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Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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In Japan, the system is called the Super Famicom, or SFC for short. In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics, although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent the different versions from being compatible with one another. It was released in Brazil on September 2,1992, by Playtronic, the SNES is Nintendos second home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System. The console introduced advanced graphics and sound compared with other systems at the time. The development of a variety of enhancement chips integrated in game cartridges helped to keep it competitive in the marketplace. The SNES remained popular well into the 32-bit era, and continues to be popular among fans, collectors, retro gamers, and emulation enthusiasts, some of whom still make homebrew ROM images. To compete with the popular Family Computer in Japan, NEC Home Electronics launched the PC Engine in 1987, the two platforms were later launched in North America in 1989 as the TurboGrafx-16 and the Genesis respectively. Both systems were built on 16-bit architectures and offered improved graphics, however, it took several years for Segas system to become successful. Nintendo executives were in no rush to design a new system, designed by Masayuki Uemura, the designer of the original Famicom, the Super Famicom was released in Japan on Wednesday, November 21,1990 for 25,000 yen. The systems release also gained the attention of the Yakuza, leading to a decision to ship the devices at night to avoid robbery, with the Super Famicom quickly outselling its chief rivals, Nintendo reasserted itself as the leader of the Japanese console market. Nintendos success was due to its retention of most of its key third-party developers from its earlier system, including Capcom, Konami, Tecmo, Square, Koei. Nintendo released the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a version of the Super Famicom. It began shipping in limited quantities on August 23,1991, the SNES was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in April 1992 for £150, with a German release following a few weeks later. Most of the PAL region versions of the use the Japanese Super Famicom design, except for labeling. The Playtronic Super NES in Brazil, although PAL, uses the North American design, both the NES and SNES were released in Brazil in 1993 by Playtronic, a joint venture between the toy company Estrela and consumer electronics company Gradiente. The SNES and Super Famicom launched with few games, but these games were received in the marketplace. In Japan, only two games were available, Super Mario World and F-Zero. In North America, Super Mario World launched as a bundle with the console, and other titles include F-Zero, Pilotwings, SimCity
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Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
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Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. To become a prince again, Beast must win her love in return, otherwise, he will remain a monster forever. The film also features the voices of Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Walt Disney first attempted unsuccessfully to adapt Beauty and the Beast into an animated film during the 1930s and 1950s. Following the success of The Little Mermaid, Walt Disney Pictures decided to adapt the fairy tale, Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg eventually dismissed Purdums idea and ordered that the film be a musical similar to The Little Mermaid instead. The film was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, with a screenplay by Linda Woolverton story first credited to Roger Allers, lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken wrote the films songs. Ashman, who served as the films executive producer, died of AIDS-related complications eight months before the films release. The film was a box office success, grossing $425 million worldwide and it won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for its title song. In April 1994, Beauty and the Beast became Disneys first animated film to be adapted into a Broadway musical, the success of the film spawned two direct-to-video follow-ups, Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas and Belles Magical World. This was followed by a television series, Sing Me a Story with Belle. An IMAX version was released in 2002 that included Human Again, after the success of the 3D re-release of The Lion King, the film was reissued in 3D in 2012. In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being culturally, historically, a live-action remake of the film was released on March 17,2017. Somewhere in France, an enchantress, disguised as an old beggar, offers an enchanted rose to a prince in exchange for shelter in his castle from the bitter cold. For his callousness, the enchantress transforms him into a beast to match his character and she gives him a magic mirror that enables him to view faraway events, along with the rose. To break the spell, the prince must learn to love another, if he fails, he will remain a beast forever. Ten years later, a woman, Belle, is bored of her village life. Because of her nonconformist ideals, she is ridiculed by everyone except her father Maurice, the bookseller. Despite being popular with the townsfolk, Gaston is determined to marry Belle, Maurice and his horse Phillipe get lost in the forest while traveling to a fair to present his newest invention, a wood-chopping machine. When Phillipe abandons Maurice, he comes across the Beasts castle, inside, he meets Lumière the candlestick, Cogsworth the clock, Mrs. Potts the teapot, and her son Chip the teacup
