Hello everyone. To answer the main question, yes I have already done an episode on Superstar Limo. I will be going back and redoing some of my old videos every now and then to give them the same research and production value as the new ones. This video is over twice as long as the original, because I was able to find so much more information and footage.

@Zombiekilleryamato

6 жыл бұрын

Defunctland a nice new flow more info this is a great idea hope to see more I have comment on the one I want to see

@Conji

6 жыл бұрын

Defunctland Great video and I love the new intro!!

@JCOdrjones

6 жыл бұрын

Defunctland Oh thank goodness.

@MattyewMashew

6 жыл бұрын

Good idea, good to know we can get expanded updates!

@greendaygyrl91

6 жыл бұрын

Love the new update! Great work man

I'm pretty certain that the phrase "California Adventure, a California-themed theme park to be located in the already California-themed California" is my absolute most favourite of any in Disney-related criticism history.

@DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth

5 жыл бұрын

Yo dawg, I heard you like California. So I put a California in your California so you can visit California while you visit California

@Arigator2

5 жыл бұрын

The rides are fine. It's standing in line for 90 minutes before you get on that isn't fun. They just sell a ticket to anybody will buy one and nevermind that they don't actually have enough rides for all the people. It's more of a live-action line simulator occasionally interrupted by rides.

@AtrocityEquine01

5 жыл бұрын

@@Arigator2 I would say that Tower of Terror is a saving grace...but they took that down because "Disney owns Marvel!".

@astro-animation

5 жыл бұрын

And people say Texas has a big ego 😂

@elijahpadilla5083

5 жыл бұрын

@@AtrocityEquine01 The Guardians skin over the ride is actually loads of fun. Even if I miss the Twilight Zone aesthetic, the random elements (one of twenty different '70s-'80s songs can play during the ride, the ending cinematic has several different tiny alterations) make it better for revisiting.

“a california-themed theme park located in the already california-themed california.” man, this channel is GOLD

@JK-gm6kk

3 жыл бұрын

X to the Z: yo dawg, we heard you like commiefornia

@robthagod4870

3 жыл бұрын

Worst park at Disneyland!

@cheezbunni3530

3 жыл бұрын

@@robthagod4870 That’s not saying much considering there’s only 2 parks in disneyland But yeah, yeah its pretty bad

@ConnMC

3 жыл бұрын

@@cheezbunni3530 yo 34 minutes ago, ig we all here now lol

@matthewg.305

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

As soon as he mentioned Paparazzi chase I was like "oh....oh no" and realized *exactly* what killed this ride.

@acidbased2654

2 жыл бұрын

Prince Charles?

@benb9151

2 жыл бұрын

Uh cool, good for you, Champ

@AINGELPROJECT667

2 жыл бұрын

@@benb9151 You're doing great, kiddo

@callmeobsequious

2 жыл бұрын

Same tbh

@artdonovandesign

2 жыл бұрын

Ya think?

I love how painful the Drew Carrey segment was. 7 actors trying hard to look excited and trying even harder to stay awake.

@octobertheeighth

Жыл бұрын

I know this is from three months ago, but I am literally in the comments right now because that segment is happening and it is too painful for me to watch. 🤣

@danielvandersall6756

Жыл бұрын

The desperately hidden expressions of pain and disappointment; these guys can act.

@Christhreeonesix

Жыл бұрын

The awkwardness and cringe were almost literally unbearable watching that lol

@danielvandersall6756

Жыл бұрын

@@Christhreeonesix Yeah... Almost looks like something Chapek would have approved..... too soon? :)

@dharmallars

Жыл бұрын

Drew was so excited before and so visibly let down afterwards that if I were a slightly more cruel person it might be the funniest thing on earth to me. The underwhelmed “wow”s at seeing all the figures really sent me. And then Ryan saying Drew’s looked like Robert Zemeckis. Priceless

The muppets renovating the ride as time went on was a cute concept, if I rode Superstar Limo and saw a muppet in a bulldozer running over a sign while exclaiming that the ride is horrible, it’d make me giggle

@nickkilmer7371

4 жыл бұрын

rkskrcVEVO muppet with a jackhammer is leviating towards you

@lukasuhlenkamp9850

3 жыл бұрын

an ironically bad disney ride would be kinda fun

@ExplorerDS6789

3 жыл бұрын

Like hearing Fozzie Bear say, "and I thought my jokes were bad."

@user-gg1yh9qu5q

3 жыл бұрын

“And this time, it wouldn’t be Eisner’s fault” Not Eisner’s fault? I don’t think I’ve ever heard Kevin say those words before.

@Tareltonlives

3 жыл бұрын

Waldorf: "So I hear they're turning this into a Monsters Inc ride" Statler: "Well, that's an improvement. It won't be as scary!" Both: "DOHOHOHOHOHOHO!"

Drew Carey and Rosie O'Donnell boarding a ride while "All Star" plays and an NSYNC add scrolls across the bottom is the peak new millennium aesthetic

@socloseno

6 жыл бұрын

dragontatoes 90s to early 2000s were a magical time

@Cryo-15

5 жыл бұрын

dragontatoes 2001 was the start of a new era

@celiasmith7434

5 жыл бұрын

Also they played beautiful stranger by Madonna at the beginning my heart 💔💔💔

@missmelodies52

5 жыл бұрын

My heart 💔

@vinesauceobscurities

5 жыл бұрын

Big Boned Carey will always be close to my heart. Also, Drew Carey-era Kathy Kinney without the Mimi aesthetics is a rare gem.

It is literally unfathomable to me that the same company who now monopolizes the entertainment industry was at one point ok with making a 4 minute long theme park attraction where all you do is point at goofy looking puppets and go "wow that looks like the guy from Home Improvement"

@joaquindonoso5481

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser?

@thomaslong4909

2 жыл бұрын

@@joaquindonoso5481 lmao!!!!! 🤣

@battlesheep2552

2 жыл бұрын

@@joaquindonoso5481 it's funny because it looks like they made it without the rights to Star Wars when they actually did

@strakhovandrri

2 жыл бұрын

Having something in your possession doesn't mean you understand what is it or what to do with it - that's why we've overthrown monarchies.

