Comments on: Wanna-be Imagineers: Try Your Hand at THIS!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:10:06 +0000

Her name is Autumn. She is a princess of the forest. She is the main character a new movie that will be released soon by Disney Studios. The story is of a young princess who must fight to save her forest. With the help of her friends (the animals) they will Triumph over the Evil king who is is trying to destroy the forest and all that is in. This item pictured above is just the beginning of the concept art for the ride that will be opening along with the release of the movie. Her face will be added when the art concept is finished. Then This will be placed in the ride, that goes with the scene when Autumn send her Bird friend to warn the others the Evil King Has entered the forest.

(So am I hired?)

By: Fran C.

Fran C. — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:13:23 +0000

Hi Everyone. I think her tale is that she is a modern, reinterpretation of the ‘Feed the Birds’ Lady from ‘Mary Poppins’. Do you see a caring, but concerned shape to her face? She holds the two birds as a symbol of the “tuppence”. I see her somewhere inside of 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian, but near the Mary Poppins topiary.

If she didn’t have that concerned shape to her face, I would have seen her more as a modern day Snow White.

By: Stephen Fibelkorn

Stephen Fibelkorn — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:20:22 +0000

Her name Cherry and I am vision her standing in the cool zone at Epcot singing the 70′s song of the Coca-Cola Company… I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony!

By: LeeAnn

LeeAnn — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:45:09 +0000

She is holding the birds to protect them, nurture them, then set them free. Definitely conservation story — maybe Rafiki’s?

By: Happy

Happy — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:26:44 +0000

She should be at the Polynesian Resort. One of the birds should be replaced with a Dole Whip, and she should have a lei either around her neck or as atop her head (or both, I suppose).

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:19:21 +0000

Her name is Maluhia, it means “peaceful” in Hawaiian.
She is known for bringing peace and happiness in every home.

The legend says that many different birds were brought to the islands in Hawaii from the Gods in the sky to paint this beautiful land, but at the very beginning some spices weren’t getting along and the God decided to make it rain for days and days, so that the birds had to stay together and work together to build their homes.

Maluhia appeared on the main island as a beautiful huge tree and all the birds went to her to look for shelter.

Every night she would lullaby them with her leaves and slowly by surely the birds started to work together and enjoy each other’s company. They understood that every single one of them was special and unique and every single one of them was very important to build their new home…

One morning the birds woke up to a blue sky and they felt the beautiful sun warming their feathers. The Gods in the sky knew they had learnt their lesson and they were now shining upon them.

Maluhia was very proud of her birds!

The legend says that every time a family enters a new home 2 birds arrive and sit on their roof for one day to bless it and to bring peace.

You can now see Maluhia and the 2 birds at the entrance one every building at the Polynesian Resort to symbolize the peace and to bless each room.

By: Laura Cooper

Laura Cooper — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:58:32 +0000

This is a statue of Rima, a Thahinian tree fairy. Legend has is Rima became curious of the human world and would fly to a nearby village to observe them. There, she fell in love with a villager by the name of William Carter. The more she fell in love, the more human she became; she began to loose her jungle colors and her wings disintegrated into dust. When she was about to forego her life forever, her father, the king of the fairies, discovered her plight and banned her to live with the birds for the remainder of her life. This statue, found outside the aviary on the jungle trek of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, represents the love-sick Rima helping two birds find the love that she was forced to leave behind.

By: Christi Bunn

Christi Bunn — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:53:02 +0000

Well, her coloring definitely suggests she should be hanging out around Animal Kingdom. I believe she is beckoning everyone to come and, “feed the birds, tuppence a bag.” She is also drawing attention to how we can be a better friend to animals by welcoming us to join with her in caring for them.

By: karen williams

karen williams — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:42:54 +0000

she is the girl who wakes the tiki birds for the show, she should be standing in the exit area and or right outside the entrance turnstills. they are some tiki birds she is holding…

By: Makena

Makena — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:12:47 +0000

I think her tale is that she got lost in the forest and found these 2 birds. The birds tought her how to get out of the forest. Those 2 birds are her pets and also are the ones that she is holding. She would be scattered around Animal Kingdom, kind of like DeVine.

See ya REAL soon!
~Makena