A Work in Progress

[Jaalin32]

Well for D-Earth I had an idea for a mountain in the artic called Ice Climber Expedition

[PhineasTheGhost]

I'd like to see an entrance like DLP's hotel but a different hotel and some slight modifications to it.

[DisneyMan1]

I actually have an idea for a new version of Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. Expect it come by to this thread soon!

[Jaalin32]

I agree with Phin I actually like the idea of have a resort as the main entrance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterpa...2454/lightbox/

[MANEATINGWREATH]

Yes I will more than likely be having the Disneyland Hotel (which will be the resort's only hotel) be at the park's entrance. It's either that or including the hotel WITHIN the park. You'll see what I decide when the time comes. Also, I'm going to stray from using too many clones. Of course the classics will be featured (Pirates, Railroad, Mansion, Jungle Cruise, etc.) but even then they will be greatly revised. Tomorrowland for instance will not feature a single clone from any of the other resorts with the exception of Star Tours 2 (just called "Star Tours" here) and a new take on Space Mountain. Everything else ranging from the Astro Orbitor to the PeopleMover will be brand-spanking new. Seriously. I'm very excited about this project and can't wait to share it with you all very soon.

[DisneyMan1]

And MEW, you know what I think should be updated? None other than Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress! I had previously posted I would post a new version of the show soon and here it is!

Come step inside the Carousel Theater in the World of Tomorrow and experience life as it was from the beginning of the 20th century all the way to the distant future. Once all are seated, a slow violin/trumpet version of "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" (similar to that heard under the narrator (the one who does the intro and outro, not the father)'s intro speech at WDW) plays as we see the sun rise (a projection on the curtain) over a mountain, river and trees representing the Earth as we hear the narrator sing:

NARRATOR: There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
Shining at the end of every day
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
And tomorrow is just a dream away

Man has a dream and that's the start
He follows his dream with mind and heart
And when it becomes a reality
It's a dream come true for you and me...

The ride's logo, which will be like the picture below (minus the gear, and the words "CAROUSEL" and "PROGRESS" in the Denmark font (aka the EPCOT font)) will then be projected on the curtain.



NARRATOR: Hello, everybody and welcome to Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. You're in for a real treat.

The logo fades away and we see pictures and video clips of what the narrator is talking about being projected on the curtain.

Right from the start, this idea originated from Walt Disney. He enjoyed every minute of it. He introduced this show at the New York World's Fair in 1964 and it impressed people ever since. When the fair ended, this show went to Disneyland in Anaheim, California before coming to Florida in 1975, and getting yet another version here. Over the years, this show has had more performances than any other stage show in the history of American theater. You know, Walt loved the idea of progress and he loved the American family. In fact, he was probably as American as anyone could be. He thought it would be fun to watch the American family go through the twentieth century, experiencing all-new wonders every step of the way. And he put them together in a show called the Carousel of Progress, which you are about to see. And although our Carousel family has experienced some changes as the years went by, our show still revolves around the same theme: progress. May the century begin.

Then, our rotating theater begins to move into our first scene.

SCENE I: Valentine's Day, 1904

An upbeat, ragtime version of "Great Big Beautiful" sung by a chorus begins to play as we enter the early 1900s. The father, whose name is John (voiced (possibly) by Richard Sherman (I kinda like his voice, don't flip on me for using him)) and is the master of ceremonies for this show, is sitting in a rocker, wearing a smoking jacket and holding a pipe and newspaper. The dog, Rover, lies faithfully by his side. John joins in the singing on "And when it becomes a reality" as the chorus fades out.

The song ends, but plays on as background music in quiet violin form. Through the windows the audience see that it's a bright sunny day outside. Birds are chirping in the springtime air. John notices the sound of the birds and begins to address the crowd.

JOHN: Well, it looks like the robins are about to celebrate Valentine's Day today. What year is it? Oh, just around the turn of the century. And no doubt about it, things couldn't be any better than they are today. Yes, sir, buildings in the city are towering twenty stories or more and moving pictures are flickering up on a screen. We call them picture shows. Also, we have about some 8,000 automobiles in this country and we can travel from coast to coast by train in just a week. I even heard tell of two brothers named Wright who are working on some newfangled flying machine. (He chuckles to himself) That plan will never work. They're simply wasting their time. Meanwhile, around the home, we have the latest and greatest: gas lamps, telephone and the latest design in cast iron stoves. Also, that reservoir keeps five gallons of water hot all day on just three buckets of coal. Yep, sure beats chopping wood. And isn't our new icebox a beauty? Get a load of that. Holds 50 pounds of ice. (The icebox opens, revealing ice, bread and milk) Milk doesn't sour as quick as it used to. Also, our dog Rover here keeps the water in the drip pan from overflowing. It wasn't too long ago we had to carry water from a well. But now, thanks to progress, we have a pump right here in the kitchen. (The pump handle on the sink magically moves and water starts to flow) Of course, we keep a bucket of water handy to prime it with. Yes, sir, we have everything to make life easier. (John looks over to his right, the audience's left, where the first of the rotating dioramas appears. A woman, the mother whose name is Sarah, dressed in an apron, is ironing a shirt, while her young daughter works beside her. In the background is a large pantry with bags of food.) Hey, Mother!

SARAH (Betty Jean Ward reprising her role from the current WDW version): What is it?

JOHN: I was reading about a fellow named Tom Edison, who's working on an idea for some kind of snap-on electric light.

SARAH: Edison, huh? Electric light, huh? It'll never work. He's just wasting his time.

JOHN: This is my wife, Sarah. (Chuckles) She sure can get to the core of the apple.

SARAH: But now that we have this new washday marvel, it takes only FIVE HOURS to do the wash. Imagine! Used to take two days at least.

JOHN: That's right, folks. Now Mother has time to do other things, like...

SARAH: Like canning and freshening up the oven and the stove?

JOHN: (chuckles) Yep, Mother. But no one can improve on nature for drying clothes.

SARAH: Excuse me, please, while I go get the wash off the line. It looks like rain.

(Rover barks at the comment and the diorama disappears.)

JOHN: Oh, don't worry, Rover, it's not going to rain today. How can it rain if my backache isn't acting up?

(Lightning flashes and the audience hears thunder while the lights dim for a few seconds. Rain starts to fall outside.)

