crocodile with an umbrella, colorful birds hatching from eggs) and her drummer children with Tiki Masks on the opposite shore will be replaced with a Hooray for U.S.A sequence. When will this type of madness end at Disney? Anyhow this topic could have went into beyond tiki as well i suppose, but since they are ONLY planning to replace the New Guinea tiki scene from the ride, I figure here would be Ok. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention they are adding a Stitch in the Hawaiian Scene of the attraction as well. If you care to read more details, check the blog link below, and if anyone has John Lasseter or Tony Baxters email addy, I'd be obliged!PM me
http://imagineerebirth.blogspot.com/2008/03/world-of-tears.html

[ Edited by: Tom Slick 2008-03-06 09:38 ]

Post #365134 by Tom Slick on Thu, Mar 6, 2008 9:36 AM