Disneyland's Main Street tucks dozens of great details into its signage and shopfronts, and the modest little Mad Hatter shop is a great place to pause and soak in some of the visual fun.
The hat itself, of course, sits front and center. It's unusual to see such a faithful sculpting of a piece of classic animation on Main Street.
Just above the oversized topper, however, sits the real treasure of this particular address...
As many of you know, Disney occasionally honors its major artists and contributors by awarding them their own window on Main Street. This one belongs to X. Atencio, the Imagineer responsible for adding a lot of wit and magic to two of Disney's most beloved attractions,
Pirates of the Caribbean and
The Haunted Mansion. In addition to writing the scripts and dialogue for both rides, he wrote the lyrics to the rides' theme songs, "Yo-Ho" and "Grim Grinning Ghosts." He voiced the talking skull guarding the first drop on
Pirates, and he can be heard trying to break out of the coffin on
Haunted Mansion (as well as advising us to stay in our "Doom Buggies" if the ride stops unexpectedly).
Photo by Lana Whitham
I am really, really looking forward to seeing this in person. Just 33 days to go!
ReplyDeleteI love this! When we were in Savannah over our vacation, they had a store called the Mad Hatter too! It was like Disney is everywhere!
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