@nthgth

2 жыл бұрын

I would have been like "hey I think that's the guy from Rush Hour"

This whole Defunctland Series up to this point feels the "What did Michael Eisner fuck up this time." show

@MrStGeorgeIllawarra

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly at much as I disliked him during those years at least he took chances and had his team under him have original ideas, until this current team.

@kelil1750

2 жыл бұрын

If I had such bad ideas...I wonder what could possibly be the difference between him and I.. ..?

@romulas-cushmanproject3273

2 жыл бұрын

This one you really can’t put the blame squarely on him, if the unfortunate accident of Princess Diana didn’t occur this ride probably would’ve been really good for a simple dark room ride

@imnolongerasking5933

Жыл бұрын

@@MrStGeorgeIllawarra He was bad, but he was bold

@silvertamagachi

Жыл бұрын

@@MrStGeorgeIllawarra Super late to the game, but I'm rewatching Defunctland from the beginning and it's fascinating how much the (not-remade) S1 videos make jabs at Eisner that you wouldn't see in the newer ones. It definitely gives the impression of Perjurer gaining respect for Eisner despite -- and perhaps because of? -- his bad, risky, yet creative decisions, even if he did lose his guts there near the end of his tenure at Disney. It's been really cool, and shaped my own feelings about Eisner as the show's gone on. (edited for readability/clarity)

"Have the muppets tear the ride down and take the piss out of it" That's actually genius

@josepho3366

3 жыл бұрын

And this is coming from the muppets.

@paulmahoney7619

2 жыл бұрын

The idea for Goofy’s Superstar Limo was also fairly good.

@crystalgemgirl731

2 жыл бұрын

I would have loved to see that.^^

@Viking_Luchador

2 жыл бұрын

how many times have we been denied the Muppets at Disney?

@kneau

2 жыл бұрын

@@Viking_Luchador a Marvel ride replaced the Muppet Theatre... 🤕

I feel like removing paparazzi would’ve been enough to keep people from thinking of Diana. Just say you’re running late and need to get there fast and have the post ride picture be y’all arriving or maybe have a gag where you get a ticket because of a red light camera.

@skibot9974

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea

@IMbirdieful

3 жыл бұрын

that's basically the concept of Rockin' Rollercoaster, which they should have adopted

@FrostFire425

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that sounds cool

@missZoey5387

3 жыл бұрын

That could have worked well.

@pokespicie1699

3 жыл бұрын

Bout 20 years too late

"The technique was known as jealousy" You have no mercy and I love it.

@BigJDawg4523

11 ай бұрын

Why would he be jealous at Chuck E. Cheese's?

@lyndonwesthaven6623

8 ай бұрын

I really regret he didn't follow his heart and leave in the phenomenally low blow 'dreamjerks'

I am devastated that the muppets renovating the ride didn't happen. That sounds absolutely hilarious.

@timothymclean

7 ай бұрын

They should have done that, even if they weren't renovating it into a Muppets ride.

Are we just gonna ignore the fact that Eisner wanted to buy a haunted boat and turn it into a resort?

@colleenschwab

4 жыл бұрын

I wish it was haunted, the only haunting thing was that you could hear your neighbors through the air ports. If Disney had bought the Queen Mary, the boat would be in better shape than it is, I wanted to feel like it was 1930's, not that the boats interior hadn't been fixed since then.

@FrankDufek

4 жыл бұрын

@@colleenschwab LOL accurate. I stayed overnight on that boat ten years ago it was....yeah

@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't like imagining a bunch of kids going to a new Disney resort, only to have to deal with a bunch of ghosts. I'm glad that didn't end up happening.

@DinsRune

4 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Cage bought a haunted house just cuz.

@ExplorerDS6789

4 жыл бұрын

You make it sound like he wanted to buy the Titanic.

Yo, I heard you like California, so we put a California in your California. -Eisner.

@avalynpoe4441

5 жыл бұрын

It's like one giant California-themed circlejerk that does nothing but alienate Californians.

@taintedlife2618

5 жыл бұрын

My thought when It opened.

@CliffordtheOrangeCat

5 жыл бұрын

Who put pineapple juice in my pineapple juice?

@TechiAuto

4 жыл бұрын

Is that California times California or California squared?

@mitchepaulin601

4 жыл бұрын

No! NOOOO! (from joshua and the promised land)

Michael Eisner was shockingly competent in those commercials. He's not an actor but has this strange charisma. I perceive it as earnestness and that's why it kind of works.

@dharmallars

Жыл бұрын

True but he also has those dead eyes in some of these promos. Thousand yard stare.

@gothtechsupport2337

Жыл бұрын

he seems weird and cloying to me

@gothtechsupport2337

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePondermatic where did i mention like, anything you’re talking about. i literally just stated my personal opinion of him

@ThePondermatic

Жыл бұрын

@@gothtechsupport2337 That's fair, I really did jump in with some weird opinions there. Sorry about that.

@654jimbob654

Жыл бұрын

Eisner (somewhat reluctantly) also hosted the Wonderful World of Disney TV show and had to take acting classes to prepare for it. Apparently he was very awkward on camera during early screen tests but he got much better since then.

The fact that Michael Eisner expected guests to be blown away by lifeless animatronics of a depressed Cher and other fading 90s celebrities has convinced me that the entire Disney executive board were either secret sadomasochists or hopped up on industrial levels of bath salts to greenlight such an abortion of an attraction.

@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment

8 ай бұрын

Why not both?

@Attmay

8 ай бұрын

He should’ve known that the prospects for success were anything but sunny.

@spost1986

3 ай бұрын

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

@hopepapernacky

Ай бұрын

I like your funny words, magic man

Watching the cast of The Drew Carey Show attempt to look excited and then slowly give up was the highlight of this video.

@Kaanfight

3 жыл бұрын

Seeing Colin Mochrie at the beginning was so weird. I was half expecting him to start shouting at Eisner about how the scene was crap and that they needed to change something.

@lawrencecalablaster568

3 жыл бұрын

@Kaanfight I only just saw some clips from that show & realized it was him!

@Nocturne22

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe they aired it - the way their energy just drops like an avalanche during the ride was amazing.

@sirprintalot

2 жыл бұрын

Rosie pretends to fall asleep and then has a look of someone who's been wrongfully imprisoned.

