Disney Theme Parks featured in NON-Disney Movies

knedeau · Post by **knedeau** » Sep Sun 17, 2006 7:54 am

I just saw this 1996 movie that was on "Encore" last night, Called "Marvin's Room", at one point in the movie the characters went to disney world, and they actually had footage of the actors IN WALT DISNEY WORLD. The showed splash mountain, the Dumbo ride, the Castle and the skyway! (before it closed). I was unaware that Disney would even allow this. I was wondering... are there other movies that Disney allowed the filming of inside of their parks?

Post by **js3901** » Sep Sun 17, 2006 2:15 pm

I'm not sure of the movies, but I know that a few TV shows were filmed there. I remember at least 2 of them were ABC shows that were done as/just after Disney bought ABC. I think 1 may have been before...

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Sep Sun 17, 2006 2:31 pm

Full House and Family matters did Disney episodes.

AKLRULZ · Post by **AKLRULZ** » Sep Sun 17, 2006 4:30 pm

I don't know that I can recall any!

Post by **js3901** » Sep Sun 17, 2006 5:46 pm

csquare77 wrote:Full House and Family matters did Disney episodes.

those were 2 I was talking about. Also, Sabrina the Teenage Witch did an episode at Animal Kingdom just after it opened in 1998.

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Sep Sun 17, 2006 7:17 pm

Did Boy Meets world do one there too?

SeasDiver · Post by **SeasDiver** » Sep Sun 17, 2006 8:20 pm

The season premiere for the third season of Seaquest DSV was shot at various sites around Disney, including the Living Seas. It was quite amusing to watch, as this was their first time working with live dolphins rather than animatronics. I quote "The dolphin missed his cue."

edit: fixed typo

Halvogirl · Post by **Halvogirl** » Sep Sun 17, 2006 11:42 pm

I jump everytime a Disney theme park is mentioned in a movie or tvshow. The WDW Full House is one of the only ones i remember. Americas Funniest Home Videos often has Disney Parks in them or mentions them. Yesterday i was with friends watching "That Thing You Do" and i just about fell out my seat when they showed a character on the Matterhorn with Mickey Mouse.I want to go on the Matterhorn with Mickey Mouse!....now that i think about it the matterhorn wasn't there in 1959! Was it?

Post by **js3901** » Sep Mon 18, 2006 12:40 am

Halvogirl wrote:I jump everytime a Disney theme park is mentioned in a movie or tvshow. The WDW Full House is one of the only ones i remember. Americas Funniest Home Videos often has Disney Parks in them or mentions them. Yesterday i was with friends watching "That Thing You Do" and i just about fell out my seat when they showed a character on the Matterhorn with Mickey Mouse.I want to go on the Matterhorn with Mickey Mouse!....now that i think about it the matterhorn wasn't there in 1959! Was it?

that movie is set in 1964, just after the Beatles became popular (one interviewer/photographer asks why they don;t have long hair like the beatles). Also, towards the beginning of the movie there's a banner congratulating the class of 1964 (at the talent show).

The movie was on HBO not too long ago and I watched it a few times it was on. I forgot about that scene being in DLR...

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Sep Mon 18, 2006 2:32 pm

I remember that Seaquest episode, they made the living seas into some type of reshearch facility/base, That brings back memories.

Post by **spaulo** » Sep Mon 18, 2006 3:31 pm

Growing Pains did a Disney episode back in the late 80s or early 90s, didn't they?

csquare77 · Post by **csquare77** » Sep Mon 18, 2006 7:50 pm

Step by Step too? or maybe not...

knedeau · Post by **knedeau** » Sep Tue 19, 2006 12:16 pm

So we have two movies listed, "Marvin's Room", and "That thing you do". as well as various TV shows... Any other Movies?

bbowen13 · Post by **bbowen13** » Sep Wed 20, 2006 6:31 am

The Disney Insider has this question on today's newsletter. There are 3 non-Disney movies that have been filmed at Disney. The two that have already been mentioned and 1962s "40 Pounds of Trouble".

knedeau · Post by **knedeau** » Sep Wed 20, 2006 12:42 pm

Wow! What are the odds of that?! Coolness!