SARAH: (offstage) I told you so!

(Lights come back on.)

JOHN: My, my, just listen to it come down out there. Oh, well, the cistern was low on rainwater anyway. Now, around our home, entertainment is improving as well. For example, with the advent of the stereoscope, my son, James, and I can now see and learn all about the latest events in the world. But he'll have to ask permission first if he wants to look at it alone.

(The diorama on the audience's right lights up to display a young boy, John's aforementioned son, James, using a stereoscope beside an oil lamp.)

JAMES (possibly Zach Gordon (Greg Heffley from the film version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid)): Wowee! Look at that!

JOHN: Now look here, young man, if I told you once, I told you a thousand times, ask my permission to look at my expensive stereoscope. That's not a toy, you know!

JAMES: Ooh-la-la! Is that the Norwegian doing the hoochie-koochie, Dad?

JOHN: Oh, yeah, that's one thing I forgot to mention. She's the main attraction at the World's Fair out in St. Louis. (clears throat) Now, James, please put that away this minute before your mother finds it and get back to your homework, okay?

JAMES: But Dad...

JOHN: You heard me! (The diorama disappears) Now, where was I? Oh, yes. We don't have an opera house in town, but we do have the next best thing: one of those new talking machines. What a beauty! It plays music right here in our home.

(The left diorama opens again, this time displaying Grandma sitting in a rocker, listening to music on a phonograph machine. A parrot is sitting on a perch beside her. The record plays "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" in an operatic style.)

PARROT: (squawks) She keeps that thing going all day. That tenor's driving me nuts. (Squawks again) Progress!

(The diorama disappears.)

JOHN: Of course, there are times when the younger people have their own ideas of fun and entertainment, too. (The right diorama reopens, revealing John's daughter, Jane (Debi Derryberry (Jimmy Neutron) reprising her role). She's sitting at a vanity, fixing her hair. She's only wearing her under garments, but in the 1900s, the under garments were more modest than today's outer garments, so the scene isn't nor should it be offensive. Flowery, feminine music comes on for the daughter.) Take my teenage daughter, Jane, for instance. She's getting ready to go to a Valentine's dance at the other end of town on one of those new electric trolleys.

JANE: Oh, Papa.

JOHN: What is it, Jane?

JANE: All these people! I'm indecent!

JOHN: Don't worry, they're friends!

JANE: Well, thanks for letting me go, Papa.

JOHN: Okay. But you be home by 9:00 sharp, daughter. Understand?

The flowery music dies for obvious reasons.

JANE: (dejectedly) Yes, Papa.

The diorama disappears.

JOHN: You know, all this talk about progress has made me work up quite a thirst. I think I'll take a trolley across town myself and meet the boys at the drug store soda fountain for a cold sarsaparilla. Oops, sorry, I forgot. We're drinking root beer now. Same drink, different name. Well, I guess that's progress for you. Which reminds me...

"Great Big Beautiful" starts back up again, as we warp further into time, and are in

SCENE 2: The Fourth of July, 1947

John is sitting a booth set up against the kitchen wall, waving a Niagara Falls fan. Rover is on the floor in front of him. The overall decor is now very 40s-like. There are fewer exposed electric wires, due to the fact that they are well hidden.

JOHN: Whew, boy! Hottest Fourth of July we've had in years. Well, we sure have come a long way since the turn of the century some forty-plus years ago. But no one realized then that this would be the age of electricity. Everyone's using it: houses, farms, factories, whole towns. With electric streetlights, we don't worry so much about the youngsters being out after dark. Plus, sports stadiums are springing up everywhere like daisies. Boy, no one can strike the old horsehide like Babe Ruth. There's also this new kind of music out there now called Jazz that youngsters go for now. Plus, there's been an ad in the paper for a re-release of a film by a fella named Walt Disney. It's a musical retelling of the old fairy tale of Snow White. And it's ANIMATED, too! Boy, I'll have to see that when it comes out.

(He then hears a car horn honking. He chuckles at the sound.)

JOHN: That's my neighbor, Schwartz, in his humpmobile. He adores that horn, doesn't he? But I have a new Essex with an electric starter. Now I no longer have to crank. Now we can travel by train from New York City to Los Angeles in just half a week. And you know that pilot fellow Howard Hughes? He's flying a wooden plane across California! (He chuckles.) He'll never make it. He's just wasting his time. Back at our house, we have a whole slew of new electrical servants, like the sewing machine, the coffee percolator and the refrigerator. Mr. Edison sure added life to our home. Just flip a switch or push a button and they start operating.

(Crazy, hyper music plays and all of the "electrical servants" start going berserk. The vacuum moves crazily, the oven and refrigerator doors open and close quickly, and lights flicker on and off.)

JOHN: Hey, slow down! You'll blow a fuse!

(The machines die down and the lights go out, too, plunging the theater into darkness. The only lights on are those of the city outside.)

JOHN: Oh, no, not again! Third one this week. I buy fuses by the case.

(Then the lights outside die, too. Now the whole theater is completely dark.)

JOHN: Drat! I blew the neighborhood, too!

(He sounds as if he finds a strange amusement in his deed.)

OFFSTAGE WOMAN: Henry! That neigbor of ours did it again! Go give him what is for!

(Rover growls, as if coming to his master's rescue.)

JOHN: Take it easy, Rover. (He calls offstage) Hey, James! Fix that fuse, please!

(We hear the crunching of gravel as James walks around in the backyard trying to find the fusebox.)

JAMES: (offstage) Aw, shucks, whenever pop blows a fuse, he has company. And guess who has to always fix it.

JOHN: I heard that, young man! I heard that!

(We hear a thump and the lights (both inside and out) come back on.)

JOHN: There. That's more like it.

(The right diorama lights up, revealing Sarah sitting on the front porch, sewing a costume.)

SARAH: Ah, thank heavens. John, I'll do your costume last before the parade begins.

JOHN: Oh, yeah, Sarah here is in the lady's club. They're responsible for our town's Fourth of July celebration tonight. She's got us all roped up into performing in their program.

SARAH: And I decided we go this year as George and Martha Washington.

JOHN: Ooh, the father of our country, eh? (Whimsical voice) That's a role that suits my fancy, you know.

