Taking the Mickey: A Save Disney Quest

[bookworm702]

The greatest of opportunities are sometimes started by the smallest of things. For Toshio Suzuki, that small thing was his daughter Mamiko, ambushing him in the entranceway of their home on a rainy day in April.

"Welcome home, Dad!" Mamiko shouted as she threw herself into him, nearly toppling him over. She was growing fast. Looking up at him, she blurted out, "Dad, can we go to Disneyland this summer?"

Toshio looked down at his daughter, confused. "Mamiko, if you want to go to Disneyland, I'm sure your mother can take you, we don't have to wait for summer."

"No, Dad, not in Tokyo, in America! Here, I'll show you." She ran off into the living room while Toshio removed his shoes, and as soon as he walked in she was thrusting a newsletter in his face. He scanned the article she'd turned to as Mamiko chattered on happily. Apparently alongside a remodel of the future park in Disneyland, Disney had decided to partner with Nintendo to release a new ride based around their upcoming Metroid game. A...Disney park release? With Nintendo?

"-and Junko from school said her uncle at the company heard that Samus is actually a girl, wouldn't that be so cool!?" Mamiko beamed and practically bounced in place as Toshio unthinkingly put the newsletter back down.

"I...I'll have to talk with your mother about it, Mamiko, but maybe."

With another rib creaking hug, Mamiko blurted out her thanks and rushed off. After dinner, Toshio picked up the phone and dialed his secretary. "Get in contact with Nintendo, I'd like to speak with someone about the details on their partnership with Disney."

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A few weeks later, he was sitting down at a casual lunch with Hiroshi Imanishi, who amongst other duties was Head of Public Information.

"I must say, my daughter was very excited about the announcement of the new Metroid ride at Disneyland, and I was very surprised at such a large move in the American market."

"To be perfectly honest, Mr. Suzuki, we were surprised ourselves when Director Yamauchi returned with the news," Mr. Imanishi responded. "I can't speak in too great a detail, but the partnership negotiations with Disney has well exceeded our original expectations."

Toshio leaned in with curiosity. "What can you tell me?"

"Well, alongside the Metroid ride, we've also agreed to a tech showcase at their Tomorrowland, as well as provide licensing rights to Nintendo characters for park appearances and media productions. In exchange, Disney has agreed to provide their characters for game production, as well as an agreement that every Disney game will have a Nintendo release, and a deal for advertising production. Mr. Yamauchi was excited about the idea of a simultaneous American release of Metroid, but unfortunately the Disk System has not tested well in American markets. As is, we're working hard on a winter release for a cartridge port, and Disneyland Tokyo is in negotiation for additional Nintendo marketing." Hiroshi smiles. "It appears they were a bit upset at being usurped by Mr. Eisner."

That was an incredibly in depth deal, for the first meeting, and even though it seemed to favor Disney Mr. .Imanishi seemed very happy with it. "Michael Eisner, the new head of Disney? What do you know of him?"

"Well, I have not met him personally, but Director Yamauchi spoke very highly of him, comparing him to Walt Disney himself. He was passionate about integration at the meeting. He spoke about the artistic integrity of the company and the importance of creating quality works. I have yet to see their new Black Cauldron film, but I have heard very good things."

As the lunch meeting came to a close, Toshio walked out of the restaurant, ruminating on the information Mr. Imanishi provided. As head of a fledgeling animation studio, he actually had already seen Black Cauldron. The storytelling was top notch, as well as the animation, though he was forced to admit he was not the biggest fan of Gurdy. After looking into the inspirations of the film, it was also clear that the studio had paid great attention to preserving the original themes of the writer and the preceeding mythology.

Even if it was never officially recognized as such, Nausicaa was the film that made Studio Ghibli possible. It was Miyazaki's passion project, and those fools at New World had butchered it beyond recognition. When the studio was founded, Toshio, Hayao and Isao had agreed that it was better to focus on the domestic market. But Castle in the Sky was due to be released soon, and now that this opportunity presented itself, it seemed tailor made for an international distribution through Disney.

Not even bothering to get home, Toshio pulled the cell phone from his briefcase and dialed his secretary once more. "See if you can arrange a meeting with Disney regarding distribution rights for Ghibli films in the international market. And make it known that I'd like to speak with Mr. Eisner personally."


Hey, other people see opportunity, they're going to try and get on board.

 

[Cyberphilosipher]

The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time: The Best of the Best

@Slynnwen

The Year was 1998, Resident Evil 2 was on the rise as the best survival horror game of all time. Cowboy Bebop had jumped the shores with the Best English Dubbing of the last 20 years. And Nintendo had a small problem.

Nintendo was having trouble hyping an already great game.E3 1997 had been a runaway success, with moods partially spoiled by the Square's Final Fantasy 7!!!! The Deal with Disney was also reaching its contractual deadline and people were getting nervous that the hype may have been in vain, as the reviews for Final Fantasy 7 called it the best game ever made.

This could not do...Myimoto had put his heart and soul into this project and by Nintendo's reputation he would see this through to the end.

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August 1998...

Enter the unlikeliest Dream team of the Late 90s. A Group with so many oddities and Personality Traits that it might crash and burn or create a masterpiece.

First was the young toast of the anime community Shinchiro Watanabe, high off the success of Cowboy Bebop and slowly enjoying the taste of serialization...barring any thing outside of the control.

