#1 - A List
“Did they give you a list of all the movies or character to include or how did that work deciding all that?” – @54hiroshi on IG
A: Yes, the D23 group had an original speculative list that included Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel locations. By the time I was given the green light to start, the working list was trimmed to only locations from Disney and Pixar films, T.V. And parks with 17 locations that they “loved to have” and additional 62 any of which if they fit. A separate list of 16 Easter eggs had vehicles to add “if they fit.” Working collaboratively with them, while also receiving feedback from Disney-loving around me, the map grew to its final state with 162 locations, 47 vehicles and 55 characters that I added for more visual interest and added liveliness.
#4 - Placing Places
“How did you decide what places to put near each other? Was it just based on what places looked similar?” – @inked_and_painted on IG
A: Mostly, the things were put in similar temperate regions constrained within a fantastic continental mass, and not adhering to appearance or where they might exist on our Earth. Knowing that a lot of stories occur in old forests, those thing live close together in the upper middle. Curiously, a lot of stories occurred near water features, so the map has lots of rivers, lakes and shore lines. Of course, everything that’s urban based got fitted into the lower left portion. It decidedly is not a representation of the Earth as we know it.
#5 - Picking from Pics
“How did you decide what to put from each movie and/or show?” – @harishas.arton IG
A: Primarily, this was to be a map of recognizable places from Disney and Pixar properties. Such things include the spectrum from houses and shops to cities to kingdoms to countries to mountains. Each also had to have been visualized previously, so while I was stylizing things, I wasn’t making things up from nothing. Some “too real” things included Notre Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower. As fans, we dove deep into Disney and Pixar history.
#6 - Pocahontas, Hunchback, Atlantis and Tarzan
“Are anything from Pocahontas, Hunchback, Atlantis and Tarzan included on the map?” – @harishas.art on IG
A: In order: yes, no, yes, and yes, although they’re not tagged things. Happy hunting.
#7 - Challenge To the Fans
A: I myself had to look up what Astragard and what Knocknasheega were (hint: the first is at the proper side of the world and isn’t Thor’s home realm and the second has to do with leprechauns). I was happy to find space for Mathmagicland. I think everything is gettable, at least by some Disney fan somewhere. If you think you’ve found something special or hidden, let me know to confirm.
#8 - Not Making the Cut
“Which ones didn't make the cut?” – @grimmcookies on IG
A: I could almost make a second map from things not included on this map. If a property was well represented, we limited items, so the Snuggly Duckling didn’t make it. Leaning into the “Fantastic” part of the title, a lot of real things got left out like Ayers Rock/Uluru and the Palace of Westminster clock tower. Many, many of the Disney channel kid-coms and their suburban settings and high schools got passed over with the map already hosting a middle school, a high school and a college. But a few things actually got erased and drawn over: Herbie, the Cadillac Range and a briar patch. Cape Suzette was moved to a place where I could add the protective white wall rock enclosure displacing Rapunzel’s kingdom in the process to be located elsewhere on the map.
#9 - Planning Time
“How long did it take you to plan the map design?” – Kim Henry on FB
A: From mid July to mid October in 2019, I spent 3 months on the map, from my first conceptual sketch, through drawing it in pencil and ink on paper, through digital color to laying in final text and graphics. There were a few rounds of revisions in there too. The drawing and coloring parts were all being done concurrently, so I don’t really know how many Mon-hours (pun!) were devoted to just drawing it.
More about the D23 2020 Fantastic Worlds Map:
Watch some unboxing videos featuring the D23 2020 Golf Member gift-
My basic description in conjunction with the January announcement of the 2020 gift-
https://monotonae.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-mappiest-world-in-place.html
https://monotonae.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-mappiest-world-in-place.html
More answers to come if more questions are tossed to me.
– Bryan Mon.
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