Michael, Millbrae, California
That was Walt Disney’s introduction to Bristle Face, Part II, which aired on February 2, 1964.
See moreRonald, Lahaina, Hawaii
He was not the first but an early Santa Claus at Disneyland. A former police officer in the city of Vernon, California, he had started at the park as a security guard in 1966. He returned to perform at the park’s 50th anniversary party thrown by the Disneyland Alumni Club in 2005.
See moreDiletta, Rome, Italy
The main one, of course, is Pinocchio, whose story is set in Italy. There is a scene in Italy in Cars 2, and one of the Scat Cats in The Aristocats is an Italian Cat.
See moreShannon, Bode, Iowa
The New York Graphic Society was a Disney licensee for those prints from 1945-’49; they made Disney prints in several different sizes. We do not know values, but obviously it would be more than you paid.
See moreCooper, Salt Lake City, Utah
Yes, that is the same King Triton statue.
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Avi, Irvine, California
If you don’t count Fantasia, it would be Saludos Amigos followed by The Three Caballeros.
See moreDonna, Jensen Beach, Florida
I asked Steven Vagnini, who co-presented the Fanniversary event at Walt Disney World. These are the 25th anniversaries that they noted in the show: Disney Dollars (May 5, 1987, at Disneyland), Star Tours (January 9, 1987, at Disneyland), Disney Store (March 28, 1987), and Ducktales (September 21, 1987).
See moreRussell, Antelope, California
The definition of Audio-Animatronics® in a 1960s WED Enterprises press release states it is “a unique concept in entertainment which electronically combines and synchronizes voices, music, and sound effects with the movement of animated objects.” Disney first used the name for animals in advertisements for Nature’s Wonderland (1960), though the mechanical characters there did not …
See morePaige, Fredericksburg, Virginia
There are rarely openings, but you can write the Archives at Disney.archives@disney.com.
See moreChris, Houlton, Maine
The Admiral Joe Fowler was one of the two riverboats; it was retired from service in the fall of 1980 and not retained.
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