SARAH: And I'm so glad we now have a light fixture on the front porch. It's just too hot to sew inside in the summertime. And wait till you see what I have in store for the fireworks show tonight.

(Rover barks at the mention of fireworks, since we all know dogs despise fireworks.)

JOHN: Rover! Don't interrupt while Sarah's interrupting!

SARAH: And guess who opted to choose the music for the program.

(The diorama disappears and the left one lights up, revealing James near an old-fashioned radio and Grandpa sitting in a chair, tinkering with a firework.)

JAMES: I did, Pop! Listen to this.

(James turns the radio on. Patriotic music plays.)

JOHN: (to James) Good job, Jimmy. (To us) Oh, yeah, that's another thing. We now have a new Gladstone radio set. Now we can get news and...

(James interrupts him by switching from station to station, until a news broadcast comes on.)

RADIO ANNOUNCER: People are starting to arrive downtown for a spectacular Forth of July parade and fireworks event tonight. Mayor Beaverfield said...

(The radio dies and turns off. The diorama disappears. John looks at the right diorama, even its not lit up yet.)

JOHN: Oh, Jane!

JANE: Yeah?

JOHN: Hurry up in there. People are lining up downtown already.

JANE: (whiny voice) MUST I go?

(This diorama lights up, revealing Jane dressed as the Statue of Liberty holding a torch.)

JANE: If my boyfriend Robert sees me like this, it'll scare him away!

JOHN: (chuckling) Well... if that happens, at least you'll have the torch to carry for him. (He laughs again.)

(Rover growls at his master, as if coming to Jane's rescue.)

JANE: Rover's right, father. That's not funny.

(The diorama disappears.)

JOHN: (To Rover) Relax, Rover, that was just a joke. Besides, I thought you were supposed to be MAN's best friend. (To us) Another thing, we have indoor plumbing now! Boy, oh, boy, that's really great on cold nights and it saves a lot of walking to boot. One person here really adores that: our house guest, old Uncle Orville (Mel Blanc, and of course, it's just old archival stuff).

(The left diorama lights up to display a bathroom, with Orville lying in the tub. He's reading the paper, and wiggling his toes over the edge of the tub, humming a tune. Next to him is a block of ice, and a fan, which blows the cold ice air onto Orville. Sarah had evidently roped Orville into participating in the parade as well, because an "Uncle Sam" costume is hanging from the wall.)

JOHN: As always, Orville here's taken over the coolest spot in the house. He has, however, rigged up a clever little contraption. He calls it "air cooling." Humph. (Low voice) Too bad he's not reading the "help wanted" ads.

(The diorama disappears.)

ORVILLE: (offstage) No privacy at all around this place!

JOHN: (To Orville) Sorry, Orville. (To us) You know, considering all the...

SARAH: (offstage) Oh, John! Your costume's ready!

JOHN: (To Sarah) Okay! Be right with you, Martha! (Back to us) Well, as I was saying, considering all the conveniences we have nowadays, it looks as though we've made real progress in making our lives easier. It just doesn't get any better than this. Just goes to show that...

"Great Big Beautiful" starts back up again as we turn into the next scene.

SCENE 3: Halloween, 1987

(Here, we see John sitting on the couch of an 80's-like living room, Rover lying at his feet. A TV displays the "Walt Disney and You" thing from 80's Disney VHS tapes. The video below is what it is:



Trendy ceiling lights are on the ceiling, and a 80's-style kitchen is near the living room.)

JOHN: Well, it's another Halloween in the 80s. And it's amazing how today's household appliances are helping to take over the hard work. Everything is better than ever now. Some of the newer household items are here to prove it. Like our new electric washing machine. It does about everything but hang up the clothes. And electric ranges are a big improvement over those dinosaurs of the 1960s. And refrigerators are bigger and better than ever. It keeps vegetables garden fresh for days. There's a meat compartment and it can hold just as much food as ice cubes. Dishwashing has gone electric, too. And that's real progress, believe me. Now I no longer have to dry the dishes by hand after supper anymore. It gives me and Rover more of an opportunity to go walking together.

(Rover barks happily at the idea of a walk.)

JOHN: (chuckling) Not now, Rover, maybe later. (To audience) Oh, yeah, you know something else that's new? A new term on the radio. Fellow says, we've got something now called the "rat race". Did you ever hear that one? It sure describes my life. I'm involved with something now called commuting. I drive into the city for work all day, and then turn right around and drive all the way back. And the highway is crowded with other rats doing the same thing.

SARAH: (offstage; condescending) That's why they call it progress, dear.

JOHN: (To Sarah) Yeah, I guess you're right. (Back to audience) But TV has gotten bigger and better now. It gives something to do when you get home. I kind of like it, you know? A guy named Walter Cronkite gives us all the news and then they have all this singing and dancing. A lot of fluff, but it's fun.

(The right diorama opens to display Grandma and Grandpa near the TV. On the TV is an orchestra playing a soft tune. Grandpa is sound asleep.)

JOHN: And I hear tell that television will teach all kinds of things, like learning Latin and Greek.

GRANDAMA: (To Grandpa) Are you awake, dear?

(Grandpa snores, which answer's Grandma's question. She then switches the TV to a different channel, showing a boxing match.)

GRANDMA: All right, champ, come on! Give him a left, you lug! Pound him, champ! Give him a left!

(The diorama disappears.)

JOHN: Well, everyone to his own taste, eh, Rover? (Rover barks) Now a new electronic age has descended on us.

(The left diorama lights up, revealing James working on a jack-o-lantern.)

JAMES: Hey, dad, what do you think of my jack-o-lantern here?

JOHN: (pretending to be scared) Ooh, that's really scary!

JAMES: That's 'cause I used my pretty sister Janie's picture for a model!

(James laughs, while Rover barks at James' remark about Jane.)

JOHN: Down, Rover. James, Rover likes your joke.

SARAH: (offstage) Aw, why are you guys always kidding poor Jane? She's much prettier than the three of you combined.

(John, James and Rover all howl. The diorama disappears.)

JOHN: Well, okay, where was I? Oh, remember back in the 50s when young people got their exercise by dancing the Charleston? Well, today our daughter Jane keeps in shape with electricity.

