The third Trilogy of Forgotten Disney
From magical movies
To unforgettable characters
From the thrill of attractions
To the comfort of your home
You can always count on something new and exciting from Disney
Enj...
*Walks into account* Uh, Sparky? W-what are you wearing?
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Sparky: I'm Batman
Rewrite: You're Batman?
Sparky: Yes.
Rewrite: Because...?
Sparky: My parents are dead.
Rewrite: Well that checks out. *Thinks for a moment* Did you loose a bet with Under Line Dude?
Sparky: Yep.
Rewrite: *Laughs* I don't even want to ask. Anyway on with the chapter!
In 1993-1994, thanks to his shipbuilding and theme park master planning experience, Mark Hickson was asked to work on the "S.S Disney" project. The idea was to transform a super tanker - a huge ship that normally brings oil from the Middle East to other countries - into a "floating theme park". No kidding! The idea seems unbelievable, a real floating "Disneyland". I'm sure you're dying to know more about it, so let's begin Mark's interview. For once I couldn't post pictures of the incredible S.S Disney model.
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Back in the early 1990's, at a fund-raising dinner Jim Cora, Chairman of Disneyland International, was sitting next to a U.S Navy Admiral. They were joking and the Admiral said "You know, I have an extra aircraft carrier, you have to put a theme park on top of it!" He was just kidding, but the idea enchanted Jim. The next day he asked his staff if there was somebody at Disney who knew anything about ships. Larry Fink, who worked with me on Disneyland's Splash Mountain knew about my thirteen years shipbuilding experience and told Jim about me. Later he called me about the aircraft carrier idea. Mark told him that it would be more feasible to build it on another kind of ship, like a cruise liner, cargo ship, or oil tanker. He then met with Michael Eisner (of course. It's the 90's. Dark days.)
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