Hello everyone! I thought to share some random facts about one of my favorite Disney world rides:

The Pirates of the Caribbean Ride! I remember the first time I went on this ride I was about five years old. And the small little drop in the beginning of the ride always makes me a little bit nervous! But I always enjoy this ride and it is always the first two rides I want to go on when I get to the park.

This is a staple ride in most of the Disney parks. They have the ride in Disneyland, Magic Kingdom (opened on December 15, 1973), Tokyo Disneyland (opened on April 15, 1983), Disneyland Park in Paris (opened on April 12, 1992), and Shanghai Disneyland.

Disneyland first had this ride and it opened on March 16, 1967 in California.

This was the last ride that Walt Disney was involved in before this death in December 1966. He was heavily involved in the designing process of the ride.

They wanted this ride to be a walk-thru wax museum. The final decision that made the ride into a boat ride was due to the success of it’s a small world ride. Walt Disney notice the success of that ride from the 1964 New York World Fair. And decided to employ the same boat ride system with the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

There is more then one hundred twenty sound animatronics on this ride.

It cost almost eight million dollars to create this ride. 

The song “Yo-Ho A Pirate’s life for Me” was written by Xavier Atencio and George Bruns. It is one of my many favorite theme park rides songs! 

When Walt Disney asked Xavier (pictured above) to write the song he had never written a song at that point. 

Voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft (1914-2005) did the audio for the animatronics for the person who is hanging on the lamppost and for the minstrel playing the accordion. You may recognized his voice as being the voice of Tony the Tiger:

Another voice actor named Paul Fress who voiced the auctioneer in the ride was also the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy:

When they were making the park in Florida they originally did not want to have the ride there. Due to the fact that Florida has a bunch of historic pirate orientated locations in the state. They were planning make a “wild west river boat ride”

instead called the “Western River Expedition.” However the idea was nixed because people who had went to Disneyland or have heard about the Pirates ride were asking about it. So Disney listened the demands of the people and went ahead and made the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in the Magic Kingdom. I cannot imagine the pirates of the Caribbean ride not being in Florida. Although sometimes I do wonder what the “western river expedition” ride would of been. Thankfully I have this Yesterworld video to refer to:

What other rides do you want me to write about? 

Were you surprised of any of the information above? 

Comment below! 

Until Next time!

Source: wikipedia 

I am a huge fan of movies. I am especially a fan of weird plots or concepts in movies. So here are five movies that you may or may not heard of!

Heathers (1989) directed by Michael Lehmann:

Starring Winoa Ryder, Shannen Doherty and Christian Slater. I only heard about this movie back in 2004. So it took me a couple of years to jump on the Heathers movie bandwagon. A dark comedy about high school, teen suicide and popular kids? Count me in! This movie is definitely worth watching a couple of times because the dialogue in it is so crafty and very punchy. This movie was recently featured on The Last Drive- In with Joe Bob Briggs:

If you have a shudder subscription I definitely recommending watching Heathers with Joe Bob Briggs commentary. Because it taught me lot of things I did not know about the film.

Random movie fact:

The role of Veronica was meant to be played by Jennifer Connelly but she turned it down.

The Fan (1982) directed by Eckhart Schmidt:

Starring Desiree Nosbusch and Bodo Staiger. A young teenage girl crush on a pop star singer turns really weird and deadly. This crush becomes more than just a fantasy thing, it totally consumes her to the point that nothing else matters. She lost interests in school, in her friends and her home. When she finally runs away to meet her crush at a TV station dire consequences happen.

Random movie fact: Bodo Staiger is not only one of the leads in the movie but he also made the soundtrack for the movie.

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The Fan 1982

Scalpel (1977) directed John Grissmer:

Starring Robert Lansing, and Judith Chapman. A plastic surgeon who goes off the mental edge and physically makes over a young lady who just suffer  injuries from a car accident into his missing daughter. And that is not even the weirdest part: The young girl falls in her with the plastic surgeon!