The Next was American Breda Chapman, the Director of the Animated Epic "The Prince of Egypt" and was slowly being approached by Disney to helm a project after her runaway directorial success.

The Third and most Unlikely member of this glorious trifecta was Hideiki Anno, fresh off the success of the confusing Magnum Opus that The End of Evangelion.

Before the Project even got off the ground Disney was having trouble finding people to work on it.

Michael Eisner was in a rut, he had no idea what to do...so he decided to do what all good men of Disney decided the best course of action was to go for a walk in the Park itself and try to clear his head.

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Anno was in a smiling mood,no one recognized him, he washaving about as fun as you could get...no problems and he was enjoying his mandatory vacation that his friends and his company expected him to enjoy.

After everything he had been through in the last several years and with advice from Mr. Miyazaki, he decided to rest for a little while and enjoy his life, after all, anywhere can be a paradice as long as one has the will to live.

Then he bumped into Watanabe and now you were in an argment over what ride to go to. "I say...Metriod." He said.

"I want to go to Space Mountain...I haven't been on it yet...Shinchiro…"Anno said.

"Fine...we'll go on Space Mountain, but you have to buy lunch.."He said.

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Brenda Chapman was trying to find a place to sit down for a moment...three months pregnant and in a crowded amusement park was not how she intended to have a day off, Kevin was off working on that Tarzan film and you were trying to get some fresh air and enjoy a day off.

Then their was the two men who looked hopelessly lost and judging by the arguing, or they were just freinds trying to annoy eachother.

Alright..better give them a pointer before they try to get in trouble asking for directions.

Beside...you wanted to go on Space Mountain at least once today.

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The Dream team did not end there however the Voice acting department was also meeting via whims of fate in its own way.

Vic Migonaga had just come off Splash mountain, he was wet, his heart pumping for action and he having a great time.

"YEAH lets do that again!!" He shouted as he did a whoop as his freinds Amanda Winn-Lee and and Mike McFarland.

"Vic we've been on Spash Mountain five time!! Can we do something else!!" Amanda said.

"Space Mountain!! Yes…"Mike said in a subdued manner.

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Legend of Zelda Ocerina of Times heads all met on Space mountain on a normal day in 1999, leading to what some would call the greatest Zelda Cartoon/anime ever made.

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AN: I was inspired by the Kingdom hearts in an elevator story and decided to get an idea out.

Legend of Zelda VA's (At least the big ones)

Link: Vic Migonaga/ Noboyuki Hiyama

Young: Vic/Fujiko Takamoto

Zelda: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn/Jun Mizusawa

Young:Zelda Williams/ Jun Mizusawa

Ganon(dorf):Christipher Lambert/ Norio Watakamo

Sheik:Mary Elizabeth McGlynn/Jun Mizusawa

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Enjoy.

 

[Firebringer2077]

Omake: Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, bona fide Electrified, six-car monorail

Thomas G. Pownall looked out over the Martin Marietta compound, things were looking good for the company. He had successfully led the reverse hostile takeover by Bendix, and kicked William Agee out of his boardroom but kept some of his reforms at Martin Marietta as, he hated to say they did improve morale and productivity. However things were not well, Titan II missiles were laying about the country in missile silos, perfectly usuable ICBMs that were useless for defense but could see new life as launch vehicles to LEO. But getting that through Congress and the lobbyist smorgasbord that was the "Shuttle Program" was not going to happen. He sighed placing aside the brief on a contract that he knew that couldn't be signed right now.

He looked up when his advisor quickly entered, "Tom we gotta talk."

"What now? Lorenzo or Milkin looking at us now?" he said tiredly pinching the bridge of his nose.

"No. I got Seattle on the hook."

Thomas blinked, "I'm sorry what? We aren't working with Boeing"

"Not Boeing." he said as his advisors aid set up an easel and presentation slides, "Seattle"

"What in god's name are you talking about?"

The advisor sighed, "Seattle is renovating their transit system"

Thomas shrugged, "So? We're an aerospace company."

"We aren't."

Thomas paused, "Run that by me again?"

"We aren't, remember Michael Eisner talking to Orlando about that Monorail system for the city."

"Vaguely. My wife is the Disney fan not me."

His advisor looked at him with an odd look "Don't you know who made the Monorail trains?"

"Siemens?"

"We did!"

Thomas coughed on his water, "What?"

"We made the monorail cars for Disney back in the 1970s, it's kinda been a low profitability for us, but... after Orlando?" said the advisor revealing the first slide, "We got a call from Orlando asking to purchase a dozen trains. You were working on that Titan II project, so I told the business development division to only let me know if we clenched another city, and we got Seattle. They want to replace their old World's Fair Monorail system with a modern one."

Thomas leaned back in his chair unconvinced, "Monorails? It can't be that much revenue."

The advisor slid a piece of paper to Thomas with a dollar value, "This is how much money we stand to make with just Seattle and Orlando. Initial and Yearly contract fees"

Thomas doubted the value, but looked at the paper... and paused, "Seriously?"

His advisor nodded, "Yes, seriously."

"Fuck."

"Pretty much. Also: Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver are exploring options too."

Dollar signs were already popping before his eyes "Ok... So... We need to talk to Michael Eisner, probably to clench those cities and more. Do we have a Monorail Development Division yet?"

