While going through some old family stuff, I found these 3 neat Disneyland magazines! These classic Disney magazines feature all sorts of tales and stories from popular Disney characters! I believe these Magazines are from the 60′s and they were priced at just 35 cents for the time. Check out this cartoon book style magazine designed for young Disney fans:
The back of each magazine has a feature titled "Mickey Mouse says HELLO!"
The cover of each magazines extends on the front and back. On the top of the back cover, is a section called “Mickey Mouse Says HELLO!” There Mickey greets his loyal fans and gives them a description of whats going on in the cover. He also tells a riddle and announces the three hidden objects on the cover.
The bulk of the magazine are various short stories. They are all basically extensions to Disney movies. I would not call them sequels as they don’t continue the movie’s stories but they put all of the Disney character in different situations. The characters include Dumbo, Peter Pan, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The True Blues and the Dirty Yellows, Donald Duck, Goofy, Alice in Wonderland, Jungle Book characters, Pinocchio and much more.
The magazine is a reflection of the old Disney, the one that didn’t totally change the essence of the characters to make a quick buck. But to keep the characters relevant. Finally we have all 3 magazines in their full covers.
Guillermo del Toro surprised plenty of Comic Con fans in San Diego today with the announcement that he would be re-making Disney’s Haunted Mansion movie from the point of view of the infamous Hatbox Ghost. The Haunted Mansion, Disney’s first attempt at making a movie based on the ride, was a flop compared to the extremely successful series Pirates of the Caribbean which opened just a few months earlier.
Personally, I am not too happy with this news. I really am disappointed with the lack of original rides the American Disney Parks have been producing. So to think that the Haunted Mansion, one of the few left non-movie E-Tickets would be given a movie overlay (i.e. Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland). However, this news does not guarantee it happening. Anyone remember Jungle Cruise: the Movie? Or how about Tomorrowland and the Tower of Terror movie re-make.
Described as the ‘Living Character Initiative’, in recent years, Disney has made steps for the famous Disney characters to come to life and interact with guests. Attractions such as Turtle Talk with Crush, Stitch Encounter, Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, and more have all been steps in bringing the character and real worlds closer together. However, never has something been done like this.
Disney confirmed that they have been testing a new, interactive, talking Mickey Mouse meet n’ greet character at Mickey’s House in Disneyland California. The new Mickey costume has a moving mouth and working eyelids. He is also capable of carrying a conversation with guests and even saying their name! The new effects are truly spectacular.
What is also exciting news is that this technology is completely new. This talking Mickey costume is not to be mistaken with the one used in ‘Dream Along With Mickey‘ at the Magic Kingdom park. In that show, performers have sensors in their fingers that control the movement of the eyelids and mouths. With this new version at Disneyland, Mickey does not use his hands and the performer does not seem to control the face at all.
Disney Imagineer and head of Advance Development Scott Trowbridge said “We have many more tricks up our sleeve.” This technology seems very promising and may revolutionize the system.
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