Bambi

I thought it'd be a good idea to let the guests pick, but no, not anymore.

What was number six, Bjorn? Number six was Bambi.

Bambi? Re-release or live action? Remember when they just pushed that deer around and made us watch it? That was how

they

did live action in the 80s.

You would see the

hand shoving it.

There was a Bambi 2 in the 80s or 90s,

At the heart of the story was the love between a mother elephant and her son, and the profound heartbreak of a child being separated from his mother.

The theme of parental separation and even death will be present not only in Dumbo, but also in Pinocchio and most poignantly in Bambi, where the little deer loses his mother to a hunter in one of the most heartbreaking sequences in animation history.

What inspired Walt to explore such powerful emotions? In part, it was his own sense of alienation from his parents growing up, yes, but it also seems to be Walt's processing of another tragedy in his life, something he perceived as a personal failure.

See, following the success of Snow White, Walt and his brother Roy finally had enough money to provide for their aging parents.

But, but obviously-

... animated for, for Bambi as well.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

No question.

Not that one, no, but, but the original, and if Charlotte's death just tortured you like Bambi's mom dying as well.

Yeah.

In today's episode, we discuss everything we know so far about Disney's Lakeshore Lodge, which will open on the shores of Bay Lake at Walt Disney World on July 1st, 2027, with the booking window for all guests opening on October 8th, 2026.

Inspired by Walt's admiration of nature, as well as nature inspired films like Bambi and Pocahontas, Disney's Lakeshore Lodge will offer a wide range of room options, dining and recreation with nightly views of Magic Kingdom fireworks.

Stay tuned for even more details.

As we begin our journey, please remain seated, keep your hands and arms inside the podcast at all times and enjoy your journey aboard Imagination Skyway.

Directly quoting from Disney Parks blog because it's an introduction to Disney's Lakeshore Lodge, which they call a waterfront retreat where guests and their loved ones will discover the wonders of nature through the artistry of Disney storytelling.

Projected to open at Walt Disney World Resort in summer 2027, Disney's Lakeshore Lodge will celebrate the beauty and magic of nature as seen through the eyes of Disney artists and storytellers.

Inspired by Walt Disney's lifelong admiration for the great outdoors, the resort's design will pay tribute to decades of animated stories rooted in nature, with subtle nods to classic films from the lush forests of Bambi and the colorful winds of Pocahontas to the sweeping glacial landscapes of Brother Bear.

Nestled along the tranquil shores of Bay Lake, Disney's Lakeshore Lodge will invite families to slow down, take in their surroundings, and create cherished memories together.

Well, I think that's a tough question, but four down.

Movie with a record for the longest time between its release and the release of its sequel, 63 years, Bambi.

Bambi and Bambi 2.

No, I don't know what they call it.

Bambi 2.

What they call Bambi 2, but anyway.

Maybe

they call it Rambi.

Yeah, so I take that back.

The first one that came to mind for me was Bambi.

Oh, that'd be kind of bad.

It's

So here it's like there's some people.

I mean, you know, it's like, hey, there's Bambi.

And then they like double shout Bambi with the deer in the headlights joke later.

You know, that's some obvious stuff.

and the rabbit looks like thumper yeah and there's like a robin hood reference in there because the the bear that shows up's name is little john so like there's so many we're gonna break ground i guess through the course of this

do you have any other things that they changed

um just like little i already i already closed that window but it was like little plot points that like weren't interesting nothing that would have fundamentally changed the movie i mean having the star be like a peter pan figure that would have fundamentally fundamentally changed the movie the queen being evil would have done that so but the other things are just little changes

Okay, well i've got a list of the things that I noticed that I think were nods to other disney movies, right? so um The one of the first ones I try and do these in order but they're kind of scattered at least grouped by disney movie So first snow white when we first see magnifico, he says mirror mirrors on the wall I mean a lot of these are going to be so obvious they beat you over the head But you might have also missed a lot of these um, and then I mentioned that all of asha's seven friends are based on the seven dwarfs so you can kind of like match each of their personalities up there's also a poison apple skull image on magnifico's desk which represents him being the you know the evil witch essentially in this version of the movie Then you've got Bambi and Robin Hood.

So as Mark was rising, he was in his 20s.

Can you imagine? He was working on Bambi in his 20s and the same with Milt and the same with Frank and Olive.

They all had contributions to Snow White and, of course, the shorts.

By Pinocchio, they were masters.