Mouse Under Glass : Secrets of Disney Animation and Theme Parks

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Disney Cookbook!

Trivia isn't trivial--this book could have saved Disney Animation

Bloopers and Hidden Extras in Disney Movies.

Unofficial, unabashed, but not unfair

Mouse Under Glass : Secrets of Disney Animation and Theme Parks
David Koenig
Manufacturer: Bonaventure Press
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Disney Cookbook! .......2006-04-21

This book immearse u into some of the most memorable stories that Disney ever Produced. The infomation is wriitten perfectly and with lots of transition words too. But even though the title says ".. theme parks" only a few attractions are showed/ written in the book. This book is great for a movie triva fanastic but not good for a theme park fanastic *_*

Trivia isn't trivial--this book could have saved Disney Animation.......2005-07-01

I liked David Koenig's "Mouse Tales," so I bought this 1997 book as soon as I learned of its existence. "Mouse Under Glass" is subtitled "Secrets of Disney Animation and Theme Parks" and covers 30 Disney animated features in detail. I quibble-5 of those movies covered are mixtures of animation and live action.

"Mouse Under Glass" is divided into ten chapters and examines the Disney movie formula using this outline:
Original Tale
Disney Version
Plot Holes
Attraction Offspring
Bloopers
Cutting Room Floor
Hidden Images
Strange Reactions

The Original Tale and the Disney Version barely resemble each other. This isn't unusual in Hollywood-take a look at "The Ten Commandments" or "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Even the Disney Version mutated from initial treatment to finished product. I found out about this first-hand in 1983 when I made a movie. I planned for a 45 minute mix of live actors and animated special effects and wound up with 7 minutes of stop-action animation and cheesy narration. Walt Disney sought the best possible story within the limits imposed by economics and technology-then expanded the technology envelope to make the story better. Art isn't rocket science-and look at all the mishaps in rocketry!

Koenig wrote "...the most logical attraction (for a Bambi Ride) would be the shooting gallery." How about combining elements from other existing Disneyland rides to replicate Bambi's experience? There's the change of the seasons. Yes, a "shooting gallery" would be part of the ride-just like the shooting gallery in the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland, with us guests as the target. Don't forget the forest fire-if Mr. Toad winds up in Hell and the Pirates of the Caribbean light up the town, a forest fire should be easy! End with the Great Prince of the Forest leaving Bambi as us guests exit. Child's play! Not to be, of course-"Bambi" is over 60 years old-not fresh enough!

Hidden Images and Strange Reactions were two of the most enjoyable parts of the book. One of the many sidebars explains the Hidden Mickeys. A Disney Treasures DVD shows a Hidden Mickey in the Enchanted Tiki Room about the year 1964-the practice of inserting images in Disney movies is as old as Mickey Mouse. Animators are a bunch of overage kids, fun loving kids. Strange Reactions begins with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves," but the public went ga-ga over a talking mouse and three pigs. The movie, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," kicked off a series of anti-Disney boycotts by organizations concerned that the Disney Company was following an agenda to corrupt America's children-and Roger Rabbit popularized looking for hidden images in Disney movies and theme parks. It is almost like looking for Alfred in Hitchcock movies.

Throughout "Mouse Under Glass" Koenig sprinkles sidebars such as Disney Tragedy Trivia Quiz, Top 10 Disney Oddities, and Orphan-O-Meter. Peter Pan got no sympathy!

Crisis has always faced the Disney Animated Features department. Behind-the-scenes action in the Disney Company has sparked dozens of books such as Koenig's three. Walt Disney almost left the animation business several times. If not for the success of Snow White and "Cinderella," Walt might have left the field twice. The failure of "Fantasia," "Alice in Wonderland," and "Sleeping Beauty" were hard blows to Walt. Given the success of Walt's television series and Disneyland, it's possible that Walt would have shut down his animation department himself if he had lived. After Walt's death, Disney animation coasted along. Stagnation led to a corporate raider bid to take over the company (detailed in "Storming the Magic Kingdom") and sell off the parts for a quick buck. Outsiders came in and saved the company-Michael Eisner and his team. They were in charge during the Golden Age of the 1990's-and brought new problems to Disney. "Mouse Under Glass" ends with the decline of Disney Animation. Today, Disney no longer has a traditional 2D animation department.