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Beauty and the Beast (musical)
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Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. To revert back into his human form, the Beast must first earn the love of a bright. All eight songs from the film were reused in the musical. Original songwriter Menken composed six new songs for the production alongside lyricist Rice, Woolverton, who had written the films screenplay, adapted her own work into the musicals libretto, and specifically expanded upon the characterization of the Beast. Woolverton also expanded the storylines of the staff from servants who had already been transformed into household objects into humans who were gradually turning into inanimate objects. After completing tryouts in Houston, Beauty and the Beast premiered on Broadway on April 18,1994, starring Susan Egan and Terrence Mann as the eponymous Belle and Beast, respectively. The musical opened to mixed reviews from critics, but was a massive commercial success. Beauty ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadways tenth longest-running production in history, the musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. It has also become a choice for high school productions. The Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner was hired to ensure the performance of the next animated projects. Eisner himself had been a major in college. Eager to redeem himself, Ashman agreed to work on Disneys animated film The Little Mermaid, upon release, The Little Mermaid was a massive critical and commercial success, garnering two Academy Awards, both of them for Ashman and Menkens original music. Disney established a successful period, during which Ashman and Menken became responsible for teaching the art of transforming traditional animated films into animated musicals. Before the film had even completed, executive vice president Ron Logan suggested to Eisner that he consider adapting Beauty and the Beast for Broadway. Beauty and the Beast became the last project on which Menken worked with Ashman, once again, Academy Awards were won for Ashman and Menkens music. Several critics noticed the films live musical potential, among them prolific New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich. Lamenting the Broadway selection at the time, Rich famously praised the duo for having written The best Broadway musical score of 1991. Than anything he had seen on Broadway in 1991, richs review would ultimately provide Eisner and Katzenberg with the confidence needed to seriously consider the film as a potential Broadway project
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Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)
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Beauty and the Beast is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for the Disney animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Lansbury was initially hesitant to record Beauty and the Beast because she felt that it was not suitable for her singing voice. In order to promote the film, Disney decided to release Beauty and the Beast as a single, and first recruited solely Dion to record a radio-friendly version of it. At first Dion was also hesitant to record Beauty and the Beast because she had just recently been fired from recording the song of the animated film An American Tail. First heard during the end credits, the single was produced by Walter Afanasieff who also arranged it with Robbie Buchanan. The single was accompanied by a music video, directed by Dominic Orlando, it combined footage of the singers recording the song at The Power Station with excerpts from the film. The single was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Lansburys performance has been lauded by both film and music critics. In addition to returning Disney songs to the pop charts after an absence, the success of Beauty. Considered to be among Disneys best and most popular songs, Beauty, in 2004, the American Film Institute officially recognized Beauty and the Beast as one of the greatest songs in film history, ranking it 62nd. Grande and Legends version of the song is an homage to the performed by Dion and Bryson for the 1991 film. Beauty and the Beast was written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken in 1990, intending for the song to be the height of simplicity, the songwriters drew much of its influence from Broadway music. Due to Ashmans failing health, some of Beauty and the Beasts pre-production was relocated to a hotel in Fishkill, Out of all the songs he has written for Beauty and the Beast, Menken devoted the most time to the title song. The track was first recorded by British-American actress Angela Lansbury, who voices the character Mrs. Potts, the songwriters first introduced Beauty and the Beast to Lansbury as a demo recording, which was accompanied by a note asking her if she might possibly be interested in singing it. Lansbury suggested that the songwriters ask someone else to sing Beauty and the Beast, on the day of her scheduled recording session, Lansburys flight was delayed due to a bomb threat, which prompted an emergency landing in Las Vegas. Unaware of her whereabouts for several hours, the filmmakers had begun making plans to reschedule the session until Lansbury finally telephoned the studio once she arrived safely in New York, ultimately, Lansbury recorded her version in one take, which wound up being used in the final film. Producer Don Hahn recalled that the actress simply sang Beauty and the Beast from beginning to end and we picked up a couple of lines here and there, but essentially that one take is what we used for the movie. Lansburys performance moved everyone who was present in the studio at the time to tears
