Toy Story 3 and DHS, odd choices by Disney.
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From: Paul Lalli on 21 Jun 2010 11:12 (I'm copying this post from my blog at http://blog.mritty.net, as I'd like to get your opinions on it) Do NOT read this post if you have not yet seen Toy Story 3. While its centered on my upcoming WDW vacations, it reveals a major plot point of Pixars latest movie. This is your SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! SPOILER WARNING! Okay. So I saw Toy Story 3 yesterday. It was, as expected, a phenomenally great movie. A worthy successor to the first two in the franchise. Im absolutely positive Ill see it again in the theatre, probably sometime very soon. There was, however, something that kept me from enjoying the movie to its fullest extent. For the last several months, Ive been seeing how one of the new TS3 characters, Lots O Huggin Bear (Lotso for short) is now a meet-and-greet character at Disneys Hollywood Studios. Apparently Disney has gone so far as to scent his meet-and-greet area like strawberries, in line with his character in the film. Based on this knowledge, I obviously assumed Lotso was one of our new heroes. A new friend to Woody and the gang. If youve seen the movie, you know that this couldnt be further from the truth. Lotso is a bitter, angry, sadistic toy bent on dictatorship. Throughout the entire movie, I kept expecting and waiting for Lotso to be redeemed. For him to come to his senses, for Woody and Buzz to win him over and bring him back to the light side. It never happened. Even toward the end, when there was a golden opportunity for redemption during the conveyor belt scene, Lotso became even more despicable. So now WDW has confused me. Why is there a Lotso meet-and-greet? There isnt meet-and-greet for Syd (the human villain of the first movie). There isnt a meet-and-greet for Stinky Pete (the toy villain of the second movie). Why would I want to meet Lotso, after the horrible acts I saw him commit? Id be more likely to want to punch him in his huggable gut than give him a hug. There is only one way I can think of to reconcile the oddness of the situation. In the movie, we saw that Lotso became so angry and bitter when, accidentally left behind one day, he trekked back to his owners home only to find hed been replaced by another Lots O Huggin Bear. I will force myself to choose to believe the Lotso I meet in the park this summer is not the bitter angry villain of our story, but rather Daisys second Lots O Huggin Bear. For that matter, I guess one could assume that Lotso (and in fact, any of the Toys that have meet- and-greets in the parks) are generic versions of the Toys we know, as available in toy stores, rather than Andy, Daisy, or Bonnies originals. After all, toys are not unique. And before you make this comment yes, I know Im overthinking this situation. Yes, I know Im more obsessed than anyone rightly should be. Im okay with that.
From: Robert Harrold on 21 Jun 2010 14:49 On 6/21/2010 11:12 AM, Paul Lalli wrote: > (I'm copying this post from my blog at http://blog.mritty.net, as I'd > like to get your opinions on it) > > Do NOT read this post if you have not yet seen Toy Story 3. While > it�s centered on my upcoming WDW vacations, it reveals a major plot > point of Pixar�s latest movie. This is your > > SPOILER WARNING! > > SPOILER WARNING! > > SPOILER WARNING! > > > > And before you make this comment � yes, I know I�m overthinking this > situation. Yes, I know I�m more obsessed than anyone rightly should > be. I�m okay with that. > Isn't most everyone who reads this group obsessed with Disney? 8^) I know I've seen Captain Hook, Jafar and Cruella de Vil at meet and greets. And to the best of my knowledge they all still revel at being villians every Holloween and nightly at Fantasia. So Lotso would not be the first and hopefully not the last villain with a meet and greet. ..
From: Paul Lalli on 21 Jun 2010 14:51 On Jun 21, 2:49 pm, Robert Harrold <harro...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > On 6/21/2010 11:12 AM, Paul Lalli wrote: > > > > > > > (I'm copying this post from my blog athttp://blog.mritty.net, as I'd > > like to get your opinions on it) > > > Do NOT read this post if you have not yet seen Toy Story 3. While > > it s centered on my upcoming WDW vacations, it reveals a major plot > > point of Pixar s latest movie. This is your > > > SPOILER WARNING! > > > SPOILER WARNING! > > > SPOILER WARNING! > > > And before you make this comment yes, I know I m overthinking this > > situation. Yes, I know I m more obsessed than anyone rightly should > > be. I m okay with that. > > Isn't most everyone who reads this group obsessed with Disney? 8^) > > I know I've seen Captain Hook, Jafar and Cruella de Vil at meet and > greets. And to the best of my knowledge they all still revel at being > villians every Holloween and nightly at Fantasia. So Lotso would not > be the first and hopefully not the last villain with a meet and greet. That's true, I suppose.... but I thought the point of Lotso was to give him great big squeezable hugs! :-) Paul Lalli
From: Robert Harrold on 21 Jun 2010 15:15 On 6/21/2010 2:51 PM, Paul Lalli wrote: > On Jun 21, 2:49 pm, Robert Harrold<harro...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >> On 6/21/2010 11:12 AM, Paul Lalli wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> (I'm copying this post from my blog athttp://blog.mritty.net, as I'd >>> like to get your opinions on it) >> >>> Do NOT read this post if you have not yet seen Toy Story 3. While >>> it s centered on my upcoming WDW vacations, it reveals a major plot >>> point of Pixar s latest movie. This is your >> >>> SPOILER WARNING! >> >>> SPOILER WARNING! >> >>> SPOILER WARNING! >> >>> And before you make this comment yes, I know I m overthinking this >>> situation. Yes, I know I m more obsessed than anyone rightly should >>> be. I m okay with that. >> >> Isn't most everyone who reads this group obsessed with Disney? 8^) >> >> I know I've seen Captain Hook, Jafar and Cruella de Vil at meet and >> greets. And to the best of my knowledge they all still revel at being >> villians every Holloween and nightly at Fantasia. So Lotso would not >> be the first and hopefully not the last villain with a meet and greet. > > That's true, I suppose.... but I thought the point of Lotso was to > give him great big squeezable hugs! :-) > > Paul Lalli Hmmm. Your right. Time to over-think this... 8^) So where would be the best place for Lotso's meet and greet? Outside of PLAYHOUSE DISNEY? Or maybe Ariel's Grotto. Needs to be some place with a lot of young toddlers to give Lotso lots of hugs (or get totally frightened by). Toy Barn might not be a good place, since it would be to close to Woody and friends. (Thoght that might make for a fun interaction) Where do all the toddlers hang out at Disney these days? Maybe put him at the entrance of "Dumbo the Flying Elephant"? ..
From: Gary Edstrom on 21 Jun 2010 15:58 On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:49:53 -0400, Robert Harrold <harroldr(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >Isn't most everyone who reads this group obsessed with Disney? 8^) Obsessed with Disney? Who??? Me??? But if I am ever alone in the same room with whoever killed Bambi's mother...LOOK OUT! :-) Gary
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