(The right diorama lights up again to reveal a college-aged Jane using an old-fashioned, vibrating exercise machine. She's talking on the phone.)

JOHN: The exercise machine, like the one Jane found in the attic, was all the rage back in the 60s. Grandma just had to have it. Hasn't worked then; doesn't work now. Least it's consistent, though. Makes noise and blows fuses. That's about all it's good for.

JANE: (her voice is shaky because of the vibrations of the machine) Babs, I'm having lots of fun at my first year of college. You should try it!

BABS: (over the phone) Say, Jane, are you going to that Halloween party tonight?

JANE: You bet! And I'm trying to knock a few pounds off myself before then. I'm going to go with that dreamboat, Maximilian!

BABS: Max?! He's a slug!

JANE: He's coming as the headless horseman.

BABS: Fits him like a glove.

JANE: Hey! That clodhopper Eric is no prize in a Crackerjack box himself.

(Jane's voice fades away as the diorama disappears.)

JOHN: Poor Eric. I forgot what they called me while I dated Sarah.

CUCKOO CLOCK: Cuckoo. Cuckoo.

(Rover barks at the cuckoo clock's bird's excellent timing.)

JOHN: (chuckling) Don't worry, Rover. You don't have to date. Well, nowadays we're all caught up in the new do-it-yourself craze. And my family's no exception. Such is the case of Sarah.

(The left diorama lights up, revealing Sarah on a ladder, applying wall paper to a wall. The wallpaper is a little crooked. It resembles an I Love Lucy episode. A small food mixer is humming on a table next to her.)

JOHN: What Sarah is doing is she's turning our basement into a rumpus room. And I'm certainly looking forward to some rumpuses, let me tell you, provided, of course, they don't get out of hand.

SARAH: John, can't you give me a hand here? The papering here's getting out of hand.

JOHN: Sarah, I thought I set up that nice automatic paint stirrer for you.

SARAH: Yeah, yeah, pure genius. But it will probably ruin my food mixer, though. Not that you'd care.

JOHN: (chuckling) Oh, Sarah. Always gets the last laugh.

(The diorama disappears while the hum of the mixer gets louder, faster and higher-pitched. Quickly, the food mixer's hum reaches its peak. We then hear paint splattering and Sarah screaming.)

JOHN: (terrified) Sarah, what happened?!

SARAH: Oh, you and your progress! That paint mixer of yours just sloshed paint across my rump... I mean, rumpus room.

JOHN: (laughing) How about that? It's like I always say: "If you marry someone, that someone should have a sense of humor." Well, actually, that accident couldn't have happened at a better time, because now it's time to move on and it's time to sing again. We'll use that song to try and cheer Sarah up. Come on, everybody! You know the words.

"Great Big Beautiful" starts back up again as we trn on into our next and final scene:

SCENE 4: Christmas, 2020

(Pretty much all of the family has gathered in their new modern home in Progress City (here, the classic model for the city will be made a bit larger just for this scene). A flat screen TV seperates the living room from the kitchen and an XBOX Kinect lies in front of the screen. Jimmy plays Kinect Disneyland Adventures on it with Grandma. A giant couch lies to the left of the TV and a recliner that Grandpa sits in is next to a big Christmas tree. Everywhere you look, there are modern touches everywhere in this futuristic house. An instrumental version of "Carol of the Bells" (possibly done by Manheim Steamroller) plays in the background as John begins to speak).

JOHN: Isn't it a pleasant holiday? Turkey's in the oven, it's peaceful and quiet.

JAMES (now a teenager, voiced by Zac Efron): Yes! 10,000 points, my best score yet!

SARAH: Well, it was peaceful until Santa brought that new virtual Disneyland game.

JAMES: Your turn Grandma. Let's switch the image over to the TV, so the resident flying ace (they're playing the Peter Pan's Flight mini-game on KDA) can show you how it works.

On the TV we see a girl (Grandma's game avatar) in the Darlings' nursery.

JAMES: Now, it's a little tricky. Just use your arms to fly behind Peter and then try to collect coins and secrets!

GRANDMA: Flying? Well, I'll give it a try.

JAMES: Take a look around Grandma. You're in the Darlings' nursery.

GRANDMA: I feel like I'm really there!

JAMES: Okay, get ready, you're about to fly!

GRANDMA: Here goes nothing.

The screen flickers into motion as the avatar and Peter begin to fly out the window and over London. We soon see coins (represented by golden Mickey heads) passing by.

JAMES: Alright, here come the coins! Ooh, you missed one by a mile.

As Grandma and James play Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Sarah looks up from her computer.

SARAH: Hey everyone, I'm done programming out new voice activation system.

FATHER: Now all our household items will do anything we tell them to do.

GRANDPA (Rex Allen archival recording): Great... tell the refrigerator to bring me a root beer.

SARAH: (Chuckling.) Well, it can't quite do that. But I'll show you something that it can do. (She declares:) Tree lights, thirty percent brighter.

The Christmas Tree lights brighten a little.

GRANDPA: Ah, that's no big deal. Anybody can do that voice activating stuff. Watch this. Rover... speak!

ROVER: Woof!

SARAH: John, the oven should respond to your voice commands now. Give it a try.

FATHER: Okay, here goes. Temperature to 375.

OVEN: (It actually talks.) Temperature increased to 375.

JANE: Look at that! It even talks back.

FATHER: Like some people I know.

JANE: Dad!

JAMES: (Watching Grandma's progress on the TV.) You're going to loose them, Grandma! Bank to the right!

JANE: Remember dad's turkey last year?

GRANDPA: Yeah, that thing really smoked up the place when it burned, didn't it?

JANE: We ended up microwaving frozen pizza.

SARAH: Well, no need to worry about the turkey this year. Not with an oven that will do anything your father tells it to do. And if it doesn't work, we always have his famous chili!

(Shouts of approval come from the family members.)

JAMES: Ooo! Good shot!

GRANDMA: Did you see that?!

JAMES: Dad, Grandma's up to 550 points!

FATHER: Did you say 550? Man, she's getting the hang of that thing.

OVEN: (Quietly, without anyone noticing.) Temperature increased to 550.

GRANDPA: I can't believe all the new gadgets they've got now. Did you know in my day--

PATRICIA: Oh no. You're not going to tell us about the old days when you didn't even have an iPod.