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Belle (Disney)
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Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Originally voiced by American actress and singer Paige OHara, Belle is the daughter of an eccentric inventor. Belle yearns to abandon her predictable village life in return for adventure, Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg commissioned Beauty and the Beast as an animated musical with a strong heroine and hired first-time screenwriter Linda Woolverton to write it. Basing her on the heroine of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumonts fairy tale Beauty, however, the story artists and animators often disagreed with Woolvertons liberated vision for the character. Several additional Hollywood actresses inspired Belles appearance, including Natalie Wood, Elizabeth Taylor, Belle has garnered widespread acclaim from film critics who appreciated the characters bravery, intelligence and independence. Reception towards her feminism, however, has more mixed. The fifth Disney Princess, Belle is often ranked among the franchises best, also one of Disneys most iconic characters, Belle was the only animated heroine nominated for the American Film Institutes greatest heroes in film ranking. The character also appears in the films several sequels and spin-offs, American actress Susan Egan originated the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of the film, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Emma Watson plays a version of the character in a 2017 live action adaptation of the original 1991 film. However, the project was abandoned due to the fairy tales static plot. The filmmaker was also concerned about the intensity required to depict Belle imprisoned. Inspired by the success of The Little Mermaid, Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg green-lit another attempt at adapting Beauty. Opting instead for a feminist twist on the story, Katzenberg hired television writer Linda Woolverton, before Beauty and the Beast, Disneys tradition of depicting female characters as victims had already long been established. The fact that Belle was hardly depicted as a feminist in earlier versions of the film became a point of contention among the filmmakers. Despite the fact that Disney wanted Beauty and the Beast to resemble an old-fashioned film, Woolverton strongly believed that contemporary audiences would not identify with Belle unless she was updated appropriately, and thus evolved the character into a woman of the 90s. Similarly, story artist Brenda Chapman drew influence from Hepburns on-screen bickering with actor Spencer Tracy during the scene in which Belle tends to the Beasts wounds. Animator Mark Henn observed that, unlike Ariel, Belle does not fall in love at first sight, Woolverton also eliminated the subplot of Belle asking her father for a rose. Despite constant regressive re-writes, Woolvertons overall vision for Belle generally remained intact, Beauty and the Beasts story department was predominantly male, a time during which few women were involved
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Be Our Guest Restaurant
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Be Our Guest Restaurant is a quick service and table service restaurant in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort. The restaurant has the theme and appearance of the Beasts Castle from Disneys 1991 animated film Beauty, the name of the restaurant is a reference to Be Our Guest, one of the classic songs from that film. The restaurant was added as part of an expansion and renovation to Fantasyland. It opened in late 2012, and the rest of Fantasyland was completed in 2014, the New Fantasyland will be constructed in phases with most new experiences open by 2013. In September 2009, it was announced at the D23 Expo that Fantasyland would be expanded to incorporate Disney Princess characters, recent conceptual artwork for the expansion shows several new additions and changes. Included is a new area themed to Disneys Beauty and the Beast featuring the Beasts Castle with a new dining experience, Gastons tavern, the castle features a full table service restaurant at night, and provides counter service dining by day, both requiring reservations. The restaurant was the publicly accessible Magic Kingdom venue to serve wine and beer prior to December 23,2016. On March 20,2015, Be Our Guest Restaurant began to serve breakfast meals featuring foods such as eggs florentine and it was announced that the Beasts Castle would be included as part of a meet-and-greet with Belle. The Storytime with Belle attraction which originally was located in the Fairytale Gardens is now performed in the library inside the Beasts Castle, guests can visit Belles fathers cottage, located at the former site of Ariels Grotto. They can explore the home and encounter a magic mirror in Maurices workshop which transports them to the Beasts Castle, inside, they meet an audio-animatronic Madame Wardrobe who casts some guests as objects. Guests then head to the library and meet an audio-animatronic Lumiere who surprises a live Belle with guests and this attraction opened in December 2012. Outside the castle and Belles house is Gastons tavern, another restaurant and it is themed to look like the tavern where Gaston sings his title song in the original film. The tavern features a portrait of Gaston over a large fireplace, antlers and buckskins hang upon the wall, which is lined with barrels. Mugs and goblets can be purchased, but alcohol is not served, just outside is a water fountain of Gaston, holding barrels, with his foot on Le Fou, holding mugs. A gift shop inspired by the village where Belle lived in the film is part of the area. Be Our Guest Restaurant | Walt Disney World Official Site