@edwardphilibin3151

2 жыл бұрын

Drew couldn't even muster any genuine interest in the ride he APPEARED in. Admittedly, by that point he'd heard Ryan make the "Drew's got a lot of money" joke on "Whose Line" about a gajillion times, so it would take a better actor than Drew to fake any excitement.

The original concept for Superstar Limo actually sounds fun...but yeeeeeeah, it's pretty much the definition of "too soon". They happened to have really bad luck with that one.

@sonjayechavarria

4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised there's no tap dancing. Oh Lord

@willdanib

4 жыл бұрын

I assume that's what they based the Rock 'n' Roller coaster with Aerosmith on, has a very similar feel

@dullicecream

4 жыл бұрын

It's a shame they had to go with something else :( I understand why but man the original idea seemed really fun

@justins340

4 жыл бұрын

tbh they could probably do it now without much backlash

@IncarnationOfNeutrality

4 жыл бұрын

@@justins340 Yes I'm sure they could

The cast of the Drew Carey show touring California Adventure, while Smash Mouth plays in the background, and a rolling TV scroll to win tickets to an NSYNC concert. The most 2000's segment ever.

@Fay7666

Жыл бұрын

They also chose what shortly after ended up becoming probably the most ubiquitous anti-Disney song ever. It's so ironic that it really did set the tone for what the ride was.

@AslanKyoya1776

10 ай бұрын

Seriously my nostalgia level was just bursting at the seams

@chioj36

7 ай бұрын

It was immediately nostalgic

They should add a mini Disney land within California Adventure, since that’s also a classic part of visiting California. Of course, this would necessitate a miniature California Adventure within California Adventure, and a micro California Adventure within the mini California Adventure within the real California Adventure within California.

@brucesewing6183

Жыл бұрын

Californiaception

@dachel683

Жыл бұрын

@@brucesewing6183 i was gonna say that, but whatever take my like

@timothymclean

Жыл бұрын

That actually sounds like something that would make me interested in California Adventure.

@williamlasl

Жыл бұрын

That the idea of amusement park theme based on a kitsch vision of the locality is funny and maybe even a mind-blowing concept to some people seems much stranger to me than “California Adventure.” I mean, Disneyland has had a “Main Street USA” since it was built and has had a lot of Americana like “Rivers of America” for decades. “An America-themed attraction in an already America-themed America.”

@treehousegames7903

Жыл бұрын

Love me some recursive fractals.

Whenever Hollywood decides to parody itself, it is always one of the cringiest things to have to experience.

@Spameggssausage

5 жыл бұрын

watch Sunset Blvd instead

@creativeusername7951

5 жыл бұрын

Unless it's Scream. If that counts. I think it kinda does, right?

@josephrowe849

5 жыл бұрын

It's one of the worst piece of s**t rides ever made. Even the Chamber of Farts are more fun than that!

@kingofthings7929

5 жыл бұрын

Only exception to that rule is when it’s a really good film maker doing it. “Hail, Caesar!” by the Coen brothers is a great example, as (I expect) will be Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”.

@ripleyandweeds1288

4 жыл бұрын

they never parody the rampant pedophillia and sexual assault thats in their business

Just the whole impetus of California Adventure is so cynical and uninspired: "Build fake, miniature versions of real things to to keep people from going to enjoy those real things". It takes corporate douchebaggery at it worst to come up with that.

@MsNooneinparticular

4 жыл бұрын

It's kinda what our world has become though, hasn't it? Amusement parks in themselves are sad approximations of things that can (and should) be experienced in nature without so much effort. Or expense.

@icdisney1964

4 жыл бұрын

People dont go to theme parks for real stuff, they go for the fun things you cant experience irl.

@christiankneupper7011

4 жыл бұрын

@@icdisney1964 yeah I don't own a rollercoaster I'm not richie rich

@corncake4677

4 жыл бұрын

MsNooneinparticular no???

@anonymousoff-brand7538

4 жыл бұрын

honestly, the concept is sorta quaintly charming in a way. but, say, as a local place just in california, not, well, a disney park.

"Whenever he saw another company do something succesfully, he decided that disney would do the same" How things have changed. Nowdays they just buy the company

@timothymclean

Жыл бұрын

They can only afford to do that because of how profitable they were during recent decades (which was maybe _half_ because prior acquisitions turned out to be goldmines).

As soon as you started talking about that limo chase concept I was like "oh god no" Not too dissimilar imo from when Lilo and Stitch was in production and there was a scene where they hijacked a plane and flew it through a city, narrowly dodging skyscrapers. Then 9/11 happened and they changed it

@timothymclean

Жыл бұрын

At least the movies was about an alien monster learning the value of friendship and not the plane hijacking. The change didn't require _that_ much effort, just a bunch of animators working overtime to animate an entire new scene.

"Eisner had a technique he would use when deciding on new projects. The technique was called /jealousy/." I spat out my soup when I heard that line.

@CommanderWiggins

6 жыл бұрын

Courtney (ProjectSNT) I love all the low-key Eisner roasts on Defunctland.

@NodDisciple1

6 жыл бұрын

Courtney (ProjectSNT) Well, Farquaad from Shrek was based on him.

@DarkOmegaMK2

6 жыл бұрын

@Brother Malachai For real?

@NodDisciple1

6 жыл бұрын

@DarkOmegaMK2 Yep!

@DarkOmegaMK2

6 жыл бұрын

@Brother Malachai Wow, that some crazy shit.

I like Disney's idea to have a California themed area... In California. Wow, It's like being in California.

@CoderatheGreat

6 жыл бұрын

Californiaception? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@KanariRaspberry

6 жыл бұрын

Well, in Disneyland Paris, we have a French Area for the Ratatouille's ride so... Why not ? :)

@swanpride

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was all "whut"???? Because why go to the knock off if the real thing is just around the corner.

@namingisdifficult408

6 жыл бұрын

CoderatheGreat exactly

@ValkyrieTiara

5 жыл бұрын

I feel like a lot of people commenting about this aren't actually from California and don't quite understand exactly how big it is. Case in point: Driving from Anaheim to San Francisco is over 400 miles and takes about seven hours. Not exactly a day trip, and that only covers about half the length of the state with no time for stops. You'd need at LEAST two weeks (and a lot of money) to really get the full "California Adventure" the old-fashioned way.

