Q: As a little boy in the 1970s visiting Disney World, I remember hearing about how people would accidentally (or otherwise) step on Donald Duck’s webbed feet. To protect himself, one year Donald started wearing galoshes. Would you let me know when that transition took place? Thanks!
Ken, Bernardsville, New Jersey
A: When the Donald Duck character costume was introduced at Disneyland in 1968, it did indeed have soft rubber feet. The harder, molded shoe (I would not call them galoshes), with tennis shoes worn inside, was added several years later, though I have been unable to pinpoint the exact year.
Dave Smith