Old EPCOT Center commercial.

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 8:28 am

Found this interesting little blurb from a former cast member who got to take a behind the scenes look at Spaceship Earth. It mentions the Mickey Mouse commercial as well...
http://claudia-fireandice.blogspot.com/ ... eship.html
I would love to do maintenance in Spaceship Earth and ride the little maintenance cart around

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 8:44 am

Len90 wrote:
Future Guy wrote:You can be sure that Mickey was wearing some kind of safety harness that was firmly attached to the building. No way he could have fallen off. Still, I've read that the aluminum that makes up SSE's coating is smoother than glass. I wonder if it was hard for Mickey to maintain his footing?
Mickey probably had suction cups on his shoes to be able to stand up there like that.

As for going back to the classical EPCOT Center and MGM Studios, that would be amazing.

Actually, on Disney Channel I believe, they showed how that was done. It was done with a safety harness attached to a pole mount. And they only allow certain trained individuals up there on the top, not just any cast member.

greendoor678 · Post by **greendoor678** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 10:18 am

You sure they didn't get a death-row inmate to go up there disguised as Mickey?

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 12:09 pm

greendoor678 wrote:You sure they didn't get a death-row inmate to go up there disguised as Mickey?

LOL!!!! Could you see the headlines in papers if they did something like that: "Mickey Mouse Serving Life on Death Row"

Mousekedude · Post by **Mousekedude** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 1:05 pm

I remember that commercial! I always remember my toes tingling as the camera pans away from Mickey on S.E. That cast member definitely had to not be afraid of heights. Most people would be terrified, even with a harness!

Future Guy · Post by **Future Guy** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 1:31 pm

What's all this talk of people "playing" Mickey? That was Mickey.

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 2:01 pm

Future Guy wrote:What's all this talk of people "playing" Mickey? That was Mickey.

He's their superstar! Their corporate icon! Do you think they would have had the REAL Mickey Mouse up there on Spaceship Earth? No way! It was a stunt-double Mickey Mouse. I'm sure the insurance carrier for Disney wouldn't let the REAL Mickey Mouse do anything that dangerous...

Future Guy · Post by **Future Guy** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 2:14 pm

mindflipper wrote:
Future Guy wrote:What's all this talk of people "playing" Mickey? That was Mickey.
He's their superstar! Their corporate icon! Do you think they would have had the REAL Mickey Mouse up there on Spaceship Earth? No way! It was a stunt Mickey Mouse. I'm sure the insurance carrier for Disney wouldn't let the REAL Mickey Mouse do anything that dangerous...

So that's what happened to Morty and Ferdie!

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 2:23 pm

Also could explain why Mortimer Mouse is so bitter over Mickey's success...

greendoor678 · Post by **greendoor678** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 3:06 pm

I just read the blog article that Amy posted. It says that the cast member had an "accident" (the potty kind) while filming atop SE. If that is true, I can't say that I blame them at all!

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 8:16 pm

greendoor678 wrote:I just read the blog article that Amy posted. It says that the cast member had an "accident" (the potty kind) while filming atop SE. If that is true, I can't say that I blame them at all!

Yeah, I'm wondering if that is simply cast member rumors but you never know...

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Jun Tue 15, 2010 10:58 pm

Amy wrote:
greendoor678 wrote:I just read the blog article that Amy posted. It says that the cast member had an "accident" (the potty kind) while filming atop SE. If that is true, I can't say that I blame them at all!
Yeah, I'm wondering if that is simply cast member rumors but you never know...

Hmmm...if they had a "potty" accident, I'm sure it trickled down nicely through S.E.

You could not pay me enough $$$ to go atop S.E. like that! YIKES! I'm sure that's what heck of a view though!

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jun Wed 16, 2010 6:08 am

boilerbabe wrote:
Amy wrote:
greendoor678 wrote:I just read the blog article that Amy posted. It says that the cast member had an "accident" (the potty kind) while filming atop SE. If that is true, I can't say that I blame them at all!
Yeah, I'm wondering if that is simply cast member rumors but you never know...

Hmmm...if they had a "potty" accident, I'm sure it trickled down nicely through S.E.

You could not pay me enough $$$ to go atop S.E. like that! YIKES! I'm sure that's what heck of a view though!

I would pay them to be able to go up there ~ that would be an awesome experience!!

Mousekedude · Post by **Mousekedude** » Jun Wed 16, 2010 12:26 pm

I agree with Amy! I would so pay for a chance to do that... as long as they let me bring my camera and wear a "Depends."

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jun Wed 16, 2010 12:51 pm

Mousekedude wrote:I agree with Amy! I would so pay for a chance to do that... as long as they let me bring my camera and wear a "Depends."

You would probably be alright with just the camera. It's not like there are any bodies of water (or boats) so close as to encourage mousketinkling

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