This was what led Walt to bring Marc Davis over to WED from Feature Animation in October of 1960 and effectively say Help me make Disneyland better. Nearby, Marvin Acne's funeral is inprogress. Shiva at Jackie's home Monday through Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Better staged. This is when Marc came up with the idea for the Sacred Elephant Bathing Pool and the Africa Veldt sequences for The Jungle Cruise. Not to mention the Trapped Safari. When there was plenty to go around for everyone. Dolores: But I already have a good man). Aladdin and Jasmine Notably left out of the mix were Popeye characters, Tom and Jerry, and Casper the Friendly Ghost. So is it any wonder that while Pixar was still trying to get a handle on what Cars 3 would actually be about the Mouse (through its DisneyToon Studios arm. Donations in Marvin's honor may be made to the charity of . In addition to the 4000+ articles Jim has written for the Web, he also co-hosts a trio of popular podcasts: Disney Dish with Len Testa, Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor and Marvel US Disney with Aaron Adams. Mr. Hill makes his home in Southern New Hampshire with his lovely wife Nancy and two obnoxious cats, Ginger & Betty. During this chaos, a convertible pulls up near Valiant. 719 N. Main Street; PO Box 9; Mahnomen, MN 56557 (218) 935-9000; 218-935-9010; toll free: 866-935-9009 Join our mailing list [email protected] Sorry I declined to participate in this post, just too much work for nothing, I guess. Who had to drive down to Anaheim for the day to experience the Happiest Place on Earth only to find said place closed. Psycho had wild, spiky fur, and wore a loosened straightjacket. Well, heres hoping that whoever wins this auction is a kind & generous soul. But he also revealed that this project which, at that time, was entitled Space was slated to be released theatrically in April of 2019) This animated feature was abruptly cancelled when DisneyToon Studios was shuttered in June of 2018. Fantastic Four ( Hanna-Barbera ) How difficult it was for example to tie a hand-drawn Roger down in the live-action footage that Robert Zemeckis had shot. They chit-chatted with Valiant for a few moment before heading off to the links and . Yosemite Sam winds up being the only toon left carrying Acmes casket. Theres a famous story of Walt observing a Mom pulling her kid away from the entrance of the Jungle Cruise. Saying words to the effect Weve already seen that ride. Crusader Rabbit With the 50th anniversary re-release of Snow White in 1987, Roger Rabbit in 1988, and the Little Mermaid in 1989, I felt optimistic about the future of animation for the first time in my life. Anyway Like I said, Disneys movie version of Swiss Family Robinson comes out in December of 1960 and does quite well at the box office (Fourth highest grossing film of the year domestically). Darkwing Duck Some three months after Disneyland Park first open. Bunny Ball Despite being cut from the final film, Joe Alaskey is still credited as voicing him in the end credits. Id also like to thank people like Leo N. Holzer, who stepped up to the plate when Nancy & I couldnt and got a new story or two out there. Swiss Family Robinson was the very last film that he directed for Disney Studios. All of which came in handy during those Mondays & Tuesdays during the Winter Months when people were staying at the Disneyland Hotel and had nowhere to go on those days when the Happiest Place on Earth was closed. And just in case youre wondering: The cost of extending Disneylands monorail system over to the Disneyland Hotel was $1.9 million (Thats $19 million in 2023 money). One of the only images from the storyboards for Marvin Acmes funeral that were available online Until now. Paramount had a quick comeback in the 70s and 80s, so reading Harvey comics and going to UCLAs archives really left an impression on Disney/Amblin story artists. 12. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. Perhaps one of the saddest casualties was the funeral of Marvin Acme. The studios were all cooperative and guys like Richard Fleischer were fantastic and came by the studio to approve the Betty Boop and Koko animation. Bravo for a wonderful reconstruction of a lost scene from disparate sources. The final shot for the scene would be Valiant saying, When it comes to funerals, Toons are worse than the Irish! This kid-friendly area (called the Magic Kingdom Golf Course) featured elaborately themed holes with recreations of attractions that could be found right next door at Disneyland Park. Thats billion with a B.. 2 at the box office. Dont believe me? *Sigh* I bet the story artists either bought a bunch of PD tapes, or toured the Paramount studios (and found the hidden Max & Dave Fleischer door. Largely because the amount of money that