tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post7967308668950801290..comments2024-03-07T09:25:09.142-08:00Comments on Long-Forgotten: The Pet CemeteriesHBG2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-57552677738009929292022-03-20T10:15:49.958-07:002022-03-20T10:15:49.958-07:00Thanks for that great background information! I...Thanks for that great background information! I'll do a little editing to the post.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-84662594190361600172022-03-20T01:41:32.506-07:002022-03-20T01:41:32.506-07:00I know a few facts on the Pet Cemetery design that...I know a few facts on the Pet Cemetery design that seem to need clarifacation...as I was working in the WDI design office when the project was designed and installed. The Tim Burtonesque designs were original designs by Imagineer Jimmy Pickering, whos own personal style was very close to Burtons...the dates on the stones and plaques are meaningful dates to people on the project....and Buddy the dog was not a nod to Buddy Baker....but the name of one of the Imagineer's dogs whopassed away right before the project was completed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-7805738315586093092019-11-19T15:50:52.808-08:002019-11-19T15:50:52.808-08:00I thought I remembered seeing Sparky's grave a...I thought I remembered seeing Sparky's grave added to the park around the time Disney released the full length Frankenweenie film to the theatres, and a little digging online confirms it. Not sure if it was just for that year or if it comes back during the Holidays every year, but here's a link https://twitter.com/disneyland/status/256188363487465472Brandon Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763671148763486079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-80225002681410624422017-07-22T16:40:43.359-07:002017-07-22T16:40:43.359-07:00They're all fine at this end.They're all fine at this end.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-87363862757117114372017-07-16T17:56:27.626-07:002017-07-16T17:56:27.626-07:00Many of the photo links are now dead on this page....Many of the photo links are now dead on this page. Can the webmaster address this, and perhaps renew the content?Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-6831361624372044372017-06-30T05:22:32.191-07:002017-06-30T05:22:32.191-07:00Really awesome poet. Thanks
Pet CemeteriesReally awesome poet. Thanks<br /><br /><a href="https://www.localvet.co.uk/vets/?vets_category=pet-cemeteries" rel="nofollow">Pet Cemeteries</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463762222752107292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-65983142560955613422017-06-15T14:07:07.606-07:002017-06-15T14:07:07.606-07:00At one of the Disney parks pet cemeteries there is...At one of the Disney parks pet cemeteries there is a dug up grave and the name on it is sparkyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-59897426665823031072016-04-12T10:23:26.571-07:002016-04-12T10:23:26.571-07:00You're the best to share us about this redesig...You're the best to share us about this redesign. Trust you won't get tired on making posts as useful as this. <a href="http://amazingpetexpos.reviews/" rel="nofollow">Amazing Pet Expos</a><br />Jason Stathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706704297555862542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-50822228234127168182012-05-19T08:33:17.645-07:002012-05-19T08:33:17.645-07:00"one decade's trash...." Yep. No c..."one decade's trash...." Yep. No cartoon from the 60's-90's is too lame to get the multi-million dollar CGI treatment and a big screen debut. Or an embarrassing live action retread.HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-49257545459506771222012-05-19T01:15:14.607-07:002012-05-19T01:15:14.607-07:00You are very welcome on the Frankenweenie/ pet cem...You are very welcome on the Frankenweenie/ pet cemetery connection! I've been a Burton fan (and a Anaheim Mansion fan for even longer) and reading some biography books on him is where I learned about Frankenweenie. I gave it a watch on youtube and wasn't impressed. The second I saw the pictures of the pet cemeteries on your post, I knew that the movie had inspired those tombstones (the early '80s and 1993 timeline sealed it for me). Did you hear that a remake of Frankenweenie is in the works? I guess one decade's trash is another decade's popularity cash-in. Anyway, thanks for putting the info up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-17328848999111376122012-05-18T08:35:14.862-07:002012-05-18T08:35:14.862-07:00Good catch! The tombstones in that film are indee...Good catch! The tombstones in that film are indeed strikingly similar in tone and in some cases in looks to the HM pet cemetery. I'm updating the post to reflect this. Thanks!HBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-82094123322458136062012-05-18T00:51:34.742-07:002012-05-18T00:51:34.742-07:00Tim Burton could actually have a connection to the...Tim Burton could actually have a connection to the pet cemeteries after all. In 1984, Tim Burton made "Frankenweenie" for Buena Vista. It wasn't released until several years later for being "too intense" for young kids. In truth, there is no onscreen violence, it promotes tolerance, and has a happy ending. Totally Disney standards. Anyway, you can view the whole film on youtube. Check out the pet tombstones early on, they're very reminiscent of the ones at the Mansions. Watch at 2:40 for a bone cruciform and later on there are two more, including Sparky's( Frankenweenie himself) tombstone. Could Kim Irvine and the other designers have gotten a few ideas from this film? Anyway, love your blog! Insightful AND fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-40828122810253859252011-07-14T12:40:27.024-07:002011-07-14T12:40:27.024-07:00Perhaps the 1894 on the Pig's stone is a veile...Perhaps the 1894 on the Pig's stone is a veiled reference to George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-68186256289753341382011-05-30T10:34:18.856-07:002011-05-30T10:34:18.856-07:00I do find it odd that the cat has 5 birds and Cons...I do find it odd that the cat has 5 birds and Constance has 5 (some argue 6) husbands. Coincidence? Probably. It's odd none the less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-43943365639733205732011-03-12T10:38:02.224-08:002011-03-12T10:38:02.224-08:00I like to think of the pet cemetery as a transitio...I like to think of the pet cemetery as a transitional area that helps guests adjust from the sheer happiness and whimsy of Disneyland into the more macabre setting of the Haunted Mansion... I agree that the tone of the pet cemetery does not exactly match the interior of the Haunted Mansion, but I do remember as a child, it did a lot to put me at ease while I nervously waited in line.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978703690282366558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-8528448453963685192010-07-23T04:36:53.413-07:002010-07-23T04:36:53.413-07:00There's a sizable (5 acre) pet cemetery in Har...There's a sizable (5 acre) pet cemetery in Hartsdale, NY that's not only more nicely groomed than some human graveyards, but home to some stones that wouldn't look out of place at the mansion--http://www.petcem.com/monumentsinterest.html#sculptureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-89041488094675493962010-07-20T20:50:16.244-07:002010-07-20T20:50:16.244-07:00Pet cemeteries have been around a LOT longer than ...Pet cemeteries have been around a LOT longer than the Stephen King novel. Just a couple of random examples: There were vast dog cemeteries in 5th c. BC Ascalon (in what is today the Gaza strip), and there's an old dog cemetery for the soldiers at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. Here's a pic:<br /><br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Dog_cemetary.jpgHBG2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05073387557562504315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444762441887107389.post-55480377394483714302010-07-20T19:41:04.451-07:002010-07-20T19:41:04.451-07:00Do you know if any real pet cemeteries existed or ...Do you know if any real pet cemeteries existed or was this a reference to the Stephen King story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com