Not sure if this has ben posted before, but it's an interesting watch...
Smoking at Disney
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love that this site shows up on this video and I caught MSO around 22:40
Si is a nickname for Simon and is Jewish. It's pronounced like it's spelled, "Si" not "See".
A little drift
I recall my b.i.l. Telling me that the last time he was in Disney world it was a nightmare to find a place to catch a smoke
Lately I watch those YouTube walking through Disney world live videos(there’s a whole community around this) and doesn’t look like you’ll be able to smoke anywhere other than by leaving the parks into the parking lot and smoking there
I’m going to check the Disney sites in a few
I recall my b.i.l. Telling me that the last time he was in Disney world it was a nightmare to find a place to catch a smoke
Lately I watch those YouTube walking through Disney world live videos(there’s a whole community around this) and doesn’t look like you’ll be able to smoke anywhere other than by leaving the parks into the parking lot and smoking there
I’m going to check the Disney sites in a few
Map with smoking areas on page
I'm a huge Disney world fan, go every year with the fam. We stay in the campground so there's plenty of piping at the campsite. It sure does make me sad that I missed that time in history. To be able to go into a pipe shop in Magic kingdom! That would have been a vacation inside a vacation.
The Campsite and wilderness cabin resort always seemed great - we always passed by on the river ride from Dixie Landings(port orleans whatever they call it now) to the market area - this was back in 1997
I think its all moved around
I remember the park from the late 50’s and early 60’s when we used to go there every year.
In the early 80’s, when I worked at Disney, I went to the employees Christmas event. Entry was free and the prices on everything inside the park were set at the original 1955 prices, which meant that a meal cost about a buck, and the studio execs were serving up the food.
I haven’t been back since the late 90’s. The cost now is wild!
In the early 80’s, when I worked at Disney, I went to the employees Christmas event. Entry was free and the prices on everything inside the park were set at the original 1955 prices, which meant that a meal cost about a buck, and the studio execs were serving up the food.
I haven’t been back since the late 90’s. The cost now is wild!
Never knew you worked at Disney
Was this scenic art related ?
I worked on two films at Disney The first one was TRON, and I was originally hired as a background painter/designer. When I found out that there were severe problems with the background paintings as they were photographed, severe enough that three months into post, Steven LIsberger was freaking out and wanted the entire background painting department fired, I stepped and completely revamped the pipeline.
The results were 100% effective and I suddenly found myself promoted Background Supervisor (you fixed it, you're stuck with it was how it was put to me) and I ended up directing all of the background painting as well as designing about 20% of the backgrounds, with the bulk of them being designed by the legendary Peter Lloyd.
The second film was Something Wicked This Way Comes. The film was completed and Ray Bradbury hated the result. The film had issues. It lacked a strong beginning and a strong ending. Also, there were no fall outdoor shots to set the time of year much less the larger environment surrounding the action. The film felt claustrophobic. But nothing could be done because the director had complete control up through the first screening.
Disney arranged a screening at a theater on a Tuesday at around noon, with no publicity. This satisfied the original contract and the film was pulled so that it could be remade as Ray had envisioned it. This included a new opening sequence, for which I collaborated with Ray by drawing various autumn themed exteriors and sending them to him, then getting his notes and making revisions. It was a very productive back and forth.
We also added the storm at the end as well as the destruction of the carnival. I also story boarded the tarantula sequence and did production sketches to enhance other existing sequences.
In addition, I resurrected the Disney Matte Painting department, which had been mothballed during the making of TRON. Once it was up and running again I did a number of matte paintings for the show.
We took a crew to Vermont to photograph fall colors and I chose the locations to be shot. That gave us the makings for the opening sequence.
Almost forgot, I also worked on the Mexican Pavilion for EPCOT.
I’ll tell you buddy - matte painting is a serious respectable endeavor
I’m much younger than you are but I was educated in film as part of my optics and have seen over 1000 films from silent through pre code and present. It’s a very important part of history
Matte Painting was my discipline for 20 years. I got my start painting live on location matte paintings on a project that everyone else turned down. I learned every method, live on location glass shots, bi-pack, dual IP, original negative, etc.
It all went away with the coming of digital, and I embraced the new technology and was one of the first to use Photoshop.
I moved into the Animation field before matte painting became primarily 3D, though I did do a bit of “2 1/2” D for the stereoscopic films I worked on.
Thanks for sharing this Jesse.
As always, it is enlightening.
I wanted to ask you some questions about your career a couple of weeks ago. I also was at the LVIPS and LOVED the Barlings you shared. It was GREAT collection at a great show. I mostly hung with the Pete Geek crew .
BUT each time I thought to come say hello, I looked and you were surrounded, just like the proverbial "prettiest girl at the dance" lol!
Lots of people there having a good time & I truly enjoyed watching you work the room ... or was the room trying to work you?
Regardless, I've so enjoyed reading your stories and pipe insights over the years and will look forward to maybe having a chance to visit with you at a future pipe show. Congrats again on retirement!
Back to topic at hand:
My eldest daughter & her husband just got back from their first trip to D'land a week ago. I have 4 kids and while they were growing up, we had 3 different trips planned and each time $omething occurred and we had to cancel, be it blown transm$$ion, or broken limb$ etc...
No worries, each but one has since made the journey & had fun at the so called "happiest place on earth" .
AND
ALL have commented on the PRICE of a trip there. Like you, I recall when it was sooo much more affordable, NOT 1955 prices but reasonable. Went to college in SoCal, and a visit to the D'land Hotel Grounds was a free & impressive date night to a midwestern farmer's daughter.
I sent 'em the link to the Smoking @Disneyland video and they were floored at how different the world is.
I just nod my head, stay quiet & enjoy my pipe.
All of them saw TRON & loved it many times while growing up because of how much I enjoyed that groundbreaking film when I was a young man. Terrific work you have done throughout all the many projects you have been part of . They also loved Something Wicked. Remarkable stuff...
be well...
As always, it is enlightening.
I wanted to ask you some questions about your career a couple of weeks ago. I also was at the LVIPS and LOVED the Barlings you shared. It was GREAT collection at a great show. I mostly hung with the Pete Geek crew .
BUT each time I thought to come say hello, I looked and you were surrounded, just like the proverbial "prettiest girl at the dance" lol!
Lots of people there having a good time & I truly enjoyed watching you work the room ... or was the room trying to work you?
Regardless, I've so enjoyed reading your stories and pipe insights over the years and will look forward to maybe having a chance to visit with you at a future pipe show. Congrats again on retirement!
Back to topic at hand:
My eldest daughter & her husband just got back from their first trip to D'land a week ago. I have 4 kids and while they were growing up, we had 3 different trips planned and each time $omething occurred and we had to cancel, be it blown transm$$ion, or broken limb$ etc...
No worries, each but one has since made the journey & had fun at the so called "happiest place on earth" .
AND
ALL have commented on the PRICE of a trip there. Like you, I recall when it was sooo much more affordable, NOT 1955 prices but reasonable. Went to college in SoCal, and a visit to the D'land Hotel Grounds was a free & impressive date night to a midwestern farmer's daughter.
I sent 'em the link to the Smoking @Disneyland video and they were floored at how different the world is.
I just nod my head, stay quiet & enjoy my pipe.
All of them saw TRON & loved it many times while growing up because of how much I enjoyed that groundbreaking film when I was a young man. Terrific work you have done throughout all the many projects you have been part of . They also loved Something Wicked. Remarkable stuff...
be well...