Flashback Friday - Jessica Rabbit's Park Debut

One year ago this month Jessica Rabbit made her first ever in-park debut. The appearance was part of the very exclusive Disney Dreamers Everywhere event, which included trips to every Disney park around the globe. Disneyland Paris was the final stop and some of their surprise characters were Roger Rabbit, Eddie Valiant and Jessica Rabbit. Though this was quite a surprise, the majority of people were unsatisfied with Jessica's look, stating that she should be an unmasked performer. Below you can read all the news that went on from that time, with direct quotes from people on the Jessica costume, photos, video and my own thoughts on this unforgettable moment in Jessica Rabbit history.

May 24th, 2013
Breaking News: Jessica Rabbit Has Debuted In Disney Parks

May 25th, 2013
The Jessica Rabbit Debate - Park Character Under Heavy Scrutiny

June 25th, 2013
Roger Rabbit's Toontown Dream Show - The Park Debut Of Jessica Rabbit

July 29th, 2013
People Want Jessica Rabbit In Disney Parks

Now Available - Jessica Rabbit Shoe Ornament

At long last Disney has created a Jessica Rabbit Shoe Christmas Ornament, which would appear to be part of their Runway Shoe Ornament Collection. The shoe ornaments and ear hat ornaments have become fairly popular, and are also made into pins. This shoe was found in Disneyland and has all the similar details as the shoe ornaments from previous years. The Jessica shoe ornament features glitter (which matches the color of Jessica's dress) on the toe box and counter, a pink heart on the topline with Jessica's signature, light purple sides (matching her gloves), a tan insole (Jessica's skin color), orange in the upper lining (matching her hair color), a Jessica Rabbit leg-shaped heel, and purple film strips serving as shoe straps. It's worth mentioning that while the signature is very close to Jessica's original one from her store, it is actually Jessica's park autograph from when she did the meet-and-greet during the Disney Dreamers Everywhere event. The other shoes in the series also have the park version of the characters signatures on the shoe arch. Take an up-close look at some more details.

Jessica Rabbit Store Floor Plan

The Jessica's store once stood in Pleasure Island for a very short time. The D23 Website states that it was opened on December 15th 1990. It was repurposed into the Music Legends store some time in mid 1992. It was located on the corner of Breeze Way and Chandler Row. The neon leg-swinging sign of Jessica became a fixture to the island for many years after the store had gone. There had always been very little information about the store available - for example a floor plan and merchandise layout. With the help of one brief video of the store, and my own memory, I have created a full interior layout of the Jessica Rabbit store, exclusive to ImNotBad.com.

Above you will see the top of the store, with slanted, windowed roof - and another without the roof for the interior layout. For numbered descriptions and a full merchandise layout, click below for a guided tour of the Jessica's store.

Flashback Friday - The Totally unOfficial Toonography Of Jessica Rabbit Part Six

The Totally unOfficial Toonography of Jessica Rabbit was a big project I embarked on in an effort to preserve the character and tell a lot more of her story through the happenings at the time, and from Disney artist interviews. This six part documentary slideshow reveals some information about Jessica, her creation, merchandise and history.

Part 6: Relaxed, Refreshed, Reanimated
Newer Jessica Merchandise, The Future and Conclusion.

Pin Preview - Jessica Rabbit Baseball Card

A new Baseball Card pin series will be released on Saturday, June 28th 2014 at the Disney Studio Store Hollywood. The series includes Roger Rabbit, Chicken Little and Jessica Rabbit. The art for Jessica appears to be an altered version of the Premium Format Figure Print. Jessica is in that pose but is wearing a maroon colored baseball uniform with the number 45, and is holding a baseball bat. The pin boarder is made to look like a baseball card, with her name below and number in the top left hand corner. These pins are a Limited Edition of 300 and will sell for $14.95 each.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Silhouette Portraits

Roger, Jessica and Eddie Valiant are hand-cut as shadow portraits in this fun collection based on our favorite cartoon-noir movie. Julia of The Shadow Studio creates hand cut paper silhouette portraits and pendants. This fantastic Who Framed Roger Rabbit series was made as her tribute to Bob Hoskins and was intended to be only for her own collection. However, the requests kept coming in to put these in her shop for sale, and she agreed.

"This is a hand-cut paper silhouette of Jessica Rabbit. It comes mounted on a 5x7 piece of sturdy white cardstock, ready to frame. These silhouettes look beautiful in an oval frame, or with an oval mat in a rectangular frame.

The silhouette is both cut from and mounted on archival-quality, acid-free paper for longevity. Because each silhouette is cut by hand, each one will be slightly different - but I promise that they will all be beautiful!

Jessica's honey-bunny Roger and his pal Eddie Valiant are also available in my shop. Your silhouette will arrive mounted but not framed."

Take a visit to The Shadow Studio's Etsy shop to see more shadow portraits like The Disney Princesses, Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and many more!

Jessica Rabbit Silhouette

Roger Rabbit Silhouette

Eddie Valiant Silhouette

Flashback Friday - The Totally unOfficial Toonography Of Jessica Rabbit Part Five

The Totally unOfficial Toonography of Jessica Rabbit was a big project I embarked on in an effort to preserve the character and tell a lot more of her story through the happenings at the time, and from Disney artist interviews. This six part documentary slideshow reveals some information about Jessica, her creation, merchandise and history.

Part 5: Girl Power
A look at Jessica's creation, her impact on female characters and figure collecting, and the many others who had a hand in making the industry what it is today.