I always tend to revisit this movie every couple of years because of the Gothic vibes I get from the movie. Plus the beautiful background of the mansion didn’t hurt at all! It is a beautiful mansion.

Random movie fact: This movie was filmed in Georgia for a budget of 400,000.

Available to watch on Tubi:

Scalpel

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) directed by Michael Patrick Jann:

Starring Kristen Dunst, Kirstie Alley and Denise Richards. This is one of my favorite movies ever. This is another dark comedy ( I think you can tell that this one of my favorite movie genres). It is about a small town in Minnesota where a   beauty pageant is being held but someone in town is taking winning too seriously. And they are literally killing their competitors in order to win.

Random movie fact:

Kirstie Alley was inspired by Frances McDoramid acting in Fargo and used it in her role as Gladys Leeman.

Available to buy from Amazon:

Drop Dead Gorgeous

Meet the Feebles (1989) directed by Peter Jackson:

What happens when puppets start using drugs, money and sex? Meet the Feebles! I came around this movie when I was looking up information for another movie on IMDb. I accidentally typed in the wrong word and this movie popped up. And honestly I don’t regret making that mistake!

Random movie fact: Peter Jackson actually makes a cameo in his own movie. He is dressed up as one of the alien costumes from his movie “Bad Taste.” And you can briefly see him in that costume in the audience scene in this movie.

Available to watch from Tubi:

Meet the Feebles

Until Next time!

Source: Wikipedia and Internet Movie Database

As you guys are well aware I am huge fans of the Simpsons! I have watched them since I was eight years old. The show has always been one of my staple go to when I am bored or need a laugh. So here are five characters from the show you may not know as well.

Jeremy Freedman or better known as the teenager with the squeaky voice. He has always been one of those staple background characters on the show. You usually see him working at Krusty burger or some kind of fast food restaurant:

He is well known for his mishaps at work or his acne. He is a huge fan of Futurama and even jumped off a cliff when he heard it was cancelled. He is not much of a talker but when he does talk it always seems to be disappointed in his own actions. The only family member he has on the show is the next person we will discuss.

Doris Freedman:

Doris Freedman or better known as “Lunch Lady Doris.” Is the face of the Springfield Elementary School Cafeteria. She always uses the best lowest grade meats or leftovers supplies she is able to find for the children to eat lunch.  Due to the almost non existent school budget for food also she has two other jobs. She is also the school nurse and she is also the mail lady in town. Her son is Jeremy Freedman  and she has dated Springfield most elite bachelors such as Hans Moleman and Groundskeeper Willie.

Lucille Botzcowski:

Sometimes she goes by Miss Botz but she is better known as “The Babysitter Bandit.” She babysat the Simpsons kids once and the kids found out her true identity. They hogtied her in hopes they were able to get free t-shirts from the show they called in that feature her.

However they were not able to get those t-shirts because Homer untied her and let her go on her way without knowing that she stole a bunch of stuff from their house and that she was wanted in a couple of states.

Shelby’s Father:

I only remember him in the one episode where the residents of Springfield try to get back their Lemon tree from the town of Shelbyville. And they have to go to the Shelbyville Car Impound lot to get it back which it was own by Shelby’s Father. His character is based of a Homer just the Shelbyville version of him. They say that that inspiration Shelby’s Father is actor Walter Matthau.

Spirit Guide:

When Homer starts to hallucinate from eating a very hot pepper a spirit guide shows up in his hallucination. He is one of my favorite not so well known characters from the show because he was voiced by Johnny Cash. The spirit guide encourages Homer to seek out his true soul mate and makes him think a little deeper.

I will definitely do another entry on this because they are so many residents of the cartoon town of Springfield. That is definitely worth mentioning!

Until next time!

Happy Mother’s Day everyone! I decided to talk about some of my favorite TV and Movie Moms. There are SO many I can choose from. However I decided on five that instantly came to mind.

Serial Mom (1994 directed by John Waters):

Beverly Sutphin is Serial Mom! She is the perfect housewife and mother to her family but she has a dark side: she kills! While she is cleaning her house or baking a pie she finds the time to prank call her neighbors who wrong her. The personality of Beverly Sutphin reminds me of an apple. On the outside you see this perfect apple but when you bite into it there is a chance that it might be rotten to it’s core!