I had the misfortune to ride this attraction during a cast & crew event days before the park opened. My wife and I were dumbfounded when we exited the ride. I could not believe how bad it was.

@timothymclean

Жыл бұрын

Please tell me it wasn't a _paid_ cast & crew event.

@Attmay

8 ай бұрын

That’s why I wouldn’t even go to DCA until after the renovation. I just couldn’t do that to Walt.

@motliestcrew

5 ай бұрын

I also went on this ride when it first opened. We had no idea that there would be a photo taken of us while on the ride. (I remember vaguely the flash from the ride’s camera being masked within the multiple flashes of the cut out fans and paparazzi supposedly taking photos of you.) The unexpected photo they got of me and my boyfriend was hilarious as we both had our hands covering our mouths with a look of absolute shock on how bad the ride was. At that moment I wondered if corporate would see these pictures because it said everything. I really wish I would have bought that photo.

@WanderlustWonderscape

5 ай бұрын

@@timothymclean Well, I was paid, but I did not pay to get into the park. I did not know that was a thing. Every cast & crew event I have ever attended was a "thank you" to the cast & crew. Not a grift.

I love how at the start Eisner says 'I wish I was the big cheese' as if he wants to usurp Mickey

I just love the celebs just sort of saying "oh hi cher" "oh, whoopi" at the names of all the animatronics

@chimpwimp9407

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, we don't know if she's saying, "Oh Whoopi" or "Oh Woopy."

@madamefeast4824

3 жыл бұрын

@@chimpwimp9407 haha I just saw that part

@joebove4

3 жыл бұрын

Chimp Wimp probably both. It’s both a commentary on “hey, it’s Whoopi”, and a sarcastic “oh, whoopie”.

@zackcolbourne6921

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, two of the stars were people they could run into at the Comedy Store any time, and one was actually one of them. Probably not the most star-studded experience.

@SuperBlargle

3 жыл бұрын

Lol yes their trip through the ride was probably more entertaining than the ride itself

The problem with something like this is it ages terribly once the celebrities involved stop being famous. You need people who are world-famous and unlikely to stop being so. Like how many people outside America know who Regis Filbin is? I certainly don't.

@anthonyaccurate

4 жыл бұрын

And even then, what's the extent of interest in him other than 'hey, there's regis philbin' and forget just as quickly you saw him?

@alexandramcginnis8872

3 жыл бұрын

So basically have historical figures as celebrities

@EspaALSC

3 жыл бұрын

The only knowledge i have of this guy is that, I THINK, he did a cameo on Wizards of Waverly Place

@Stettafire

3 жыл бұрын

I only recognised two of the celebrities in this video.

@XBozzReeceX

3 жыл бұрын

I have heard of him as a British youth, he’s the Who Wants to be a Millionaire Guy, but I honestly thought it was David Hasselhoff.

You know it's bad when the only selling point the Drew Carey Show cast has for California Adventure is "It's right next to Disneyland".

I haven’t seen many things more awkward than watching the celebs attempt to act like the ride isn’t as miserable as it is lol

I imagine Drew Carey felt embarrassed when he saw a cheap and horrible animatronic version of himself while riding Superstar Limo.

@Tareltonlives

4 жыл бұрын

You can see him dying inside in the clip

@hollywoodgogo

4 жыл бұрын

That's why he claimed it was Robert Zemeckis lol!

@KendrickHarrisKenfinity

4 жыл бұрын

Probably the same feeling after seeing Geppetto!

@Daplin1

4 жыл бұрын

He was drunk in that clip

@Jangobadass

4 жыл бұрын

Not even an animatronic...a regular figurine...

Just so we're clear: Eisner wanted to make the famously haunted Queen Mary, the ship where a bunch of people died during the wartimes, into a family theme park?

@talosheeg

4 жыл бұрын

Yup! Good ole Eisner

@GarretTheGator

3 жыл бұрын

I mean There is the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor but that’s a horror attraction, not a family thing

@punishedbarca761

3 жыл бұрын

Give it 20 years, they'll be buying the World Trade Center to turn it into a Tower of Terror

@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices

3 жыл бұрын

I mean other than those on that one ship that the Queen Mary collided with who were then cut up by her propellers, there's not much haunted about her. I personally don't care about the haunted stuff I'm just interested in her a ship. She's the last surviving Cunard Ship before the modern Cunard Queens and the last surviving connection to the White Star Line other than the S.S. Nomadic. The Queen Mary was only completed because the British Government gave Cunard funds to finish her on the terms that the WSL and Cunard merge. The Queen Mary's sister ship, the R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth burned down in the 70s, so the Queen Mary really is the last remnant of the old Cunard. The art-deco style of her interiors is super cool and very interesting for an ocean liner of the QM's size.

@darken2417

3 жыл бұрын

Send over a Catholic priest and problem solved.

watching drew carey desperately try to put on a bright face for the ride-along was excruciating.

@ob2kenobi388

Жыл бұрын

Yeah def one of the (many) problems with that is how much the big-name actors work together and know each other. For them, it was like if you went on the ride and one of the statues was of Chris, the accountant at your office. They can't laugh or be impressed or anything because (among other reasons) they've probably met a lot of the people they're being shown. The funniest part is the sudden cut to them leaving the building and immediately deciding to go somewhere else lol.

This is the second video from this channel that I've seen. I'm blown away by the quality of the production. What really surprised me was one detail. Perjurer mentions the death of "Diana, Princess of Wales." That may seem small, but he actually called her by her real title. Almost no one does. The newspaper headlines he shows mention "Princess Diana." She was never "Princess Diana." She would always correct people who called her that. She was either "Lady Diana" or "Diana, Princess of Wales": it was only an honorary title. While this is a detail, it shows an attention to detail that I've rarely seen anywhere. Again, I'm truly impressed.

I’m just going to use a Homer Simpson quote: “Don’t worry Ma, I’m gonna take you to the one place where there’s no people for miles around...Disney’s California Adventure!!”

@TachyonKing

3 жыл бұрын

I hope someone has come up with a list of every single Simpson’s episode you can find on Disney+ which takes the absolute piss out of Disney.

@switchplayer1016

3 жыл бұрын

@@TachyonKing you have to wonder if they'll still be allowed to make those jokes now.