the Mouse was making off of the sales of Cars -related merchandise was To be blunt here, mind boggling. More to the point, since Disneylands 1959 expansion project was largely focused on Tomorrowland This time around, the work will largely be focused on the other side of the Park. The pallbearers of the coffin kept shifting but generally included Yosemite Sam (who is struggling to carry the coffin from underneath it), Elmer Fudd, the silent screen version of Felix the Cat (with a Sob thought bubble above him), Popeye, Bluto, Herman the Mouse and in at least one version, Goofy. ! and running off in terror, knocking down chairs, wreaths, loudspeakers and trampling Maroon, who has now recovered and is standing up, in the process. That from 1958 through 1985 [a total of 27 years] the Happiest Place on Earth used to close two days a week during the slower times of year. Just so Walt could then be certain that this attractions stairways werent too steep. What fascinates me about the parallels here is that When Walt began to see the same thing bubble up in press coverage for his new family fun park (i.e., All of those Summer-of-1955 stories in newspapers & magazines about how expensive it was to visit Disneyland. 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Disney Big Figures: Where They Began, Where They Are Now and Where Are They Going? In the original screenplay, an entire day went by between the time Eddie exited the Terminal Bar & Grill and the moment that Valiant encountered Jessica Rabbit as he stepped out of his office bathroom. 13. Which is why Disney then asked Pixar to prep a follow-up film. Betty was wearing a dress and high heels at the time. Fax: 1-606-758-8052. Marvin was born in Montreal on January 25, 1937, to Bella and Moses Zalman. Toward the end, Jessica knees Maroon in the groin and he crumples to the ground as she storms off. I Wish Pingu Appeared In Who Framed Roger Rabbit ! To be specific, Mondays & Tuesday in the Fall & early Winter as well as in the late Winter / early Spring. Nearby, Marvin Acne's funeral is inprogress. The eulogy is being given by Foghorn Leghorn who intones: Today we commit the body of brother Acme to the cold, I say cold, cold ground. Counter this with Lightning Lane. Hole No. And then there was Metro. Which was supposed to have been set in the inner city and focused on what went on in The World Below Cars. As in: Down in the subway system. Bluto thinks that Popeyes comment is disrespectful. The final version and the one that is most often referenced seems to be that as the coffin touches the bottom of the grave, Casper the Friendly Ghost rises up and asks, Will you be my friend?. Ah yes, this takes me back. The original production schedule was for three days of live action shooting for Marvin Acmes funeral. Winnie the Pooh ( Disney ) Were they planned to make cameos in the movie, or at least considered ? And Walt followed through on that promise. 5. This would've been Marvin Acme's funeral" Little Audrey We went on it the last time we went to Disneyland. This is what then inspired Disney to develop the practice of plussing the attractions at his theme parks. These preproduction paintings suggest that this Cars spin-off would be far grittier than Say the sort of adventures that Lightning McQueen & Mater would typically have out in Radiator Springs. For as Eddie exits that mausoleum who comes motoring up but Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Humphrey Bogart & Clark Cable. This whole scene is being shown from the point of view of Valiant who is in the distance leaning against a palm tree. Required fields are marked *. (You can read all about this in Walt Disney Productions annual report for 1961. The Mickey and Bugs scene was limited to equal screen time, but that was negotiated before production began. Theres more In addition to the aborted Planes 3, Disney had other Cars spin-offs in the works. The Marvin Acme funeral scene was deleted, but it would have been fun to see. So thats what happened around here last week / earlier this week. Mind you, theres a fun little button on this sequence. Which proves to be a problem on the off-season, given that there are days in the late Fall / early Spring when there are more Cast Members working in the Park than there are Guests coming through the turnstiles. Back when the Mouse didnt have to have ALL of the money when it came to the Southern California tourism market. Honey, I Made a Science Movie: Disney Science (1961-1989), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The Movie & Early Attractions, Love Bug Parade: Disneys Herbie and Sequels, History of the Reedy Creek Improvement District: Part 1, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!: Sequel Troubles and New Attractions, History of Reedy Creek Improvement District: Part 2. I