User blog:StrangerAtaru/Remaining WDAS/Pixar Franchises Potential Entry

With the current situation associated with reducing the amount of new characters per Update outside stuff like the Season Pass, this is just a mental exercise of where franchise (if they're made to be LT and not Main) would stand and what characters could or couldn't make it in the first go around (and if any would potentially have more down the line if people demand it considering all the other franchises we have and how many are missing from those) Rather put this here and not in  the "Future Updates Discussion" just to try and contemplate them and see if anyone bites or is willing to discuss.

Also, this is just for WDAS and Pixar related franchises; anything else that could come along (other LA or hybrid franchises) I'd probably would just say as nice surprises.


 * Walt Disney Animation Studio:
 * Fantasia/Fantasia 2000: Honestly, this and most of the "compilation movies" I admit are probably going to not make the game or barely be in it; they obviously always have to have Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey but beyond that...I sort of just expect a Pass that has Yen Sid or Chernabog and that's about it. It would be nice to get some other representation of memorable sequences (mainly "The Pastoral Symphony" and "The Dance of the Hours" from the original or "Rhapsody in Blue" or "The Firebird" from 2000) but it's doubtful.
 * Saludos Amigos/The Three Caballeros: Sort of surprised we haven't had Jose Carioca and Pancho Pistoles in the game at this point; but a simple event with those two and the Aracuan Bird (I'd say Xandra from the TV show Legend of the Three Caballeros...but she isn't the next Angel so that's out) would be great for a simple three-character event or MSL. Anyone else (Pedro, Pablo, the Flying Burrito and Gauchito) I doubt.
 * Make Mine Music/Melody Time: The problem with these compilation movies is there's so many stories and elements and it's hard to say if or whether any would be of interest. I'd more suspect some classic Silly Symphony characters like the Three Little Pigs before anything from here even with some memorable elements in both these. (at least with Melody Time, I could see a couple duos between Joe & Jenny from "Once Upon a Wintertime" and Pecos Bill and Widowmaker for "Pecos Bill"...and Slue-Foot Sue...hopefully?  Oh and the Golden Horseshoe Saloon for "Pecos Bill" would be fun, maybe even a tribute to classic Disney performer Wally Boag through it)
 * The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad: And here's where it gets interesting.
 * The Wind in the Willows: I'm surprised "Mr Toad's Wild Ride" isn't in the game and it feels like that it's something that could easily bring the franchise in. My only real issue is aside from Mr. Toad himself, the rest of the Wind in the Willows cast doesn't stand out; sure Rat and Mole had their cameos in "Mickey's Christmas Carol", but very few would know who they are and even less Badger. How sustainable...depends; but I could see a nice lake ride and "Mr. Toad" as part of this with ease.
 * The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: My issue here is that people tend to only remember the finale with the confrontation between Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. I could see both easily; but would there be interest in Brom Bones or Katrina Von Tassel? (I also would say dark horse Tilda but very few know of her)  Maybe just a pass entry for the two that people care with a "escape the headless horseman" attraction)
 * The Sword in the Stone: The mere factor we've had Merlin for so long and mere mentions of Wart and Archimedes without having them just makes me wonder what they're waiting for. Could see this as endgame MSL elements; perhaps with Madame Mim thrown in for being a scene stealer or something. There's also Kay and Ector but would they bite for them?
 * The Aristocats: Now...this is where it gets hard...and interesting. With the current structure of the three-character events and the focus this franchise has at times, all you really need are the three kittens: Toulouse, Berlioz and Marie.  If you want to make it bigger, you could also use Duchess and O'Malley, and that admittedly is preferable since that's the main cast of the movie; but they could just do the kittens, put Duchess and O'Malley as Pass characters and call it a day.  If you want to make it a tad bigger, though, have a "Mega Event" with all five, and then two characters in the pass; one is probably Scat Cat as a scene stealer...the other I'd probably flip a coin with Roquefort and Edgar, probably Roquefort since you could have his rain outfit as a costume for Lv. 150. (which he wears most of the movie) Most of the other characters (the humans like Madame, the geese, Scat Cat's band) are probably extraneous and would be ignored unless there's demand.
 * The Fox and the Hound: I hate to admit this but whenever this franchise comes up...it's always "Best of Friends"...and only "Best of Friends". Compared to Bambi, Tod and Copper spend over half the movie as adults, but it's only about that sequence in their childhood and nothing else. If we do get characters, it probably would be a smaller event with those two and maybe Big Mama or Chief as a premium; maybe the missing one and the two humans, Widow Tweed and Amos Slade, eventually or the pass.  If they ever do them as adults, that brings Vixey into play...but since she's not part of "Best of Friends", I doubt it. (there's also Boomer, Dinkey and Squeaks...I suppose...)
 * The Black Cauldron: This is a franchise they have to do right, without question. The main cast are "the party" (Taran, Gurgi, Eilonwy, Ffwedull) and the Horned King; and all five are needed to get this franchise in the game, MSL or Event.  There are others that could be considered eventually (Creeper, Hen Wen, Dallben, Doli and Eidelleg, the Morva Witches), but it's more another issue of "do people want anything more"? (then again no one seems to usually use Ffwedull and he's a key character!)
 * The Great Mouse Detective: This I can just see as a simple three-character event: Basil, Dawson and Ratigan. Sure people would want Olivia or Flaversham or Fidget, but these three are just an easy gimmee.