Pumpkins at the Partners Statue ;)

In an effort to keep this short, I wanted to share this set of photos I took of the carved pumpkins at Disneyland's 'Partners' statue. The pumpkins are arranged in a circle around the statue, with each pumpkin represented by a character. Disneyland at Halloween is just gorgeous, and these pumpkins are a nice touch. 

I always love when Roger Rabbit gets some love (I find him to be generally underrepresented at the Parks), but Winnie the Pooh for Critter Country? I don't know man. I think Brer Bear, would have been a cool choice, maybe even a country bear… I'm sure that would make waves!

What do you think of the characters chosen to represent the lands? Would you have chosen differently? Let me know on Facebook or twitter (@thedizfizz)!

Jessica Rabbit can sure make an entrance...

When it comes to sexy Disney, Jessica Rabbit is the undisputed Queen. That hair, that dress, those legs, and her BOOBS! Holy bananas, it's like she was designed by a 13-year old boy, but nobody's mad.  I have a very early memory of trying to comb all my hair over one eye because it seemed that therein lay the secret to true beauty.  That memory may have been from last week.

The following clip is where you, me, and Eddie Valiant first meet Jessica.  She is performing the number 'Why don't you do right?' in a night club:

Recently, I have become preoccupied with Disney covers, of which this (clearly) is one.  The song was originally written in 1936 by Kansas Joe McCoy:

 

 Peg Lee and Benny Goodman made a pop hit out of it in 1941:

I love that each version has it's own flavor. The original is raw and simple, Jessica's drips with sex, and Peg pulls a sweetness out of it that is not seen in the other two versions.  In all cases, however, this fantastic number retains an element of danger and an air of taunting.  Bravo, Disney, for picking such great entrance music for Miss Jessica!

Which is your favorite version? Let me know in the comments section!

Footnote: This is not Peg Lee's only, or even biggest, Disney connection.  For a great read about Peg Lee's involvement in Lady and the Tramp, check out this post by the Disney Hipsters.

Film Friday

The great thing about Disney is that it is so easy to integrate with other hobbies you have.  Love drawing?  Do some fan art.  Runner? Choose one of a million runDisney events. One hobby of mine that is integrally bounded to my love affair with Disney is film photography. I have four cameras that I use on a regular basis: an Instax Neo, a Polaroid, a Diana Mini, and a Holga (that I convert to a 35mm), and yes, I bring them all with me when I travel.  I also recently bought a Lomokino, so I'm super excited about giving that a try.

There is something so wonderful about film photography.  With the instants, taking a picture becomes awhile experience, and it's so nice to have something physical to stick around your room when you get home.  With the 35m, your vacation is not quite over until you get that film back.

I started a fan tumblr a few months back to share my film photography of Walt Disney World, but unfortunately, I'm pretty much out of photos until Disneyland in Septemeber :( I figured I could share them once a week here as well.

Roger Rabbit in the 80's Courtyard at Pop Century.

I guess this if fitting considering that Bob Hoskins just passed :(

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