just love how in the above shot Felix the Cat is fighting back tears as he helps to carry Acmes casket. But as soon as Casper says Will you be my friend? , in a faithful recreation of that old cartoon cliche, both the toons & the humans at graveside scream A G-G-G-G-G-G-GHOST ! Imagine Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. With Pingo, Pingg, Pongi and Pengy ( Pingus other friends ) and Pingi ( Pingus girlfriend ) frowning with misery ! Paul Bearins shore hard work, aint it? So be bought a postcard of the actual Matterhorn and then mailed it to Dick Irvine (who at that time was the Companys lead Imagineer). One was supposed to be built around boats. We shed no tears for we know that Marvin is going to a better place. There were many variations in the actual funeral proceedings but here is probably the most likely version that I have patched together from Mel Blancs vocal script, the storyboard done by Amblin artist Marty Kline offered for sale on eBay in 2014, talking with some of the people who worked on the film and other sources: R.K. Maroons Packard roars up amidst all the black limos and hearse parked along the roadway near the site of Acmes funeral. At least when it came to how popular an attraction would be with Guests (The Mickey Mouse Club Circus fiasco of the holiday season of 1955 being the exception, of course). Its an argument that Ive been having with animation fans for nearly a quarter of a century now. Back then, this Adventureland attraction was a C Ticket (35 cents apiece). At this point, the Disneyland Hotel is the largest hotel in all of Orange County with over 300 rooms. You can see Disney proudly showing off the elaborate water wheel system at the heart of this Adventureland attraction, which send 200 gallons of water high up into that faux tree. Bluto thinks that Popeyes comment is disrespectful. It always seemed odd that Tom and Jerry, the top cartoon stars of the time, werent there, or even Fox and Crow. But again thanks for your patience as well as all your kind words. Original film storyboard in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" that included a funeral scene of Marvin Acme, with Eddie Valiant, RK Maroon, and the Toons involved such as Popeye, Bluto, Felix the Cat, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Goofy, Herman the Mouse, Jessica Rabbits, and others. 4. Its worth noting here that the Disneyland Hotel (with Walts permission, by the way) on those days when Disneyland was closed would offer its Guests the opportunity to visit Knotts Berry Farm as well as Universal Studios Hollywood. Its at this point that Walt personally reaches out to Jack and says I know, I know. Bob Z. and the writers came up with the scene. THE ACME FUNERAL SITE - LONG SHOT - DAY A hearse, and a line of black limos are parked in the lane. Now what really would have been great about this proposed sequence for Who Framed Roger Rabbit wasnt just Marvins pallbearers. 14. No wonder Steven Spielberg liked it so much. Take for example Cars on the Road, that nine-part series which debuted on Disney+ back in September of last year. Storyboard Drawings 12 - Marvin Acme Funeral Marty Kline April 10, 2019 Enter Amblin The Marvin Acme funeral scene was deleted, but it would have been fun to see. Hashimoto-San All of them would've appeared in a sequence set at Marvin Acme's funeral, but it was cut due to pacing concerns. It was No. I seemed to recall reading in some Harvey Comics issues from 1988 shortly after they came back in business that already stated licensed their characters for other animation studios (all of which didnt get off the ground) which might be why the characters did not appear in Roger Rabbit. John Hughes adapted his own short story (i.e., Vacation 58, which had run in National Lampoon magazine less than four years earlier. Marvin D. McCune De Smet, SD - Marv McCune, age 66, of De Smet, SD, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN. Among them the TWA Moonliner, the Submarine Voyage, the Painted Desert from Frontierland (this is the area Guests traveled through when they experienced Disneylands Mine Train thru Natures Wonderland attraction), Tom Sawyer Island, the Fort in Frontierland, not to mention Skull Rock as well as Monstro the Whale from Disneylands Fantasyland. The storyboard drawings are by the Amblin contract artist, Marty Kline. 