The Florida Project (2017) (2024)

FAQs

Did Moonee actually go to Disney World? ›

Filming took place at various locations in Osceola County, Florida, including at the real Magic Castle Inn & Suites, which is six miles from Disney World. And yes, whether or not Moonee actually made it to Disney, a skeleton cast and crew did: Those final scenes were (secretly) filmed at the park.

Bobby Called DCF About Moonee

Audiences are led to believe that it was Ashley, the neighbor Halley beats up towards the end. However, the most likely culprit is Bobby.

She enters the capitalistic mentality that she was not once part of. In a scene, she asks her daughter to take provocative photos of her in a swimsuit, which she then posts online to publicize herself. She is selling an image of herself in order to receive financial satisfaction.

Much of the script was improvised, and many of the actors were performing onscreen for the first time. DID YOU KNOW? According to Sean Baker, the production was almost shut down midway through principal photography because his crew – unfamiliar with his directing style – believed he was “rogue and crazy.”

At the end of the movie, Jancey leads Moonee to the real Magic Kingdom castle. After living so close by and yet in such a completely different world for her entire life, Moonee finally gets to experience the childhood magic that the children of tourists get to have.

The final scene of the film seemingly sees Moonee and Jancey run away from all their problems, going straight to a happier place: Walt Disney World, notably Magic Kingdom, where they visit Sleeping Beauty's Castle.

After her former friend Ashley warns Halley that everyone in the motel knows how she is earning rent money, Halley explodes and savagely beats her. This act of revenge is anything but sweet, as Halley has to vomit after her violent outburst.

In desperation, Halley approaches Ashley to apologize and ask for money. Ashley criticizes Halley for doing sex work; enraged, Halley viciously beats her in front of Scooty.

Bobby offers to pay the difference, but the managers are so disgusted with Halley and Moonee's belligerent behavior that they refuse to allow them to stay.

Struggling Single Mother: Halley never has enough money, which leads to her becoming a prostitute. Advertisem*nt: Tagline: "Find your kingdom." Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Halley throws up in her toilet after beating up Ashley.

Why was Moonee always in the bath? ›

It was not until later in the movie, that these bath scenes had any significance. Viewers eventually realized that every time Moonee took a long bath, Halley had men over. Halley's prostitution was directly associated with Moonee's innocent baths.

The real-life location of this scene is Paradise Inn, situated at 4501 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee. This location was transformed into the fictional Future Land motel for the movie.

There are occasional references to "dancing for tips" and "getting laid" by adults around children. After a man threatens to evict her from the motel, a woman grudgingly pulls her menstrual pad out from her shorts and slaps it onto the man's office window. Has a humorous if crude context.

Helicopters flying overhead were written into the script because production didn't have enough budget to stop the helicopters from flying. Christopher Rivera was an 8-year-old living with his mother at the Paradise Inn in Kissimmee, Florida, when crew members spotted him.

At the Magic Kingdom, Mickey's Toontown Fair (now the Storybook Circus) initially opened as Mickey's Birthdayland on June 18, 1988. It became Mickey's Starland on May 26, 1990, and was briefly renamed Mickey's Toyland in late 1995.

That's right, Disney was, indeed, considering the metro New Orleans area as the home for what is today the Walt Disney World Resort. If you're going to search for source links on the internet for this story, that it's just that — a story passed down from people who were there to those who weren't.

Fantasyland Expansion

Mickey's Toontown Fair closed on February 12, 2011, to make room for the new expansion. Mickey, Minnie, and the Disney Princesses were moved throughout the park. The Walt Disney World Railroad station in Toontown is closed but the railroad itself will remain open.