#Paris Puppet Theater

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Expression of children at the Paris Puppet Theater as they kill the evil dragon, Tuileries Gardens, Paris.

Alfred Eisenstadt, 1963

[the-night-picture-collector]

/ Alfred Eisenstaedt, Children at the Puppet Theater, Paris, 1963

[federer7]

Children at a Puppet Theater. Paris. 1963

Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt

[thelostdreamsthings]

{Why is Telegram a big headache for the Jews, USA and France?

Why did they decide to literally kidnap the owner Pavel Durov at the Paris Airport?

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, was arrested today in France, there are different charges against him.

Telegram is the main source of information about the Israeli genocide and massacre in Gaza.

Thousands of videos of Jews massacring children have been posted on Telegram channels by journalists living in Gaza.

Israel is trying to stop that flow of information and that is why it has killed over 100 journalists in Gaza alone.

The most accurate information about the situation on the ground in Ukraine comes out on Telegram, and NATO can't control it.

Many people use Telegram as their source of information because the information comes directly from the field.

Many dead NATO soldiers appear on Telegram and the CIA and NATO command can no longer hide their direct involvement in the war broke out in Russia.

Telegram did a lot of damage to the French army in Africa.

The Africans organized all their protests, resistance and everything else against the French occupation forces through Telegram.

Russian mercenaries, obviously, use different platforms, but Telegram played for them an important role in accelerating the deterioration of France's military posture, especially in Africa.

This is a famous photo of Telegram founder Pavel Durov giving Putin his middle finger.

In 2011, Durov said that the Russian government had requested him to cancel the accounts of anti-government figures on his social media platform.

Durov not only did not follow, but also publicly released this photo of "raising the middle finger to Putin" in the media, which received cheers from the West.

After the 2014 Ukrainian coup, Durov refused to provide the Russian government with information on users involved in the Ukrainian colorful revolution.

In the same year, he left Russia, claiming that Russia was "unable to keep up with the information age". Shortly after, he acquired French and UAE citizenship and stated that he had no plans to return to Russia.

Today, Durov was arrested by France on charges of using the platform to "support terrorist activities" and "pedophilia" after refusing to provide user information to the United States and Israel, facing 20 years of imprisonment.

Durov helped Ukrainians stage a coup d'état in 2014.

Then the whole West glorified him.

He also trolled the Russian FSB and sent them the “encryption keys” to telegram in 2017.

Back then the west cheered his fight on.

The founder of Telegram has been detained by French intelligence services at Le Bourget Airport in Paris while exiting a private jet.

He is expected to be presented to a judge later this evening, facing multiple charges, according to TF1.

Potential charges include terrorism, drug-related offenses, complicity, fraud, money laundering, concealment, and possession of child exploitation content.

The main concern of EU authorities regarding Telegram is its encrypted messaging, as reported by TF1}

{And despite Durlov helped NATO in the 2014 coup in Ukraine, Russia is working to free Telegram founder Pavel Durov after he was arrested in France.}

If Pavel Durov could be arrested on these charges, then any country can arrest the leaders of Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft… any tech company that helps people communicate!

France is a 🤡 puppet of USA and Israel, who are mad at not having backdoor to Telegram.

Regarding Pavel Durov, Julian Assange, TikTok, Scott Ritter etc. etc. ⬇️

"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater." Frank Zappa

[qirarey123]

Villains in Spider Ballerina's Universe

La Folia Vert (The Green Madness)

In the Spider Ballerina universe, Le Farceur Vert takes on the role of the Green Goblin, infusing the chaotic and mischievous spirit of a jester with the iconic menace of the Green Goblin.

Josephine's encounters with Le Folia Vert are marked by a dance of unpredictability. The jester's penchant for turning crime into a dark performance challenges Josephine's commitment to restoring order and beauty. Their dynamic is one of unpredictable twists and turns, as Le Folia Vert takes pleasure in turning the city into their chaotic stage.

••••

L'Ébéne Cygne(The Ebony Swan)

In the Spider Ballerina universe, L'Ébéne Cygne is a symbiotic entity inspired by Odile, the Black Swan from Swan Lake, combined with the malevolent nature of Venom.

Josephine faces a formidable adversary in The Ebony Swan, whose darkness is a twisted reflection of her own grace. L'Ébéne Cygne aims to corrupt the beauty of ballet, turning it into a nightmarish dance of shadows.

••••

The Pirouette Puppeteer(Doc Ock)

In the grand theaters of Paris, the Pirouette Puppeteer weaves a tale of mechanical marvels in form of ribbons and puppetry, bringing a unique blend of technology and dance to the Spider Ballerina universe.

Josephine's encounters with the Pirouette Puppeteer are a clash of artistic expression and technological innovation. The Pirouette Puppeteer sees Josephine as an obstacle in her quest for revenge, while Josephine struggles to understand the motivations behind the mechanical ballet of her former colleague. Their conflict is a dance of tragedy and technology, a battle between the elegance of ballet and the cold precision of machinery.

••••

The Charming Marquis(Chameleon)

In the aristocratic circles of Paris, the Charming Marquis is a master of disguise and manipulation, using his balletic finesse to infiltrate high society and weave a web of intrigue in the Spider Ballerina universe.

Josephine, unknowingly entangled in the Charming Marquis's schemes, finds herself facing a foe who uses elegance and charm as weapons. The Charming Marquis sees Josephine as a symbol of everything he believes was stolen from him, and their conflicts are a dance between grace and deception. Josephine, in turn, must navigate the intricacies of the social web to uncover the Charming Marquis's true identity and put an end to his manipulative ballet.

I actually have more ideas on Villains but this will do for now.

[lance-thunder-reporting-live]

Good morning Amity Park, I'm your ghostly weatherman, Lance Thunder. Today's Sunday, February 18, and there’s a 0% chance of rain. Highs are in the mid forties, and the lows are in the low twenties.

I apologize for my absence, I was trapped in a Fenton Thermos.