2. Or just trading with collectors, either way. I just think Popeyes insensitive remark would suit Bluto better, with Popeye reacting to it, in a face-heel fashion. New making-of-this-Broadway-musical book offers a few clues, An Evening with Alan Menken showcased the music of this Academy Award-winning composer, Let It Go gets the LEGO treatment as a whole new Disney Frozen story unfolds across books, TV & digital with Frozen Northern Lights, Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls coming to America, Disney isnt horsing around when it comes to Sofia the First toys. And again my apologies for JHM being off the air for a week or so there. When I contact anyone for information, I am always prepared for them to decline or not have the answer. But rather all of the classic cartoon characters from the 1930s & the 1940s who have turned out to pay their respects to Acme. The Wuzzles It is pretty morbid, really, not funny enough. Many sequences were storyboarded and some even animated for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) but were then left out of the final feature film for a variety of reasons including cost and time issues, pacing and the fact that while they might have been clever or fun but were not really necessary to tell the story. Which is why Disney quietly recruited Dale & Jane Baer (More importantly, Baer Animation Studios) to come take over the Toontown section of this movie. This is where I want you guys to build Disneylands version of the Swiss Family Treehouse., The Imagineers explained But Walt. But is Who Framed Roger Rabbit a perfect film? Disney Corporate knows about this (hence the number of times questions about this perception has bubbled up in recent surveys that Resort has sent out). While yet another was supposed to have shined a spotlight on trucks. and Little Lulu ! Famous characters Popeye, Bluto, Olive Oyl, Superman, Little Lulu, and Casper the Friendly Ghost, as well as Pat Sullivan 's Felix the Cat, and MGM's Tom & Jerry, were all scripted to appear in a scene revolving around Marvin Acme's funeral, but the rights to the characters could not be obtained in time, although a photo of Felix shaking hands He genuinely cares about all Toons and has promised that in the event of his death, they will inherit Toontown, as stated in his will. Anyway, the scene wouldnt have added much to the film, but its nice that other 1940s characters had been planned to appear. They should have studied a print of Jasper Goes Hunting to see how its done. Maroon wends his way through the crowd and grabs Jessica Rabbits and pulls her to the side. To be specific, Frontierland & Adventureland. What I remember is that for Ruby-Spears, they licensed the girls (hopefully they didnt tamper their designs much unlike a certain studio that owns them right now) and most bizarrely, Herman & Katnip (Im not sure this was a smart idea). I think King Features wouldnt let Popeye, and therefore Bluto, be used in the picture. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. The funeral scene starred Foghorn Leghorn as a preacher, cast Goofy, Bluto, Felix the Cat and others as pallbearers, and contained a shot where Yosemite Sam angrily tosses Acme's coffin into his grave, making it the most hilarious fake funeral ever proposed! This resulted in lower net profits compared to the prior year. From that point on, there are several different variations of what happens to Acmes coffin so that there were multiple options depending upon what character rights could be obtained. Without Hoskins ability to see (More importantly, make the audience believe that Bob was seeing) things that werent there, Roger Rabbit would have never worked. Well, then consider this: In just the first five years that the Cars film franchise existed, global retail sales of merchandise related to these Pixar movies approached $10 billion. Moose out front shoulda told ya. Disneyland spent $254,900 on the construction of that theme parks version of Swiss Family Treehouse. Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Owl and Gopher Drawings were made of Tom and Jerry, Heckle and Jeckle, Tex Averys MGM wolf character, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Porky and Petunia Pig, Droopy, Andy Panda, Katnip the Cat, Tex Averys George and Junior, Sylvester the Cat, Baby Huey, Tubby the Tuba and the Three Little Pigs among many others. He is angrily confronting her. Three was Sleeping Beauty Castle. And we were genuinely terrified for Eddie when he did battle with Judge Doom in the Acme Warehouse and then discovered that SPOILER ALERT Doom was the toon with those burning red eyes, and that high, squeaky voice who did in Teddy. The September 1979 issue, to be exact) to the screen. Which again I remind you was published on December 23rd of that year: This current year, we are operating the park during the winter months on a five-day schedule with resulting savings in operating costs and in the hope that a full weeks business can be compressed within the five days. Just because a character didnt make his screen debut by the late 1940s doesnt mean the character didnt exist in the RR world it would be about 15 years before those penguin waiters would get their chance in Mary Poppins. Im Just Saying If Theyre Actually In The Film If They Had Their Own Cartoons by Famous Studios ! Evidently, a sequel was considered, but I wonder if theyd have utilized the obvious premise of the newest threat to traditional Toon Town after 1947: the UPA style which shortly rendered Roger Rabbits slapstick out of date, and the takeover of the HannaBarbarians: limited animated characters who talked more than moved. