Update Blog - 7/18/20 (Patreon)

It's kind of ironic that I talked about theme parks and rides during a pandemic where many of these places have temporarily closed their doors or are problematically opened, but better not to waste good ideas or just wait for the right time when you don't know when that right time will come. That's why I've also made the most out of my week while putting up the new Top 10. So, it's been quite a time these past few days!

- Released my Top 10 Rides Based on Animated Films: I believe this was an idea I spontaneously got during one of the recent Q&A with AniMat episodes and I guess it kind of stuck since. There were so many ideas I could do and let out my theme park side along the way while sticking to the theme of animated features, resulting in a really fun Top 10 to make and one of the most fun videos to create this year! It was actually interesting to make a more theme park-centric video because it does come with its own challenges like finding the right clips to present your talking points and going through several videos where they filmed on the same ride. Funny enough, I even had to do some last-minute updates as well because they announced the retheming of Splash Mountain into The Princess and the Frog and I was just in the middle of editing the video! It's true that this could later become dated because of some anticipated rides that are coming that might've been on the list if I made this later like Tokyo's Beauty and the Beast ride, but that's why I put up that disclaimer at the start that it was made in mid-2020. Who knows, maybe I could do a sequel Top 10 in a few years to add more. Just like last week, I'm very proud on this video and I hope many will find this to be a fun ride.

- Editing the next part of AL: Walt Disney Animation Studios +: There were a few other things I had to do this week, so I didn't spent the whole time just editing the next part and I will say now that I am almost done with this video. But keep in mind that it doesn't mean this will be next week's video. Chances are, this could most likely come out by the end of the month. But anyways, this is shaping up to be a real good video with a lot of strong trivia along the way. Also, I did find some very interesting facts regarding these films, especially the ways they would promote some of them (seriously, Disney dedicated entire mall tours and parades outside of Disneyland or Walt Disney World for these films). I'll say now that, while not one of the longest, it will have quite a length at over 40 minutes. But still keep those anticipations high! We're reaching the end of the Renaissance and these movies will have a moment to shine (again) in Animation Lookback.

- Created a new AniMat Interviews: One additional thing I've made this week was working on a new Interview video, and this time, this will be my biggest interview yet! I won't say who it is, but it's not necessarily the person, but rather which show they worked on. Keep in mind that they asked me to do this and I jumped into the opportunity. There were some technical issues that I had to work around and it did freak me out a bit, but I did managed to pull through in the end. I can't wait to show you next week who it is, but regardless if it'll get much attention or not, it'll be quite a milestone for myself and for this channel!

- REMINDER FOR PATRONS $50+/MONTH: This month's Discord Chat will be happening on Sunday the 19th and at 2pm EST. Let me know if you're not available for either so I'll organize a quick chat.

So this was quite an exciting week! We'll see what else is in store for the next, but I'll be ready and keep the excitement coming with more new content, so until next time...

See ya later, dudes!