Ka yi tunanin Tony Baxter Brought Disneyland ta Rundunar Classic Daga baya
Oktoba 2007
A kusan dukkanin fina-finai na Disney, mai nauyin halayya ne ya rabu da iyalinsa, sau da yawa a cikin mummunan yanayi, kuma dole ya jimre da tafiya mai dorewa tare da ƙaunatattunsa - irin su clownfish daga Neman Nemo . Shahararrun fina-finai mai kwakwalwa ta kwamfuta mai kwakwalwa ta hanyar kwakwalwan kwamfuta shine wahayi zuwa ga halayen mai girma da aka yi a 2007 a Disneyland. Karanta nazarin na na Nemo Nemo Submarine Voyage.
To, Disneyland bai fara ba ne a matsayin sabon tafiya, daidai. Disney's Imagineers, masu kirkiro masu fasaha da ke bunkasa wuraren shakatawa da abubuwan jan hankali , sun kara da cewa "Nemo Nemo" ya kasance a cikin Submarine Voyage na musamman, ƙaunatacciyar ƙaunata wadda ta buɗe a shekara ta 1959. Kuma kusan ya nutse a cikin shekarar 1998.
Shirin na Submarine tafiya kamar kansa ne a cikin fim din Disney. A wani lokaci shi ne hasken jirgin ruwa na Disneyland - shi ne karo na farko na E-Ticket . Bayan shekarun rashin kulawa, duk da haka, an yi watsi da shi kuma kusan hagu ga matattu. Abin mamaki shine, mugun masanin nan a wannan Disney melodram shine kamfanin Disney kanta. Wallowing a lokacin da ke cikin layin da ke cikin ƙasa wanda ya rungumi ribar kamfanoni bisa gagarumin mutunci, Disney yayi babban, mummunan dadada ta hanyar cire ɗan toshe akan ɗanta. Da yake nuna yawan kuɗin da ake yi don biyan kuɗi, sai ya watsar da su - a cikin ruhaniya - kuma ya bar wata gabar maras kyau da ramin rami a cikin Disneyland.
Abin godiya, wannan labarin yana da Hollywood mai farin ciki (Ok, Anaheim) ya ƙare. Wani babban hali a cikin Submarine Voyage saga shine Tony Baxter. Yayinda yaro yana girma a kudancin California, ya kasance mai ziyara na musamman na Disneyland wanda yake son ƙarancin tafiye-tafiye kuma ya ƙare kamar yadda jarumi mai daraja ya taimaka ya kare shi daga wani mutuwa.
Na zauna tare da Baxter, yanzu babban jami'in mataimakin shugaban kasa, ci gaba da bunkasa a Walt Disney Imagineering, a farkon shekarar 2007 don koyi game da tafiya mai zurfi da bala'in da aka yi da tasirin jirgin ruwa. Baxter, yana fitowa, yana kama da Nemo.
Baxter ya tsira a cikin Subs
Yayinda yake tafiya kuma ya yi sujada a Submarine Voyage a Disneyland a lokacin yaro, yana cikin lokacin rani na 1969 cewa Baxter ya fara tasowa sosai wajen kulawa da kwarewa. Yayinda yake matashi, kyautar Disney kyauta ta sami aiki a wurin shakatawa wanda ya kai shi zuwa wani wurin yin aiki a matsayin mai aiki. Kusan shekaru arba'in bayan haka, har yanzu yana iya karantawa kafin ya yi nasara. "Janar Dynamics, masu gina Nautilus suna maraba da ku a ciki ...." Ya yi aiki a Disneyland shekaru biyar.
Nan da nan bayan kwaleji, Baxter ya koma Mouse ta hanyar Walt Disney Imagineering. Kamar yadda sakamakon zai samu, aikinsa na farko kamar yadda ake tunanin shine don taimakawa wajen shigar da Lissafi 20,000 ƙarƙashin karkashin ruwan teku a cikin Wurin Walt Disney World Magic Magic a Florida .
"Sun san na yi aiki a kan California," in ji shi. "Ayyukan kwarewa ya ba ni mahimmanci game da abin da za mu iya yi a Imagineering." Yayinda Baxter ya nuna damuwa da matsalolin saurin sauye-sauye biyu, sai dai Baxter ya ce an kira shi sau da yawa don taimakawa wajen gyara ginin Florida.
"Yawan yanayin da ake da shi na kiyaye duk wani abin da ke karkashin ruwa zai iya zama da wuya", in ji shi. Kuma tsada. Alal misali, Baxter ya ce a maimakon kulawa da daidaitattun gyare-gyare da gyaran gyare-gyaren gyare-gyare, shakatawa dole ne suyi amfani da nau'ukan da aka horar da su
Walt Disney Duniya ta sauka a bana bayan da aka kaddamar da filin wasa na Magic Kingdom a shekara ta 1971. An rufe ta a 1994. Ko da yake babu abin da ya maye gurbinta, 20,000 ne aka rufe a lokacin da filin wasan Florida ya cika ya kuma rufe shi. [Sabuntawa: Gidan shakatawa ya yalwata Fantasyland kuma ya kafa ƙasar da ke tafiya a ciki.] Lokacin da masu yanke farashi suka kafa kwaskwarima a California kuma suka rufe ta zuwa cikin 'yan shekarun baya, sun kasance sun bar wata ƙarancin begen ta barin lagon gaba ɗaya. Me ya sa, yaya Disney ke so ya rushe duk abubuwan da suka fi dacewa?
