Does anyone else find it strange that...
...there's never been *any* Hunchback character on a Disneyland Paris PTN pin? Not Quasimodo, not Esmeralda, not Frollo, not Phoebus, not Clopin, not Djali, not even those damn gargoyles that everyone hates. Quasi, Esmeralda, and I think two of the gargoyles have all been released as cast lanyard refreshers to accompany different PTN releases, and many of the film's characters have been included in Pin Trader's Delight, a similar monthly series. Yet for some reason, in all the years of PTN, they've somehow never gotten around to Hunchback.
You'd think out of all the parks, DLP would be the one to remember Hunchback. Paris is, after all, the setting of the film, which is of course based on one of France's most iconic works of fiction. It's not as if the French disavow the film or find it especially offensive - certainly not in the way that many Native Americans take issue with Pocahontas, and both Poca and Meeko have been given PTN pins.
So what's the deal? It's especially odd when you consider all of the random, obscure characters who have been featured in the series. For example...
The unnamed owl whooo (get it?) dances with Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, before being shoved aside by Prince Philip and never seen or heard from again...
Two nearly identical pins for the anonymous birds who help Cinderella get dressed. Hey, it's about time these two got some recognition for putting that lazy ingrate's clothes on. Did they get to go to a fancy ball? I think not...
The sexy marionette doll from Pinocchio that frankly makes me rather uncomfortable. Stromboli was kind of a perv...
The aptly named Da Shrimp, aka the Lobster Mobster's trusty sidekick, from the 90's Little Mermaid TV show. He was in 3 whole episodes, ok??
Who could forget that wisecracking scamp Uncle Max, from the straight-to-DVD sequel The Lion King 1 1/2? Man, I could quote him all day...
Two separate pins for the geese, whose names I don't feel like googling right now, from The Aristocats...
These two characters, whose names I don't feel like googling right now, from the widely reviled Cars 2. And no, these weren't released in conjunction with the film to help promote it; they had the audacity to thrust these upon us a year later...
Dusty, from the completely undeserved Cars spin-off Planes (part of the Cars extended cinematic universe), which inexplicably earned a theatrical release. They actually had the nerve to charge $17 for this, which is $4 more than they charged for that Rapunzel PTN on your grails list. The existence of this pin - nay, this film - remains a mystery to this day...
Come on Disney. You're telling me Dusty got a PTN pin before Esmeralda?? Freaking DUSTY?!?!?
Seriously though, I do appreciate when Disney gives some pin love to lesser known properties, rather than always churning out popular characters that are guaranteed to sell. I watched the Little Mermaid cartoon as a kid and it's fun to see a nostalgic throwback to that. (Side note: Does anyone else really want a pin of Mozerath from the Aladdin TV show? Does anyone else remember Mozerath from the Aladdin TV show?) And I really don't mean to sound entitled, as if I'm whining about how I deserve more pins for my specific collections.
Still, I honestly find it pretty bizarre that Hunchback hasn't made any appearance whatsoever in this series. I know it's not the most well-remembered Disney film, but even "flops" like Brother Bear and Chicken Little have popped up in PTN. I think (although I could be mistaken) that the only other major films that haven't yet been featured are Treasure Planet and Atlantis. While it would definitely be cool to see those as well, their absence is more understandable since both - unlike Hunchback - did poorly at the box office and weren't part of the Disney Golden Age or Renaissance era.
But tbh I mostly just wrote this for the humor of it.
Please post any other PTN pins that you find random and/or funny! I probably missed some good ones.
Note: I apologize if you're a fan of any of the characters/films I've disparaged in this post. I can assure you it was only in jest. I'm sure there's a very robust Planes fan base out there...
You'd think out of all the parks, DLP would be the one to remember Hunchback. Paris is, after all, the setting of the film, which is of course based on one of France's most iconic works of fiction. It's not as if the French disavow the film or find it especially offensive - certainly not in the way that many Native Americans take issue with Pocahontas, and both Poca and Meeko have been given PTN pins.
So what's the deal? It's especially odd when you consider all of the random, obscure characters who have been featured in the series. For example...
The unnamed owl whooo (get it?) dances with Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, before being shoved aside by Prince Philip and never seen or heard from again...
Two nearly identical pins for the anonymous birds who help Cinderella get dressed. Hey, it's about time these two got some recognition for putting that lazy ingrate's clothes on. Did they get to go to a fancy ball? I think not...
The sexy marionette doll from Pinocchio that frankly makes me rather uncomfortable. Stromboli was kind of a perv...
The aptly named Da Shrimp, aka the Lobster Mobster's trusty sidekick, from the 90's Little Mermaid TV show. He was in 3 whole episodes, ok??
Who could forget that wisecracking scamp Uncle Max, from the straight-to-DVD sequel The Lion King 1 1/2? Man, I could quote him all day...
Two separate pins for the geese, whose names I don't feel like googling right now, from The Aristocats...
These two characters, whose names I don't feel like googling right now, from the widely reviled Cars 2. And no, these weren't released in conjunction with the film to help promote it; they had the audacity to thrust these upon us a year later...
Dusty, from the completely undeserved Cars spin-off Planes (part of the Cars extended cinematic universe), which inexplicably earned a theatrical release. They actually had the nerve to charge $17 for this, which is $4 more than they charged for that Rapunzel PTN on your grails list. The existence of this pin - nay, this film - remains a mystery to this day...
Come on Disney. You're telling me Dusty got a PTN pin before Esmeralda?? Freaking DUSTY?!?!?
Seriously though, I do appreciate when Disney gives some pin love to lesser known properties, rather than always churning out popular characters that are guaranteed to sell. I watched the Little Mermaid cartoon as a kid and it's fun to see a nostalgic throwback to that. (Side note: Does anyone else really want a pin of Mozerath from the Aladdin TV show? Does anyone else remember Mozerath from the Aladdin TV show?) And I really don't mean to sound entitled, as if I'm whining about how I deserve more pins for my specific collections.
Still, I honestly find it pretty bizarre that Hunchback hasn't made any appearance whatsoever in this series. I know it's not the most well-remembered Disney film, but even "flops" like Brother Bear and Chicken Little have popped up in PTN. I think (although I could be mistaken) that the only other major films that haven't yet been featured are Treasure Planet and Atlantis. While it would definitely be cool to see those as well, their absence is more understandable since both - unlike Hunchback - did poorly at the box office and weren't part of the Disney Golden Age or Renaissance era.
But tbh I mostly just wrote this for the humor of it.
Please post any other PTN pins that you find random and/or funny! I probably missed some good ones.
Note: I apologize if you're a fan of any of the characters/films I've disparaged in this post. I can assure you it was only in jest. I'm sure there's a very robust Planes fan base out there...
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