After a decade-long absence, I'm in a concert band again.
One of the pieces we're working on is a How to Train Your Dragon suite. And while that's a common piece to play, it smacking me in the face the moment I opened my music folder was...... something... I tell ya.
Now I have to pretend to be normal about it for months until the concert's over.
Favorite Disney Parks Attraction Showdown: Round 3 - Group A
Videos and propaganda under the cut!
MuppetVision 3D: Disneyland, WDW Hollywood Studios
Propaganda:
"Muppets!!! We love the Muppets!!! And also the last thing Jim Henson worked on!!!"
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It's a Small World: (Any version/park!): Disneyland, WDW Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland,Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland)
Propaganda:
"it's a small world" is one of the oldest rides still standing today, and I think it's for good reason. It might not be as thrilling as expedition everest or as flashy as the haunted mansion, but it has a distinct charm that has people coming back year after year. The design of the ride itself - inspired by Mary Blair - is whimsical without being garish; the gold and white of Disneyland Anaheim is reminiscent of their early classic films, while the colorful geometric shapes in Tokyo Disneyland are fun and funky. It's one of the few rides with installations in every park. The propulsion system created for it would go on to be used in later rides like pirates of the caribbean, so if you're a fan of the latter, you have the former to thank for that. You either love or hate the infamous song, but there's no denying that it's catchy. What's more, I think what really keeps people coming back is it's message. "it's a small world'' emphasizes unity, but it also celebrates the diversity and uniqueness of cultures around the world. It's not "you and I are both the same", it's "you and I might be different, but at the end of the day we both laugh and cry and have hopes and fears and many more similarities than what our geography and government tries to say". Sure, it might be corny, but it's not like anyone goes to Disney to get away from this type of cheesy shmaltziness."
"Taken from Escape From Vault Disney podcast, but, three women and a stoner were the main artists and I think that's important. Adding to that, the song is good and no I don't care if it's annoying. Listen to the original version, it's freaking beautiful. Mary Blair art is cute and charming and the whole attraction just looks like kids coloring and drawing and singing and being friends!!! The adult chorus in the finale room is like the parents joining in and spending time with their children and encouraging their kids to respect each other and don't judge people. But also it's like those kids are adults now and refuse to let negativity win and they see the beauty and kindness in people and dang it, that's what being human is about!!!! Be kind to others and accept and help people because we got one earth people!!! And it has just one moon and one golden sun!!! Also the clock has a name. His name is Glockenspiel and he's just a happy guy I love him. Also inspired the boss in Epic Mickey and that boss theme is so good omg"
"it's stuck in your head now isn't it"
"the song may be annoying. it may be creepy. it might, despite its intentions, come off as kind of xenophobic. but, goddamn, it's one of the few good memories i have from my disneyland trips as a child"
Video is of Disneyland, but any version/your fav for the poll!
It is SO bizarre seeing this photo at random on a dating app because when I was in college my housemates had that EXACT SAME pirate statue propped up in the corner of the living room. They got it from a seafood restaurant that went out of business. They put a hi-viz vest on him, draped him with leis and mardi gras beads and random junk throughout the years, gave him different hats, attempted to slip shoes onto his unforgiving hard plastic feet, etc. They called him Howard because they thought he looked kinda like Howard Stern.
I haven't thought about this in 5 whole years, but now it's all coming back to me...
I swiped left because this girl sounded like a nazi, but still.