Technus attacked yesterday and overloaded the cellphones of hundreds of Amity Park residents to the point of combustion. Thankfully nobody was hurt, but insurances and phone companies are refusing to reimburse or allow returns or exchanges for the broken phones.

Amity Park Little Theater, which is located at 16th and Paris St, will be holding auditions today, tomorrow, and the day after at 5:00-9:00 pm for roles in acting and puppeteering for Little Shop of Horrors.

The Fentons will likely be driving today.

[paolo-streito-1264]

Alfred Eisenstaedt. Children at the Puppet Theater, Paris, 1963.

[nalyra-dreaming]

Hey so I’m confused how exactly Armand will really be pulling the strings in the theatre in S2. Is he just gonna be manipulating everything like a puppet master or would he use his mind gift on Santiago and the other Vamps?? Does Armand keep Santiago and the others from killing Louis & and Lestat in the books with his mind gift?? Lol Srry I’m confused. I know you don’t know what’s happening in S2 either and this is probably a stupid question but everybody is saying that it makes sense that Santiago, a white man will really be in charge of the theatre instead of Armand, a man of color🖤 in that time period.

Hey!

Well, it's more an implicit thing with Armand I'd say.

Armand was sent to Paris as/to be the coven leader. He knew the rules, he followed them, and he was the clear leader, for centuries. When Lestat came by and more or less destroyed it all by sheer presence (and by not following the rules) Armand went and threw most of his coven into the fire.

What remained of that coven became the basis for the theater after. The vampires left knew full well what Armand was/is capable of. Now, it is a bit unclear when Santiago joined, but Armand lets him take the literal and proverbial stage in the book, too. But he is also the one to call him back if needed.

I think... totally apart from the fact that Armand can and does induce visions and control via the mind and spell gift - it is a healthy dose of fear with which he "leads".

And, I mean, Armand is no cutie pie later either - he keeps to some of the rules, cleans up the "rubble", the young ones, in every place he is. Gets Lestat to do the same. For example.

In season 2 of the show the added color-conscious approach of course plays into it all as well - it would likely make sense to let Santiago be the public face of it all.

I think Armand simply gave instructions in regards to Louis and Lestat - simple sentences, uttered once. I don't think he needed to say more, or even influence more, because the vampires there were very much used to his rule.

Hope that makes sense :)

[toot-things]

Albert Eisenstaest.Kids watching the story of 'George and the Dragon' at an outdoor puppet theater in Paris,1963

[itsloriel]

Alfred Eisenstaedt | Children at the Puppet Theater, Paris (1963) | MutualArt

[alex-the-nonsensologist]

Disney Dreamland - Part 4: Fantasyland

(I had already posted about Mysteryland previously, which retroactively makes it Part 3. So we're moving on to the next part.)

Quite possibly the largest of the five lands, probably even beating out my mega-Adventureland. 

Small World Gardens

Located behind Small World, this sprawling area would transition into Storybook Town Square. Flower arrangements inspired by Keukenhof in the Netherlands. Similar to Paris’s Fantasyland, there would be a couple rivers running through the garden with lovely bridges to cross over them. 

Dumbo the Flying Elephant : The Masquerade Circus could be positioned near the Mysteryland/Fantasyland border so that the back of the tents could serve as a backdrop for the Dumbo ride, which would have its own little area in the gardens. I was at a loss on where else to place this ride, but I stubbornly wanted to include it as it is currently the only attraction to be found in all 6 existing castle parks and I didn't want to break that streak.

"Casey Jr. Circus Train": Doesn't have to specifically be Dumbo-themed, I just really want a cute novelty train to wind through the garden, with cute bridges to pass over the walkways and rivers.

“Swan Boats”: Paddle boats. I say “swan boats” but they don’t have to be just swans, but could also resemble other birds such as ducks, geese, and flamingos.

Symphony Gazebo: A gazebo in the garden for a live band to play classical music.

“Windmill snack stand”: I saw a picture of the Old Mill in Paris and thought it looked so charming. German pretzels. 

Storybook Town Square

The town follows in the footsteps of Ananheim’s 1983 overhaul with each building having its own unique look. Would feature a fluid mix of Bavarian and British architecture. The Bavarian half of the town on the west contains “Pinocchio Square” and the theater. The British half on the east contains Peter Pan, Little Nemo (even though Nemo is American), and Mr. Toad. A large fountain stands in the center. Cobblestones would pave the ground. I want this area to evoke the feeling of Paris’s Fantasyland as well as Efteling in the Netherlands . 

Pinocchio’s Daring Escape: Focuses more on escaping Pleasure Island. The only other thing I would change is have all the sets and animatronics appear to be carved out of wood, and have real clothes on the animatronics, for a more high-quality “hand made” look, the implication being the entire ride is a life-sized puppet show. The ride building along with the toy shop and restaurant form a smaller “Pinocchio Square”, which would include a smaller fountain with a statue of Pinocchio.

Geppetto’s Toy Shop: Would feature regular retail plush toys, as well as old fashioned toys like wooden marionettes and wind-ups, as well as cuckoo clocks. Christmas ornaments can also be purchased here.   

Pinocchio’s Pizza Place: Italian cuisine. Basically the Pinocchio Village Haus in Orlando, but with an alliterative name, and also some of the pizzas have toppings decorated to look like Pinocchio smiley faces. Quick service.  

Once Upon a Time Theatre: Hosts live indoor stage shows. While any show with Disney musical medleys is fine, I would much prefer original shows of rarely-featured stories, such as the other tales from the 1001 Arabian Nights, or a stage version of Disney's Return to Oz (which I personally love better as an Oz adaptation than MGM's movie; 2013's Oz the Great and Powerful was meh). Building design would be modeled after the new Fantasyland Forest Theatre in Tokyo.

“German restaurant”: Table service. 