@leviblevins513

3 жыл бұрын

@@TachyonKing The Itchy and Scratchy Land episode ends with a french guy opening Euro Itchy and Scratchy Land and nobody shows up. "Helloooo! Itchy and Scratchyland is open for business! Please people! My children need wine!" Hahaha....

@HOTD108_

3 жыл бұрын

@@switchplayer1016 Well, The Simpsons used to criticize FOX all the time before Disney bought them, so I imagine it's fine.

@AnimatedTerror

3 жыл бұрын

@@HOTD108_ look ma! I’m the head of an evil corporation! Hu-ha!

“If Disney could provide all the sights and attractions in the state of California in the Disneyland Resort, then guests would have no reason to leave and spend their money elsewhere.” This might be the single worst idea I have ever heard.

@TuesdaysArt

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe this would make sense in Florida, a state that is not California and tens of thousands of miles away from everything in California...but a California themed amusement park in California seems redundant.

@luma4902

2 жыл бұрын

@@TuesdaysArt by the excutives logic if they wanted to do the same in florida it would be disney's florida adventure

@Ugly_German_Truths

2 жыл бұрын

@@luma4902 What would be the Attractions? Stinking Swamp-Morass Gator Adventure? "Authentic Methlab House of Horrors"? "Leave Florida quick ride Coaster"? :P (and of course after 2020 the "get Covid and stay forever" attraction... )

@shcdemolisher

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Like just why would you see the mock/fake thing when you can see the REAL thing for free!

@the.abhiram.r

2 жыл бұрын

yeah cause people would definitely want to see a miniature version of hollywood instead of the actual hollywood that's less than an hour away

"And this time, It wasn't Eisner's fault" is absolutely hilarious

The original ride sounds like a lot of fun, but the moment he said “high speed paparazzi chase” we all knew what it’s fate would be

The moment you hear the words “high speed” , “chase” and “paparazzi” you know where this is going...

@Dabednego

3 жыл бұрын

As soon as it cut to black at 8:17 I thought, “It’s going to fade in on Princess Diana.”

@SkyVocal06

3 жыл бұрын

you know its a dangerous path when it could easily be either the tragic death of british royalty, or the infamous screwup of the most tubular CEO ever

@sulsulii810

3 жыл бұрын

I watched this with my cousin, who didn’t know the story of Diana, and as soon as her picture appeared I just went “Oh NO-“

@cquiroz7874

3 жыл бұрын

Caitlin Jenner?

@ladysilverwynde

3 жыл бұрын

@@cquiroz7874 Caitlin Jenner's Wild Ride might be fun.... I'm going to hell for that one, I just know it.

“the technique was called jealously” I DIED

@I_like_turtles_67

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. He clowns on dude lol.

Imagine having the hubris to think you could provide the full California experience in only a few dozen acres of rides and theme buildings.

I remember riding this with my family not long after launch. The snapshot of us was the whole group just staring ahead with bewildered expressions; I’d like to imagine that was at least one factor in this getting canned.

@karicewillis

2 ай бұрын

I believe you. A Poster said something like,"My boyfriend and I went on this ride shortly after launch and we saw a flash, but we just assumed it was one of the "Fans," in the ride taking a picture of you. After the ride, we realized our picture was ACTUALLY taken and we had our mouths covered in absolute shock in our photos on how bad that ride really was. I wish I had bought that photo!" 🤣

"A California themed theme-park in the already California themed California"

@amesavis

5 жыл бұрын

extreme egotism

@joshsmithson7955

5 жыл бұрын

It’s supposed to be a celebration of California and the rides today are better than the original park in my opinion

@xaviersaavedra7442

5 жыл бұрын

That’s like building an American theme park in an already American themed America. ....Wait a minute?

@SuperDevolution

5 жыл бұрын

@@xaviersaavedra7442 Eh, that makes a little more sense, since you can't find all of the US in one place. The problem with California Adventure as it was originally designed was that they had imitations of attractions that were less than a day's drive away.

@donaldwatts9201

5 жыл бұрын

It would be great, along with a attraction called Homeless Land...........

"Open Your Sides, Everyone, It's Funnyman Tim Allen!" *forced laughter*

@Sypaka

5 жыл бұрын

Who?

@alexhauptmann298

5 жыл бұрын

@@Sypaka *moronic grunting*

@BigBossMan538

4 жыл бұрын

Hold your sides

@Foxontherun2

4 жыл бұрын

"It's overly republican boomer Tim Allen!"

@sillygoose635

4 жыл бұрын

@@Foxontherun2 U R R G H

After you finished describing the whole experience of the ride, all I could think was..."THAT'S IT??"

This is a comfort episode for me. I watch it so often. And every single time the choice to make the flowerbed look like a pool becomes more and more deranged to me.

"...A California themed theme park located in the already California themed California." My favorite sentence ever.

@poley23

4 жыл бұрын

Mine is still "A powerful rat... named Charles Entertainment Cheese."

@DuckandMikeyfan49

4 жыл бұрын

Poley23 Ah, one of the bait-and-switch comments Kevin has made.

With all these concepts thrown around to replace Superstar, I was thinking, “Why couldn’t it just be centering around “A Goofy Movie?” A car run to the Powerline concert in LA.

@kartoonfanatic

3 жыл бұрын

I just. Yess.

@jessicarivera8891

3 жыл бұрын

This is genius

@raidenriot

2 жыл бұрын

HECK YES!!! That would honestly be so fun

@autism-overlord

2 жыл бұрын

The movie is already a masterpiece, so why not re-theme it to that movie?

@M1GarandMan3005

2 жыл бұрын

For some reason, Lester's Possum Party would be the perfect satire to the original ride.

6:52 until he said it out loud, I somehow had been reading the attraction as "superstar elmo" this entire time, and was wondering what the hell sesame street had to do with california.

@characookie241

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like a more fun ride.

"Cartoonish" is too good of a word for this. When I think Cartoon I think of sweet, charming, wacky, and colorful characters that love to entertain and make you laugh. This was uncanny, disturbing, cheap, and narcissistic celebrity kitsch.

@illuminati955

11 ай бұрын

Perfectly put.

Eisner: This is the big cheese. Mickey: So, you're using a racial slur AND calling me fat?!

