I have to be honest the final round was a bit anti-climatic in both the degree of Disney charisma attributed to both final participants and the number of votes cast. But nevertheless, to paraphrase a comment one Facebook voter sent to me, the final match up required the making of "lemonade."
Now let me state that the tournament winner is on my personal "top 5" Disney movie list but not at the top. It does have the single best supporting character in all of the Disney animated movie library (my apologies to Balloo the Bear). The voice over cast includes two of my favorite comedians. And, since the voting is over I can mention this, the story and characters have transitioned very well into the Disney Parks.
So if you haven't guessed by now it's it my pleasure to announce the winner of the 2012 Disney Madness Tournament:
2012 Disney Movie Madness Champion
I would like to thank everyone who participated in this tournament. It was my second but the first where I asked others to vote. I really had fun tallying the votes and reading the reasons for your choices. Bringing out the Disney fan in anyone is always fun.
Anytime I can get into a conversation about Disney, no matter if its face-to-face or through social media, I jump right in with near abandon. This year's tournament provided plenty of conversation
Congratulations to all who voted for "Finding Nemo" over the course of the entire tournament. You created a champion.
Looking Toward Next Year
So now that this year's "madness" is over it's time to look toward 2013's Goofy Guy tournament.
I have some lofty goals for next year's vote. First of I'm pretty certain that I am going to make it a "supporting characters" competition. There are plenty of them in the 50 plus Disney animated features. As a matter of fact next year there will probably be 64 contestants; which will require an additional preliminary round.
I'd also like to set it up so that it's open to everyone on the Internet. I know this is possible because I've seen a site devoted to a Muppet Madness tournament. Over the next year I'm going to find out how to set up a tournament like it for myself.
So there you have the last post of this year's Disney Movie Madness Tournament. Once again, thanks to all who participated. See you next year when once again you'll have the chance to support your favorite things about Disney.
