Disney and Iron Man 2
Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 11:09 pm
Okay, I'm slow, but I just got around to seeing Iron Man 2 tonight, and I was chuckling at the obvious parallels between the footage of Tony Stark's dad and Walt.
And then when the "Make Way for Tomorrow Today" song came on in the credits I was laughing out loud, and I knew then that the Disney references were intentional -- all the more so when I saw who wrote the song! That's all I'll say without "Spoiler" tags, but if you're curious or have already seen the movie, read on...
[spoiler]The following is from Iron Man 2's trivia page on IMDb, and summarizes the Disney references quicker than I could:
[INDENT]Howard Stark's presentation of his idea for a futuristic city is heavily influenced by Walt Disney's television revelation of his new EPCOT Center and the accompanying Florida Project. The 3D map of the city heavily mimics that of EPCOT's, and the posters behind Stark are from World's Fairs in which Disney had a great influence, like Stark may also have been. In addition, one of the very few real-life 1964 World's Fair buildings included in the Stark Expo is a replica of the General Electric pavilion, which famously featured Disney's Carousel of Progress. Richard M. Sherman contributed the song "Make Way for Tomorrow Today" to the movie, a song similar to "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow," which Richard and his brother Robert B. Sherman composed for the Carousel of Progress, among many other classic Disney tunes. [/INDENT][/spoiler]
And then when the "Make Way for Tomorrow Today" song came on in the credits I was laughing out loud, and I knew then that the Disney references were intentional -- all the more so when I saw who wrote the song! That's all I'll say without "Spoiler" tags, but if you're curious or have already seen the movie, read on...
[spoiler]The following is from Iron Man 2's trivia page on IMDb, and summarizes the Disney references quicker than I could:
[INDENT]Howard Stark's presentation of his idea for a futuristic city is heavily influenced by Walt Disney's television revelation of his new EPCOT Center and the accompanying Florida Project. The 3D map of the city heavily mimics that of EPCOT's, and the posters behind Stark are from World's Fairs in which Disney had a great influence, like Stark may also have been. In addition, one of the very few real-life 1964 World's Fair buildings included in the Stark Expo is a replica of the General Electric pavilion, which famously featured Disney's Carousel of Progress. Richard M. Sherman contributed the song "Make Way for Tomorrow Today" to the movie, a song similar to "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow," which Richard and his brother Robert B. Sherman composed for the Carousel of Progress, among many other classic Disney tunes. [/INDENT][/spoiler]
