Dumbo original movie#

The control tower for Dreamland resembles The Death Star from Star Wars.ĭuring the beginning of the film we see that the Medici Circus is in Florida before traveling all over and ending up in Joplin, Missouri.

Jumbo” as a reference to the famous Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant. In the original, Dumbo's mother's name changed from “Mother Ella” to “Mrs. Ivan The Wonderful and Catherine The Greater are real life performers and husband and wife. Lucy DeVito, Danny DeVito's daughter, is the coat check girl. Joseph Gatt who plays hunter Neils Skellig played a Frost Giant in Thor. Vandevere also wears her signature colors- Black and white. Vandevere's Car is similar to Cruella De Vil's, another notorious animal hater and villain. Whereas DeVito, is wearing darker colors like Batman and is the good guy of the film. Those colors being the black jacket with white top and pin stripes.

In Dumbo, Michael Keaton wears colors similar to The Penguin (Danny DeVito's character in Batman Returns) and is also the bad guy. The other two films are Johnny Dangerously and Batman Returns. This marks the third time DeVito, Keaton, and Burton have worked together. In another Burton film, “Big Fish” DeVito played a ringmaster. He was part of a circus troupe in “Batman Returns”, which also feature Michael Keaton and was directed by Tim Burton. Milly tells Dumbo, “you don't the feather to fly.”ĭanny DeVito plays circus owner Max Medici. Throughout the film, Dumbo uses various bird feathers, but he begins and ends with a black crow feather. They look and mimic the original sequence. “Pink Elephants On Parade” instead of Timothy and Dumbo being intoxicated, Dumbo watches as humans create pink elephants from bubbles. This iconic line is sung by the Crows in the original “When I see An Elephant Fly.” Lets Get Ready For Dumbo! is exclaimed by Michael Buffer, known for his “Lets Get Ready To Rumble”īaritone Bates, Michael Buffer, goes on to say he's seen a housefly, a dragon fly, but you haven't seen anything until you see an elephant fly. The Clown area of Dreamland is reminiscent of Pinocchio and Pleasure Island. Wonders of Science is similar to Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. He ends up trapped on the roof of the makeshift building while the fire builds around him.ĭreamland's design was inspired by Coney Island, World’s Fairs, and even Disney Parks attractions. “Baby Mine” is sung by Miss Atlantis while Dumbo is comforted by his mother who is locked up in a trailer.ĭumbo begins his career in the circus as a clown. Jumbo loses her temper when Rufus continues to be cruel to her. The other elephants are mean, scaring Baby Dumbo. Mean boy in audience resembles the animated one. Stork, stops and looks at her before flying on.īaby Jumbo is playing with a black crow feather.ĭumbo sneezes revealing his ears and gets bath to clean him up for his big act. Jumbo looks out of her train car to see Storks flying overhead. Walt Disney enlisted in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps in WWI. Holt Ferrier returns from WWI, missing an arm. “Casey Jr coming down the track” is heard during the travel by map scene.

Dumbo original movie#

Related: Is Dumbo Kid Friendly? Dumbo Parent Movie Reviewĭuring the opening credits you can hear the train whistleĬasey Jr., the train, looks exactly like the animated version.Ĥ1 Is the number on Casey Jr. I found over 30 Dumbo movie Easter Eggs including Batman, Star Wars, and of course Pink Elephants on Parade! Spoilers ahead if you haven't see the new Dumbo movie. Wipe those tears because I have all the Dumbo Easter Eggs and Cameos you may have missed.

Were you too busy watching an elephant fly? Or wiping tears from your eyes? That latter one was me, don't get me started on Baby Mine. There were a lot of nods to the original animated Dumbo as well as some of our other favorite films. The cutest pachyderm in all the land is flying high in theaters.