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) clip with quote - Judge Doom killed Marvin Acme. At one point Maroon points to his pocket. Case in point: The Swiss Family Treehouse, which first opened at Disneyland Park back in November of 1962. Giving us all an intriguing look at what might have been. SpongeBob SquarePants 65 Likes, 5 Comments - Daffy Duck (@brerfox_showbiz_slamdown) on Instagram: "Storyboards of scrapped 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' scene. Given that back in December of 1958 Disneyland deliberately switched over to an open-five-days-a-week-during-the-off-season schedule in an effort to get Anaheims operating costs under control. During the 2022 holiday season, Disney Parks actually raised the prices on individual Lightning Lanes for popular attractions like Rise of the Resistance to $22 a person. We say goodbye to a man who was more generous than a homely widow with Sunday supper. And then the two of them made multiple trips up & down the stairs that had already been installed in & around Disneylands Swiss Family Treehouse. An American songwriter Marvin Gaye's funeral in 1984.REF 12326 To license contact info@lpe360.com They were using the temporary closure of the Jungle Cruise to revamp that operation. He struggles under the weight of the thing and eventually just tosses it into Marvins open grave. Missed opportunity for this once-in-a-toontime summit meeting. Parks closed. Seeing How This Is The Golden Age of American Animation, More Deleted Cameos are: An additional $16,000 to maintain each year. So the Happiest Place on Earth was a learn-as-you-go operation. The Matterhorn at Disneyland was largely inspired by research that the Studio did in Zermatt, Switzerland in late 1957 / early 1958 out ahead of the location shooting that was done for Third Man on the Mountain which officially got underway in June of 1958). If we built a Swiss Family Treehouse in the Park Well, that then means a steep set of stairs first going up into that tree and then a second steep set of stairs coming down out of that tree. George of the Jungle and Shep There's MICKEY MOUSE comforting MINNIE. Notwithstanding it would be a great scene. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of . A large safe was dropped on his head and fortunately that action occurs offscreen. They like all of the short-term money that Lightning Lane is pulling in right now and are deliberately overlooking all of the long-term implications of the narrative getting out there that going to WDW is getting too expensive. We see Eddie arrive at the graveyard at Inglewood. Only Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest sold more tickets in 2006) that Disney execs asked John Lasseter to develop a sequel. Not to mention my two-a-week for the Huffington Posts Entertainment page as well as the monthly pieces that I write for Best of Orlando & Best of Vegas. Only then could you go over to the actual attraction and get in line for that experience. There was also a lot of talk during this Comic-Con panel about how because Who Framed Roger Rabbit s June 21, 1988 release date had already been locked in there just wasnt enough time for the studio that Richard Williams had set up to do all of the animation for this motion picture. Tito and Burrito Eddie winds up with just a broken arm. Another great piece about this great film. Only this time around, itll be $7 million worth of new attractions. And one of the main reasons that this Walt Disney Productions release did so well at the box office that year was Well, Swiss Family Robinson looked great. Now in the upper right-hand corner of the above drawing, you may notice an annotation which reads Toons unload casket. Well, wait til you see the six classic toon stars who do the honors for Marvin. That would have been funnier than the Paul Bearer joke, and he wouldnt have needed to talk if a suitable voice couldnt have been found. Hopefully by next week, Ill be able to resume JHMs 5-day-a-week publication schedule. Learn more about the master animator behind "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," Richard. Which then cues Foghorn Leghorn to begin his sermon. Build up the cave that was behind that pride of lions which was watching over that sleeping zebra so that the Trapped Safari would then have a stronger reveal. This 70-foot-tall faux tree (with its 80 foot-wide canopy of 300,000 pink plastic leaves) opened