GRANDPA: (He chuckles.) Hey, for a while we didn't even have a house phone. Not to mention Blu-ray and high def TV. Everything is automated these days, including...

From off stage we hear a toilet flushing.

GRANDPA: (Continuing.) Well, including that.

COUSIN ORVILLE: (Off stage.) No privacy at all around this place!

GRANDPA: Sorry Orville. Anyway, you guys don't realize how good you've got it nowadays.

SARAH: You know, my Grandfather told me the very same thing when I was a kid.

(Now, Grandma's in a virtual swordfight with Captain Hook)

GRANDMA: (Still playing the game.) Take that you nincompoop!

JIMMY: Hey check it out dad. Grandma's up to 975 points. And by the looks of it, Captain Hook is dead meat!

FATHER: Wow! 975.

OVEN: Temperature increased to 975. (Oven starts beeping and smoke erupts.) Overload-- overload...

SARAH: John, what's wrong with the oven?

FATHER: Well-- UH...

The oven door slams open and we hear the crackling of burnt turkey skin.

OVEN: Bake Mode complete. Enjoy your meal.

PATRICIA: Who wants pizza?

SARAH: Another Christmas turkey ruined.

Grandma's game ends. Her headgear lifts back over her eyes.

GRANDMA: Man what a game! I really smoked those guys. Looks like I'm resident flying ace now.

JIMMY: Best two out of three Grandma?

GRANDMA: Later kid. Boy that was fun. What will they think up next?

JANE: Who knows? We've got a whole new century waiting for us out there.

GRANDPA: You know,she's right. We've seen a lot of years come and go. And we've shared the good old days. But I admit, the time we live in, really is the best time.

SARAH: Yeah, and maybe sometime in the new century, your father will learn how to talk to our oven.

FATHER: Well, by then maybe ovens will read our minds. And, besides, we've also got chili. (Rover barks). Mind your manners, Rover! Dogs don't eat chili. But hey, as long as we're all here and happy and together for the holidays, who cares if I burned out Christmas turkey?

GRANDMA: I do! I'm starving.

(A round of laughter erupts from the whole family.)

JAMES: Don't worry dad. Someday, everything is going to be so automated, you won't ever have to cook another Christmas turkey again.

JANE: And if we have hope and confidence, every day can always lead up to...a great big beautiful tomorrow.

JOHN (addressing the audience): Happy New DAY, everyone!

Everyone happily sings a grand reprise of "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" together as we are sent back to the loading area. After they're done singing, the instrumental backing heard during the song plays under the narrator's ending spiel.

NARRATOR: Well, everybody, thanks for joining us on Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. We hope you've enjoyed our show. Now, we ask that you please gather up all your belongings, take your littlest ones by the hand and please head out any marked exit. Thanks again for coming and have a great big beautiful day here at Disneyland.

And remember, tomorrow is just a dream away.

Then, you know how a male and female duet on "Great Big Beautiful" as we head back to the loading area at the WDW version? Well, you'll hear that after the narrator's done speaking.

And there we have it--Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress for MEW's dream resort!

[MANEATINGWREATH]

Nice! I'll definitely be taking it into consideration.

[DisneyMan1]

MEW, I have an idea for the Isle of Adventure for your dream resort. It's another Disney jungle classic, but since the Lion King is going to Downtown Disney, I have an idea for what can take its place at the Disneyland park. This is

THE JUNGLE BOOK:
A MUSICAL ADVENTURE

This Broadway style show features the songs of the Shermans, as well as unused songs written by Terry Gilkyson (those unused songs will be in bold, and don't worry, "Bare Necessities" will still be used!) So, let's get started.

Take a seat at the Adventureland Theater, an open-air theater right next door to the Jungle Cruise entrance. The curtain is made to look like long green vines, and the seats look like bamboo. Anyways, once all are seated, the lights dim and the show begins.

The call of a jungle bird rings out loud and true. Then, videos of jungle life are projected onto the curtain as "Brothers All" plays (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzv7hr08baQ, this link leads to that song).

Then, the curtain opens to reveal the jungle setting of our tale. Bagheera, our narrator begins to tell the story from atop a log. Mowgli, a young orphan boy, is found in a basket in the deep jungles of India. Bagheera discovers the baby, promptly takes him to a mother Indian Wolf who has just had cubs. She raises him along with her own cubs and Mowgli soon becomes well acquainted with jungle life. Mowgli is shown ten years later, playing with his wolf siblings.

Then, the wolf pack elders meet at their council rock ("The Song of the Seeonee"), where they learn that Shere Khan, a man-eating Bengal tiger, has returned to the jungle, they realize that Mowgli must be taken to the "man village" for his own safety. Bagheera volunteers to escort him back.

They leave that very night, but Mowgli is determined to stay in the jungle. He and Bagheera rest in a tree for the night, when Kaa, a hungry Indian Python, appears and hypnotizes Mowgli into a deep and peaceful sleep ("Trust in Me"), traps him tightly in his coils and tries to devour him, but fails when Bagheera intervenes.



The next morning, Mowgli tries to join the elephant patrol led by Colonel Hathi and his wife Winifred ("Colonel Hathi's March").



Bagheera finds Mowgli and they argue which results in Bagheera leaving Mowgli on his own. Mowgli soon meets up with the laid-back, fun-loving sloth bear Baloo, who shows Mowgli the fun of having a care-free life and promises to raise Mowgli himself and never take him back to the Man-Village ("The Bare Necessities"). Mowgli now wants to stay in the jungle more than ever.

Shortly afterwards, Baloo is tricked and outsmarted by a gang of monkeys who kidnap Mowgli and take him to their leader, King Louie the orangutan, who makes a deal with Mowgli that if he tells him the secret of making fire like a human, then he will make it so he can stay in the jungle ("I Wanna Be Like You"). However, since he was not raised by humans, Mowgli does not know how to make fire. Bagheera and Baloo arrive to rescue Mowgli and in the ensuing chaos, King Louie's palace is demolished to rubble. Bagheera speaks to Baloo that night and convinces him that the jungle will never be safe for Mowgli so long as Shere Khan is there. In the morning, Mowgli reveals that he had a dream about belonging in the Man-village to Bagheera ("I Knew I Belonged to Her"). Baloo reluctantly explains to Mowgli that the man village is best for the boy, but Mowgli accuses him of breaking his promise and runs away.

