Adventureland Snoozles™
You should know by now that Snoozles™ are generally problematic. Not offensive, just flawed. Which is why they have been relegated to a slow Sunday.
Let's start with this way-too-dark phot of the Swiss Family Treehouse. I'd like to tell myself that the silhouetted tree is artistic, but... who am I fooling? Nobody! It does look pretty spooky though, which makes me think that it could make for a fun Halloween overlay. Tasteful, not dumb, please! Perhaps the walkways are too confined and the elevated platforms would be too risky to have ghost monkeys (See? Tasteful!) jumping out at guests.
I know that Swiss Miss makes great hot cocoa. "Zambesi Miss" also makes great hot cocoa, only it has those little marshmallows. See what you learn here on GDB? I don't want to go into that jungle, it is way too dark and scary. Vampire Elephants and Zombi Giraffes might leap out at any moment!
29 comments:
Major-
I believe this is a first, for the study of The Finials of the Zambesi Miss. I feel honored to be in at the ground floor.
Thanks, Major.
When the pic of the Dark Treehouse came up I immediately heard (in my head... I think) ♫ "Thiiiis is the forest of no returrrrn!" ♪ from Disney's "Babes In Toyland".
As for the Halloween overlay, they could have the ghostly organ player from the Haunted Mansion ballroom scene playing the Robinson's pump organ, while the ghostly dancers waltz around. They won't be needed in the Mansion anyway because of the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay.
Seems strange to take a precious photo of the Jungle boat's name plaque. Maybe the photographer's last name was "Zambesi"? Or perhaps one of those Vampire Elephants was lurking in the gloom behind the boat? I'm thinking we would see a Zombie Giraffe if it was there. Do Zombie Giraffes crave braaains like human zombies do?
Nanook, ah. The finials. Maybe the fotographer had a finial fetish and found the finials to be fabulous, and so took a foto of them... fascinating!
Major, this is a rare time when the Snoozles live up to their name. But the more snoozley the photos are, the better your commentary, and the easier it is for us to make fun of them. So, thanks for the Snoozles.
...it could make for a fun Halloween overlay.
I can see it now. Tiana's Not-So-Spooky Magical Banyan Tree-Palace Walk-thru.
When would they put up the Hallowe’en overlay? May?
Zombie giraffes remind me of a monster I made for Dungeons & Dragons back when I was in junior high. The game already had werewolves, werebears, wereboars, weretigers, and wererats, so I came up with the weregiraffe. [using my best ghost story voice] By the light of the full moon, these poor, mild-mannered folk mysteriously and uncontrollably transformed into hideous, spotted, long-neck creatures who grazed from the tops of TREES!!! And that was about it. No special abilities, no mad desire to destroy humanity. They just grazed from the tops of trees all night. Pure terror.
I also made a monster based on my 8th grade Math teacher. The only way she could be destroyed was by dividing her by zero, which then made her undefined. I was a weird dungeon master. But you probably could have guessed that.
When would they put up the Hallowe’en overlay? May?
Chuck, ha ha! "The Nightmare Before Mother's Day" overlay!
I think what is missing on the "Family Swiss's Haunted Mansion" Presented by Folgers Coffee...because that makes sense! I wouldn't mind too if the Family Swiss opened a coffee shop near the family organ...with cute formica tables, and a formica trash can that has different receptacles for "Coffee Trash" "Cocoa Trash" and "Waste"....also "Push". I think we are on to something here. Anything with the Swiss Family Treehouse I am going to like, and just watched the movie again a couple of nights ago. In fast forward however. I skipped the part where they find out Roberta is a girl, because then it gets all mushy. I don't like seeing the Zebra being tormented either by hyenas and whoever else is there...that is all fast forward. The best part of the movie I have found, in watching it hundreds of times....is when Mrs. Robinson decides that they don't leave the island at all...there is some really fine acting in that moment (this is a real comment, not facetious) ...so very believable and heart warming to even a miserable old sod such as myself. The second best moment in the movie is also towards the end...on the beach scene RIGHT before the credits...when Francis is skipping about the beach with dogs...and then (with perfect timing) a baby elephant comes in to view walking across the sand towards the sea...it further solidifies the idea that they soooooooo made the right decision to live in this Happy Place Called Disneyland...I mean...Robinson Towne...Nieuw Switzerland....I'm not sure that's entirely clear in "The Swiss Family Robinson: THE RETURN"....(didn't catch that movie). Ken Annakin did a nice job of directing Swiss Family Robinson, and when you watch the movie over and over again, there are many small touches that you would normally miss. Seeing the awning for the Jungle Cruise boats is also a happy place for me...and the font used for the boat names also makes me happy this morning. So wonderful and perfect. It's the juxtaposition of the dark mysterious jungle with these fanciful red and white stripe boats that make it. I've made it quite clear that I do not approve of the current boats, and for exactly this reason. They didn't have to make finials, but they did. And that was a very specific design choice. So: keep the stripe awnings, and keep the finials...and KEEP THE CUSHIONS! Taking the cushions away was a naughty naughty choice. They were so comfy and my TG BTM appreciated it. Thanks Major! And happy belated to Ken, Melissa, and Grant! Sorry I missed them all. Go Virgo's! Us Libras need you to keep us organized! Thank you for your service, tactical organization, and XCEL spreadsheets!
