American Magic: A Different History of Disney
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I thought it would be funnier if this came to be a real thing (note, you have to scroll down a little, and I couldn't find a way to just embed it.):
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-the-long-lost-donald-trumps-house-of-wings-sketch/
Riverfront Square 20th Anniversary
It had been 20 years since Walt Disney built Riverfront Square in St Louis. Though Gussie Busch may have tried to thwart Walt's vision, the Disney and Busch families now enjoy a peaceful alliance. As the only Disney park at the time to serve beer, it hosted the debuts of Natural Light in 1977, Michelob Light in 1978 and Bud Light in 1982. In the days before the famous "I'm Going to Disney World" campaign, Riverfront Square has hosted playoff rallies for its baseball and football Cardinals, hockey Blues and basketball Spirits. It was also the launching pad for Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, both of which have gone on to be cloned in Anaheim and Orlando respectively. Now, it was time for the next 20 years.
For starters, Pirates, The Lewis and Clark Adventure and the Haunted Mansion are each still at Riverfront Square, albeit with upgrades to its behind the scenes equipment and roomier vehicles.
The most significant upgrades to Riverfront Square since we last left it have been at the "Theatre Level." That's the Haunted Mansion on the top right. Hansel and Gretel moved out of the bottom left corner by December 1978, and by July of the next year, in came Rapunzel. The Circarama on the right still remains, but the Circarama in the middle has been replaced by the biggest IMAX Dome screen in Missouri. Only the IMAX Dome at the Reuben H Fleet Science Center in San Diego is slightly bigger. Another upgrade has been to the Hall of Champions on the top left. Guests are now greeted by a handshake by audio animatronics of Cardinal legend Stan Musial and one time Browns reliever Satchel Paige, billed as the "Gesture of Sportsmanship."
Attending the 20th Anniversary celebration of course was Walt, accompanied by his daughter Diane and son in law Ron Miller. Also in attendance were former football Cardinal Dan Dierdorf, baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial, and director Tim Burton, fresh off of Captain America 2, along with Missouri natives John Goodman and Walter Cronkite.
For starters, Pirates, The Lewis and Clark Adventure and the Haunted Mansion are each still at Riverfront Square, albeit with upgrades to its behind the scenes equipment and roomier vehicles.
Attending the 20th Anniversary celebration of course was Walt, accompanied by his daughter Diane and son in law Ron Miller. Also in attendance were former football Cardinal Dan Dierdorf, baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial, and director Tim Burton, fresh off of Captain America 2, along with Missouri natives John Goodman and Walter Cronkite.
Theme Park news late June 1986
Theme park news for late June 1986
Tacoma city council vote unanimously against indoor park project proposed by ABC. Michael Eisner says he will negotiate a license of the Hanna Barbera characters to an existing theme park chain.
CBS to open negotiations for license of the Twilight Zone and Ghostbusters properties with Paramount Parks, Universal Studios and Six Flags in the hunt.
Gulf+Western and MCA boards will vote on where the Nickelodeon brand will land. Vote could come down to a coin toss.
Trump closes deal on Great Adventure theme park in Jackson, New Jersey. Terrytoons characters expected to become the park's new mascots.
Legendary newspaper cartoonists Charles Schulz, Jim Davis and Hank Ketcham announce their strips open for theme park chains interested in licensing characters. King Features negotiating with Paramount, Universal, Six Flags and Trump on Popeye and Flash Gordon licenses.
Warren Buffett formally announces a proposal for a new theme park near his home base of Omaha to replace 67 year old Peony Park, which is suffering from frequent ride breakdowns and sagging attendance.
Warner Bros expresses interest in licensing its iconic Looney Tunes characters to an existing theme park chain if parent company Coca Cola is unsuccesful in building its own park near its home base of Atlanta.
Archie Comics says their characters are up for grabs for the existing park chains interested in licensing Archie, Jughead, Sabrina, Josie and others.
Disney to begin exploring major expansions to its Anaheim property once Disney Hyperion Studios in Orlando is finished. Disney holds the North American theme park rights to Godzilla via special license from Toho Co Ltd, negotiated by Hank Saperstein. Aditionally, Disney is seeking to license characters from 20th Century Fox, Grand Diamond, Hemdale, Carolco and New Line Cinema for a proposed Great Movie Ride.