His advisor smiled, "Just started the paperwork on that this morning."

 

[Rockeye]

@Slynnwen

Omake: [idk what to call it]

"Ugh, just listen to this, Debbie. Never thought Disney would pull this crap."

Debbie rolls her eyes as she grabs flour and sugar from the pantry. She's making cookies.

"You still on about that speech? Jesus, Jim. Give it a rest."

"'Conservation concerns all of us'. What is he, a commie?" The man rubbed his forehead in frustration. "I thought Disney had good American values!"

"I ain't listening to you complain about that damn speech any more. You'd better quiet down or you won't get any of these cookies. You've been bringing it up again and again for months! 'Sides, I think he's got a point."

"Yeah?" Jim snorts derisively. "And what point is that?"

"Gas and oil's burning up the planet, and we gotta stop sooner or later."

"We've been burning gas and oil for centuries and nothing bad has happened yet..."

"Uh, sugar, did you forget why we got this place in the suburbs? And your big shiny Chevy? City smog! You said it made you sick! Well, burning gas is going to make everyone sick. It makes sense that burning crap messes up the air. Ash gets everywhere. You should sell it. Pay down the house some, fix the crack in the basement..."

"We need some way to get around and a good car will cost less in the long run." It's an old argument that Debbie doesn't want to push. Jim continues, "Alan lost his job because Mr. Eisner kicked a beehive and then all the cows ran away when the barn burned down, to mix a metaphor. So did the Bergens and the Decastries, and even Mr. Cooper! He told me he's probably going to lose the house and car, and then what will his wife and kids do, hm?"

"Well, that's too bad. I don't wish our neighbors harm, but that's not the point. I been talking about this with some of the girls from my book club and-"

"The girls in your book club wouldn't know a scientific paper from a gossip rag, Debbie."

She thwacked her husband with a wet mixing spoon.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"Don't be mean, hon. They get silly ideas in their heads and that's for sure, but I went to college. I read some of the climate papers at the library and from what I can tell it's all true. Besides, the smart boys in lab coats know their stuff. Dozens of them saying the same thing."

She goes back to her batch of cookies.

"Doesn't change the fact that the whole Exxon mess is making everyone poorer. It's even worse in Irving - I read this story about how whole streets are full of empty houses with the utilities shut off because so many people worked at Exxon or the businesses that shut down when Exxon fell apart. It's a depressing scene."

"Good scientific investigation being locked up - that's the real crime here, not the solar panel business. If you ask me, Reagen needs a good reminder of reality once in a while... Hey, what's your pa say about this? It's no great depression. Can't be."

"...No, it's not. Remmy says things will be fine in a few years. It's just that they could've been fine now."

"I think you're just sulking, hon. I know you like your cars and don't like people tutting at you for driving around, and that's perfectly understandable. But science doesn't lie! I've been thinking about going to the town council about a bus service. Stops at the outlets of each neighborhood so it's just a couple of minutes to walk out and you can sit until you get to the mall or wherever you need to be."

"Buses? Standing around waiting in the snow or rain, and having to take a whole long circuit when you really just need to nip to the grocery store for something? Cars are so much more convenient, Debbie."

"Well, it'd be cheaper to use than owning a car. That's the thing, you have to own a car these days, there's just no living a real life without one. With more buses and trains and so on poorer folks could do without. It'd cut down on this 'global warming' thing if enough people did it. And," she says with a twirl, "It'd get rid of some traffic! Ten or twenty cars replaced by one bus so you can ride around in your red Chevy more, how about that?"

He shrugs. "I suppose if people actually use it, a bus system would be good. Not sure they would, though. Buses are mighty inconvenient when everyone has a car already."

"Gas is pricey again, and most of the democrats I know are talking about it. I think it could happen. Ooh! I just remembered something. You know that big open field the town council didn't know what to do with? The place that was gonna be a drive-in theater? They're talking about putting solar panels there, too!"

Jim shakes his head. "They'd better not raise our taxes to pay for that. Not when people are already hurting."

There is a brief pause as cookies go into the oven.

"We're doing fine. You've got a nice job at a respected law firm, I get a lot of accounting done when the kids don't need me, we have savings, Claire's doing perfectly fine in high school, Evan still has that sports scholarship for his degree, the house is mostly paid off. Even if we both lost our jobs we could ride it out just fine and things will be great in the long term. But we do have to think about that long term. Do you want to retire as a multi-millionaire, only it turns out the whole world's burning to cinders?"

Jim sighs again. "I'll try to stop bringing up the speech, hon. Sorry."

"You can have a cookie when they're ready. Just remember, most of them are for Alan's kid. He shouldn't need to worry about food for the birthday party when he's got good neighbors like us after all!"

"Maybe we need a short vacation. Keep our minds off of things. Like you just said, we can afford it, we're in good shape. And it's simple economics that things get better if people spend more in times like these."

"Sure, why not? Where do you want to go?"

"Maybe we can drive up to one of the national parks? Take a road trip, see the Grand Canyon, maybe Zion and Rocky Mountain?"

"Weren't we just talking about how people need to drive less?"

"What do you want from me, Debbie?! Fine, somewhere else."

"Just somewhere without so much driving. Why not Disney? We can get a bus ticket. We can wait for the summer and go see the new Tomorrowland! Samuel's been talking about the new space thing for ages, and Claire said they have some kind of new Star Wars ride coming soon. You know, those movies she likes so much?"

