{"id":37925,"date":"2013-06-27T22:16:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T04:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/27\/who-disappeared-roger-rabbit.html"},"modified":"2014-11-07T12:44:42","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T19:44:42","slug":"who-disappeared-roger-rabbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/27\/who-disappeared-roger-rabbit.html","title":{"rendered":"Who Disappeared Roger Rabbit?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Why did Roger Rabbit — a huge hit character with lots of merchandising and animated shorts — disappear from the Disney universe in the early 90s? That answer is, sadly, not all that unexpected.<\/p>\n

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I've always been a fan of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. \u00a0One of my favorite "hidden gems" in Disney's Hollywood Studios is the Eddie Valiant office. \u00a0Thanks to this article by Jim Korkis for +<\/span>MousePlanet<\/a><\/span>\u00a0I now understand exactly why Roger did a vanishing act at the height of his popularity. \u00a0Link here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/11OQ5fw<\/a><\/p>\n

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Why did Roger Rabbit — a huge hit character with lots of merchandising and animated shorts — disappear from the Disney universe in the early 90s? That answer is, sadly, not all that unexpected. Reshared post from +James D. 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