Jeffrey, Orlando, Florida
Disney has never released it, but I see there is a version taped by a fan on YouTube.
See moreMelanie, Northfield, Ohio
Richard Sherman said in an interview that it was “a word we sort of concocted from our childhood when we used to make up double-talk words.” He also recalled that he and his brother brainstormed some words that could be part of it: “Super-colossal” and “atrocious” helped lead the way.
See moreLouis, Rego Park, New York
While there have been other Disney Store opening invitations, yours is probably one of the more elaborate ones.
See moreJenny, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The process has not always been the same. Essentially today, first dibs go to Walt Disney Imagineering in case they have another attraction in which to use the item. Then the Archives is allowed to select what it wants. Remaining items are sometimes destroyed or have been sold as surplus property.
See moreTim, Bardstown, Kentucky
The Mickey Mouse Revue debuted at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in 1971, remaining until 1980. Then it moved to Tokyo Disneyland, where it appeared from 1983 to 2009. The Mickey Mouse figure from the show is currently in the Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. …
See moreLarry, Tampa, Florida
Sadly with the passage of the years (45-plus), there are only two people left at the Disney Studios who were hired during Walt Disney’s lifetime: animation director Burny Mattinson and publicist Arlene Ludwig (as of July 2012). There are still several people at Disneyland who were hired pre-1966.
See moreStephen, El Paso, Texas
There is no indication in the production files for Victory Through Air Power, from which that animated segment was taken, of the scene you describe. The files only mention the plane being shot down.
See moreAlan, Artner, Illinois
We do not have a copy of that poster in the Walt Disney Archives. Fantasia was first released in France in 1943, and it has had several subsequent reissues.
See moreSteven, Auburn, Massachusetts
These were indeed French films, not Disney-produced ones, but shown on Disney Channel and released on video by Disney. They originated from a popular French-Belgian comic book series created by Maurice de Bevere.
See moreBreanne, Sacramento, California
The first cartoon in which Figaro appeared with Minnie Mouse was First Aiders (1944), four years after his debut in Pinocchio. He would continue to appear with Minnie and Pluto in a few more cartoons, ending with Pluto’s Sweater (1949). So, at least during that five-year period, he could be deemed Minnie’s pet.
See more