Stephanie, Sydney, Australia

There is no plan to include an apple in each Disney animated film.

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Darby, Torrance, California

The small model of the Hyperion (about 5 feet in length), used in some of the flying scenes, is part of the collection of the Walt Disney Archives.

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Jeanne, Placentia, California

If your daughter has not seen the 2003 book The Art and Flair of Mary Blair, by John Canemaker, she should certainly obtain it because it is a fairly comprehensive look at Mary’s life and career.

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Paul, Harbor Springs, Michigan

Walt was never a Mason, so your suppositions are incorrect. Club 33, a private club at Disneyland, was named after its address on the street—33 Royal Street.

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Annie, Los Angeles, California

Disney artists helped paint the camouflage netting that was installed over the Lockheed Aircraft plant in Burbank, California. The Walt Disney Archives does not have any detailed information on this, just a photograph. You can contact them directly. Lockheed might have materials.

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Brad, Palmyra, Virginia

That is incorrect. The awards presented to Walt Disney personally were always deemed his private property. As part of a 1984 agreement whereby the Disney Company gained the exclusive rights to the Walt Disney name and image, the awards and other Walt Disney property were returned to the family. This was two years before Down …

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Walt Disney sitting with animators for Alice in Wonderland

Avi, Irvine, California

As early at 1932, Walt Disney was considering Alice in Wonderland and Bambi for features. In fact, Alice would have been partially live-action and partially animated, and Mary Pickford was anxious to play the role. Walt settled on Snow White as his first feature in 1933.

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Joseph, Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania

The New Century Clock Shop was located on Main Street, U.S.A. at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom from 1971 to 1986. There were similarly named shops at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland.

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