Koenig nails the key to Walt's success-audience focus. Walt Disney didn't always succeed, but he was in the story-telling business to have satisfied customers. Most of Hollywood views us movie goers as unnecessary baggage.

Too bad the Disney Company executives didn't read and heed "Mouse Under Glass." David Koenig's observations could have saved the Disney Company and Michael Eisner much grief.

Bloopers and Hidden Extras in Disney Movies........2005-04-09

This book is different than the two "Mouse Tales" books that David Koenig wrote about the interesting and naughty little things that have happened at Disneyland.
This time Koenig has done exhausting and intense research to find out how Walt Disney drastically changed and re-created original tales into Disney movies. Ideas, storylines and characters that never made it into the film are revealed.
Mistakes that actually were either originally unseen or just left in the final print of the film.
To make the film more fun to watch, David Koenig has even discovered "Hidden Extras" snuck into the films by Disney Animators.
Can you find:
Peg and the bulldog from LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955) in the film, 101 DALMATIANS (1961) and the 7 unspotted dalmatians?
Characters from SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937) are traced and disguised into ROBIN HOOD (1973). You will also see disguised from THE ARISTOCATS (1970), the Chinese drummer cat be a rabbit drummer. Scat cat as a horn-blower, and the hippie cat become a guitar playing shaggy dog wearing sunglasses.
Can you find a bubble-blowing DUMBO (1941) in THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (1986)?
OLIVER & CO contains Peg, Trusty and Jock from LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955) and you may see 30 product logos like Coca-Cola and Kodak in the background in gray.
This is also "hidden stuff" in THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989), BEATY AND THE BEAST (1991), ALADDIN (1992), THE LION KING (1994) and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1996).
What movies and characters became Disney park rides and those that would have, but they never made it.

Unofficial, unabashed, but not unfair.......2002-12-23

You could say that David Koenig's tone is unvarnished and unsympathetic, or you could say it's cranky and cynical. Either way, Mouse Under Glass proves undeniably refreshing, full of compelling information and insights--provided in part by Disney animators, writers, composers, and Imagineers. It's an instant trivia treasure trove from a man who has watched Disney movies far, far too many times.

Whereas most Disney authors salivate all over themselves attempting to convey the pure genius of Walt's legacy, Koenig discusses each film's flaws, often-convoluted origins, behind-the-scenes battles, and just plain bad habits with a much more dry sensibility. Yes, Disney makes magic, but they also make movies, and the book analyzes each film on its cinematic and storytelling merits. Each story is researched to compare its original form to the "Disneyfied" version, often with enlightening and surprising results; tales and insights from the folks who helped make the features and related theme-park rides merge with Koenig's own tight prose for an air of authority. Amusing and educational sidebars (such as a Disney Tragedy Trivia Quiz) and a few illustrations help break up what could have been a very long list of factoids.

Koenig's platform is that "Disney has the recipe for success," but the use of cooking quotes and analogies before each chapter comes off as an awkward, out-of-context device. Also, the book is marred by a few typos--nearly hypocritical considering the attention paid to Disney's own minor mistakes. And while Koenig clearly respects the work he's discussing, his tone is one of tough love--from urging to prodding to nearly provoking and harassing the studio to do things better. He rather enjoys sticking it to the House of Mouse when the chips (and presumably dales) are down, which will likely alienate some hardcore, soft-hearted Disneyphiles. But this book is not written for those who live in a fantasy world, only those who appreciate a good one when they see it. With excellent, relevant research and precise, entertaining writing, Mouse Under Glass is as fresh and fair an analysis of Disney magic as you're likely to find.

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Mouse Under Glass Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks
Koenig David
Manufacturer: Bonaventure Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UDYPX0

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Just cute!.......2007-01-10

My expectations were not fulfilled in terms of quality information. With a poetic mood you will find some vague and brief descriptions of different types of lingerie.
However, the photographs are really good, has a lovely cover and in the end is a cute little book that looks great in you nightable!