Flight to Neverland: Would utilize the best aspects from each version of the ride. For example, I love that Shanghai’s queue is themed to a London park (Kensington Gardens?), and the chimneys in Paris’s loading dock blow smoke. The building facade would definitely have a functioning clock tower, in homage to Big Ben, but designed to fit with the small town aesthetic. The name change is simply because I feel like guests actually take on the role of the Darling children more than they do Peter.

Little Nemo in Slumberland: Little Nemo may not be a Disney IP, but it has such rich and vibrant imagery, I think it could work really well as a Disney ride. Not to mention it’s in the public domain, so there shouldn’t be any legal issues. In many ways it’s very similar to Peter Pan’s Flight, so maybe it could also help balance the wait times between the two rides. Guests take on the role of Nemo and ride flying beds (or at least, benches that look like beds, with a headboard and a footboard) that soar out the bedroom window. What follows are awe-inspiring, almost surreal, scenes of Slumberland. Things start to distort and become chaotic as the dream turns into a nightmare. Before anything too awful happens, guests “wake up” back in Nemo’s bedroom while the voice of Nemo’s mother scolds us for eating before bed. For visual reference, I recommend the Osamu Dezaki pilot film that was created during the movie’s development, though I obviously wouldn’t put the giant Sauron eye in the ride. 

Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride: Orlando’s former double-track ride, but with Anaheim’s building exterior. I never got to experience this ride and I really want to.

Ever After Castle

Here it is, the traditional centerpiece of all Disney parks, now the centerpiece of Fantasyland instead. I personally think of most Disney castles as tall but not wide. This castle would be slightly different from the traditional Disney castle by taking up more ground space. I hate to sound blasphemous, but for this castle I’m thinking of something similar to Shrek’s Far Far Away Castle in Universal Singapore but with more detailed ornate decorations like Paris’ castle, and the outer walls slightly covered in ivy vines for a more inviting, homely look. It would also stand on top of an elevated foundation, surrounded by a moat. There would be a large courtyard in front of the main castle building, with the carousel placed in the center of it. The gift shop and the meet-and-greet are each placed on either the west or east side of the courtyard. The north of the courtyard would feature the restaurant on the ground floor, the entrance to the underground boat ride, and stairs to the second floor attraction. 

Cinderella’s Carriage Carrousel: Regarding the visual design, I want it to look like the pumpkin carriage turned into a carousel. The canopy could include fiber optic fairy dust that lights up at night.

Be Our Guest Restaurant: French cuisine. I really like Tokyo’s Beauty and the Beast ride and would love to import it, but I respect the OLC’s exclusivity rights too much. I wondered if I could make it a combination ride and restaurant where each table is a ride vehicle, but I worried that would cause motion sickness which is a big no-no for a restaurant. At the very least, for my version I would love to have animatronics perform “Be Our Guest” every 30 minutes or so. Also, perhaps every hour, Belle and Beast performers would come out onto the dance floor and invite guests to waltz with them. Hot Take: The Grey Stuff is very obviously a savory food as it is clearly presented on a tray of hors d'oeuvres in the movie. But since the version currently offered in the parks has been imprinted in fans’ minds I think it’s best to offer two versions: Savory (chicken liver pate) as an appetizer and Sweet (cookies and cream) as a dessert.

Royal Meet-and-Greet: I personally do not care much for meet and greets, but for the people that do, here you can meet the Princesses, some of the Princes, as well as non-Princesses such as Giselle, Esmeralda, and TinkerBell. 

Kingdom Treasures gift shop: Based on the Tokyo shop of the same name. 

Crystal Caverns Canal: Boat ride underneath the castle. My first idea for this ride was basically Voyage to the Crystal Grotto from Shanghai, if all the character statues were built out of crystals and mosaic tiles. Then I realized, there’s probably too much IP already in the land, so I think there could be an original story about the crystals being a source of magic for the kingdom, and have scenes of wizards and fairies harvesting the crystals and creating experiments with them. Sort of a “tour of the workshop” kind of ride. I’m thinking of something with the same vibes as Dreamflight in Efteling. 

Merlin’s Library / Yen Sid’s Library: Located on the second floor of the castle. Originally I wanted a ride in a similar vein to Symbolica in Efteling, but with a story like that of Mystic Manor in Hong Kong. Then I wondered if it would be feasible to have a ride in the second story, so I’m also okay with this being a walkthrough attraction.  I feel either wizard could work here. Merlin is the more well-known wizard, but Yen Sid is easier to create an original backstory for. The basic gist of the attraction is you wander around a library with little vignettes of magical items operating on their own; a quill pen writing  by itself, a large spell book turning its own pages, floating books sorting themselves on the shelves, etc. There could even be some interactive elements, such as paintings that change, or opening a book can project a scene “coming to life” and “escaping” the book.

Fairytale Gardens: Walkthrough garden. There would be lovely little vignettes scattered throughout, including Snow White’s wishing well, a giant beanstalk, and The Sword in the Stone placed in a little alcove in the castle’s outer wall. This would be outside the courtyard. Maybe off to the side, to the west, wrapping around the outer castle wall, next to Shadowland Forest.

Shadowland Forest

Inspired by the Black Forest of Germany, this area features spookier attractions. West of the castle, shares the border with Mysteryland and the Gravity Falls area. There would be plenty of fir, spruce, and pine trees to make it feel like an actual forest, maybe even hide some of the attractions from view. 

Snow White’s Scary Adventures : Building facade would include the Evil Queen peeking out her window. I would place the building nearest to Storybook Town Square, at the edge of the forest.

“Gingerbread Factory Tour” : Based on my twisted Hansel and Gretel dark ride idea. Guests are given a tour of gingerbread golems at work (something like Tim Burton’s version of Wonka’s factory if it were more surreal and set in 1800s Germany), then are chased through obstacles, such as lollipop blades swinging from the walls, and peppermint stick darts, by Hansel and Gretel themselves. They’ve been very distrustful of adults after their parents abandoned them in the woods, and after the witch held them captive. They deem the guests harmless, and let them go but warn them to never come back.

