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unusual facts about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride

It is based upon the famous Roald Dahl book of the same name, and takes its thematic inspiration from the illustrations of Quentin Blake.


Cake in a Cup

Other cupcakes presented on the show were a blood orange and currant jam cupcake symbolizing blood, a red velvet cupcake with a red fondant heart to represent the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, and a lemon blueberry cupcake drawing from the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character, Violet.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical

The musical is based on the 1964 children's novel by Roald Dahl.

Based on the children's novel of the same name, written by Roald Dahl, it was directed by Sam Mendes.

Chocolaterie

As an example of the term's usage, The novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was entitled Charlie et la Chocolaterie in France.

Cúla 4

Scooby Doo, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Thumbelina and A Troll in Central Park.

Dale McBride

Terry McBride had several chart singles in the 1990s as lead singer of the band McBride & the Ride.

Darlene Vogel

Vogel's first feature film was the 1989 science fiction film, Back to the Future Part II and as the IFT intern in the pre-show segment for 1991 film ride, Back to the Future: The Ride for the Universal movie parks.

DC Comics Super Hero Adventures

Batman: The Ride (Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) - Refurbished and rebuilt at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and renamed Goliath.

Edmund Jolliffe

His music for the programme for 'Fantastic Mr Dahl' was featured as an added extra on the DVD to Tim Burton's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.

Edward Highmore

He is the father of actor Freddie Highmore, who played Charlie Bucket in the 2005 film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Georgie Smith

Before drama school, appeared as supporting artist on Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mikael Håfström's Derailed and as a dancer in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake.

Grumpy Old Man

It was watched by 6.10 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, despite airing simultaneously with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on ABC, The Amazing Race on CBS and Sunday Night Football on NBC.

Henry Salt

Salt (Mr. Henry Salt), fictional character from the children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Hollywood Dream – The Ride

At the time of the ride's launch these tracks included "Homebound Train" by Bon Jovi, "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, "Get Back" by The Beatles, "Osaka Lover" by Dreams Come True, and "The Wing Named You" by Kobukuro.

John Dods

Dods also was effects supervisor on 18 episodes of the syndicated television series Monsters, and worked as a set construction supervisor on the Back to the Future theme park ride at Universal Studios Florida.

King Opera House

The King Opera House is a performance space of Fort Smith's Young Actors Guild, whose past productions have included Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, and Alice in Wonderland.

London Screenwriters' Festival

John August - August is an American screenwriter, writing films such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish and The Corpse Bride.

Matthew Hardy

Hardy also appeared in the Festival with his own take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, along with special guest Julie Dawn Cole, who portrayed Veruca Salt in the 1971 film version.

Pageboy

In the film Pulp Fiction, the character of Mia Wallace (played by actress Uma Thurman) sports a pageboy, as does AnnaSophia Robb as Violet Beauregarde and Missi Pyle as Violet's mother Scarlett Beauregarde in Tim Burton's film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Patricio Castillo

He became well known for his roles in the Spanish language performing songs for HBO's Flight of the Conchords, Happy Feet, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride.

R. T. Alderman Junior High

In the 2009-2010 year, the production was "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", in 2010-2011 "Little Shop of Horrors", in 2011-2012 "Grease and in 2012-2013 The Wizard Of OZ (musical).

Sky Movies

Sky Movies regularly sponsors the theatrical premieres of major film titles – such as Shrek 2, The Incredibles, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Something Like Human

"Sister Mary Innocent" appeared by alternate name "Sister Mary" on Tommy Lee's 2005 solo album Tommyland: The Ride, with Carl Bell on guitar.

The Golden Ticket

The Golden Ticket is an opera based on Roald Dahl’s classic book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by the contemporary American composer Peter Ash, with a libretto by Donald Sturrock.

The Willy Wonka Candy Company

Film director Mel Stuart's 10-year-old daughter read the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and asked her father to make a film out of it.

Tommy Lee Goes to College

The theme song for "Tommy Lee Goes to College" is the song "Good Times" which is the second single from Lee's second solo album "Tommyland: The Ride".

Tommyland: The Ride

Tommyland: The Ride was released in conjunction with Lee's book of the same name, as well as his then new reality television series Tommy Lee Goes to College.

Wonka Bar

The Wonka Bar is both a fictional candy bar, introduced in the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, and a type of real life candy bar inspired by the fictional confection.


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