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SzczerbiakManiac 09-02-2009 02:34 PM

It's the Family Guy bit.

innerSpaceman 09-02-2009 03:55 PM

No, Alex is right. It looks like a moderately animated car sale balloon. But that's better than head-on-a-broomstick. The headlight eyes make it look especially cartoonish and silly. And it definitely has the cuddly look of an inflatable. I guess we're just lucky it's not a giant plush.

Getting the fire-breathing part down is going to be important. The dragon looked really cool for those moments right after the non-happening blast when it was snorting smoke. It also looked cool when it was being zapped by, yes, the Brave Wittle Taywor. If it moved a good deal quicker during the 23 seconds between those two moments, I think it would be a rousing success.

As it was, the cheering last night was as much, if not more, for the appearance after interminable and ironic* delay as it was for the dragon's actual performance. Certainly the non-fire breathing was a notable let-down to the obviously fan-based crowd. So the cheers and screams were likely for Just.Showing.Up.





* hehe, finally premiering about a week after the Summer Nightastic promotion ended

Cadaverous Pallor 09-02-2009 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick (Post 297430)
OMG he's dressed as the Brave Little Tailor, isn't he? All these years I just thought he was dressed as Prince Phillip. What a bad Disney fan I am.

:eek: You made me gasp, for real!

That's ok - just this week I realized why Madonna's greatest hits CD is called "the Immaculate Collection". Duh.

Ghoulish Delight 09-02-2009 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor (Post 297443)
:eek: You made me gasp, for real!

That's ok - just this week I realized why Madonna's greatest hits CD is called "the Immaculate Collection". Duh.

And I just recently got the pun in the "Above the Influence" anti-weed campaign (irony duly noted).

Moonliner 09-02-2009 05:06 PM

So with the long delayed reveal of Murphy, how were they marketing him?

Dragon shaped flashlights? Balloons? What?

innerSpaceman 09-02-2009 05:10 PM

No, the trick is not to market him at all. As soon as the marketing ended, he was ready to go on. (TeeHee, I noticed the dragon signs had been taken down from the tram station as I boarded to see the dragon's debut.)








ETA: I'm not sure if I should refer to the dragon as a girl or a boy. The role of the dragon is a "She," but it's played by Murphy, a "He." Ironic, considering that the dragon is only a She because she's a transformation of Maleficent, who is played by a He in Fantasmic!

Moonliner 09-02-2009 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman (Post 297453)
No, the trick is not to market him at all. As soon as the marketing ended, he was ready to go on. (TeeHee, I noticed the dragon signs had been taken down from the tram station as I boarded to see the dragon's debut.)


Excuse me for my lack of clarity. Please substitute the word "merchandise" for the word "market" in my previous post.

lashbear 09-02-2009 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner (Post 297452)
So with the long delayed reveal of Murphy, how were they marketing him?

Dragon shaped flashlights? Balloons? What?

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Dragons?


Hehehehe Thanks, SM, I love saying that.

lashbear 09-02-2009 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman (Post 297453)
but it's played by Murphy, a "He."

Actually, I worked with a girl called "Murphy" once. ... and then there's Murphy Brown...

RStar 09-02-2009 08:28 PM

Murphette?

It's a her. Even if it is played by a boy dragon. I mean, Lassie was a girl played by a boy dog (actually several boy dogs).

This is a clip (I think recorded by Disney about a week or so ago). It's a little clearer and has some close ups, though not all effects are working from what I can tell.

Murphette in action


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