"I mean, the kids would like it, but Disneyland, Debbie? You know I don't like-"

"DISNEY!!!" An eleven year old boy comes rocketing into the kitchen. "Are we going to Disneyland??? That's all I want for my birthday!"

"Settle down, Sam!" Both parents say at once. His dad folds his newspaper and sighs.

"...Maybe," the father allows. He glances at his wife. Debbie makes a 'go ahead' motion. "...Tell you what, let's see how your report card looks at the end of the year. Get four A's out of five, and we'll go to Disneyland and see the new Star Wars land."

"It's Tomorrowland, dad. Star Tours is part of it but not the whole thing. It's going to be so cool! The coolest thing I've seen in forever!"

"Only if you get at least four A's, kiddo!"

He nods rapidly and bounces on his toes. "I'm gonna go do my homework! Can I show it to you after dinner, mom? You're great at math."

Debbie laughs. "Definitely! Glad to help."

And with that, Sam runs off. "...Well, anything that gets him that excited about homework can't be all that bad."

Debbie just smiled and set the oven timer, then gave her husband a peck on the cheek.



That summer, the whole family went to Disneyland. That fall, a new bus service opened up in a small town in southern California, with tentative plans for a solar power plant still being processed through the gears of bureaucracy.

 

[b-wolf95]

Because I'm still in the Halloween spirit:

Omake: Questions regarding Disney's Halloween Party

Hi, I'm a proud mom of two lovely angels! We were planning to go to Magic Kingdom this year, when I noticed that they're running a Halloween event at the same time we're visiting. Now, I know that my kids will love the Trick or Treating part of it, but I still need some clarification before we decide to go:

1. Does the Halloween event ticket let you come in during regular hours?
2. Would the mazes be too scary to take my kids in (for context, one's six and the other's eight)? If so, is there a child swap for the mazes or something like that?

Best answer:

Before I say anything, I have to apologize for the other comments. A lot of people on here don't seem to think there might be people who aren't famillar with theme parks.

First, daytime admission is separate, sadly. However, they should start letting people in for the party about an hour early and all the major rides operate the same as regular hours, so you shouldn't have to worry to much about missing out on stuff if you don't go during the daytime.

For your second question, what can be considered too scary depends on what the child can handle. Generally, the horror level of the haunted houses is about the same as the Haunted Mansion, so if they can handle that, they should be fine. They do have play areas around the house locations, just in case, though. Glad to see you're not completely dismissing the houses, though, like some parents. I would personally recommend Villains Grove; it's positively gorgeous and it never fails to disappoint.

Other answers:

lol this b**** hasn't heard of disney's halloween party


Girl, if you're considered about the mazes being too scary, check out Halloween Horror Nights at their Studio park. That will make you s*** your pants, wimp.


Read the f***ing official site, you dumb cow.


And here we see the Tourist Mom in here natural habitat, bumbling around like the dumba** she is.


Moderator: Alright, now that the question has been answered properly, this thread has been locked and y'all are banned.
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To all the Tourist Moms out there reading this, I am so sorry for that last bit.

 

[Slynnwen]

Certain points in world history and American history are marked by recessions, or less frequently, depressions. As a large corporation that provides a "luxury" good, Disney is susceptible to these periods in a more serious manner than some other companies. However, while there are penalties that apply to Disney during these times, there are steps Disney can take to mitigate the negative effects on the company. Setting up gas tip lines when there's gas rationing, tighter contract wording, and generally being more vigilant about how every dollar moves through the company in a way that would be wasted effort in times of plenty can see Disney through times of lack. Each turn during a recession, you can take an action that automatically succeeds to reduce the penalty level that applies that turn by up to two levels. The penalties look like this among the mechanics already revealed:

Minor Recession: +5 to all DCs, including per success ones.
Average Recession: +10 to all DCs, including per success ones.
Major Recession: +20 to all DCs, including per success ones.
Depression: +50 to all DCs. No per success actions may be taken.

 

[overmind]

Omake: The Top Eight Zelda Moments

The Legend of Zelda series has been a staple of the Disney channel for decades now, with each new incarnation bringing just that bit more to an already enthralling franchise, and if rumors are to be belived, even now the adaptation to Breath of the Wildis being worked with at the moment.

However, despite the many great adaptations of Link, Zelda and Ganon, there is always that one that stuck out so greatly in ouir minds that no one can seem to remove from it's throne. I'm speaking of course of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

This game was made in response to what many at the time felt was not enough coverage for the game (something hard to understand nowadays) and had with it some of the best of the best in animation and voice acting at the time. Vic Mignona from RWBY and DBZ fame voiced Link, while Zelda Williams, Robin's own daughter and named after the so mentioned character, voiced Princess Zelda. The series had such talent as Brenda Chapman, Shinchiro Watanabe and Hideiki Anno working on the project, something that delighted fans and made it a true magical product, something that has yet to be repeated in the following adaptations.

So to all Zelda Fanboys and Fangirls out there, this is Jules from Whatculture.com and I bring you: The 8 greatest moments from Ocarina of Time: The Series.