Candy Carnival shop: The ride would exit into a shop themed to a candy carnival safe haven that Hansel and Gretel built for children lost in the woods. Would feature gingerbread treats and a nice selection of old-fashioned candies and German sweets. Guests can also watch bakers and candymakers at work. (Despite the name, there are no actual rides here, just animatronic decorations.)

Dragon Mountain: I wanted a unique “Mountain” ride, much like how the Matterhorn and Everest are unique to their parks. And dragons are cool. Originally this was going to be based on Maleficent, but now I’m leaning more towards an original story. And to put a neat spin on things, instead of a fire-breathing dragon, it would be a wintery ice dragon! I would also love it if the dragon was not portrayed as a mindless, violent beast hoarding treasure, but a parent protecting their child from intruders.

I initially wanted a sub-land recreating Halloween Town (with a spooky "Scare-ousel") but I felt Fantasyland was already overrun with too many IPs (and seven carousels is enough for one park), so here an area is set aside for seasonal Nightmare Before Christmas or Villains themed events, leaving the Haunted Mansion free during the holidays. 

Disney Dreamland Railroad Fantasyland station: Styled after the ruins of a medieval castle. Located on the edge of the forest near Ever After Castle, next to the entrance to Winter Village.

Wonderland

East of the castle, on the border with Create-It-Land. While there would be plenty of natural green, there would also be an abundant mix of giant pink, purple, and turquoise “wildlife”, as seen in the initial scrapped concept art for Tokyo’s expansion. Giant mushrooms in place of benches,  trees decorated with misleading signs, lamp posts that look like giant flowers. March Hare would definitely be included as a walk-around character alongside Hatter and Alice. People often forget the tea party took place at the Hare’s and mistakenly believe Hatter to be the host, and I will not stand for this March Hare erasure.  I would also have plenty of card soldiers roaming around, “patrolling” the area.

Down the Rabbit-Hole: An upside-down funhouse with wonky mirrors, and trick doors galore! A hall of doors in the end would lead into the maze. I was thinking there could probably also be a madhouse ride portion where guests can experience the room actually turning upside down; inspired by Villa Volta in Efteling. 

Wonderland Maze: As much as I like the Alice in Wonderland ride in Anaheim, I personally feel that Wonderland is a world that is best experienced up close and at your own pace, which a maze perfectly embodies. While the maze would obviously be themed to classic animated Alice like the Paris version, it would have different environments, like Shanghai’s Tim Burton version. First half of the maze would be a forest-like environment with giant plants and singing flowers. Second half would have rose bushes, fancy iron fences, and carved stone walls and statues for the Queen of Heart’s castle area. There would be a handful of tiny doors scattered throughout that guests can crawl through as shortcuts. Among the character statues scattered around the maze, I really want to include the Mock-Turtle and Gryphon, based on their designs from the Jell-O commercial, perhaps on a sandy beach shore by a small fountain / pond.

House of Cards Banquet Hall: Inspired by the Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall in Tokyo. Would follow the same eccentric and colorful design scheme, but I want it to look like a stone castle made out of cards. Definitely would have lovely stained glass windows. Desserts include Royal Heart Tarts. They could also come in souvenir cups and plates like the ones found in Tokyo.

Mad Tea Party: Would have a canopy roof to protect from the weather and direct sunlight, but I also wouldn’t mind a stained-glass version. Or even a canopy made of trees. Teacup designs would be a mix of various patterns from all versions (except Orlando’s, I do not care for the zigzag scribbles). Would also include the giant teapot with the Dormouse in the center. To help with queue waits, I’d even have two ride systems, much like how Orlando doubled their Dumbo ride. One could even be themed to the Hatter while the other to the March Hare.

March Hare’s tea shop: Would have the same building design as March Hare Refreshments in Paris. Would sell several varieties of tea, Unbirthday Cake, and macarons. Could also feature a long table with interactive tea things to play with, like Shanghai does at the end of its maze, and plenty of fancy chairs for photo-ops.

Mad Hatter’s hat shop: Hats, Mickey ears, and other headgear. To match the March Hare’s chimney ears, this building would resemble a large top hat. Would also feature hat racks for photo-ops, like Shanghai does at the end of its maze.

100 Acre Wood

East of Town Square, on the border with Create-It-Land. A tiny little area with tall trees providing shade, a lovely little Poohsticks Bridge over a small river, and a cozy corner for a meet-and-greet with Pooh and friends.

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day: Basically the same as Pooh’s Hunny Hunt in Tokyo, which includes the giant book facade, and the same level of crafted detail and technical marvel throughout the ride, but with scenes added for the “rain, rain, rain”, and Pooh’s hero party as the ending. I would also use Anaheim’s zany color scheme for the Heffalumps and Woozles room with some added special effects for even more zaniness.  The ride’s name change is just to both set it apart from the other versions, and because I realized with the exception of Pooh stuck in the honey tree, all the iconic scenes in the ride come from Blustery Day.

Pooh Corner gift shop: Also utilizes the same English cottage look as Tokyo’s.

Hunny Smackerels snack stand: Hunny Pot cupcakes, honeycomb, honey ice cream, and a separate cart for honey popcorn in lovely Pooh-shaped popcorn buckets. It would be really cute if the stand is actually inside a giant tree trunk, with a dutch door counter window for guests to order from. 

The next three sub-lands would be behind Ever After Castle, outside the perimeter of the railroad tracks border. The entrance to Winter Village is between Shadowland Forest and the castle, while the entrance to Encanto Valley is between Wonderland and the castle. Mermaid Lagoon is directly behind the castle, between the other two sub-lands and only accessible through them. Small mountains would form berms for each sub-land. For reference, think of how Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, and Toy Story Land are arranged in Hong Kong.