However, Shere Khan himself, who was eavesdropping on Bagheera and Baloo's conversation, is now determined to hunt and kill Mowgli himself. And here, we see a true side of Shere Khan, who is at the moment, being hunted by Buldeo the hunter ("The Mighty Hunters)".

As a storm gathers, a depressed Mowgli encounters a group of puckish but friendly vultures who closely resemble The Beatles, and they agree to be his friends as they too are outcasts, and feel that everyone has to have friends ("That's What Friends Are For"). Shere Khan appears shortly after, scaring off the Vultures and confronting Mowgli. Baloo rushes to the rescue and tries to keep Shere Khan away from Mowgli, but is injured. When lightning strikes a nearby tree and sets it ablaze, the vultures swoop in to distract Shere Khan while Mowgli gathers flaming branches and ties them to Shere Khan's tail. As fire is his only fear, the tiger panics and runs off.

Bagheera and Baloo take Mowgli to the edge of the Man-Village, but Mowgli is still hesitant to go there. His mind soon changes when he is smitten by a beautiful young girl from the village named Shanti, who is coming down by the riverside to fetch water ("My Own Home"). After noticing Mowgli, she "accidentally" drops her water pot, and Mowgli retrieves it for her and follows her into the man village.

After Mowgli chooses to stay in the man village, Baloo and Bagheera decide to head home, content that Mowgli is safe and happy with his own kind. As Mowgli comes back to say goodbye to his two friends, they send him off with this touching statement: "You may belong in the village, but you've always got a home in the jungle" ("Finale").



Now, here's some stuff on musical numbers and the characters:

MUSICAL NUMBERS
1. "Brothers All"--Male Chorus
2. "The Song of the Seeonee"--Wolf Council
3. "Trust in Me"--Kaa
4. "Colonel Hathi's March"--Hathi, Winifred, Hathi Jr., Mowgli and Elephants
5. "The Bare Necessities"--Baloo and Mowgli
6. "I Wanna Be Like You"--King Louie, Mowgli, Baloo and Monkeys
7. "I Knew I Belonged to Her"--Mowgli
8. "The Mighty Hunters"--Shere Khan, Buldeo
9. "That's What Friends Are For"--Vultures, Mowgli and Shere Khan
10. "My Own Home"--Shanti
11. "Finale: The Bare Necessities (Reprise)"--Full Cast

CAST OF CHARACTERS
Mowgli, a man-cub
Baloo, a bear
Bagheera, a panther
Colonel Hathi, an elephant
Winifred, his wife
Hathi Jr., their son
King Louie, an orangutan
Kaa, a python
Shere Khan, a tiger
Shanti, a girl
Buldeo, a hunter
Wolves
Elephants
Monkeys

Those in bold are played by the ensemble.

Well, there we have it--THE JUNGLE BOOK: A Musical Adventure for MEW's dream resort! Hope you get started on this soon, MEW!

[DisneyMan1]

I have another new idea for Fantasyland. In the village part of this land, you'll find a French style theater which plays host to the Hunchback of Notre Dame show from DHS. The theater looks like the inside of the Cathedral, but the stage is made to look like the underground Court of Miracles, like it is at DHS. Now, here's the plot for

DISNEY'S THE HUNCHBACK OF
NOTRE DAME: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE

A troupe of gypsies and a soaring musical crescendo mark the beginning of the show. Clopin enters and tell us of the Hunchback of Notre Dame ("The Bells of Notre Dame"). The story begins as three gypsies sneak illegally into Paris, but are ambushed by a squadron of soldiers working for the Minister of Justice, Claude Frollo. A gypsy woman attempts to flee with her baby, but Frollo catches her and kills her outside of Notre Dame, intending to kill the deformed baby. However, he is stopped by the Archdeacon and accuses him of murdering the gypsy woman. Frollo accepts the Archdeacon's offer to raise the child in the cathedral's bell tower, naming him Quasimodo.

Twenty years later, Quasimodo has grown up to become a kind young man, whose only company are three gargoyles named Victor, Hugo and Laverne. Ever since he could remember, he has always enjoyed watching the Festival of Fools from above. But, one day, his friends encourage him to go out and enjoy the fun. ("Out There")



As the Festival begins ("Topsy Turvy"), Quasimodo arrives in disguise so Frollo will not recognize him. Frollo crosses paths with Esmeralda while dancing for the crowd. Afterwards, people begin to audition for the King of Fools. Thinking Quasimodo is in costume, Esmeralda pulls Quasimodo onstage and the crowd crowns Quasimodo as their king, only to be humiliated. Esmeralda intervenes and openly defies Frollo's orders to let the hunchback suffer. Esmeralda comes to Quasimodo's rescue and Frollo orders Phoebus to arrest her but Esmeralda disappears. Frollo scolds Quasimodo and sends him back to the cathedral.

Esmeralda follows Quasimodo but Phoebus catches her inside the cathederal. Frollo arrives and interrogates her but the Archdeacon orders Frollo to leave, because those in the cathedral are protected by the law of sanctuary. Esmeralda prays for her people and the down-trodden ("God Help the Outcasts"). Meanwhile, Frollo orders Phoebus to post a guard at every door to ensure that Esmeralda does not escape.

Later on, Esmeralda comes to visit Quasimodo up in the bell tower. Before leaving, Esmeralda gives him an amulet leading to the Court of Miracles should he ever need to find her, and she also kisses him on the cheek. After Esmeralda leaves, Quasimodo expresses his feelings, as he has been touched by Esmeralda's kindness ("Heaven’s Light"). Frollo begins to realize his lustful feelings for Esmeralda and wishes to be free of them to escape eternal damnation ("Hellfire").

Meanwhile, the gargoyles convince Quasimodo that Esmeralda finds him romantically intriguing, and they reassure him about her safety ("A Guy Like You"). The Archdeacon brings Phoebus to the bell tower and Phoebus, knowing Quasimodo to be a friend of Esmeralda's, asks Quasimodo to hide him.