***Warning: Spoilers Ahead!***

Number 8: The Great Deku Tree Dies (S01 E03: Goodbye)

If there is one thing the series is remembered for is for not pulling their emotional punches. Link has been through the most harrowing experience of his life just after he finally thought that he could be accepted by his peers, he has killed the monster Gohma and saved the Great Deku Tree...Or so you'd think. Instead he discovers that the one person...Sorry, tree...for whom he suffered this much, the one who could be called a father for him, is already pass the time of expiration, and is just about to die. Link's grief is handled in a truly mature and realistic way, and you can clearly see the struggle in him as the desire to break down and cry battles with the desire to fullfill the last wishes of the Great Deku Tree. It all comes down to Link running after receiving the Kokiri Emerald, as Navi the fairy remains behind for a while, and delivers a final goodbye as the Great Deku Tree dies.

Number 7: Meeting Princess Zelda (S01 E06: Royal Audience)

Many of the series before did Zelda differently, in the first show she appeared in random segments, and her first speaking lines were at the end, and some like the Link's Awakening adaptation had her not at all. In Ocarina of Time however we are introduced to Zelda aaannnd...She's a child. However we are shown something that no other entry did, showing her in a more vulnerable position. Meeting Zelda for the first time gives the impression of a child burdened with tthe entire weight of the Kingdom in her, yet still willing to trust and care for people. This became the first time Zelda was given a through fleshing out of her chracter, and thus became the definitive version of Zelda from that moment on.

Number 6: Link and Darunia defeat Volvagia (S02 E11: Brotherhood)

Darunia was an instant beloves character, from his first presentation, to his final part when he helps seal Ganon away. But in no episode is he more explored and beloved than when he and Link teamed together in rescuing the Gorons and fighting the great dragon Volvagia. Initially Darunia had limited time in the first season, however this episode was able to truly flesh the character as he showed a true sense of brotherly affection with Link, treating him as family, and being the brother he never knew. Through the episode we can actually see Link start to open more and more to his "Big Brother", at some points even showing flashbacks to former episodes, and some scenes that did not make the cut for earlier ones.

Number 5: The Last Guardsman's Message (S01 E20: The Sacred Realm)

The final episode of the first season was some of the most dramatic and hair rising episode of the entire series. Ganondorf had invaded, the princess was on the run, the entire marketplace, once vibrant and full of life, now deserted and barren, and Link as he wades through the place finds a lone guardsman, one that awakwns just long enough to beg for his help in protecting the princess before expiring. This was adeep and touching moment from one of the relatively unknown parts of the game, whcih truly sold the mood of the moment. For as much as Link had fought in the different lands of Hyrule, Castle Hyrule had always been a safe place. Not anymore, war had come to Hyrule, and thwere was no time to waste.

Number 4: The Bottom of the Well (S03 E8: Historia Tenebris)

Link has gone through volcanoes, jungles, and even the bottom of seas and lakes, yet it was the time when he had to go back thorugh time and get to the bottom of the well in Kakariko when the most disturning part of the series begins. The animation team pulled forth their greatest work here, as every scene is showed to be creepy and disturbin without going to gory detail. Link who has faced monsters in his trvels is seen to be completely disturbed and terrified of what he finds as he discovers Hyrule''s dark history, fihgts the invisible monsters, and when he faces all the terrors that are hidden beneath a sleepy village in the top of a mountain. Now that is a good pitch for a Stephen King's novel right there!

Number 3: Meeting Lord Jabu-Jabu (S01 E15: Saving Princess Ruto)

Link has gone against all matters of creatures in his travels, yet his biggest challenge and greatest feat of animation, was when they showed the truly titanic shape of Jabu-Jabu. I mean, this beast is HUGE!!! One no longer has to wonder why the Zoras worship this guy, right? And having to stand tall against him and even enter inside...I don't k now who has more courage, the boy entering to save the princess, or the princess who entered voluntarily herself. Credit where credit is due, they managed to make this titan to be huge and imposing, without making him cartoony or lessening his impact. This creature looks as if he could kill me with just a look.

Number 2: Meeting the Gerudo (S03 E13: Desert Amazons)

Among the greatest scenes who can forget the sight of Gerudo Valley and Gerudo Fortress, while the game itself gave great hints towards Gerudo society and icnography, it was the series who fleshed it out, giving us enough clues as to actually understand their culture, hierarchy and even some explanation as to the nature of their society. Accepting Link as one of their own was given great importance and it is seen as how great an honor and concession it truly is. The scenes with Link sneaking into the fortress in order to rescue the carpenters (after he was captured no less!) are tense and full of suspense, as you wonder if he will get caught this time. Hats off to the screen writers, they truly raised the bar here.

Number 1: Zelda's reveal (S03 E18: Endgame Part 1)

The reveal of Princess Zelda and the reunion with Link was one of the most emotionally charged episodes in the series. Through it all we had seen Link worry and wonder what would Zelda be doing, and the meetings with Sheik take a whole new meaning once the reveal is made (if you haven't played the game of course). The interaction itself feels intimate, yet still ambiguous enough for fans to wonder if their favorite ship is canon or not.

Well, there you have it. Do you agree with the results? Leave a comment below and don't forget to shit that subscribe button.

A.N: Tried to do something similar to what I usually see in those Youtube videos, don't know how successfull I was here. Hope you don't mind @Cyberphilosipher since I took some info from your previous omake and made mention in mine. I really hope to be able to do some great Zelda cartoons, and if we manage to do it by combining Western and Eastern animation all the better.