@blazerocker1734

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure which would have been worse: Mickey Mouse or a giant cheese wheel character.

@Shenaldrac

4 жыл бұрын

@@blazerocker1734 You misspelled "better" there.

@Whatlander

4 жыл бұрын

I'm still processing the part where Eisner apparently receives two real human people in the mail.

@Angie2343

4 жыл бұрын

I just read that in Wayne Allwine's Mickey voice.

@boleslawpetroski9681

4 жыл бұрын

@HerooftheNexus 1992 Mickey is the perfect bourgeois feminist ally to write for the atlantic

Seriously, having celebrities taking a ride themed about celebrities? That's really cringeworthy.

@elwoodblues9613

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Eisner is cringe-worthy.

@Aussiemarco

5 жыл бұрын

You mean Z-grade celebrities taking a ride about C-grade celebrities? Cringe indeed

@kvltizt

5 жыл бұрын

@@a.j2221 Cringe is a tired meme but this is actually just hyperconsumerist goo and once you see that about things, they become embarrassing to witness as a human being.

@memethyst

5 жыл бұрын

they didn't even seem to like it either

@wendybusby9415

4 жыл бұрын

I used to like Drew Carrey. Not so much now.

The Arrested Development homage was pleasantly unexpected and hilarious. I’m just getting into your videos so I hope to see more gems like this!

@mafer-pw4ef

2 жыл бұрын

I was just looking for a comment talking about this. I loved it

@Freddisred

Жыл бұрын

The Queen Mary!

@liimlsan3

11 ай бұрын

And the When You Wish Upon A Star with the Arrested Development theme. Amazing.

I really like the idea, but also the whole time you were describing it I was thinking “hmmm was this pre or post Diana??” So I see why they didn’t go with it

"A California themed theme park to be located in the already California themed California."

@Klonoahedgehog

6 жыл бұрын

The Golden Ninja How ANYONE at Disney thpught this was good idea is something that still baffles me

@5roundsrapid263

6 жыл бұрын

A fake SF and LA in the middle of real California! It’s like putting a fake Miami Beach and Kennedy Space Center in Orlando!

@TheRealCaptainFreedom

6 жыл бұрын

Klonoahedgehog Everybody but Eisner knew it was dumb but he was the boss.

@InceRumul

6 жыл бұрын

Speaking from the High Desert, I think the budget actually ran out before the entire state could be California-themed.

@pixelpudding3914

6 жыл бұрын

So it’s a California themed theme park in California in California themed California in California?In California :/

This is like when you procrastinate on your science fair project and do it the week before. Then you tell your friends to act impressed so your teacher doesn’t fail you.

@Sashazur

3 жыл бұрын

But you also have to pay your friends a million dollars to pretend to be interested.

@charlie.justcharlie.8373

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sashazur and even then they can't bring themselves to do it, because your project is just that bad

16:20 Her laugh is so sincere and great. After seeing the footage of disappointed guests, it's kinda heartwarming to see that couple having a good laugh at the ride's expense.

The uncut footage of the cast of the Drew Carrey show going through it with complete apathy while All Star plays is 2001 in a nutshell.

As a Californian the part where Kevin says “The California themed theme park, in the already California themed California.” Might be the most California themed thing to ever be said about California.

@rhysofsneezingdragon1758

2 жыл бұрын

As a California themed Californian, I'm inclined to agree.

@sml2k186

2 жыл бұрын

TLDR: California.

@michaelpacinus242

2 жыл бұрын

You didn’t add anything to this

@thatemogirlfromthegym

2 жыл бұрын

Say California again 👁👄👁

@jvgreendarmok

Жыл бұрын

Synecdoche, California

>Colin Mochrie >Drew Carey >Ryan Stiles >with special guest star Rosie O'Donnell "Scenes from a Hat: Celebrities ride the worst Disney ride ever"

@sour_peckanmix

5 жыл бұрын

SavageGreywolf And pretend to act like it’s hilarious and enjoyable

@AdaWongFanofc

5 жыл бұрын

SavageGreywolf terrible celebs

@chronovac

5 жыл бұрын

Nemegan how dare you

@GoTE_DocShock

5 жыл бұрын

Drew be like, "I said celebrities..."

@mirrynmcwilliams937

5 жыл бұрын

*quietly screaming*

"the already California-themed California" is maybe one of the funniest things that has been said on this entire show

I actually think the muppet version where they rip on the old ride would be fun

That Muppets concept would have been hillarious! - Animal tearing through a wall with his bare hands - Kermit expressing dismay at the animatronics "Good grief! I've seen monsters less scary than this!" - Gonzo unironically liking the ride - Piggy trying to take over as the superstar at the end - Rizzo making snide jokes the whole time - Sweetums hauling in a big setpiece or sign and humming before greeting the audience "Oh! Hey, you guys! Just wait 'till you see what we're making!" - Statler and Waldorf as you get off: W: You might hate this ride now, but just you wait! S: Yeah, when those weirdos are done it'll be even worse! Both: DOH hohohohohohohohohoho

@crystalgemgirl731

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds hilarious!^^

@unicornbarfingrainbows7599

2 жыл бұрын

If they did that they wouldn’t even have to bother trying to make the full ride, just keep it like that as a meta joke against disney

@shinymainespoon

2 жыл бұрын

What about Pepe the king prawn? He wants to earn oscars in Hollywood so he's a perfect fit. Maybe he's trying to ask one of the celebs how they got theirs

@theothertonydutch

2 жыл бұрын

I read "Statler and Waldorf get you off." That'd be... different.

@shinymainespoon

2 жыл бұрын

@@theothertonydutch A surprise to be sure...

Having all star in the background while the ticker talks about an nsync concert in that clip is...MAN that's a product of the times.

@w0rldw1dew3b

6 жыл бұрын

seemed like it was a time machine.

@5roundsrapid263

6 жыл бұрын

The irony is that it would become synonymous with Shrek, Dreamworks’ biggest franchise!

@svhwdwnut

5 жыл бұрын

Flame Warp lol

I had an early preview ticket to California Adventure in 2000 (soft opening, I think) and went on this ride. The on-ride videos of everyone's faces at the end of the ride was priceless and said everything. Everyone had either a sour look or a disgusted look on their faces. In 2000-2001, CA Adventure was really disappointing and one could see every attraction within 3 hours even with heavy crowded days. It was truly horrible.