Things get dramatic when Frollo plans to lay siege on the gypsies and burn Esmeralda at the stake. Witnessing Frollo burning Esmeralda at the stake, Quasimodo gives in to his anger and rescues her ("Heaven's Light" (Reprise)).



Phoebus ignites a mutiny and a battle ensues in the street between the citizenry and Frollo's thugs. Quasimodo places Esmeralda's unconscious body on a bed and pours a cauldron of molten copper onto the streets to ensure nobody gets inside. Frollo, however, manages to break in and force his way past the Archdeacon. Quasimodo, believing Esmeralda to be dead, breaks down beside her body as Frollo comes into the room to kill him with a dagger. Quasimodo, in his fury, fights back and almost kills Frollo but stops when Esmeralda wakes up. Frollo chases them to the balconies where he and Quasimodo fight. In his rage, Frollo reveals that he killed Quasimodo's mother and knocks him off the balcony, but Quasimodo pulls Frollo down along with him. After a long struggle, both Quasimodo and Frollo fall off the Cathedral, but while Frollo falls to his death, Quasimodo is caught by Phoebus on a lower floor, and the three friends reunite, and Quasimodo unites Esmeralda and Phoebus in love.

As the citizens celebrate their victory over Frollo, Quasimodo reluctantly emerges from the Cathedral to face the populace again, only this time, he is hailed as a hero after Clopin himself cheers for him and asks "What makes a monster and what makes a man?" ("Finale--The Bells of Notre Dame (Reprise)"). As the music reaches its final note, we see Quasimodo joyously ringing the bells high above the stage. Then, to the instrumental strains of "Out There", the cast takes their bows and run down the runway to shake hands. The stage is empty, with Quasimodo's model of Paris sitting center stage.

Now, here's some minor information.

MUSICAL NUMBERS
1. "The Bells of Notre Dame"--Clopin, Frollo, Archdeacon and Ensemble
2. "Out There"--Quasimodo
3. "Topsy Turvy"--Clopin, Ensemble
4. "God Help the Outcasts"--Esmeralda
5. "Heaven's Light"--Quasimodo
6. "Hellfire"--Frollo
7. "A Guy Like You"--Victor, Hugo, Laverne and Female Ensemble
8. "Heaven's Light" (Reprise)--Quasimodo
9. "Finale--The Bells of Notre Dame" (Reprise)--Full Cast
10. "Bows--Out There (Instrumental)"--Full Cast
11. "Exit Music--Someday"--All 4 One

CAST OF CHARACTERS
Quasimodo
Esmeralda
Clopin
Phoebus
Claude Frollo
Djali (portrayed by a marionette)
Victor
Hugo
Laverne
Archdeacon
Gypsies, the ensemble

Well, there we go! What do you think?

[DisneyMan1]

I have an idea for the Castle of the park. Inside the library of the castle will be the Storyteller's Nook. Here, stories come to life on a screen. They will follow the original See, Hear and Read narration and voices (if you wanna find out how they'll go, visit the MouseVinyl website). And they won't use the "chime ringing thing", but the Cast Member nearby will tell you after the safety spiel before each story begins, which will go a little something like this.

"Hello, everybody and welcome to the Storyteller's Nook. Another amazing story is about to unfold, but before it can, I'd just like to remind everyone that there is no eating, drinking, smoking or flash photography allowed in the theater. And now, on behalf of (whatever MEW's resort is), we proudly present Walt Disney's story of (insert story name here)."

The stories will feature clips from the film they're based on.

Down below is a list of stories presented. A selected few will be shown every day.

I. Sleeping Beauty
II. Mary Poppins
III. Peter Pan
IV. 101 Dalmatians
V. Alice in Wonderland
VI. Lady and the Tramp
VII. Cinderella
VIII. Bambi
IX. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
X. Pinocchio
XI. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
XII. The Jungle Book
XIII. Peter and the Wolf (from "Make Mine Music")
XIV. It's a Small World (an original story based on the classic ride)
XV. Dumbo
XVI. Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
XVII. Pirates of the Caribbean (another original story based on the classic ride)
XVIII. The Haunted Mansion (yet another original story based on the classic ride)
XIX. Mickey and the Beanstalk (from "Fun and Fancy Free")
XX. The Aristocats
XXI. Aladdin
XXII. Beauty and the Beast
XXIII. The Lion King
XXIV. Robin Hood
XXV. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
XXVI. Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
XXVII. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
XXVIII. Pocahontas
XXIX. Mulan
XXX. Tarzan
XXXI. The Little Mermaid
XXXII. Toy Story
XXXIII. Finding Nemo
XXXIV. The Princess and the Frog
XXXV. Tangled
XXXVI. Winnie the Pooh (2011)
XXXVII. Mickey's Christmas Carol (Christmas season only)
XXXVIII. Brave

And after each story, the Cast Member speaks again.

"Well everyone, we hope you enjoyed the story of (insert story name here). But all amazing stories must come to an end. So please gather up all your belongings, take small children by the hand and exit out any marked exits. Oh, and you're more than welcome to stay for another story. In just a few minutes, we'll tell you the story of (insert story name here). See you soon!"

[ScorpionX]

I have an idea for the Castle of the park. Inside the library of the castle will be the Storyteller's Nook. Here, stories come to life on a screen. They will follow the original See, Hear and Read narration and voices (if you wanna find out how they'll go, visit the MouseVinyl website). And they won't use the "chime ringing thing", but the Cast Member nearby will tell you after the safety spiel before each story begins, which will go a little something like this.

"Hello, everybody and welcome to the Storyteller's Nook. Another amazing story is about to unfold, but before it can, I'd just like to remind everyone that there is no eating, drinking, smoking or flash photography allowed in the theater. And now, on behalf of (whatever MEW's resort is), we proudly present Walt Disney's story of (insert story name here)."

The stories will feature clips from the film they're based on.

Down below is a list of stories presented. A selected few will be shown every day.