I truly feel that we can do a good job with adapting the different Nintendo properties here, and expanding into Japanese animation (or borrowing and learning from it) can only be beneficial for the animation department for Disney. Having the Lion King give credit where credit is due can also help us in that regard.

Anyways, I leave this omake here, and hope you guys enjoy it. @Slynnwen , what do you think, is it doable?

 

[Slynnwen]

Vote Closed!

[*] Plan: Grand Floridian
-[*] Main Street USA
-[*] Monorail Station
-[*] Golf Connection

Grand Floridian Resort
3000pts

18 x standard rooms = 1000 points
5 x luxury suites = 500 pts
1 x Conference Rooms = 100pts
1 x Conference Halls = 100pts
TOTAL: 900 Rooms, 5 Luxury Cabins, 25 Luxury Suites, 1700 pts

1 x Pool = 100 pts
1 x Playground = 50pts
1 x Park = 50 pts
1 x Laundry Service = 100pts
1 x VIP Concierge = 50pts
1 x Game Room = 50pts
1 x Daycare Center = 100pts
1 x Restaurant = 150 pts
1 x Bar = 50pts
1 x Reservation Restaurant = 200 pts
1 x Exercise Room = 50 pts
1 x Spa = 200 pts
1 x Wedding Chapel = 100pts
1 x Gift Shop = 50 pts
TOTAL: 1300pts

Click to shrink...

Jerry Allison claps his hands together. "Excellent! I love a big project." He looks around. "If you want me to stick on closer to help out, I've got the time to spare currently."

-[] Hire on Jerry Allison as a temporary advisor. +10 to developmental rolls for the hotel, +20 to opening day roll. -10 Board Approval.

-[] Do not hire Jerry Allison.

With that, the meeting with Wimberly & Cook ends, and you're rushing off to a surprise board meeting. You enter to the sound of a TV crackling out the news.

"Here at the top of the hour, Peter Jennings, ABC News. Congressional officials today, acting in concert with the DoD and DoJ, have announced that they believe the broad strokes of the leaked scientific reports are accurate, even if some of the specifics can be debated. It's official: Oil and Gas are killing the planet. Several documents indicate that Exxon may have been reaching out to other major gas companies, and the DoD and DoJ have indicated that they will continue to look into the matter. Exxon's stock has cratered, and nearly everyone agrees that this will be the end of the once towering gas giant. Other gas companies and several car manufacturers have also felt the effects of the announcement, with the market closing early today to give everyone time to digest the news. The economy appears to be slipping, although right now the shrinkage is minimal. President Reagan has yet to formulate an official response to the economic problem, but the fed has reduced interest rates, and the President has promised, along with nearly every other official at every level of government with the power, an official pardon for the leakers should they turn out to have done anything illegal. He has also made it clear that the DoJ will aggressively pursue charges of some kind against Exxon for their "heinous" behavior. Congress is working on a set of laws to make it explicitly clear that leaking information on world-ending threats is protected, with senator Joe Biden saying "Well of course we're going to do this, it's a big f***ing deal." The official question of how to handle gas is currently up in the air, with some favoring a return to gas rationing, a ban on non-necessary driving (run by the DoD), an increase in mass and public transit methods, or the government stepping in and taking over the gas and car companies to see what can be done, at least until the crisis is over. Some congressional republicans have broken with the President, as public sentiment appears to be leaning towards blaming the lax regulations of the administration for the problem. As an angry public demands answers at home, our allies abroad also indicate their concern, with many European countries renewing their focus on train and bus based transit options. China has officially banned cars outside of official government usage. Chairman Gorbachev was quick to lay blame at the feet of capitalism, stating that "this is the obvious and inevitable conclusion of such a… flawed system." He also announced a massive expansion of the USSR's nuclear power program, claiming that eventually nuclear would be so safe as to let you drive a car with a nuclear reactor. In other USSR news, the Contras have taken severe losses as the lack of a financial backer ever since the US stopped funding them becomes more and more apparent. The Iranians, however, appear to have found a second wind, as better and more advanced weapons appear to have made their way into Iranian hands. Questions are being raised as to how they obtained the technology. Closer to home and lighter in tone, Disney has announced a major deal with Nintendo, including Nintendo characters appearing in the Disney parks and Disney producing animated material for the video game giant. This comes on the heels of Disney's announcement that the Tomorrowland 2055 renovations in California would be finishing faster and cheaper than expected, opening in time for the summer rush. Despite assuming the role only a year and a half ago, CEO Michael Eisner is rapidly becoming the star of the business world…"

The TV clicks off. "Hey, I liked that last bit!" You say.

"Mike, we love you." Says Roy. "But with the economy the way it is, we wanted to discuss the hotel expansion plans."

"As much as I hate to admit it, we may want to look at cutting back the number of hotels we start this year." Says Ray, shaking his head. "Hell of a time for Exxon to shit the bed," He sends you a Look, and you let out an awkward chuckle, "but what's done is done."

Charles looks up. "Ultimately, it's up to you, of course." He swirls a glass of something alcoholic. "But if you were to cut back to two new hotels this year, we'd be willing to go along with it."

-[] Change board goal to 2 hotels and 1250 rooms.

-[] Keep board goal as-is.


AN: Vote Open for uh… 36 hours? Should put it sometime at night instead of early in the morning. This is also partly the headlines for this turn, and you're free to give feedback on the format.