Warren Buffett's shopping list.
For those interested in which companies Warren Buffett could buy to follow up his purchase of Coleco, here is a list of potential targets for Berkshire Hathaway...
Selchow & Righter
Parker Brothers
Kenner
Tonka
New Line Cinema
Family Home Entertainment
Jay Ward Productions
Total Television library (Underdog)
DiC
Bally Midway
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Worldvision Enterprises
Tacoma city council vote unanimously against indoor park project proposed by ABC. Michael Eisner says he will negotiate a license of the Hanna Barbera characters to an existing theme park chain.
CBS to open negotiations for license of the Twilight Zone and Ghostbusters properties with Paramount Parks, Universal Studios and Six Flags in the hunt.
Gulf+Western and MCA boards will vote on where the Nickelodeon brand will land. Vote could come down to a coin toss.
Trump closes deal on Great Adventure theme park in Jackson, New Jersey. Terrytoons characters expected to become the park's new mascots.
Legendary newspaper cartoonists Charles Schulz, Jim Davis and Hank Ketcham announce their strips open for theme park chains interested in licensing characters. King Features negotiating with Paramount, Universal, Six Flags and Trump on Popeye and Flash Gordon licenses.
Warren Buffett formally announces a proposal for a new theme park near his home base of Omaha to replace 67 year old Peony Park, which is suffering from frequent ride breakdowns and sagging attendance.
Warner Bros expresses interest in licensing its iconic Looney Tunes characters to an existing theme park chain if parent company Coca Cola is unsuccesful in building its own park near its home base of Atlanta.
Archie Comics says their characters are up for grabs for the existing park chains interested in licensing Archie, Jughead, Sabrina, Josie and others.
Disney to begin exploring major expansions to its Anaheim property once Disney Hyperion Studios in Orlando is finished. Disney holds the North American theme park rights to Godzilla via special license from Toho Co Ltd, negotiated by Hank Saperstein. Aditionally, Disney is seeking to license characters from 20th Century Fox, Grand Diamond, Hemdale, Carolco and New Line Cinema for a proposed Great Movie Ride.
Warren Buffett's shopping list.
For those interested in which companies Warren Buffett could buy to follow up his purchase of Coleco, here is a list of potential targets for Berkshire Hathaway...
Selchow & Righter
Parker Brothers
Kenner
Tonka
New Line Cinema
Family Home Entertainment
Jay Ward Productions
Total Television library (Underdog)
DiC
Bally Midway
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Worldvision Enterprises
If anyone buys out Kenner, please have it be someone friendly to CBS! Kenner's Batman toys a huge part of my childhood, and I'd hate for their equivalents ITTL to be made by some company that just pumps out cheap crap!
Let's not forget that Playmates Toys will come in to play pretty soon.
That's true, I did forget about them...It would be a bit ironic for Playmates to have Batman, and Kenner to have Star Trek ITTL.
Not to mention a certain turtle quartet will be another big part of the future ITTL.
Wonder Woman
It was the 4th of July weekend and moviegoers were more than revved up for the big screen debut of an iconic character. At multiplexes everywhere, comic book buffs and casuals alike lined up, in some cases for days, to catch United Artists' highly anticipated superhero blockbuster Wonder Woman.
It had been many years since Lynda Carter last played the role, but now she was back, with Irvin Kershner (Up the Sandbox, The Eyes of Laura Mars) directing on a script typed up by Warren Skaaren and comic book legend Trina Robbins. The film begins with a prologue of Wonder Woman's humble beginnings as Princess Diana of Themiscyra to her warrior training under General Antiope (Ann Jillian). The story really begins when the adult Diana (Lynda Carter) rescues Captain Steve Trevor (Liam Neeson in his first American film) from a wrecked plane and brings him to the beaches of Themiscyra. At first, Queen Hippolyta (Cloris Leachman) scolds Diana for bringing a man to the island, but Steve warns of an imminent Central Power invasion, with a mysterious Doctor Poison developing a special mustard gas that could potentially wipe the island clean of all life. Diana immediately suspects the warmongering god Ares, though most of the Amazons disbelieve her at first. To confront the enemy, Diana must make an emotional decision to leave Themiscyra and travel the outside world. The chase for Ares takes Wonder Woman to London and Paris before finally tracking him and Doctor Poison down in Ypres during the fifth battle. Wonder Woman spares Doctor Poison after a lengthy fist fight, setting up the final confrontation with Ares. Ares wipes out both the Allied and Central Powers, leaving himself and Diana alone to fight while an injured Steve looks on. Diana prevails in the gladiatorial duel, and returns to Themyscira as a hero while the Allied countries celebrate victory.
