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Also, the Maroon Studios billboard situated near there is a perfect example of the details Disney is known for. For those of you who do not know, Roger Rabbit made cartoons for Maroon Studios. |
Min and Bill's Dockside Diner at Disney's Hollywood Studios was inspired by the 1930 film Min and Bill which starred Marie Dressler and Wallace Berry. The sign for the counter service restaurant bears caricatures of the two stars, who were both quite famous during the early 1930s. In fact, Dressler, far from a Hollywood glamor queen and well into her sixties, was the number one box office draw at the time. Disney artists created similar caricatures of the pair in Mickey's Gala Premier.  |
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In front of Min and Bill's Dockside Diner are a number of crates with various addresses on them. These crates aren't just props to make the dockside diner story seem more legit, rather, they are also homages to famous characters from even more famous films. This one honors the 1941 movie Citizen Kane, where Charles Foster Kane (portrayed by Orson Welles) lives in his palatial estate Xanadu. At the end of the film it is revealed that Rosebud is the name of the sled from his childhood, the only time in his life when he was truly happy. |
Imagineers took an opportunity to pay a little tribute to the classic 1942 Hollywood film Casablanca, with this crate. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, who runs Rick's Cafe American in Casablanca, French Morocco. Movie buffs may also recognize the significance of the addresses. 11/26/1942 was the date of Casablanca's New York cinematic premiere and Claude Rains played Capt. Louis Renault in the film. |
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Wainwright Enterprises New York, NY Ship to: George Bailey 320 Sycamore Bedford Falls, New York George Bailey is the main character in the 1946 classic It's A Wonderful Life, played by James Stewart. The film takes place in small town of Bedford Falls, hinted to be somewhere in upstate New York and the characters address in the fictional town is 320 Sycamore. The shipper refers to George Wainwright, portayed by Frank Albertson. |
Of course, Miss Scarlett O'Hara is the spoiled daughter of well-to-do owner of the plantation called Tara, depicted in the 1939 film Gone With the Wind. Fleming Fashions, Ltd. is a nod to the director of the film, Victor Fleming. 12/15/1939 was the Atlanta, GA premiere of Gone with the Wind based on Margaret Mitchell's book, hence the address 121539 Mitchell Lane. Because the book and the movie were centered in the state of Georgia during the civil war, many scenes were to have taken place in both the city of Atlanta and the county of Jonesboro. |
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Anita Doubleset Ledger Company This crate is a nod to the 1968 film The Producers (although the name of the sender is funny, if you say Anita's full name fast enough, "I Need A Double Set of Ledgers" which is appropriate for an accountant working for a guy trying to make money by producing a sure-fire flop by keeping two sets of books. Ossining also happens to the real life home of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) and Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) are the Theatrical Producers referred to in the address on the crate. 246 West 44th Avenue also happens to be the real address of the St. James Theatre in New York. |
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