 

[Slynnwen]

"I am not a rocket scientist. I have no practical experience with rocketry, beyond thinking that the launch I attended was one of the coolest events I'll ever see." You pause in front of the mirror, trying to figure out what to say next. "But I am a manager. And I happen to manage some engineers. And I know that when an engineer says 'this isn't safe' or 'this can't be done,' I should listen. I don't need to know the first thing about rockets to know that ignoring the men on the ground is a terrible idea. I'm not asking NASA to shut down, I'm asking the managers over there to consider that one of the most important parts of management is being able to listen to your subordinates, and to accept when things aren't going to happen. It hurts. God, does it hurt. But I'd accept the hurt of a bruised ego over the hurt of even one person dying every time."

You take a moment to stare into the mirror. It offers no answers, and you set about once more trying to figure out what a speech for Bob would even look like.

 

[Firebringer2077]

OMAKE: The Buck Stops Here

"Gentlemen the President of the United States." stated the marine before entering the Situation Room. Normally only the NSC or other military leaders would be in this room but no president had faced a problem like this. "Please everyone stay seated." He looked around the room, a regular den of vipers usually. Tip was sitting to one side, listening to Joe Biden talk about something that Elizabeth Dole was trying to ignore. James McClure, the Republican Senator from Idaho, and the Chairman of Energy and Natural Resources committee, sitting next to John Dingell the Democrat in charge of the House committee chatting about various topics. Looking over the Congressional Research Office Report on Global Climate Change was George at the other end of the table making notes while he talked with Jake Garn. Senator Hatfield was talking with Pete Domenici, while Alan Cranston watched from the other side of the table. Ronald sighed, he'd been in this room too many times over the last 6 years. "Senators, Congressmen and Secretaries. Thank you for attending, normally I'd have us up in the Roosevelt Room but I feel that given the gravity of the situation we now face, this room is better." he cracked a smile, "Also this room has a projector." which earned him a chuckle from the room.

"Now," he said leaning forward, "you all know that some of my party want to take that report George has, and stuff it in a shredder and shutter the CRO. In fact" he chortled, "That freshman senator from Kentucky had the temerity to demand I denounce the report. Suffice to say... That's not going to happen."

McClure rolled his eyes, "I'll have a word with Mitch about decorum, Mr. President."

Ronald shrugged, "Don't bother, I have a feeling Tip's party will pick up that seat in 90 anyway." and shuffled his note cards before placing them down, "None of us want to be here, and as much as I'm sure some members of your party" he said gesturing to the Speaker, "would love to see this collapse the Republicans, we all took campaign money at one point or another from Petroleum Industry, and we'll have to take our lumps. Extremes in my party want my head on a pike for even talking to you, and I'm sure you have your factions who wanted you to refuse to come here today. This crisis is one beyond anything we've ever faced, it represents a clear and present danger to not just our future, but all nations future. You've all read the report, so let's start the ball rolling. Maybe we can show this country we can govern as well as Politic."

Senator Biden cleared his throat, "Mr. President, how do you intend to handle the prosecution of Exxon, the Attorney General is not..."

George leaned back from the other side of the room, "I had a word with Mr. Meese, given the gravity of the situation, and his previous lapses, he's recused himself. That enough for you?"

Joe shrugged, knowing he wouldn't get more. Senator Garn cleared his throat, "Mr. President, what exactly do you want us to emerge from this meeting today. Actual legislation takes time."

"In broad terms? A deal that will see a quick and dramatic cut in greenhouse gases, and a longer term solution for keeping them reduced. I'm already working with Schultz on meeting world leaders to discuss banning some chemicals to get the ball rolling. Exxon screwed the pooch, and I'll be damned if Mikhail uses that in propaganda reels for the next decade. The Budget's due, and to quote Monty Hall. 'Let's make a deal'".

Tip quirked an eyebrow, "Where's this President been the last 6 years?"

Ronald nodded, and looked at each of them, "We all want to leave this country a better place for our children, and while at first I didn't want to believe it... Well Exxon did it, they sold the future for their profits. The buck stops here, and if I have one more damn oil lobbyist trying to harangue me or my staff I might just have the FBI storm Exxon Headquarters... Sorry George"

George nodded, he had hoped George would be his successor, but given how this crisis was unfolding he was in full damage control. Texas Oil was synonymous with the scandal of the century, and if the Houston and Dallas protests showed anything, if you could get out of Petroleum... fast. George had a chance with environmental legislation but that Petroleum baggage could weigh him down in '88

Tip looked over to Joe to start passing out some proposals, "Here are some thoughts we have for highlights in the budget."

The President took it and looked over the document... If Exxon never happened he'd have thought this was a joke. Now? Political necessity. Renewing the CRO until 2010 and increase funding in accordance to inflation, rising 5% annually... the Department of Energy's priorities radically changed... that SERI boost would be tough pill to swallow... but given Hatfield's frown...

"This is lunacy." said Hatfield. "You want to drop 500 million a year on Nuclear & Fusion research alone?"

Domenici piped in, "I'll support this."

Hatfield rounded on him, "Of course you would. GE's probably gonna fill your war chest til 2000 if this passes. After Three Mile Island, and Nevada Test Site you want to go further down that road?"

Tip leaned back, "If it's any consolation Ted hates this too."

