12-14-2009, 03:12 PM
First a black prez and now a black D-princess. Nice!
It's a brilliant return to semi-traditional animation (there's still CGI frameworking, ala Beauty and the Beast, but better actualized in that it's more subtle). There's some fine spoofing of the princess/wish upon a star motifs, as well as a very Disney death scene that works very well. But where this is the most fascinating is the synergy, something that Disney has always mastered. It's set in N'Orleans, which was always the weirdest but best land of D-land. Fantasyland, Frontierland, Futureland, all those make sense, but New Orleans land? Plus it had the best rides - Haunted Mansion & Pirates. The architecture looked more like D-land N'Orleans than the real N'Orleans (not that I've ever been there) but mark my words... Tiana's Palace will be the new D-land restaurant in N'Orleans very soon.
It's a brilliant return to semi-traditional animation (there's still CGI frameworking, ala Beauty and the Beast, but better actualized in that it's more subtle). There's some fine spoofing of the princess/wish upon a star motifs, as well as a very Disney death scene that works very well. But where this is the most fascinating is the synergy, something that Disney has always mastered. It's set in N'Orleans, which was always the weirdest but best land of D-land. Fantasyland, Frontierland, Futureland, all those make sense, but New Orleans land? Plus it had the best rides - Haunted Mansion & Pirates. The architecture looked more like D-land N'Orleans than the real N'Orleans (not that I've ever been there) but mark my words... Tiana's Palace will be the new D-land restaurant in N'Orleans very soon.
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