I. Sleeping Beauty
II. Mary Poppins
III. Peter Pan
IV. 101 Dalmatians
V. Alice in Wonderland
VI. Lady and the Tramp
VII. Cinderella
VIII. Bambi
IX. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
X. Pinocchio
XI. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
XII. The Jungle Book
XIII. Peter and the Wolf (from "Make Mine Music")
XIV. It's a Small World (an original story based on the classic ride)
XV. Dumbo
XVI. Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
XVII. Pirates of the Caribbean (another original story based on the classic ride)
XVIII. The Haunted Mansion (yet another original story based on the classic ride)
XIX. Mickey and the Beanstalk (from "Fun and Fancy Free")
XX. The Aristocats
XXI. Aladdin
XXII. Beauty and the Beast
XXIII. The Lion King
XXIV. Robin Hood
XXV. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
XXVI. Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
XXVII. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
XXVIII. Pocahontas
XXIX. Mulan
XXX. Tarzan
XXXI. The Little Mermaid
XXXII. Toy Story
XXXIII. Finding Nemo
XXXIV. The Princess and the Frog
XXXV. Tangled
XXXVI. Winnie the Pooh (2011)
XXXVII. Mickey's Christmas Carol (Christmas season only)
XXXVIII. Brave

And after each story, the Cast Member speaks again.

"Well everyone, we hope you enjoyed the story of (insert story name here). But all amazing stories must come to an end. So please gather up all your belongings, take small children by the hand and exit out any marked exits. Oh, and you're more than welcome to stay for another story. In just a few minutes, we'll tell you the story of (insert story name here). See you soon!"

Fantastic idea!

[DisneyMan1]

Thank you, ScorpionX!

[MANEATINGWREATH]

Hey guys so I'm going to be piece by piece releasing my Dream Resort sometime very soon...just thought I'd give you all a heads up.

[DisneyMan1]

Amazing! Hope you'll use my ideas!

[DisneyMan1]

Before your post your new resort, I have two more ideas.

The first is a new version of the Snow White dark ride for Fantasyland, simply called

SNOW WHITE AND
THE SEVEN DWARFS

The entrance will be changed to the Prince’s Castle, pictured below.



But it will still keep the mural, pictured below, and mine-carts from the 1994 Magic Kingdom “still, but not too much, scary” version.



Plus, the loading area will get new music, that being the version of “I’m Wishing” as heard in the queue of the original 1971 version. As guests board, you hear the Dwarfs providing the safety spiel. Then once aboard your car, it moves through the first scene: the Queen's castle's courtyard, where you pass by the wishing well and Snow White dressed as a scullery maid. She is sitting on a flight of steps where she is singing "I'm Wishing" to a small flock of doves. The Prince on horseback watches from the other side of the track.

Upon leaving, you pass below a tree with two vultures perched on it and enter the ominous castle of the Queen. We see the Magic Mirror as he says “Alas, Snow White is the fairest one of all.” You then go past a much more shortened scene of the castle dungeon. The only scenes seen here are a single skeletal inmate reaching vainly for a pitcher of water, and the usual scene of the Witch at the cauldron prepping the poisoned apple for Snow White, with the raven on the one side and a book on spells to her right.

Immediately after these two scenes, you leave the castle and turn into a dark forest. Here, you see the huntsman and Snow White as he warns her to flee. The scary forest scene will be gone, but only two scary-looking trees, one log shaped like a crocodile and three bats flying about will remain. Evil eyes will look around during this scene. Leaving the forest, we enter the Seven Dwarfs’ Diamond Mine. The entrance to the mine resembles the entrance to it as you exit the ride in the original WDW version (before it was remodeled). Inside the mine, you hear the first part of "Heigh-Ho" playing in the background. You pass Sleepy, Bashful, and Sneezy mining while singing this first part of the song. You then see Doc and Dopey at a table. Doc is inspecting diamonds while Dopey puts them in front of his eyes, giving the illusion of many eyes. You turn a corner and pass by the entrance to another mine tunnel with the remaining two dwarfs, Happy and Grumpy, standing in front of it. A mine cart, chock full of precious jewels, comes rolling into view and nearly hits your mine cart, but Happy and Grumpy successfully stop it.

Turning another corner, you emerge from the mine to find yourself in a slightly-lit woodsy area where you see the Dwarfs marching home, singing "Heigh-Ho", as several forest animals look on. We then enter the cottage. Inside, it is similar, but nowhere near identical, to the scene of the ride in the other versions. The Dwarfs still perform "The Silly Song". The main difference is Snow White herself. The Snow White figure here is quite similar to the one on the stairs in all other versions, holding her dress with her right hand and something in her left. In all versions of the ride except for Florida, she is holding a candle. In Florida, she is holding the apple. But here, she is holding her hand out to Dopey, who is standing on Sneezy's shoulders. The remainder of the scene resembles the cottage scene at Disneyland (minus the Queen watching from the window), except in reverse (just imagine maybe going through this part of the ride backwards and you have an idea of what I'm talking about).

Then, we see the Witch handing the apple to Snow White. "Have a bite, deary," she says to Snow White inside the window. “No!” yell the Dwarfs. But it’s too late. You then hear Snow White gasping for air and as you pass by a side window, you see a silhouette of Snow White as she faints while the Witch yells with a cackle, "Now I'm fairest in the land!"

The chase is on! "Quick!" Grumpy yells. "She's up on the cliff! Let's go!" You then go to the usual scene of the mountain cliff where you see the Dwarfs on the incline as they stand before the Witch, who yells, "You meddling fools! I'll crush your bones!" You see the usual scene of the Witch attempting to roll a boulder down the hill to crush them, only to meet her own end when a bolt of lightning knocks her off the cliff.

You then turn and a chorus-sung version of “Someday My Prince Will Come” starts up. You see Prince Ferdinand by Snow White's coffin, giving Love's First Kiss (in this new version, we actually get to see his lips touch Snow White’s lips) . You go through some doors resemble foliage and enter the final scene, depicting the Dwarfs celebrating as Princess Snow White and Prince Ferdinand waltz in a flower glade (they will actually turn a full 360 degrees). All the Dwarfs celebrate along with the couple, except Dopey. Why? Because he’s waving goodbye to us from a bridge. Below the bridge, we see the words “And they all lived happily ever after” on a storybook page. The page turns out to be a door and we head back to the load area, exit to the left and continue our day at Disneyland (wherever).

And the next idea is to bring the amazing Finding Nemo--the Musical stage show over to Tomorrowland (since Disneyland California already has the Submarine Voyage, it would be fun to have the musical to your resort, MEW). You can check out videos of the show on YouTube!