Disney had a strange phase in the mid to late 2000s, but I'm glad history has not repeated itself with tacky and cursed attractions at Disney Parks.

I literally started uncontrollably cackling for a few moments at the prospect of Disney being at a point where THEY had to worry about someone buying THEM out. What kind of world would we be in if they HAD gone out of business, though?

@n0kt0h45

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe we would see more of Po than Mickey?

@m.aquilinocicerelli6684

5 жыл бұрын

I am now imagining an alternate universe where DreamWorks (both live-action and animation studios) owns Marvel, Star Wars, and the entirety of 20th Century Fox, whereas Disney is a modestly successful but consistently struggling company owned by Comcast.

@ochiofbestoon

5 жыл бұрын

Bowen Orcutt a better one

@thespanishinquisition4078

5 жыл бұрын

Utopia

@thisguyrocks6131

4 жыл бұрын

Comcast was trying to buy them

"Hey Eisner, can we go see Hollywood?" -"We have Hollywood at home." -Hollywood at home

@timothymclean

Жыл бұрын

The funny thing is, they had the _actual_ Hollywood at home, in the already Hollywood-themed Hollywood.

@williamlasl

Жыл бұрын

@@timothymclean The actual Hollywood has very few Towers of Terror and most elevators don’t take you into another dimension.

@zakunick1

Жыл бұрын

@@williamlasl Most, but not none. Probably,

Aw. The original "Super-Star Limo" ride sounds stupendous; it's a shame it got ruined. I mean, who doesn't love a good horror ride? The original version shown in this video is gorgeous, even better than a "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or "Nightmare On Elm Street" horror ride.

@robertocontrerasjr1075

7 ай бұрын

In The Words Of Woody: “WHAT?! What Are You Talking About!?”

@RobbieHatley

7 ай бұрын

@@robertocontrerasjr1075 : Re “What Are You Talking About?”: My comment is in regards to the video to which it is attached. Isn't that obvious? My comment is written in clear English with no typos or other errors. I am not a remedial English teacher, so I cannot help you with that. I'm guessing that you are a Literal Person who cannot grok satire. I'm sorry, but I cannot help you with _that_ either; no one can; it's a life-long affliction; my condolences. The only thing I can suggest is, look-up the word "satire" in both Wiktionary and Wikipedia. More specifically, if you ave having trouble seeing why the original "Super-Star Limo" ride was a "horror ride", look up the term "uncanny valley". (Though, if you are a Literal Person, you may not be able to fully understand the concept. Naught I can do about that, though. One can lead a horse to water, but if the horse has no mouth, the horse cannot drink.)

As a resident of Anaheim I remember visiting the park when it first opened with my family and my mum was PISSED that there were so few rides throughout the park. It was essentially just store after store with too many restaurants.

"I don't get it, what could go wrong with this ride? It seems like a fine concept I don''t see ho-" 8:18 *violently sucks in air* *"ooooooooooooooo"*

@torvus249

5 жыл бұрын

spinningninja2 My thoughts exactly.

@KongtheGentlemen

5 жыл бұрын

Literally me!!!

@June28July

5 жыл бұрын

A simple "...oh..." would have been enough.

@lordlandcandlestick3010

4 жыл бұрын

@@June28July ok?

@ThatGirlJD

4 жыл бұрын

@@June28July I think that was more of a shocked gasped "oh".

Ah yes, Michael Eisner and Mickey Mouse reenacting the ending shot of that well-known family film... Casablanca. Oh boy, do kids love them some Casablanca references.

@Virolaxion

5 жыл бұрын

Ah come on. I knew that line well before I ever saw it

@emototheextremo5571

4 жыл бұрын

Who says the ad is aimed for kids? In fact I don't think anything about this ride was intended for children

@kvltizt

4 жыл бұрын

Kids don't book cruises either.

@EhDewd

4 жыл бұрын

Blapis-Blazuli I think their way of thinking was; “The adults will get the reference, and the kids will nostalgically reflect on this when they see the film!”. At least, it worked that way for me.

@aguynamelex3146

4 жыл бұрын

They love them as much as Silence of the Lamb References

Walt Disney: Makes worlds beyond almost anyone's fantasy become reality. Michael Eisner: Tries to makes California look like California. May he'd have done better at a place where the goal was to accurately depict reality. Modeling, somewhere in the creative team of today's flightsims, trainsim industry or such.

I always loved the more nature-y parts of California Adventure like Soarin’ (probably because I’m from California lol) but I’m glad they turned the pier into Pixar Pier. No sense having a boardwalk-themed park when people can just drive a few extra hours to go to a real boardwalk in Santa Cruz.

"the technique is known as jealousy" jesus christ no brakes

@leow3696

5 жыл бұрын

You could say exactly the same about Diana

@Tokkimaybe

5 жыл бұрын

a princess Diana joke in 2018? do my eyes deceive me?

@leow3696

5 жыл бұрын

SimplyiDol Uh. She was mentioned in the video.

Narrator: describes how the ride was going to be a high-speed limo chase with paparazzi Me: "oh no"

@katla_phc

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, that felt like a horror movie

@NathanTAK

2 жыл бұрын

I stopped the video there so I could go show it to someone else just to watch it dawn on them, too.

@artdonovandesign

2 жыл бұрын

Why did this get 350 likes???

@gagecole4913

Жыл бұрын

@@artdonovandesign because it's funny

@tonypringles2285

Жыл бұрын

No one really cared about Diana outside of England tho. Just some dumb brit who didn't deserve what she had

Crista Miller desperately trying not to sneer is absolutely perfect. Love her.

Footage of Drew Carey and Ryan Stiles going on the ride with All Star playing in the background as news about NSYNC scrolls across the bottom is the 2001est thing I've ever seen

I love how they’re forcing the Drew Carey Show cast to ride this shitshow of an attraction while All Star is played and there’s an ad for an ‘Nsync concert scrolling across the bottom of the screen.

@PeruvianPotato

3 жыл бұрын

That's literally 2001 in a nutshell

@TheSlipperyNUwUdle

3 жыл бұрын

@@PeruvianPotato the onyl thing that could make it more 2001 is a reference to 9/11.