Wonder Woman took the number one spot from Captain America 2 at the box office on its opening weekend, drawing, not surprisingly, a higher percentage of female moviegoers than the Disney offering.
Wonder Woman took the number one spot from Captain America 2 at the box office on its opening weekend, drawing, not surprisingly, a higher percentage of female moviegoers than the Disney offering.
CAST
Lynda Carter as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Cloris Leachman as Queen Hippolyta
Ann Jillian as General Antiope
Liam Neeson (first American movie) as Captain Steve Trevor
Rosie O'Donnell (screen debut) as Etta Candy
Christopher Lee as Ares
Kristina Wayborn as Doctor Poison
Thora Birch (screen debut) as 5 year old Diana
Danica McKellar as teenage Diana
Lynda Carter as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Cloris Leachman as Queen Hippolyta
Ann Jillian as General Antiope
Liam Neeson (first American movie) as Captain Steve Trevor
Rosie O'Donnell (screen debut) as Etta Candy
Christopher Lee as Ares
Kristina Wayborn as Doctor Poison
Thora Birch (screen debut) as 5 year old Diana
Danica McKellar as teenage Diana
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NIIIIIIIIICCE!!!!
Who is your biggest favorite among that cast?
Three way tie between Neeson, Christopher Lee, and Danica McKeller.
Theme park news Early July 1986
Theme park news for early July 1986
On the heels of the box office smash success of Wonder Woman, Six Flags announces it will create a "Lasso of Truth" roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia.
Gulf+Western and MCA boards jointly vote to approve Nickelodeon section at Universal Studios Florida, scheduled to open in Summer 1990. Both boards will vote later this month to choose between Universal Studios Hollywood or Paramount's Magic Mountain for Nickelodeon's theme park home on the west coast.
Knott's Berry Farm to increase royalties paid to Charles Schulz for Camp Snoopy by 13% by Early 1987.
Disney announces the condensed version of Epcot's Journey into Imagination, which will replace Monsanto's Adventure thru Inner Space at Disneyland in Anaheim, will open in January 1987. Disney also announces America Sings at Anaheim's Tomorrowland will close by Spring 1988. Rumors speculate a Back to the Future ride may be in the works.
Basil of Baker Street, Disney's newest animated feature based on the Eve Titus books, will premiere at the state of the art TWA IMAX Dome at its Riverfront Square park in St Louis.
On the heels of the box office smash success of Wonder Woman, Six Flags announces it will create a "Lasso of Truth" roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia.
Gulf+Western and MCA boards jointly vote to approve Nickelodeon section at Universal Studios Florida, scheduled to open in Summer 1990. Both boards will vote later this month to choose between Universal Studios Hollywood or Paramount's Magic Mountain for Nickelodeon's theme park home on the west coast.
Knott's Berry Farm to increase royalties paid to Charles Schulz for Camp Snoopy by 13% by Early 1987.
Disney announces the condensed version of Epcot's Journey into Imagination, which will replace Monsanto's Adventure thru Inner Space at Disneyland in Anaheim, will open in January 1987. Disney also announces America Sings at Anaheim's Tomorrowland will close by Spring 1988. Rumors speculate a Back to the Future ride may be in the works.
Basil of Baker Street, Disney's newest animated feature based on the Eve Titus books, will premiere at the state of the art TWA IMAX Dome at its Riverfront Square park in St Louis.
I...honestly didn't realize there were Basil books. I just thought he was a kiddie-fied Sherlock Holmes, but they named him after Basil Rathbone so they wouldn't have to pay for the rights.
The first Basil book, the basis of the Disney film, was written in 1958, the fifth and final book, Basil in the Wild West, was written in 1982. Eve Titus' first book, Anatole, was made in to a TV show on CBS in the late 90's IOTL.
During the 80's nickelodeon didn't start airing it's own cartoon untill the early 90's so i doubt any one could do much with a nickoldeon theme during the 80's
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