"Florida man arrested while hacking EPCOT computer, viewing Pornography"
The headline writes itself.
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The headline writes itself.
There's also the fact that they're trying to hack in a enclosed space and under supervision. It's one thing to hack a MICKEY computer at the comfort of your home (which is fairly likely) to trying to do it in an internet cafe where security and guests can probably see you doing something shady.
I could see an incident where a hacker successfully uploads pornography or a virus into CommuniCore though, but that only encourages Disney to be even more aware about cybersecurity.
More the challenge. You know something will be more embolden despite the increased security.
Hence my last statement, but I can only realistically see this coming from hackers that desperately want to troll for the lolz and don't really care about being blacklisted from every Disney park. And given the increased security and supervision, attacks are probably rare.
I still think having internet cafes in CommuniCore would have vastly more positives (increased computer literacy, communication through email/internet, gaming, interest in computers) than negatives as a result of a rare malicious attack.
It took Disneyworld forever, much longer than common motels, to offer wi-fi and internet. I remember when they offered an ethernet jack in the resort rooms, and it cost about $10 per day for access.
Would it be possible for EMI and Disney to collaborate on a possible TV special? Because I have an idea: A Harder Day's Night, set in the same universe as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and following a Beatles tribute band made up of more obscure and maybe even one or two original Toons (called The Famous Four) in a This is Spinal Tap mockumentary style, as they set up an elaborate concert that revolves around the four main "periods" of the Beatles' career: 1958-1962, 1963-1966, 1966-1968, and 1968-1970. The encore would then cover the Beatles' solo careers (giving each member two songs) and then conclude with the John Lennon stand-in's "murder", symbolizing the end of the Beatles.
At least one of them should be a buzzard from The Jungle Book since they were blatantly based on the Beatles and were nearly voiced by them.
Why not all three (at the time) surviving Beatles?
Also, if Disney has the rights to him back, have Oswald as the "Paul" in the Famous Four.
I just thought of who else could play The Scarecrow: James Cromwell. He's an imposing actor (he's 6'7" IRL) and he can play an intimidating villain if the movie calls for it.
Watch this scene in L.A. Confidential to see what I mean (watch Babe and this movie back-to-back (1)--you won't believe you're seeing the same actor):
(1) Believe me, I was stunned when I first saw this scene (in the book, you know Dudley's evil, but the movie hides it until this moment, and it was a wise decision, IMO, one of the many the writers adapting the screenplay made). (2) (3)
(2) In hindsight, James Cromwell comes off as the good guy here, knowing what we know now about Kevin Spacey...
(3) While Titanic won Best Picture (and deserved to), I can see why many wanted L.A. Confidential to win. BTW, James Ellroy, the writer of the book, loved the movie adaptation...
Watch this scene in L.A. Confidential to see what I mean (watch Babe and this movie back-to-back (1)--you won't believe you're seeing the same actor):
(1) Believe me, I was stunned when I first saw this scene (in the book, you know Dudley's evil, but the movie hides it until this moment, and it was a wise decision, IMO, one of the many the writers adapting the screenplay made). (2) (3)
(2) In hindsight, James Cromwell comes off as the good guy here, knowing what we know now about Kevin Spacey...
(3) While Titanic won Best Picture (and deserved to), I can see why many wanted L.A. Confidential to win. BTW, James Ellroy, the writer of the book, loved the movie adaptation...
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Internet in the resorts is different from what @Denliner is proposing with his Internet café idea at CommuniCore.
To me this sounds like it would have worked better as something directed by Ralph Bakshi in the early 1980s.
I'm not familiar with Bakshi's work, so I wouldn't know.
I'd think Universal would be emboldened by Jim's praise of All Dogs and give Bakshi the rights to use Oswald in such a film, mainly to dangle the keys to that character over the mouse's face before a Disney Renaissance flick wrecks that film's shit (be it Mort, Aladdin or Little Mermaid) and gives the company the needed excuse to send Oswald back to Disney.
I think I just described the premise to an episode of Matt McMuscles' Wha Happun?
....Why not have Disney and Bakshi collaborate on the idea?
Added bonus: this butterflies away Cool World as we know it (perhaps Bakshi gets the experience and resources to bring his original intended vision of an erotic horror film to life).
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That's a great idea, initially Universal pitches Ralph the idea but when Disney takes interest, Universal just shrugs and gives the film to them (as well as the rights to Oswald)
Oswald's character arc in the film could be him having to live in Mickey's shadow (much like OTL's Epic Mickey) and having an aloof, bordering on hostile, attitude towards not only the in-universe filmmakers but his bandmates as well.
The more I read about Gary Gygax and his preference to stick primarily to one rule set, tweaking it to high heaven, and focusing primarily on one campaign setting, his own, I believe that Disney, through Marvel, should do to Gary what Marvel did to Stan Lee, force him to step down and make a Chairman Emeritus.
Barring that force him to reinvent D&D (i.e. have him introduce the rules he created for Lejendary Journey.)
Barring that force him to reinvent D&D (i.e. have him introduce the rules he created for Lejendary Journey.)
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