A baya a cikin kwanakin da wuraren amfani da littattafai na Disney suka yi amfani da littattafan tikiti, Baxter ya ce kowane jan hankali ya kai tsaye, kudaden shiga. Kudin da za a yi aiki da kuma kula da tafiya zai iya daidaitawa akan samun kudin shiga da aka samar a tallace-tallace. Tun lokacin da aka samo asirin E-Ticket kamar Submarine Voyage ya kawo kudin da yawa, yawan kudin da ake yi na aiki zai iya barata. Da zarar Disney ya sauya zuwa tsarin farashi, sai dai ya canza. Ba a sami wani tasiri na kudade daga duk wani janye ba, kuma za a iya ganin yadda za a iya biyan kuɗi kamar yadda ake kashe kuɗi.
A cewar Baxter, Submarine Voyage ta sha wahala a lokacin wani lokaci mai wuya lokacin da kamfanin ya yi sujada a bagade na riba mafi girma. Michael Eisner, wanda shi ne Babban Jami'in Disney a wancan lokacin, ya kasance mai ceto a lokacin da ya fara aiki, amma ya ga wutarsa ta fatar lokacin da aka fara samun nasara. Eisner ya nada Paul Pressler a matsayin shugaban Disneyland a tsakiyar shekarun 1990. Tare da matsanancin (wasu suna iya cewa rashin jin tsoro) suna mai da hankali ga ƙididdigar kudi da cin hanci da rashawa, Pressler ya rushe kudaden 'kuɗin kuɗi na kuɗi. Wannan ya haifar da jinkirin jinkirinsa. Tare da goyon baya kaɗan da rundunar Florida ta tafi, kwanakin watan Submarine Voyage sun ƙidaya.
"Ranar Mafi Girma ta Rayuwa"
Aikin ya rufe a watan Satumba na 1998. Baxter ya ce yana da tunani mai mahimmanci game da mummunan rana. Tare da kyan gani (ko da idan yanayi ya kasance da wuya), Disneyland ya kawo rukuni na soja da kuma admiral don dakatar da jiragen ruwa. Mai bugawa ya haɗu da Baxter, ya gaya masa cewa ya yi tunanin cewa abin ya faru ne mai ban sha'awa, kuma yana so ya san ko ya ji irin wannan hanya. "Na ce, 'Yi hakuri, wannan shine daya daga cikin mafi munin rayuwata.' "
A lokacin ranar karshe ta aiki, Baxter ya ji wani yarinya mai yarinya ya tambayi mahaifinsa ko dai 'yan kuɗi suna da gaske. Ya ce ya fahimci cewa janyo hankalin yana cigaba da aiki duk da shekarun 1950 da kuma goyon baya. Baxter ya zauna a Submarine Voyage dukan yini kuma ya hau jirgin ruwa na karshe. Yayinda yake kullun, sai ya yi rantsuwa, tare da alamar Scarlett O'Hara, cewa gobe zai zama wata rana don tafiye-tafiye. "Na yanke shawarar kuma a can cewa, idan dai na ci gaba da aiki ga wannan kamfani, (zaɓin) zai sake budewa."
Me ya sa Baxter ya ji daɗin jin daɗin irin wannan wahala? Tabbas, tunaninsa na yara ya dasa shuki, kuma shekarunsa a matsayin mai hawan gwal ya tabbatar da amincewarsa. Amma akwai wasu bayan bayansa na fatar bishara.
Baxter ya ce ya yi amfani da hanyoyi guda uku da ya ji an kafa kwarton shakatawa kuma mafi kyawun bambancin Disneyland da kira na musamman: ziyarar tare da shugaban kasa da kuma sauraron gabatarwar lokaci mai girma tare da Mr. Lincoln (wanda yake da nasa matsaloli; kamar yadda 2007, Disney ya ce za a sake janyewa), a kan Dumbo da Flying Elephant, da kuma tafiya a ƙarƙashin ruwan kankara a kan Submarine Voyage. "Da zarar ya sauko ga abincin gado, mafi yawan" al'ada "Disneyland ya zama," in ji Baxter. "Ina tsammanin alamar yana da mahimmanci ga kiwon lafiyar."
Subs Zaɓuɓɓucewa cikin Cifar Cif
Da zarar an rufe kuma ba a kiyaye shi, lafiyar marayu ya ci gaba da tsanantawa. Baxter ya dube shi kuma ya jira don samun damar da za ta sake ba da talla. A shekara ta 2001, fim din Disney, Atlantis: Gwamnatin Ƙarƙashin Ƙasa ta ba da dama ga farawa. Dangane da birin ruwa mai zurfi, fim ɗin ya ba da wata mahimmanci a ciki don sake tafiya. Ƙungiyar Baxter ta ci gaba da janyewa. Sa'an nan aka saki fim din. Ƙungiyar ofishin jakadanci mai kasa da kasa ya kashe aikin tafiyar.