Tiana’s Tiara Treehouse definitely has a ‘ring to it.’ Plus, they’re looking for more spots to place giant tiaras....perfect!
Thanks, Major, for more fun Snoozles.
—Sue
Beware as the werehippos rise under the light of the full moon in the jungles of Adventureland. Werehippos? There hippos!
Since Disney owns "The Simpsons" they could do The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror.
"The Finials of the Zambesi Miss" photo is great! Such an unusual and rare shot. Thanks,Major.
Tiana’s Tiara Treehouse definitely has a ‘ring to it.’
Sue, and in the gift shop at the base of the treehouse, guests can purchase a tiara for only $200! BUT....they light up! And blow bubbles! And they make "light sabre" noises, when you sling them around in the air! Did I mention that each one has a secret compartment for holding a Zinger® snack cake? (Zinger® snack cakes sold separately, only $55 each.)
Well...
If you're going to have a 'tiara' - you must have a 'sash'. No self-respecting 'gals competition' would be caught dead without the pair-! It's like bacon and eggs.
If you're going to have a 'tiara' - you must have a 'sash'.
Okay, Nanook! You got it! A sash with a secret compartment that holds a churro. Only $65 extra, when purchased with the bubble-blowing, noise-making, light-up tiara. (Churro sold separately, only $25 each.)
Major, I’ll take any photos of the Old Adventureland, especially the Treehouse before it was butchered.
I have no faith that the forthcoming Treehouse remake will have any of the style or wit of the original, and any Halloween overlay would be as tasteless and gross as that inflicted on the Haunted Mansion. I would not be surprised to see that HM version set in place permanently to erase the original completely, as seems to be the goal across the Park.
It’s good to see the “Zambezi Miss”, the successor to the “Zambezi Hit”, which was often confused with a Mafia activity. I sort-of miss the old boats, but I stand by my conviction that the Indiana Jones style is good and appropriate, and the “yellow cushions float” joke still works without cushions at all. Which means it will be changed to some kind of drug-fueled fever dream theming where all the elephants and tigers become heffalumps and woozels so as not to offend the World Wildlife Federation.
Yup, glow-in-the-dark tiaras with bubble generators are definitely in the marketing plan, but can only be ordered on-line through Genie Plus.
Thanks Major and the Junior Gorillas for some nice views and some bilious humor.
JG
@ TM!-
If the sash has Churro storage, then it must have a slot for a Zinger®. (It's the law... just like 'a cow in every room')
@ TM!-
If the sash has Churro storage, then it must have a slot for a Zinger®. (It's the law... just like 'a cow in every room')
Nanook...okay, sounds good! And let's take JG's Genie+ idea, and embed the sash with "MagicBand® and Genie+®" capabilities. That way, we can get an extra $200 per sash!
Whoa, it’s not even 9:00 in the morning, and there are 12 comments for THESE crummy pictures?
Nanook, I never even considered that a boat could have finials. FINIALS! Almost as fun as “pylons”.
JB, I’ve still never seen Babes In Toyland - I wonder if it’s on Disney+? I’ve heard that it is not a very good movie, and my guess is that I would bail pretty quickly, but I’m still curious. I like the idea of the ghost organist playing inside the Treehouse - he just popped over for a visit. I thought the same thing about the photo of the Zambesi Miss sign - why take that photo? But… I’ve certainly seen worse pictures, so I guess it’s not that crazy. I’m OK with these being “snoozles”, after all, what would I post on Sundays without them?
TokyoMagic!, would there be Dolly Madison Zingers?
Chuck, ha ha, yes, they probably would put the overlay up in May. It kills me that the Haunted Mansion has the Christmas overlay for half the year. Half! I noticed that I spelled “zombie” “ZOMBI”, which is probably how they do it in Lichtenstein. I have my reasons. I now want to see a movie about weregiraffes, with long fangs and even longer purple tongues. Digression: I often see people spell the word “tongue” as “tounge”, which always amuses me. I’m easy to please. Oh man, I had a math teacher I didn’t like either, he was so angry all the time that he always snapped the chalk as he wrote on the board. I got my best math grades ever because I was so afraid of him.
TokyoMagic!, another digression: thank goodness the latest Haunted Mansion movie was a dud, so that we don’t have to see AA figures of Owen Wilson and Rosario Dawson (even though I love Rosario) in our ride.
Bu, is it just me, or have you been away for a while? “Family Swiss’s Haunted Mansion”, presented by Folger’s. Mrs. Olsen (in ghostly form) could offer us a cup of coffee. “Mountain grown - the richest kind!”. So you probably know that the Swiss family is about to move back into the Treehouse, which is kind of unbelievable. They’ve made some changes, there is a “daughter’s room” now. Who cares if there was no daughter in the original book? I mean, not me, really. Maybe it will help some little girl pretend that she lived in the giant tree too. Or maybe it is supposed to be Roberta’s room. I haven’t seen “Swiss Family Robinson” since my mom took us to see it at the Fountain Valley Drive-In - it must have been a re-release. I really liked it at the time, a real “boy’s adventure” tale. Kind of like “Treasure Island”, one of my favorite books growing up. I did love the old Jungle Cruise boats with their awnings, but this photo is so blah. Dark and colorless and “yuck”. But I guess I can imagine how it looked on a sunnier day (with better film).