"Oh great I'm in agreement with Ted fucking Kennedy! SERI I could get passed but this? I won't."

George spoke up, "I think you'll find this is being pragmatic. Solar and Wind are showing promise but if we want to replace roughly 50% of America's power generating capacity with something that won't burn us alive, Nuclear's the only option we got. I had a good talk with Prime Minister Chirac on their Messmer plan, we already have 80 reactors in the country. "

Cranston sighed "I've been fighting Diablo Canyon for 10 years now but now? California needs it more than ever. Smog's choking our state, and we need to clear up Los Angeles."

Ronald quirked a smie "...and let me guess you need the largesse of the federal government?"

Cranston let out a dry laugh "Our governor won't ask, but... we'll need that EPA waiver. Wilson won't publically ask for it but he's in agreement."

Joe smiled leaning back, "Well let's get into the elephant in the room. Getting cars off the road. I'd like to propose an expansion of Northeast commuter rail out to Chicago and south to Atlanta. A commission to explore High-Speed rail here in America.

Garn chuckled, "Right, and we'll be in eminent domain trials til 2086 with all the rail renovations we'd have to do to support high speed rail. Let me guess Wilmington just 'happens' to be a station?. I had an interesting meeting with Boeing, they are putting solar panels on the fuselage and wings on a new version of the 767, perhaps we can explore that?"

George shook his head, "Not gonna do it. Wouldn't be prudent at this juncture, too much weight and not enough to make it worthwhile. I'd like you all to take a gander at this."

The President looked over George's staff report on auto emission reduction.

"It's pretty plain to see." said the Vice President, "that rail is years away from anything worthwhile, and slapping solar panels on Jetliners won't do much. The problem is cars themselves. We've gotta lean on Detroit, have them increase fuel efficiency by 10% a year, lean on Auto insurance companies to make insuring older cars too expensive to operate, gotta look at other means of keeping cars going. American Dream usally involves driving a Corvette down Route 66 after all"

"Like Electric?" said McClure speaking up for the first time in a while, at which point George smiled, "An electrical car subsidy program, maybe even throw a bone to electrical utilities to create 50 Amp charging stations. But... this is going to be hard. To make high-speed trains work we need new rails, to make more efficient cars we need a new battery, to kick our coal and fossil fuel habit we'll need nuclear and solar.

The President looked between Joe and George glaring at each other, curious if in a few years time they'd be the ones debating before the American people. But he looked to Tip, "Well? Electric Cars, give some mass transit subsidies, along with the fuel efficiency, nuclear and renewable research?"

Tip looked over his papers but the President knew Joe didn't like the plan, "Not quite, the nuclear pill and some other points are sticklers. EPA administrator changeover?" asked Tip looking at the President, and the President saw George smirk at Joe. Pulling your contingency George just to stick it to Joe?

George smiled and shoved across the table a ream of paper, "Tell you what Mr. Speaker, I found myself two sponsors to support this type of legislation. I know from experience that Petroleum companies love to exploit water rights and usage rules, how about this 'Oil Pollution Act' should satisfy the remaining holdouts in your party"

It was at times like this he knew George could handle the job as Tip looked over the summary. Tip cleared his throat, "Republican and Democrat co-sponsorship?"

George nodded, "Of course" the President went over the math in his head. This Oil Pollution Act would easily pass the House, but the Senate... it would be close, might even be a. The President started to chuckle. a Tie, George wanted it to tie, so he could cast the tiebreaker, he definitely had to give him points for presentation, Jimmy Stewart wished he could do that. Maintain his chuckle the President turned to Tip, "We might actually get something done in DC gentlemen, do we have a deal Mr. Speaker?"

AN: I've never had to do so much research on the 99th congress. Senator McClure (R) from Idaho is Chairmen of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee... and loves Electric Cars. Senator Pete Domenici (R) of New Mexico was a big proponent of nuclear power. The Vice President is obviously George H.W. Bush who did appoint a fairly agressive EPA adminstrator and DID pass the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, but is now trying to pull off the pivot of the century while sticking it to Amtrak Joe. Joe is of course Joe Biden, and a big proponent of Amtrak and train travel. Hatfield is the Republican Chairmen of the Senate Appropriations committee and is pretty anti-nuclear (which kinda was inconvenient for me but meh.). Cranston is the Democrat Senator from California (No way Pete Wilson would be a party to this compromise, too close to the Governor). Jake Garn, well he's a senator that flew into space on the space shuttle in 1985, and quite the influence peddler... I included him mostly cause I needed an extra senator. Reagan's reason for going along with what would normally be a Liberal dream budget is that... well he NEEDS a solution to keep his poll nubmers and legacy up. He's burning all the politcal capital he has to get this compromise through to save his presidency. The third shutdown plans got thrown out, and he's trying to remove the utter scandal of an American company selling the future health of the planet for a buck. He's doing the climate summit to restore American prestige, and hopefully distance his administration from the Oil Industry.. which is HARD. Also I imagine that Exxon and other Oil companies are panicking and making all sorts of errors in Lobbying which is just irritating all the lawmakers, while Exxon runs around like a chicken with it's head chopped off. He will NOT let Gorbachev beat him in a Nuclear Race to Next Generation Reactor technology.

Oh right and I tried to fit in Bush trying to make sure the SSC is built in Texas still but couldn't fit it in.