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Seeing the sudden hatred for Defunctland
At the same time Disney rolls out a new Animatronic
Thoughts on Defuntland's History of Animatronics.
-starting a history of disney animatroics with Homer's The Illiad. *chefs kiss* Kevin Perjurer should never stop telling stories like this.
-the RUR play - fucking horrifying, where can I find it?
-French is a beautiful language
"Real skin....real skin"
-When talking about how the disney Grandpa Chung's face skin would deteriorate, I assumed he was going to go "maybe thats why they used real skin.
-"no." -Walt Disney
-the California adventure bit had me spit a laughed so suddenly, and paused the episode to appreciate it.
-at the start of part 3. There is a lot of stuff about God in here. Like. A. Lot. Giving me Frankenstein vibes. Kevin, kevy, Mr. Defunctland, where we going with this? Are we as humans poor fathers/gods to our creations? Have we created life to reject it and turn it monstrous? Are we the monsters of this story?
-a lot of math and engineering here Kev.
-Lincoln had sort of legit cheekbones. "Unique"
-another pause at How TF did Walter "i want to be a dictator of an automous city in florida" Disney get technology for warheads?????
-is...is Lincoln christ in this metaphor???
-disney was such a shitty boss.
-and that's when the protests started.
-a 6 foot 7 robot Lincoln.
-soooo disney wanted to get rid of people...and have robots work instead???? Because the robots can't form a union????? Cue the RUR play.
-ah historical perfectionist anti union disney.....wants to create robots......
-"because I can't stop" walt disney on why he developed the lincoln animatronic. Big yikes my bud. Big yikes.
-PART 4
-a 6 foot 7 robot lincoln. Who would violently spasm and break his set. "It could kill you" - marc davis
-lincoln's great grandson crying at the world's fair is making me feel things.
-how TF was bradbury friends with Disney?? To get ideas for dystopia?
-bringing up a lot of monsters right now kev. Think we are getting back to the frankenstien stuff.
-kevin babe. Are we skipping over ada Lovelace?
-"the difference engine...the computer would not just be the new way to program animatronics, it would be the key to unlocking the next phase of mechanical life. A living machine, that appeared not just to move like a human, but to sense like one, to respond like one, to think like one. There's something inside us and we let it out."
Fuckkkkk So. We are just holding a mirror up to the horrors of our creation? Thanks kevin. Absolute banger of a line. Thanks for the existential dread.
I need kevin to get like awards for this shit. Seriously the best and most insightful Documentaries.
This. The disney Chanel theme song. The fastpass one. Garfield. All fucking top tier. The Epcot one is so beautiful too.
It's almost like he started by talking about defunct rides, and is now talking about a defunct culture. But as the culture is going under. And in true Kevin Perjurer fashion, he's starting at the beginning of the story. The idolization of business and consumerism and innovation for consumptions sake. The rot of leadership and how to make poor facsimiles.
He's not talking about how society is crumbling now, he's talking about the first termite that started eating away at the foundation. And I love him for it. I guess it's time to watch the fastpass video for fun.
Henry, The Country Bear Musical Jamboree, Magic Kingdom
So I saw my first couple videos of the Walt Disney animatronic.
Thanks! I hate it.
Figment Friday...
Bonnie Appetite
Bonnie Appetite is the beautiful host of the now defunct epcot show, Kitchen Kabaret. Isn't she wonderful? <3 she's pictured here in her first outfit for the show, which she wears during mealtime blues.
Here's my quick fact file on her!
Debut: October 1, 1982 (she's as old as epcot!)
Withdrawal: January 3, 1994 (her show was replaced by food rocks, sponsored by nestle :/ )
Attraction: Kitchen Kabaret
Locations: epcot
Area: Future World
Pavilion: The Land Pavilion
Voice: Jeanine Brown
Her in Action:
Kitchen Kabaret (pt1)
Kitchen Kabaret (pt 2)
Versions: Five forms of Bonnie appear throughout the show, her mealtime blues initial outfit, a more showgirl like suit (there are two animatronics of this one), a fancily dressed version of her seated upon a crescent moon and finally a pretty apron and shirt.
I feel like Bonnie doesn’t get enough love. Although kitchen Kabaret is an incredible work of art seen as an iconic part of epcot history, there is only a comparatively small historical record of Bonnie. It’s difficult to find quality photos of her, and even harder to find detailed information. I personally think that she looks very lively for her time, with a surprising degree of movement and a wonderfully expressive face, bringing the entire show to life. In the show, bonnie starts of by singing the introduction, “mealtime blues”. A blues-like song, (as implied by the name) that tells a tale of her woes towards the challenge of cooking a meal. She is clothed in her housewife like outfit, sitting atop a pile of recipe books. This musical number is immediately followed by a much more upbeat tune, the first act of the show “Chase those mealtime blues away”. It is sung by Bonnie, who is accompanied by the Kitchen Krackpots. She is now standing, wearing a showgirl-like blue outfit. This act praises the importance of good nutrition and it’s place within meals. She then goes on to introduce the next act, and for the next three acts that is her only purpose, introducing each new ensemble. She reappears the act before the finale, seated atop a crescent moon. Partway through the act she is lowed down into the top of the stage, dressed in an incredibly showy outfit. She sings “veggie veggie fruit” along with the Colander Combo and the Fiesta Fruit. She is raised back up into the ceiling as she sings the Segway in to the finale. She reappears at the left of the stage for the finale, a medley made up of all the previous acts. She is now dressed in her final outfit, a white blouse and blue apron, with a white spotted blue skirt. At the conclusion of the song, she farewells the audience, before the curtain draws.
And finally, her fate. Unfortunately the Kitchen Kabaret was replaced in 1994 by food rocks. A lot of animatronics were reused, but Bonnie was not one of them. It is unknown where four of the five Bonnies are (probably the archive or a scrap heap), but the fifth is rumored to be somewhere backstage in the central shops and is apparently stripped down to just her wires and the clear shell. She is supposedly used to train new imagineers, however my only source is that someone heard it from somewhere, so take it with a grain of salt. It is unknown which version of her it is.
Bonnie is a beautiful lady who I love and support very much, and hope you do to. Here are a few links to other sites if you would like more information on Kitchen Kabaret (not necessarily specific to bonnie), and below those I will place a small photo gallery. Thanks for reading!
(very nice photos of some of the Kitchen Kabaret members)
(the script and some reasonable photos)
(another photo archive, this one has some photos of the lobby)
(for a more detailed explanation on the replacement attraction, also has some nice pics and good descriptions)
(a detailed description of all the acts)
Disneyland Secret #246
The first audio animatronics were all created for the Enchanted Tiki Room.
Photo Credit S.Deal