Marge Simpson:

One of my all time favorite cartoon moms. She is recognizable by her blue hair and pearls. She tries to be the perfect mom but she also have her flaws like everyone else. She tries hard to relate to Bart, Lisa, and Maggie but sometimes she is out  of touch. She always refers back to the way her mom acted back to her and sometimes Marge realizes her mom always had human flaws as well.

Morticia Addams:

Mother to Wednesday, Pugsley and Pubert Addams she is the best Gothic mother ever! She always seems supportive of her children whether it is playing on the roof of their house. Trying to stab each other or bombing each other’s rooms. Morticia Addams has always encourages her children to play and learn at their own beat of their drum.

Peggy Bundy:

She is the ultimate anti-work domestic mom. She is the kind of mom that truly goes to the tune of her own song. Her favorite shows included Oprah, Donahue and the home shopping network. She truly knows how to pamper herself and truly values her self care.

Sophia Petrillo:

Mother to Dorothy Zbornak. This quick witty Mom is always the first one to have a remark or opinion when it comes to her daughter or anyone else that she lives with. She is sassy and funny and never apologizes for who she is. She loves her daughter more than anything in the world even if she says something brutally honest about what Dorothy is wearing!

Who is your favor tv/movies moms? Comment below!!!

Hello I thought I would share some feel good movies I have been watching the last couple of weeks:

The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) Directed by Joel Schumacher:

Starring Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin and Ned Beatty. Based on the book by Richard Matheson who wrote “The incredible Shrinking Man.” Lily Tomlin plays a women named Pat Kramer and through some weird unknown product that her husband brings home. It makes her start to shrink in size! This was director’s Joel Schumacher first movie (that wasn’t a made for TV movie) and what impressed me most was the pop of pastels used for the background and the use of the multiple product placement throughout the movie. This movie had a couple of laughs and worth a watch!

Random fact about the movie: Make-up artist Rick Baker plays Sidney the gorilla in the movie.

This movie is available to rent through Itunes:

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

Working Girl (1988): Directed my Mike Nichols:

Starring Melanie Griffith, Joan Cusack, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver and lots and lots of hair! Melanie Griffith is Tess McGill a  secretary who comes from a working class background.  She wants to better herself and work through the levels of her job to have a better life. She comes up with amazing ideas only to have her boss take them from her and uses them as her own ideas.

Random fact about this movie: This was the only time so far that Melanie Griffith has been nominated for an Oscar for her role in this movie.

Available to rent from Youtube:

Working Girl

Bachelor in Paradise (1961) directed by Jack Arnold:

Starring Bob Hope and Lana Turner. Bob Hope plays an book author who writes a bunch of provocative books and is single due to job. He travels a lot for his job and gets a quick wake up call from the IRS about some taxes he did not file for. So he is forced to stay in California until everything is figure out. He moves into a gated community under an assume name and shakes up the whole neighborhood while he is there!

Random movie fact:

Agnes Moorehead does a cameo in this movie as a judge.

Available to rent from Amazon:

Bachelor in Paradise

Mr. Mom (1983).Directed by Stan Dragoti:

Starring Michael Keaton, and Terri Garr. When Jack Butler gets fired from his job his wife (played by Terri Garr) goes back to work, and the roles in their household are reserved.

Random movie fact:

Michael Keaton turned down a role in the movie Splash to be in this movie.

Available to rent from Youtube:

Mr. Mom

First Wives Club (1996) directed by Hugh Wilson:

Starring Diane Keaton, Better Midler and Goldie Hawn. These three ladies reunited after many years since college at a mutual friend’s funeral. They then admit about the downturn that their lives have become at that point, including all getting and have been divorce. They all decide to unite and turned their lives around for the better!

Random movie fact: This movie was nominated for an oscar for best original score.

Available to rent from Amazon:

First Wives Club

What are some of your feel good movies to watch? Comment below!

Until next time!

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