Winter Village

Inspired by my Narnia theme park concept. This entire mini-land would be indoors, to have air-conditioning to sell the illusion of winter, and to preserve the artificial winter setup from the real-life elements outdoors. This mini-land would be round (roughly) so that the glass ceiling that lets in natural light can have a hexagonal snowflake design. At night time there’d be projections of Northern Lights. NOT Frozen themed. It’s a cute movie and all, but far overstayed its welcome before it was even released on DVD. Village would be a mix of Russian and Scandinavian architecture.  Can be used for a Santa Claus meet-and-greet during Christmas.

Enchanted Snow Palace: The planned but never built ride based on Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen. The concept art looks leagues better than the final product of Frozen Ever After.

“Winter Sleigh Ride”: Ride through winter scenery in sleighs pulled by reindeer. Technically a dark ride, since the entire subland is indoors, but feels like an outdoor ride.

"Snowball Arcade": I really wanted something to simulate snowball fights, but without the chaos and mess. Here, guests can throw snowballs at targets to win plush prizes.

"Russian cafe": Russian pastries and snacks

"Ice skating rink": Free if you bring your own skates.

Mermaid Lagoon

A scaled-down version of the land in Tokyo DisneySea, without the playground and kiddie rides. Like DisneySea, it would have a lovely seashell castle facade, with the attractions indoors. Unlike DisneySea, there would be a small lake in front with a ship restaurant docked on it.

“Under the Sea”: NOT a retelling of the movie, but instead an original story that would take place some time pre-movie. Follows Ariel on one of her outings as she explores the sea looking for new treasures to add to her collection. Final scene could be of Ariel in her grotto after completing her latest trip, but feeling unsatisfied as she wistfully looks at her collection, while instrumentals for “Part Of Your World” softly play in the background. 

King Triton’s Concert Hall: Just like the one in Tokyo DisneySea, this would be a 360 degree show with Ariel “swimming” in midair above the audience, a giant animatronic Triton, performer puppets of Flounder and Sebastian, and other mixed special effects. 

Undersea Carousel: Fish carousel. Underwater lighting effects and blows bubbles as it spins. 

Ariel’s Grotto gift shop

Ship restaurant: Mediterranean seafood. I mean, it’s on a human ship that’s not technically in Triton’s Kingdom, so I think this gets a pass for serving fish. It could even be themed to Chef Louis for a laugh. 

“Nighttime Water Show”: Just spitballing an idea, maybe the lagoon could also be used for a nighttime water show a la Fantasmic / World of Color. The viewing area could be across the lagoon from Triton’s castle; the lights of Triton’s castle would coordinate with the show.

Encanto Valley

A lovely recreation of the valley, with Casita and a little village area for shops and Colombian dining, and plenty of lush greenery. 

La Casa Madrigal: I really like @rrdcooc’s idea for Casita as a walkthrough attraction! It’s so cool! Especially the ideas for Pepa and Luisa's rooms. I wouldn’t change much, aside from adding a few extra touches, such as an interactive flower wall in Isabela’s room that mimics guests’ silhouettes (like Daniel Rozin's "Mechanical Mirrors"), and maybe a couple themed flat rides to add capacity, such as a flowery swing spinner ride in Isabela’s room, and a tiny jungle animal carousel in Antonio’s room. In Dolores's room, guests can see sound waves (like that Magic School Bus episode), and Camilo's room can contain "mirrors" with different character models that mimic guests' movements in real time (like VTuber avatars). Also includes a gift shop selling “homemade” fashions and plush toys by Mirabel.

“Magic Realism Art Exhibit”: While I think the final movie is perfect, I would have loved it if Casita more closely resembled its concept art, which leaned much more heavily into magic realism. This attraction would be a walkthrough art exhibit full of giant optical illusion paintings that guests can pose in for photo-ops. For reference, I’m recalling the Trick Eye Museum, a temporary art exhibit I went to years ago in Hong Kong.

Encanto Sing-Along: I’m not always a huge fan of the “book report” shows they do in the Parks, but in this case, most of Encanto’s songs are so specific to the story that removing them from the context of the movie wouldn't work (especially in the case of fan favorite “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”).  The stage can also be used for original Colombian performances, as well as from neighboring Latin American countries.

Julieta’s Arepas: Food cart. These arepas may not heal you, but they’re magically delicious! 

Arabian Oasis (scrapped)

Before Encanto was released and became one of my favorite recent movies, my initial idea was to put in an Aladdin-themed area. Not an exact recreation of Agrabah, more like a broad strokes version of Agrabah in the same manner as Arabian Coast in Tokyo DisneySea.

Magic Carpet Ride: A suspension ride in a similar manner as Peter Pan’s Flight, using the carpet vehicles. Fly through the Agrabah marketplace, over the desert, and above the clouds. Ride music features instrumentals from “A Whole New World”.

Scheherazade’s Tales From the 1001 Nights: Stage show.

Flavors of Agrabah: Arabian / Middle-Eastern cuisine 

Cave of Wonders gift shop: I think the theming is appropriate considering guests are exchanging money for goods and not stealing them (ideally).

Other parts:

World Galleria

Adventureland

Mysteryland

Create-It-Land

Discoveryland

[circes-palace]

hello. im nausicaa.

seventeen years old. i welcome anyone on this blog as long as they aren’t weird.

interests: the iliad and the odyssey, mythology, epic the musical, starkid, pjo, hoo, toa, the owl house, paris the musical, magnus chase, kane chronicles, and other musicals.

i love (and sometimes hate) drawing! i have been drawing since i was four.

EPIC (not odyssey) circe my beloved !! pfp and banner are made by the talented artist gigizetz.

fun facts about me:

my display name, “you going down to circes?” is a reference to the early drafts of puppeteer, in which hermes sang this as the first line.

ive been in many musicals in my local theater. i love acting and i also want to be a technician or lighting for musicals someday.

my favorite color is gold.

i LOVE hazel levesque, polites, circe, telemachus, and alex fierro <3

im a polythiest.

