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Post by babclayman on Apr 4, 2024 16:09:12 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 759
In the "I Love Lucy" episode, "Pioneer Women", Lucy is shown to bake a giant piece of bread. The Bread is real! The prop department wanted to make a huge piece of "stage bread", but Lucille Ball insisted it be real to look believable. So, she got a local bakery to bake the bread, and it was shared among the Cast, Crew and Audience after filming.
Random Fact # 4, 760
The 2013 Refurbishment of "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad" at Disneyland and Disney World Magic Kingdom, introduces the character of Barnabas T. Bullion, head of the Big Thunder Mining Company. His appearance is heavily inspired by Disney Legend and Imagineer, Tony Baxter, the original designer of the "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad" attraction.
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Post by babclayman on Apr 13, 2024 10:07:42 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 761
The Windmill outside the Cowboy Cookout Restaurant in Frontierland at Disneyland Paris is an authentic one that dates back to the 1880's. Disney Imagineer, Pat Burke, visited the owner, who was Ninety Years Ol' at the time. Burke sat in the kitchen, admiring the Windmill, and asked the Man if he wanted to sell it. "Not really..." The man replied; "Every morning I look out at it, while I eat my breakfast. But the city would like me to get rid of it. Maybe, if you offered me a television, I'd agree". The sale was agreed on and the Windmill was installed at Disneyland Paris.
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When building the Cowboy Cookout at Disneyland Paris, Imagineers Ron Esposito & John Olsen went looking for wood to build it, but did not know the French words for "Farm" & "Stable". When talking to the Salesman, Ron began imitating a Horse, while John starting making Cow Noises. The Salesman didn't quite get what they meant. From that point on, the two began to carry Wood Samples with them.
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Post by babclayman on Apr 24, 2024 13:02:24 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 763
During the Production of the 1993 "Super Mario Brothers" Film, the Script was constantly getting rewritten, so much so that it got to the point where some of the performers didn't even memorize their lines, because it was likely said lines would wind up getting rewritten.
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While Gordon Flemyng has made two films adapting the first two Dalek serials of "Doctor Who", with Peter Cushing as a Human whose name is literally Dr. Who; in 1964, Disney themselves also expressed interest in adapting a "Doctor Who" Serial to film. The Serial in question being "Marco Polo", which is the serial that follows almost immediately on from the first "Dalek" Serial. Not much details about this film adaptation are known, outside of Disney sending a letter to the BBC inquiring about the potential adaptation.
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Post by Belchic on Apr 29, 2024 23:53:27 GMT -5
Random Fact #4765
AC/DC’s song, “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” was actually inspired by the Beanie and Cecil cartoon.
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Post by babclayman on May 2, 2024 12:00:18 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 766
An early draft of "Come From Away" would have featured a Beatles Medley featuring Throat-Singers, as there was a Beatles tribute band and a heavy-metal throat-singing band among the Plane People. However, when it was pointed out how much licensing Beatles songs would be, "Heave Away" became the song to be sung in the bar.
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Post by babclayman on May 3, 2024 12:16:03 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 767
The infamous "Foodfight!" film was planned to be part of a whole film series, dedicated to the concept of "X Comes To Life At Night". On top of the Product Characters coming to life in "Foodfight!", there would have also been... "Arcade", where Arcade Characters come to life (pre-dating "Wreck-It Ralph", although Disney had been developing the concept since the Eighties). "Mascots", where Football Mascots came to life. As well as; "Sunday Comics Caper", in which Sunday Comics Characters came to life.
The Troubled Production and Reception to "Foodfight!" meant it would be the only film in the Franchise.
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Not only was "Foodfight!" going to be part of a Film Franchise, but a Video Game Tie-In was planned too, with a Demo being shown E3 2006.
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Post by Belchic on May 5, 2024 18:56:41 GMT -5
Random Fact #4767
Disney Junior's recent show, "Pupstruction", has received a lot of backlash for being a rip-off of "PAW Patrol", or more specifically, its spin-off, "Rubble and Crew". Truth be told, "Pupstruction" was actually in production long before "Rubble and Crew" was even released, and was even first announced two months before "Rubble and Crew" was announced. If anything, "Pupstruction" was more like Disney's response to "PAW Patrol" rather than being a rip-off of the show.
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Post by babclayman on May 6, 2024 16:44:23 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 770
When filming "Return Of The Jedi", George Lucas originally intended for Ian McDiarmid to only portray Palpatine's physical body, with his voice being dubbed in by Clive Revill, who had voiced Palpatine in the original version of "Empire Strikes Back". However, Lucas was so impressed by McDiarmid's voice for the character, that he kept McDiarmid's voice and would even have McDairmid portray Palpatine in the Special Edition version of "Empire Strikes Back".
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Post by babclayman on May 10, 2024 12:44:27 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 771
Unlike most Disney Castle Parks, Tokyo Disneyland does not have a Railroad going around the entirety of the park, instead just takes guests on a Single Station loop through just Adventureland, Westernland, and Critter Country. This is because, at the time of the Park's Opening, there were strict Rail Laws in Japan, so if Tokyo Disneyland were to have a full park railway with multiple stations, it would have had to follow the same rail regulations that mainline trains do, including having to charge to ride and to run on a timetable. Disney & the Oriental Land Company found a loop hole to this by having the Railroad have only one station. Ironically, the law that necessitated this would be repealed, four years after the Park's opening.
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In an early draft of the "What If...?" Episode; "What If Captain Carter Was The First Avenger?", there would have been a scene with Captain Carter & Steve Rogers working together with the Rocketeer. This idea was not used, not only due to Copyright Reasons, but also the fact it would raise the question of Howard Hughes existing in the MCU, especially since Howard Stark is partially inspired by Hughes.
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Post by babclayman on May 11, 2024 11:39:05 GMT -5
Random Fact # 4, 773
Originally, the opening title sequence for "Doctor Who", starting from "The Star Beast", would have also inclueded the Doctor and their Companion hanging out of the TARDIS waving to the audience. However, this element was changed, when Russell T. Davis showed this to Steven Moffat.
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The attire worn by the Sixth Doctor, played by Colin Baker, is rather infamous for its Multi-Colour patchwork look. Colin Baker originally wanted his Doctor to dress in black velvet, but this was decided against as it was seen as being too similar to how the Master looks, on top of it being too difficult to see when in low light scenes. Ironically, the Patch Work attire lead to the opposite problem, as the colours on it would be so bright, the sets had to be lit just as brightly to make the attire come out properly on camera.
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