Disney babble! (dolls and Newsies)
Jul. 5th, 2012 12:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
newmoonstarUgh. Heat wave still making life miserable. Didn't even go to see any 4th of July fireworks this year because it's just too hot to be worth it. Over 100 degrees today! When you only have air conditioning in one room in your house, that's not good!!
Trying to keep my spirits up while I wilt has been only somewhat succesful; I bought a Singing Rapunzel doll, since I've had my eye on one for a while, and it was on sale, but I kind of regret it now, since the Disney Store website had free shipping today, and had I known that, I probably would have gotten a couple of the new classic dolls instead. *sigh* And they're on sale, and there are a whole bunch I wanted; Rapunzel, Ariel, Tiana and Mulan look very pretty in the website photos! But I suppose it's probably better to wait on the classic dolls until I actually see them in person, since they raised the prices this time around (ouch!) and I don't want to shell out all that money to end up stuck with more dolls I don't want. I bought last year's Tiana before I saw one in store, and she's not as cute in person, but I'm stuck with her, sitting unopened in her box in my closet! I wish there was still a Disney store in my city so that I could have returned her without paying for shipping, but as it is I've got to drive an hour and a half to the nearest Disney Store, which is not really worth it unless I have to go out of town anyway. I guess there's always the possiblity that someone at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
d_princesses might want to trade me for last year's Pocahontas; I waited too long to get her, and now this year's Pocahontas has those awful hideous jointed knees and ankles, which are so unnattractive on a doll with a short dress! I'll figure it all out some other time though, it's too hot to think today!!
Also, I think I'm into Newsies again. I always liked it (is there anyone my age who grew up on Disney movies who didn't??) and I always thought it should have been a stage musical in the first place, and they finally did it this year, so I've been curious to hear the cast recording, (and totally squeeing over it at the Tonys; I was so happy for Alan Menken when it won Best Score I almost cried!) but it was on TV the other day, and I watched it again for the first time in years, and now I REALLY want to hear it! I'd forgotten how good it was (I don't know what anyone's talking about when they say the movie didn't work, it was great!) and also, given the political climate these days, there's no way a girl like me isn't going to fall hard for a pro-union musical! The only thing I'm worried about is how much they changed it from the movie, because heaven knows Disney isn't good about adapting their movies for the stage. But for Newsies I don't have anywhere near the same sentimental attachment I have for The Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast, and since it wasn't really perfect as a film like they were, I don't think it'll bother me that much even if they do. At the very least, you can't go wrong with any cast recording with "Seize the Day" on it! Seriously, I think I might need to go back to the Disney Store for that T-shirt...heehee! ;D
Trying to keep my spirits up while I wilt has been only somewhat succesful; I bought a Singing Rapunzel doll, since I've had my eye on one for a while, and it was on sale, but I kind of regret it now, since the Disney Store website had free shipping today, and had I known that, I probably would have gotten a couple of the new classic dolls instead. *sigh* And they're on sale, and there are a whole bunch I wanted; Rapunzel, Ariel, Tiana and Mulan look very pretty in the website photos! But I suppose it's probably better to wait on the classic dolls until I actually see them in person, since they raised the prices this time around (ouch!) and I don't want to shell out all that money to end up stuck with more dolls I don't want. I bought last year's Tiana before I saw one in store, and she's not as cute in person, but I'm stuck with her, sitting unopened in her box in my closet! I wish there was still a Disney store in my city so that I could have returned her without paying for shipping, but as it is I've got to drive an hour and a half to the nearest Disney Store, which is not really worth it unless I have to go out of town anyway. I guess there's always the possiblity that someone at
d_princesses might want to trade me for last year's Pocahontas; I waited too long to get her, and now this year's Pocahontas has those awful hideous jointed knees and ankles, which are so unnattractive on a doll with a short dress! I'll figure it all out some other time though, it's too hot to think today!!Also, I think I'm into Newsies again. I always liked it (is there anyone my age who grew up on Disney movies who didn't??) and I always thought it should have been a stage musical in the first place, and they finally did it this year, so I've been curious to hear the cast recording, (and totally squeeing over it at the Tonys; I was so happy for Alan Menken when it won Best Score I almost cried!) but it was on TV the other day, and I watched it again for the first time in years, and now I REALLY want to hear it! I'd forgotten how good it was (I don't know what anyone's talking about when they say the movie didn't work, it was great!) and also, given the political climate these days, there's no way a girl like me isn't going to fall hard for a pro-union musical! The only thing I'm worried about is how much they changed it from the movie, because heaven knows Disney isn't good about adapting their movies for the stage. But for Newsies I don't have anywhere near the same sentimental attachment I have for The Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast, and since it wasn't really perfect as a film like they were, I don't think it'll bother me that much even if they do. At the very least, you can't go wrong with any cast recording with "Seize the Day" on it! Seriously, I think I might need to go back to the Disney Store for that T-shirt...heehee! ;D