I LOVE DIOMEDES.

i like doing incorrect quotes so expect those

ships i like (will be updated, btw)

telemachus x nausicaa

telemachus x peisistratus

emma x paul

penelope x odysseus

hector x andromache

OTHER BLOGS:

@athenas-hourglass (art blog)

@ruthlessness-is-mercy (extra side blog)

@thefallenwaxwinged (icarus rp blog)

@not-the-capital-paris (paris rp blog)

@eurymachus-of-ithaca (eurymachus rp blog)

[thatdeadaquarius]

A TAG GAME?! :O :D !!

✨️💙✨️

♡ 3 Lovely Ships:

Soukoku (i just think theyre so ✨️silly✨️ & couples that are @ war r my fav so- 🥰) also i recently discovered MANGA soukoku??!?!?! like theyre literally

✨️🍒🍑🍓🩹🩸💀🔫🏳️‍🌈🚔🗡🍉🍊🍋✨️ <- this

EraserMic THIS SHIP HAS BEEN IN MY BRAIN SINCE THE YEAR THE DAMN ANIME CAME OUT, IN THE YEAR OF YOU, OUR CREATOR 2016 I THINK 😭 (sagau ref lol)

IVE LITERALLY CEMENTED THEM SO HARD AS MY GAY DADS THAT I FUCKING FORGOT THEYRE NOT CANON- i get confused when theyre on screen and not more coupley 💀 biggest comfort ship <3

Myself / the near entirety of Genshin Impact Playable Characters LMAOO IM A POLYAMOROUS SL*T IDK WHAT U WANT FROM MEEEE-

♡ First Ship:

Wow, back in ye olden days.. hmm... i wanna say Sasuke/Naruto lmao, I DIDNT REALIZE HUT I HEARD THE WORST NEWS EVER RECENTLY THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY A BL INSTEAD OF AN ACTION THINGY AND THEY WOULDVE DATED 😭😭

♡ Last Song:

Labour by Paris Paloma! Im so fucking obsessed it just embodies the entirety of Feminine Rage I need- and how hard women work all the fucking time!

(Idk ig this is part of the template but-)

Live, Laugh, Love Hatsune Miku too

@fandangotales lol

♡ Last Movie:

Cocaine Bear!

Kinda cgi gory, mostly gross, sometimes i gagged 😭, watched it in theaters and it was so hilarious tho, the dialogue was like, super natural too! Like realistic jokes i would make in those situations lmao

Hope i can write dialogue that natural one day :O

♡ Currently Reading:

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System!

I fucking love this light novel (AND ITS ARTIST?! I SAW IT IN A BOOKSTORE AFTER KNOWINF THEM OFF TWITTER AND WAS IN SHOCK-)

♡ Currently Watching:

Bungou Stray Dogs & Saving 80,000 Gold In Another World For My Retirement!

♡ Currently Consuming:

Some fucking stellar Boba teas from my local shop in town! I got a sort of strawberry frozen one with whip cream and mango jelly stars + lychee popping pearls And my quintessential Thai Tea w/classic tapioca my beloved <3

Yes... I am a fancy drink bitch 😔, now you all know my secret

♡ Currently Craving:

God who wouldn't I kill for some pasta rn, like penne with the sauce and the cheeseeee UGH 😫 </3

♡ HAHA IM TAGGING:

(no pressure babes!)

@mists-reading-nook (UR SOLDIER/POET/KING WORSHIP IS CONSUMING MY WORLDBUILDING HEART- I CHECK TO SEE IF U EVER POST ANYTHING/POST ABT KING BC ILY UR WRITING SM<3)

@lonelyrosegold (i just found u but i rlly loved ur background music about Linked Universe, which I also just found out about lmao)

@bk-4-trash-fire (the OG, the SUPREME, My Liege 😌✨️ ur actually one of the first ppl that rotred my brain over genshin sagau! Thank u for all ur cool ideas that i may or may not write an entire short story abt some day lmao! The Possession AU i made was partially inspired by you!<3)

@intothegenshinworld (new for me but awesome writer!! I cant wait to see more of ur stuff!)

@chocogi (UR PUPPETEER AU PARTIALLY INSPIRED MY POSSESSION AU! thanks for the cool content!!)

♡

@fandangotales & @undecidingfate

THANK YOU BOTH?! FOR THE TAG 😭 It sounds silly but ive never gotten tagged for these things before & i was so happy to see it ;u; !!

More asks answered/posts to come my fellow zodiac signs!!

Safe travels,

💀♒️

[puppetshowdown]

Full Competitor Reveal!

The time has finally arrived! Here are the characters that will be participating in the Puppet Showdown!

I did decide to keep this competition to only puppets in the traditional sense and not include characters that are puppets in the "being controlled by someone else" sense, as much as I did enjoy those submissions! Also apologies but I did end up only using the Muppets that were submitted individually, I didn't really have another big group to put them against and it just seemed a bit more fair imo! Anyway! Here is the list of Puppets! I will be working on the actual bracket and the images soon!

