It's all in the Details: Fantasyland Construction Artwork

While in WDW in August I had a couple of minutes to walk around and take pictures while the kids went on Goofy's Barnstormer.  I cannot fit in that roller coaster so I just skip it now.  I was walking around and noticed the walls that they had setup to hide the construction of New Fantasyland.   I love the detail that the Imagineer's put into even construction walls. 

All of the art work is great and reminds me of the Shorts with Goofy from the late 40's and 50's.  If you noticed the slide with Goofy riding the Rocket?  This is why I really do appreciate the imagineers.  There is so many levels of detail.   I always am taking pictures and finding things that I did not see while at the parks once I get home.  On the rocket is the name Dolores.  I thought there might be something there and did a quick search and guess what?  Dolores is a character in a couple of the Goofy shorts.  Dolores the Elephant was first seen in 1945 in the short Tiger Trouble.  She makes another appearance in The Big Wash in 1948.  In the Big Wash, look for Dolores' water bowl for her  name.

 

 

So keep your eyes open for the details.  You never know what they'll lead you too.

It's all in the Details; Muppets 3D Store Signage

As promised another post about Muppets 3D.  Here are some of the signs I saw in the retail store our last trip down.  I had time to let my eyes wander while I was waiting for the kids to get done looking around the store.  It must be great to have a job coming up with this stuff.

It's all in the Details; Muppets 3D World Headquarters

The Muppets 3D attraction in Disney’s Hollywood Studios is one of my favorites each and every time we go to the parks. It is the one attraction in WDW that I can truly say has a queue and pre-show that are as interesting as or even more so than the show itself. I was going though pictures from a previous trip and came across one from Muppets 3D. As you walk into the attraction you pass a couple of boards listing the Muppet 3D World Headquarters directory. It’s amazing how many times you can walk past something and never really see it. I’m sure I have noticed this before, I even took a picture of it, but I was really surprised at all of the gags that can be found.

Directory 

Institute of Heckling & BrowBeating: 
Statler and Waldorf - Curmedgeons in Chief  Box A Mezz.

Muppet Kitchens & Pyrotechnic Research:
Swedish Chef - Tippy Top Cookie Guy     Suite 2649

Dept. of Poultry & Mold Cultivation:
The Great Gonzo - Paramour - Connoisseur        Suite 1631

Patriotic Analysis & Protocol:
Sam the Eagle - American                Suite 127E

Sartorical Accumulation Division:
Miss Piggy - Diva                             Very Suite 4444

Academy of Amphibian Science:
Kermit - The Frog                            Suite 5235

The Rest of the Directory

Division of Decibel Development:

Animal - Percussionist at Large               Suite 6420

Adittudinal Adjustement & Groove Testing:

Dr. Teeth, Chairman & Floyd Pepper, Ottoman      Suite 7129

Dept. of Comedic Timing & Delivery:
Take Fozzie Bear - Please                      Suite 8932

Cute Cuddly & A.W. Shucks Attorneys:
Bean Bunny - Your Pal                         2 Suite 4 U

Soup of the Day

Split Pea:  Cup 2.95      Bowl 1.50       No Soup  3.95

Alphabet Soup:  P V M D E F N W C N P

Like I said I really like Muppets 3D.  Look forward to some more posts soon!  Don't forget, keep your eyes open next time your in Muppets 3D.  Read everything and don't laugh too loud.  You'll tip off everyone that this queue is the show.

It's all in the Details; "Bert's Boats" on Castaway Cay

We have just returned from our first Disney cruise and WOW, it was a blast. I hope to write some more posts as soon as I can. I was going through pictures and was stopped at one I took on Castaway Cay. We were lucky enough to spend two days on Castaway Cay and on the second day we all went for a bike ride. It’s a great place for a ride considering the tallest hills are the speed bumps. We had a nice ride and on the road I passed this nice little display. “Bert’s Boats” I have a friend named Bert so I took a picture for him and then rode on. When I saw the picture again, I was thinking how the Disney Imagineers hardly ever add a specific detail with out a reason. Well, with a little research, I found the connection and it was pretty obvious once I did. "Bert" Swets is the Vice President of Marine & Technical Operations. Bam! There it is. These are the details that make a Disney trips at the parks or even on their Caribbean island so much more fulfilling.

It's all in the Details: Magic Kingdom:Train Bulletin

I was going through pictures from our last trip and came across his picture. This is found in the right tunnel as you pass underneath the Main Street Train station in the Magic Kingdom in Florida. He name Kimball caught my eye at the top. I knew it was Ward Kimball and he really liked trains. So I took the picture thinking I could check it out later how it related to Ward and Disney. Well, it's four months later and as I was going through our last trip pictures i found this one again. I had some time so popped open Google and started my searches.

Grizzly Bear Flats...Kimbal Canyon: Like I said, the Kimball name caught my eye and it just so happens that Ward's private backyard railroad was known as the Grizzly Flats Railroad. Here is another link to a series of posts of Ward and Tom Snyder at Grizzly Flats for the Tomorrow Show. After finding Ward's railroad I pressed on. Hickory...Siddons City: This is a reference to Lem Siddons in the Disney Live action movie, 'Follow Me, Boys!' Fred MacMurray played Lem Siddons a WW1 vet travelling with a jazz band. The band passes through the town of Hickory and Lem decides this is the place he wants to settle down. He ends up as the Boy Scout Troop Leader. Kurt Russell is also in this.

The names of Medfield...Rutledge were real familiar. Medfield is the High School the Absent Minded Professor taught at. Rutledge was the opposing high school the the 'High Jumping' Medfield basket-ball players jumped all over. The next listing, Harrington Hills...Pendergast Plains was another obscure reference until I looked it up. Harrington is the name of the town the Pollyanna came to, to live with her Aunt Polly in the movie Pollyanna. Pendergast refers to Mr. Pendergast the cranky old guy in town with the hidden heart of gold that Pollyanna be-friends. This was a faded favorite from when I was young.

The last set of names on the board are Bullwhip...Griffon Gulch. This was the out of left-field reference of tonight's searches. I found it quick enough but have never heard of the movie, 'The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'. This starred Roddy McDowall as a gentleman's Butler forced to be polite in the Wild West to survive. This also stared Susanne Pleshette and Karl Malden.

This whole post is another example of why we are able to back to the parks over and over. It seems like you can always find something new to catch your attention.