A cikin shekara mai zuwa, an sake tayar da kullun lokacin da fim din mai suna Treasure Planet , wanda ya dogara da littafi mai ban sha'awa, Treasure Island , ya ba da wata matsala mai kyau don sake farfadowa, amma ya kasa ƙara yawan kaya a kwakwalwar Disney. Shekaru hudu bayan rufewa, sai ya zama kamar cewa mai tafiya yana iya zama a cikin tashar busassun har abada.
Sa'an nan kuma jerin abubuwan da suka faru suka canza, da cikakkiyar hadari, don samun rago cikin cikin lago. Harkokin na musamman da suka yi aiki a Imagineering sun samar da fasaha mai zurfi na kasa da kasa wanda "kowa ya fice," in ji Baxter. Ya kafa mataki don kunsar haruffan rai a cikin wani "yanayi karkashin ruwa".
A lokaci guda kuma, wani fim din mai kyauta, Nemo Nemo , ya bayyana cewa yana da matukar tasiri. Kuma Matt Ouimet ya ba da hankali sosai - da kuma rajista - matsayinsa na shugaban Disneyland fiye da wadanda suka riga shi, Pressler da Cynthia Harriss. Lokacin da Nemo ya ɗauki duniya ta hadari bayan an saki shi a shekara ta 2003, Masu tunanin sun dogara da fitilun fitilu kuma suka kaddamar da kayan aikin Nautilus da gaske domin su dawo da baya.
"A wancan lokacin, na yi jin dadi game da yadda abubuwa ke aiki a zamanin Intanet," in ji Baxter. (Hey, me ake nufi da wannan ?) Ya na da wata ƙungiya ta gina Nemo-adorned sub da kuma sanya shi ta hanyar lagoon a Disneyland inda duk wanda ke zaune a kan monorail iya ganin shi.
"Na san za ta yi nasara," in ji Baxter tare da dariya. "Kuma shi ya zama buzz." Gudanar da Disney ya yi farin ciki game da sha'awar da Baxter ya yi. Don ci gaba da gina ginin, masu tunanin kirkiro sunyi banza wanda ya hada da sabon fasaha da aka tsara da kuma gabatar da gabatarwa ga Ouimet. "Ba na so in so wannan," in ji shugaban Disneyland bayan da ya fuskanci zanga-zanga, a cewar Baxter. "Yana da ban sha'awa ... amma, zai kasance da tsada."
Baxter ya ce ko da shike ya gaya masa cewa tafiya zai hada da lalacewar bushe, Ouimet ya tabbata cewa dukan jirgin yana karkashin ruwa. (Za a iya yaudararka kuma mafi yawa daga cikin hawan suna faruwa a cikin gidan gine-ginen ruwa, amma za ku rantse da ku a cikin abin sha duk tsawon lokacin.) Babban farashi ba tare da shi ba, watau Ouimet ya cika. Ya zama zakara na wanda ya sake yin tunani kuma yana da matukar muhimmanci wajen inganta wannan tsari zuwa ga ikon da yake. (Ouimet ya riga ya bar Mouse House.)
Tare da yawancin tsarin mulki wanda ya kasance, Ƙarin Nemo-enhanced subs samu haske mai haske. Wannan shi ne karo na farko na babban filin wasan motsa jiki na Kamfanin Disney, Bob Iger. Har ila yau, shine babban aikin farko na John Lasseter a matsayi na matsayin mai bada shawara na Imagineering. Lasseter ya jagoranci kamfanonin sassa na Pixar kuma shi ne mai zartarwa na, Yep, Neman Nemo .
Kuma ya kasance, ta duk asusun, wani nasarar da ba a samu ga kowa da kowa ba - ciki har da Baxter. "Idan aka kwatanta da inda muka kasance a shekarar 1998, lokacin da muna da kamfani wanda ba zai iya jira don rufewa ba, yana da ban sha'awa ƙwarai da gaske don ganin yadda ake goyon baya da goyon baya," in ji shi.
Janyo hankalin shine abin farin ciki ga jaririn jariri kamar Baxter wanda ya girma tare da kyan gani na yau da kullum da yara da ke yau da kullum a cikin dukkan abubuwa Nemo. Ya ƙunshi ainihin asali da ladabi mai ban mamaki, yayin da ya ƙunshi wani kyakkyawan sifa na karni na 21 na karni-ƙarfe.
"Na zo cikakken zagaye," in ji Baxter, yayin da kuɗin ya sake zagaye ruwa na Disneyland. Shekaru tara bayan da ya halarci bikin ba da izini, Baxter ya dawo a lagon don taimakawa wajen sake rabuwa. Wata ila ana iya samuwa a cikin tafiya daga lokaci zuwa lokaci, ba zai yiwu ya yi wasa ba yayin da yake jin wani yarinya mai zurfi ya tambayi iyayensa ko kifin kifi a waje da tashar jiragen ruwa gaskiya ne.