-Wally Darling (Welcome Home) -Eddie Dear (Welcome Home) -Julie Joyful (Welcome Home) -Barnaby B. Beagle (Welcome Home) -The Professor (Puppet History) -Scout (Hello Puppets) -Riley Ruckus (Hello Puppets) -Mortimer Handee (Hello Puppets) -Daisy Danger (Hello Puppets) -Nick Nack (Hello Puppets) -Randy Feltface -Deet (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) -Pinocchio (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio) -Spamton (Deltarune) -Paris (The Dummy's Dummy) -Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors) -Elmo (Sesame Street) -Julia (Sesame Street) -Kermit (The Muppets) -Rowlf (The Muppets) -Ghost of Christmas Present (The Muppets Christmas Carol) -The Puppet (Five Nights at Freddy's) -BonBon (Five Nights at Freddy's) -Lil Cal (Homestuck) -Puppet!Habbit (Smile For Me) -Mekk Elek (Mekk Elek az ezermester) -Emett Otter (Emett Otter's Jugband Christmas) -Warren the Eagle (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared) -Yellow Guy (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared) -Duck (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared) -Henrietta Pussycat (Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood) -Daniel Tiger (Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood) -The Fireside Girl Marionette (Phineas and Ferb) -Buksi (Futrinka utca) -Crow T. Robot (Mystery Science Theater 3000) -Mary (Death Mark) -Rosie and Jim -Basil Brush (The Basil Brush Show) -Cleo (Between the Lions) -Click the Mouse (Between the Lions) -Lost Doll (Gregory Horror Show) -Beelzeneff (Ouran High School Host Club) -Nemu Takara's Puppet (Blue Exorcist) -Muffin the Mule -Puppet!Angel (Angel) -Dipper Sock Puppet (Gravity Falls) -Belle the Tinkerer (Sonic the Hedgehog comics) -Sooty (The Sooty Show) -Sweep (The Sooty Show) -Soo (The Sooty Show) -Five Pebbles (Rain World) -Mazsola (Mazsola and Tádé) -Süsü (Süsü the Dragon) -Slappy (Goosebumps) -Mirr-Murr (Mirr-Murr Kandúr Kalandjai) -Gillach (Mabinogi) -Earl Schmerle (The Rock-afire Explosion) -Lamb Chop -Marionette (Dragon Quest IX) -Sasori (Naruto) -Puppet!Virgil Sanders (Sanders Sides) -Puppet!Patton Sanders (Sanders Sides) -Puppet!Roman Sanders (Sanders Sides) -Puppet!Logan Sanders (Sanders Sides)

[pwlanier]

Karvovsky A.V. "Rest" 1961. GZ23 Cardboard, mixed technique.

Alexey Vasilyevich Karvovsky (Alex AKAR) (1903-1976) - decorator, illustrator, member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. He emigrated to France. He studied with Laurent and Nyum. He worked in French decorative ateliers, painted scenery for cinema. In collaboration with Pierre Gand, he made screensavers for books, engravings and illustrations. In the early 1930s, he exhibited still lifes and portraits at the Salon des Indefendants. Participant of the exhibition of the Paris group of Ukrainian artists in Lviv (1933).

He worked on painting the walls of Parisian cafes and restaurants. In 1945-1947 he participated in exhibitions of Russian artists and sculptors organized by the Union of Soviet Patriots. Participated in the annual exhibition Beaux-Arts et Arts Décoratifs in Agnières (France, 1950), two works of the artist from this exhibition bought Paris.

He designed theatrical productions in Moscow and Magnitogorsk, worked as an artist at the Central Puppet Theater and headed one of the workshops of the Combine of Decorative Arts. Personal exhibitions were held in Moscow (MOSH, 1959; Central House of Art Workers, 1964; MOSH, 1984). In May 2010, the Yaroslavl Art Museum hosted a memorial exhibition "Alexey Karvovsky. Painting, graphics, documents."

Art Molotok

[boldlyanxious]

Incredible News

Follow up to Seeing Double

My masterlist

Marinette had refused to let Dick see the costumes she had been working on. She wanted it to be a surprise. They would change into their matching costumes before they headed to the carnival later and she knew they would probably be seen and likely followed by the media. She had planned the costumes accordingly.

She worked hard to make them look really authentic. She had even whispered to the Daily Planet that they should be ready. A little thing that was specifically contracted that she did not need to do but why not give the tip to the reporters she knew and was certain respected boundaries when approaching them. The Wayne public relations team had fought hard for that and her employer had worked with them.

It was a huge frenzy when they first started officially dating. She nearly had to quit her job but she really hadn’t wanted that. She loved her job and had worked hard to get good at it. She had been taken off the Waynes for reporting because of the conflict there. They needed someone unbiased and willing to report and that was not her. She actually had moved to full time fashion reporting. She was really excited to see the fall out, pun intended because Dick would love it, of her latest piece comparing the Gabriel fall line to bad halloween costumes.

Checking her phone again, she was frustrated that she hadn’t heard back from her parents. They were supposed to be getting on a flight to see them and would arrive late tonight but as far as she could tell they hadn’t even seen her last messages. She knew they were most likely fine. But the twins were so excited to see their grandparents again. This was the first time her parents were coming here though.

They had needed more time to prepare to close down the shop and travel but that time had finally arrived. Dick had taken her to Paris once a month since he found out they had never met their grandchildren. She had never been confident that she could be back in France while Gabriel was still free but the Waynes offered more protection against him; he couldn’t do anything to them even if he had never faced justice. Although his business was suffering recently and she was fairly certain that Wayne Enterprises had targeted it.

When she arrived at the manor she found it completely dark and silent. Initially she had thought that something had gone terribly wrong but she realized that there were tiny glow in the dark stickers trailing down the hall. She had made it all through the house and then down the stairs to the theater area. The door and wall had a glow in the dark spider web covering it. She passed a point and there was a click before a voice spoke through a speaker.

“If you continue, you will be caught in my web,” Dick’s voice was distorted and she could hear the children giggling. “Enter if you dare.”

When she opened the door she could still hear the giggling and Dick was whispering to the kids. Then a light shined on the ceiling. Dick was laying on the floor making hand puppets in the beam. Wyatt and Wren were joining in which involved climbing on top of him where he lay on the floor out of the way of the beam. Once she was getting closer she could hear him coaching them.

“Okay, are we ready? Just like we practiced for Momma.”

He blocked the beam while he helped them get into whatever position they had practiced. That really just made the beam shine on his butt so it was the perfect distraction for his surprise. Also worked to distract her from walking. She stumbled but quickly righted herself and then when she looked back Dick had moved.

She couldn’t tell what they were holding by looking at them but when she looked at the wall it was clear. They stood facing each other and looked to be holding hands. But the light cast the shadow across the entire wall behind them. They were giggling at the huge shadows they made but they held still just as they had practiced. The tiny object in their hands was clear on the wall. They were holding a ring.