Jesus that intro skit is surreal

@Cim

6 жыл бұрын

Damn Quinton, you watch this too??? I love when other youtubers I watch, watch the same stuff

@QuintonReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Big fan of Defunctland!

@JCOdrjones

6 жыл бұрын

Quinton Reviews Truly you do have the best taste for KZreadrs.

@yeemcgee8149

6 жыл бұрын

_I wish I was the big cheese_

@FunsizeFelicia13

6 жыл бұрын

They’re just riding it and waiting for the check to clear the bank

When I was a kid, my mom won tickets to California Adventure the weekend before it opened. I remember riding this ride, and...it was a lot better in my memory. I liked the LAX queue line, at least. XD

I took my kids to California Adventure after I was laid off from my job at Airborne Express. We had a blast. Stayed at a hotel across the street, went on The Tower of Terror and other rides, saw The Muppets in a 3D show, even visited the boardwalk each day as you could get in without tickets. Never heard of the Limo ride until watching this video.

The fact that the most obvious thing was how immediately dated the whole ride would be didn't occur to any of them is so sad.

@Gee-xb7rt

6 жыл бұрын

Eisner was all about maximizing profits, spending as little as possible and still getting people through the gates, its a horrible business model but quintessentially 90s. Reality tv shows are the same concept, they cost nothing to make so as long as someone is watching its profitable. The idea of pulling displays from Disney stores to stick in a ride is so Eisner, he was that cheap. Most construction in the Eisner era was exactly what this was -- painted on plywood. My dad did some construction in MK, he did the original shopping village, which was kind of dated and not Disney branded, so Eisner's solution, put up plywood facades and paint Disney characters on it. Just recently it got a complete renovation, a little overdue, but at least Eisner's plywood is gone.

@maxbrandt6

6 жыл бұрын

They should have called it the 1996 Hollywood Limo Experience, the fact it was still running in 2001 is beyond sad.

@cornjobb

6 жыл бұрын

they did it in other areas - all of the attractions in the wonders of life pavilion either starred or were voiced by then-popular SNL cast members, like hans and franz, who were dated within a few years.

@CODMarioWarfare

6 жыл бұрын

The ticker about *NSYNC live while All Star played in the background of this monstrosity was just too good

@Mick_92

6 жыл бұрын

They must have known it would get dated, but they probably expected that they would have to replace some of the figures and references over time as those people became more irrelevant. But instead of that, the entire thing was a flop from the very beginning.

Cast of Drew Carey show, Rosie O'Donnell, Beautiful Stranger and Smashmouth playing in the background? Doesn't get much more 2001 than that

@puffnisse

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget N-Sync.

@RodBender

4 жыл бұрын

And they're all trying desperately to act impressed.

@tconlon251

3 жыл бұрын

Rod Bender I can picture South Park’s Mickey Mouse staring at them threateningly off camera

@mayraipalomares89

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful stranger looks like that lady from Scrubs

14:13 I had no idea the Cher had fallen on such hard times she had to get a job on this ride.

Ironic that they play All Star during the limo segment when they were originally going to make fun of Dreamworks.

“And this time, it wouldn’t be Eisner’s fault” Not Eisner’s fault? I don’t think I’ve ever heard Kevin say those words before.

@Tareltonlives

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it's Katzenberg's fault.

@bowlofpasta8846

4 жыл бұрын

In this particular moment it was John Mulaney's fault

@explosivemodesonicmauricet1597

4 жыл бұрын

@@bowlofpasta8846 You can say Fate itself just destroyed the ride.

the people on that ride looked so dead inside, even as they were working to look excited about it...........

@birdie8006

4 жыл бұрын

@Sean Wilkinson ok nerd

@admechskitarii6967

4 жыл бұрын

Sean Wilkinson would’ve been easier to say they were embraced by papa nurgle

@austinreed7343

4 жыл бұрын

Sean Wilkinson The only attraction worse I can think of was Habit Heroes, an exhibit so bad that it killed the prospects of original characters being created for the parks for the foreseeable future.

8:20 I cannot believe I actually called it. As soon as they mentioned a speeding limo I was like "Isn't that how Princess Diana died...and this was the 90's...uh oh..."

I am a few years too late but I gotta say I love the arrested development intro you did haha. Your channel is definitely among the best out on KZread. The level of detail and work you put in shows.

My favorite part of this ride history has always been looking at the ride photos, absolutely no one looks like they're having a good time lol.

@BMoney8600

4 жыл бұрын

Big Ugly Boy IV haha

as if that news report playing all star by smash mouth couldnt possibly become more early 2000's, the news tagline hitting 'call to win n'sync concert tickets' at the bottom was the nail in the coffin for me

@MountainMemelord

2 жыл бұрын

NGL, Tsumugi sus.

@Divine__.

2 жыл бұрын

Look it’s the best boy

@dr.anderson1847

2 жыл бұрын

It's almost like a modern Greek tradgedy, the decay of a once great company making way for a juggernaut that could keep up with the times

@austinreed7343

Жыл бұрын

Hi.

@4everbuffylover

Жыл бұрын

@@dr.anderson1847 they seem to have fallen back into decay. This is not disneys decade

I actually really like the muppet renovation idea. Going through the horrible ride while seeing all the characters comment on how bad it is would be a fun little touch lmao

15:00 that clip with the “stars” riding the ride… wow. That was terrible.

Can confirm: California is indeed California-themed.

@louise-ts1mb

4 жыл бұрын

Original Name ... I thought it was South Carolina themed.. wtf??

@klobiforpresident2254

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 99% sure since Proposition 65 California is warning label themed.

@Crow.Author

4 жыл бұрын

As a Californian I can indeed confirm California is California themed. However, it is less California themed now than it once was.

@planescaped

4 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing about this opening as a kid and thinking "who the hell wants to go to a California themed ride in California?" Guess I wasn't alone.

@PeruvianPotato

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, I thought it was themed after Perm, Russia

“The Idea is called Jealousy” Spat out my drink

@cheerfuloptimistic

3 жыл бұрын

I hit the like button immediately when he said that.

Damn Michael Eisner really needed to manifest a hallucination in the form of Mickey mouse in a commercial just to cope with his 2000s phase, and to think those other execs in the commercial had to play along just to avoid having the merger severed.