Valerie, Middletown, New Jersey
A: The problem is that in different shading and lighting conditions in the film, the dress looks a different color. It seems to range from a pale blue to a silvery white from scene to scene. Becky Cline at the Walt Disney Archives feels that the primary color is pale blue.
Ross, Aurora, California
A: I can think of no instance when Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck appeared in a film with cartoon characters from another studio, except in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Ron, Forney, Texas
A: There are film vaults at the Disney Studio in California, plus negatives and protection master prints are stored in a salt mine in Kansas (preferable because of a constant cool temperature and dry humidity).
Melanie, Northfield, Ohio
A: 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.
Alan, Artner, Illinois
A: 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.
Steven, Auburn, Massachusetts
A: 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.
Breanne, Sacramento, California
A: 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.
Jeff, Tampa, Florida
A: Steve Jobs, who helped found Pixar Studios in 1986, passed away while Brave was in production.
Barbara, DeWitt, Michigan
A: That answer would be difficult to determine because there are actors who have played many minor roles in Disney films. So we can guess at a few. As a leading actor, Dean Jones appeared in more than 25 films and TV shows; John Ratzenberger has done voice roles in all the Pixar features along with other Disney work; Clarence Nash, as Donald Duck, provided a voice in more Disney theatrical cartoons than any other voice artist.
Jake, United Kingdom
A: There was no bonus material on the DVD release, and I know of no plans for a future release. I believe one deleted scene was glimpsed in the film’s trailer.