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The Official Hamtaro Handbook is sure to please enthusiasts of the Cartoon Network series. Details on Hamtaro and the entire Ham-Ham gang are given, spelling out each character's owner, talents, birthday, star sign, and likes and dislikes. For those more visually oriented, a family tree depicts the hamsters, their owners, the hamster's crushes on other hamsters, and the owner's crushes on other owners. A Ham-Ham body language dictionary, map of the neighborhood, and synopsis of the first 26 episodes follow, including a full six pages devoted to the premiere episode. Other sections provide an explanation of Ham-Ham dance steps and the lyrics to the opening and closing theme songs. The book ends with "Bijou's Lost Bracelet," a comic created with characters that resemble 3-D china figurines, and "The Helpful Hamsters to the Rescue," a red and white monochrome comic by Ritsuko Kawaii, the creator of the anime series. But what will undoubtedly gratify fans most are the two large stickers at the front of the book, one of the unsinkable Hamtaro himself, and one of Bijou, a recent émigré from France. (Ages 4 to 8) --D.J. Morel

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The Hamtaro gang — ten-year-old Laura, her inquisitive pet golden hamster Hamtaro, and the infamous Ham-Ham crew — get the royal treatment in this colorful, comprehensive guide. The Official Hamtaro Handbook includes biographies of all the characters, a synopsis and guide to each episode of the series, the words to the theme song, and even a lesson in how to do the official Hamtaro Dance! Also included are a dictionary of the Hamtaro language, clips of the anime, a map of the town, a family tree, stickers, and a Hamtaro comic!

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Like a fun ride in Hamtaro's world.......2007-01-21

I was like 26 when I bought this book. I know it's for kids, but I love the Hamtaro cartoon and animation style so got it to get more into this and it worked perfectly. I enjoy the high quality illustrations and all the fun activities through out the book. If I was a kid I would have gone crazy about this one. It's as cool as the cartoons.

something about this stuff makes my teen smile.......2007-01-04

he loves this Hamtaro stuff :)

For Hamtaro Fans Who to Know More.......2006-01-25

For those who are fans of Hamtaro, you won't want to miss this book. This has information about all the major ham-hams --- pictures, age, gender, owner(s), star sign, hobbies and more. It also has human info and family trees. You'll also get an episode guide with varying detail, song notes and lyrics for the original opening theme (but not the new second season theme) and dance steps and lyrics for the closing theme. You'll even get to see what Penelope looks like without her yellow blanket on.

A nice bonus in this guide is an original story with the ham-hams sporting a 3D look called "Bijou's Lost Bracelet." There's also several short stories from Ritsuko Kawai (Hamtaro creator) about a group of ham-hams called the Helfpul Hamsters who are a lot like the characters from Hamtaro.

Unfortunately, it seems like Hamtaro has largely gone into hibernation lately. I hope that someday, though, they'll be able to release another book. With two seasons and a 104 episodes (and some specials) aired in the U.S. and Canada, there's a lot more episode and character info they still could cover, even if there never are anymore new episodes of the show.

Great Hamtaro Book! .......2005-08-09

I REALLY like this book. It has to be still one of my favorite books. I got alot of hamtaro books and this has to be the best book of Hamtaro I own. The only thing is that I wish they could of included information about the Japanese verison but still a great buy!

And I just love all those colorful pictures!

A Must Have For Fans.......2004-07-06

I am a huge Hamtaro fan. I surf over the web and have lot's of information about the show. So I decided that I should try to start collecting the books a little while ago. One of my first ones was this book, but I didn't expect to learn more about the show with it. It surprised me a little bit. I found out a few more things with the book and learned alittle bit more about the Ham-Hams. I also really enjoyed the little comics in the back. It doesn't have much new things in it like Season 2 of the show or the guest Ham-Hams (Like Hannah in Season 2 in that one episode), but I enjoyed very much. It is a must have for Hamtaro fans.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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