Sue, how many plastic tiaras are they going to sell now? (I have to admit that one would look good on me).
K. Martinez, you can tell when somebody has been bitten by a werehippo because of the two gigantic holes in the victim’s neck. Hey, a “Treehouse of Horror” attraction could be fun! Maybe at DCA? Unless Universal Studios has some sort of deal where Disney can’t use the characters on the West Coast or something.
TokyoMagic!, regular kids get the crummy plastic tiaras, but rich little girls get Swarovski crystals. And lots of LED lights! AND BUBBLES! Ha ha, hey, you made a Zinger zinger too.
Nanook, I want a sash that says “MAYOR”, just like Mayor Quimby.
TokyoMagic!, hey, you made a bubble joke too!
JG, I’ll be very curious to see what the Treehouse looks like when it is finally unveiled. Like you, I don’t have a lot of faith in today’s designers (see: that horrible upcoming Haunted Mansion thing. Did I mention that it is horrible?). In fact I just saw a photo of the interior of Tiana’s new restaurant, and of course the ceiling is bright blue. YouTubers love it. Just add a lot of bright color, and people, like babies, will be happy. Never mind that it looks like a restaurant at an amusement park. Forget the theming! “Zambesi Hit”, once you’ve seen one, you will never forget it. You’ll lay awake at night crying. As long as the elephants and tigers are not being hunted/killed, I think they won’t need to be replaced by heffalumps and woozles. I hope.
TokyoMagic!, what if they did commemorative sashes? A furry Wookie sash? A “Herbie” sash? Oh man, I’m already counting the money.
TokyoMagic!, what if they did commemorative sashes? A furry Wookie sash? A “Herbie” sash? Oh man, I’m already counting the money.
Major, why not? They already sell mouse ears that are "themed" that way. The Spider-Man sash will shoot webs! But add an extra $65 for the web-shooting device, however....."web" refills sold separately, only $25 per cartridge.
"Sue, and in the gift shop at the base of the treehouse, guests can purchase a tiara for only $200!"
TM! The entire tree IS the gift shop.
TM! The entire tree IS the gift shop.
Sue, there you go! And it costs $30, just to enter! Cha-ching! Cha-ching!
Major, not only do the werehippo victims have two gigantic holes in their neck, but their ears wiggle too. Even in death.
Now THAT'S a way to increase revenue. Make the Treehouse a walk-through gift shop. Next step is to outfit the JC animals with tiara's? Humm KS
Major-
"... regular kids get the crummy plastic tiaras, but rich little girls get Swarovski crystals".
Is THIS close-enough-??
Nanook....Oooooooh, very nice! But does it shoot webs or blow bubbles out of that red crystal on top? For that price, it had better!
The comments section is on fire today!
Melissa, that's it! Since the Fantasmic dragon is kaput, they could have flames shoot out of the Treehouse, down onto the Rivers of America. What could possibly go wrong?
TokyoMagic!, now I’m so excited about the idea of buying a web shooter (and those refills) that I am going to spend all my money!
Lou and Sue, hey, it’s better than that eyesore they will be building near the Haunted Mansion.
TokyoMagic!, I wish I just had a Magic Band to wave at a sensor so that I had no idea how much money I’ve spent all day. Think of the thrill of seeing the bill the next day!
K. Martinez, the wiggling ears are a dead giveaway. Well, and the smell.
KS, I honestly feel that if Disney made a walk-thru gift shop, some guests would happily go inside. At D-23 Expos, patrons will wait HOURS to buy the latest merchandise. Crazy!
Nanook, thank you for that link, I have already ordered two! One to wear, and one to save (to sell for later).
TokyoMagic!, you can’t seriously expect to have those extra features for a mere $200. I want my Tiana tiara to smell like jambalaya. Is that so much to ask?
Melissa, it’s because the Earth is too close to the Sun!
TokyoMagic!, are they not rebuilding the Fantasmic dragon? I thought I saw something on Facebook, but didn’t really read it because I don’t care. All I care about is ME, Major Pepperidge!
Sue & Major, the entire Park is the Gift Shop now.
I read somewhere that the Dragon idea is kaput, along with other “fire effects” throughout the Mouse Empire. It will be replaced with something less dangerous and not requiring tedious maintenance yet equally tasteless.
Ken, I think my ears are wiggling now…
A quiet Sunday, and great comments…
JG
I can't decide if th best monkey ghosts would be howler monkeys or baBOOns.
TokyoMagic!, are they not rebuilding the Fantasmic dragon?
Major, just as JG stated, I had also read somewhere that the dragon is not coming back. If I had to guess, I would say they are going to change Fantasmic to a nighttime princess show. Or a pirate show. Or a "Frozen" one. Or maybe a combination of all three. Heck, maybe they'll just replace the show with a gift shop!
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