They cheered and something made a noise across the room. It took her only a second to realize that one of them had thrown it. She looked over trying to ascertain which direction it had landed but she only heard the echoing in the large room. Dick didn’t seem bothered. His shadow moved and pulled her attention back to him. He had dropped to one knee and based on the shining spot in his hand, he had not trusted their children with the real ring. She rushed to him and without giving him a chance to ask anything, she pulled him up into a kiss.

“Yes,” she whispered, her lips still against his.

“I had a whole thing prepared to say. You’re kinda ruining the moment.”

He was still smiling when he went back to kissing her. They were stopped far sooner than they preferred by tugging at their legs.

“Guess we will have to celebrate more later. I think they are too excited.”

“I told them if you said yes that they could help me put the ring on you.”

The parents crouched down together and Dick showed them which finger to slide the ring on the hand Marinette held out.

“Now go find the other surprise. I’ll get Momma the blindfold.”

They ran away, excited about whatever else Dick had planned. She would just appreciate it, knowing she had her own surprises today. One of which she had just come up with.

“You are full of surprises today,” she shifted away from him and the light. “Lucky for you I have a few surprises up my sleeves before you get your blindfold out.”

She threw something into his face and positioned herself while he was busy figuring out what happened.

“How do you have something up your sleeves if I have your sleeves?” he asked.

He was holding out her shirt, grinning. His jaw fell when he saw what she had done with her shadow. He couldn’t decide where to look. She was right in front of him with the light shining right on her. Her shadow was cast across the wall and she had definitely taken care to angle herself. He watched as his hand’s shadow met her shadow. Then the larger shadows met together. He took his time kissing her, loving the feeling of her skin against his hands. He was already coming up with so many plans for shadows they could create. His hands slid down her back and his fingers slipped into the top band of her pants but they pushed apart when they heard a scream.

They nearly tripped over each other to get to the children and find out why they were screaming. Marinette managed to get her shirt back on on the way. They came out to see Jason trying to comfort a crying Wyatt who had clearly been scared by Jason jumping out in costume. He was trying to get the cape off and had started to pull out the fangs when Wren took matters into her own hands. She got between Jason and Wyatt and slapped Jason hard on the nose.

Dick reached out to stop her from hitting again and pulled Wyatt up to comfort him. Jason lifted his arms in surrender, fake teeth still half out of his mouth.

“My, what big teeth you have,” Marinette said cheekily, trying to hold back her laugh at the situation.

“In my defense, I thought they would be with you. I thought it would be a laugh." He looked dejected as he continued, "It took them too long to warm up to me for me to want to scare them.”

“It will be fine. You can sneak them an extra candy while we aren’t looking later.”

Marinette reached for Wyatt who had calmed down but was still looking a bit grumpy at Jason. He would be happy once they got their costumes on and got to the carnival so she wasn’t worried. They were here to get ready to head to a fall carnival hosted by Wayne Enterprises. All of Dick’s family would be helping in some way but they would also get a chance to play the games. She suspected Jason would want to take them to do something fun so they would remember how much they loved him.

Dick guided her past Jason and into the sitting room. Marinette wasn’t prepared for his surprise at all. She realized she hadn’t been able to get ahold of her parents before their flight because they were already on the way. She rushed forward to hug them. She hadn’t been expecting them until late tonight but now they would be able to see the kids at the carnival. She knew how much all of them would love that.

Her mom saw the ring right away and they were quick to congratulate her. It had taken them a bit to warm up to Dick since the circumstances had left Marinette alone. But they had come to love him like a son. Marinette had assured them that their initial meeting was both of them making the mistake of not having a way to contact each other. She couldn’t explain why she had difficulty contacting him after so they had to believe the situation was a bit more random. But it helped them a lot that he was very involved once they found each other again. Not just with the children. He was there for Marinette and he had helped all her family by solving their problems with Marinette not feeling safe in Paris.

They were leaving together from here so after a few minutes visiting with her parents, Marinette ushered them to Dick’s room in the manor so they could change. They still had time but she was ready to tell Dick her other surprise.

“Alright, close your eyes and I’ll get out the costumes.”

“Anything for my future wife,” he said.

He leaned down for a kiss and when he pulled away his eyes were closed. She laid the costumes across the bed. She kissed him again when they were set up. She could hear the kids already climbing on the bed and messing up the carefully laid out outfits but she didn’t care. She pulled away slightly and watched his eyes open slowly, taking time to look in hers before looking at the costumes.

She knew he was really excited about the costumes too. This would be their first Halloween together. His hand found hers and he intertwined their fingers. His thumb brushed her knuckles and settled on her ring. He leaned down to kiss her again and she was happy to remember that it was their first of many Halloweens as a family. She allowed him to turn her. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and pulled her against his chest before he looked at her creations.

“These are amazing! They look like the real thing. I know The Incredibles is Wyatt and Wren’s favorite movie, but I didn’t know if it would look right without a baby Jack Jack.”

“What if there were baby Jack Jack?”

Marinette turned her neck so she could see Dick better. Their fingers were still intertwined with his finger still tracing the newly placed engagement ring. She moved his hand lower on his abdomen and waited very briefly for him to make the connection.

“Really?” he asked. “This is the best surprise ever.”

“It was really hard to keep it from you. But I immediately realized we could do the costumes and either have a secret or an announcement. I guess that would be two announcements.”

She looked down at her ring again.

“We have to tell my family as soon as we have the costumes on. I don’t think I could keep the secret with this pun just right there.”

“I knew you would like that.”

They were able to get the twins and themselves changed into the costumes quickly because of how excited they were for the carnival. The biggest issue was getting them to wait before running out the door so they could all make the entrance together. But it was all worth it when they entered the room. Everyone else was already there so she just smiled when they all turned at their entrance. She knew exactly what he was going to say.

“We have some incredible news!”

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