just in time for Thanksgiving of 1962. It had all of this lush shot-on-location footage (Though to be fair here I guess we should mention that this movies interiors were shot over in London at Pinewood Studios). That very same year, Walt had some of his staff artists design a miniature golf course that could then be built on the grounds of the Disneyland Hotel. But in the meantime, Disney & Pixar began exploring the idea of expanding this film franchise. Honestly, I thought the whole scene was good enough as is, lawyer problems aside (which got worse for Warners as time went on). Just last year, I attended this amazing panel at Comic-Con where animation veterans like Don Hahn, Dave Bossert, Nik Ranieri, James Baxter, Tom Sito & Andreas Deja talked about all the mistakes that were made over the course of production of this motion picture. And why is that?, you ask. Which then pushed Guests to go seek out various A, B, C & D Ticket attractions around the grounds) Well, that form of admission media didnt come online til October 11, 1955. Herman & Katnip as a team Simba, Timon & Pumbaa Brodhead, KY 40409. Great reporting Jim. Storyboards for this scene recently surfaced on EBay. A Terrytoons Mighty Mouse is crying while in the hand of a Fleischer Superman who is on his knees sobbing away. Walt was over in Switzerland for the start of shooting on Third Man on the Mountain in 1958 and evidently really liked what he saw. 16. No doubt, that dialogue between Bugs and Mickey had the stink of being written by a dozen high-priced attorneys. TOM AND JERRY. Nudnik ( Paramount Cartoon Studios ) and Various Characters from Don Bluth Animated Movies ! It was too morbid for the film and didnt really move the story forward. So thats what the Imagineers did. In June of 1961, he extended Disneylands monorail system by a full 2 & a half miles so that this futuristic transportation system rolled right up to the Disneyland Hotels front door. People arent going to like doing all of that climbing., Imagineers continued An attraction like thats only going to appeal to kids. Thanks to Mr. Kausler who was incredibly valuable on that film. Let me share something that I just found in the 1958 edition of Walt Disney Productions annual report. Now previously here at JHM, Ive shared a few pages from the Who Framed Roger Rabbit screenplay which covered what was supposed to have happened graveside at the Acme funeral. As you can see below, Bluto, Elmer Fudd, Herman the Mouse, Felix the Cat, Goofy . All the storyboard drawings you see here were mine (Foghorn Leghorn was traced over from my sketch), except the crowd shot of all the characters at the burial site. Home; Memorials; Cemeteries; Famous; Contribute; Register; Sign In; . So lets start with the obvious: When Disneyland Park first opened in July of 1955, there had never been one of these before. Thats the piece of land that the pipe which connects the Jungle Cruise and the Rivers of America runs through. Mark. Hoskins had a real gift when it came to playing tough guys with soft centers. As Well as Robby the Seal ( Pingus Friend ) Crying as Acmes coffin gets lowered straight right down into the grave. They are all dressed in golf attire and there are bags of golf clubs in the back. Were then going to have to spend dollars to get those people back.. He taught animation classes at the Disney Institute in Florida as well as instructing classes on acting and animation history for Disney Feature Animation: Florida. HECKLE AND JECKLE. (1) Operating a seven-day week throughout the 1957 1958 week against a six-day week the year before. While this work was being done along the shore of the Rivers of America, over towards the entrance of Adventureland, the Imagineers were reconfiguring that restaurant that faced out towards Disneylands Hub. The Trapped Safari was basically supposed to be something that made Guests think Ooh, I need to get over to Adventureland while Im here at the Park and go check out that new, improved version of the Jungle River Cruise that everyones talking about.. More importantly, that theyd also be safe for ladies who were wearing skirts & dressed in heels to use. Marvin Acme (played by the adorable, irrepressible and talented Stubby Kaye) is the head of the Acme Corporation and owner of Toontown. Back when Disney prided itself in being a good neighbor. 3. Whereas Teddy He never made it). The Disney Dish Podcast is part of the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network. Because no one was ever going to climb up the 68 steps that then led to the three rooms in this Adventureland attraction (The parents bedroom, the boys bedroom [up in the crows next] and then the common area / kitchen / dining room) and then the 69 steps back down to the ground. 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