Q : If the official name of the company is The Walt Disney Company, why do copyright notices from 1996 onward say Disney Enterprises?
Richard, Hewlett, New York
A: Starting in 1996, Disney Enterprises was a new segment of the company, which licensed the Disney characters for merchandise, with their name used on merchandise copyright notices.  Walt Disney Enterprises had originally been a company division back in the 1930s, which had a similar purpose, but the name had not been used for more than five decades.
Q : Ages ago, in the mists of time, before I was born in fact, Disney made available to the public through Art Corner, lithographic art type cells on Masonite hardboard, which I have about a dozen of, and I just wanted to ask what this process is called, specifically because I am always on the search for more to add to my collection. These days, the same art process is still used at many Disney sites, and decorates the Main Street, U.S.A. Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln attraction.
Matthew, Stanton, California
A: I believe you are referring to dye transfer prints—high-quality color prints that do not fade.
Q : I know you started working at Disney around 1970. Did you ever get to meet Roy O. Disney?
Victor, Chicago, Illinois
A: Yes, Roy O. Disney was one of the executives who signed off on hiring me, and for that I am most grateful. I enjoyed working with Roy very much. He was a very modest, grandfatherly-like gentleman who to me never really seemed comfortable as the head of a large company. One thing he did was to ask me to work, on my own time, on the Disney genealogy; that gave me some one-on-one time with him, and made me admire him even more.
Q : Hi Dave! Let me begin by saying thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with the world so we can all feel like a part of the Disney magic. I do have a question for you. I’m a hopeless romantic and huge Disney fan, and a friend told me once that the actors who play the voices of Mickey and Minnie are married in real life. Is this true? I know many voice actors have portrayed Mickey and Minnie, so I’m not certain if that was ever the case. Also, I know Mickey and Minnie were never actually married, but there is certainly a wealth of merchandise portraying their wedding. Why was that merchandise created if it was never a part of their stories? Are there plans to have them get married?
Krystina, Avondale, Arizona
A: Russi Taylor, who did the voice of Minnie Mouse, and Wayne Allwine, who did the voice of Mickey Mouse, were indeed married. Wayne, sadly, passed away in 2009, the year after he was named a Disney Legend. Russi is still active in voice recording.
Q : Regarding the Snow White Cottages on Griffith Park Blvd. in Los Feliz, designed by storybook architect Ben Sherwood, and built in 1931 near Disney’s Hyperion Studio… no doubt these nearby cottages served as visual references for the Dwarfs’ cottage in Disney’s Snow White (1937). But is it true that Walt Disney (or the Studio) leased these cottages for a time and used them as animator studios? Also, is it true that Claude and Evie Coats lived in one of the cottages? Much speculation and urban legends exist about these questions, but I’d love a definitive answer. Thank you, Dave.
Leslie, Los Angeles, California
A: The Studio never leased the cottages for offices, but some of the Disney artists—namely Ham Luske, Dick Lundy, Fred Moore, Herman Schultheis, and Lee Morehouse—rented living space there since the cottages were so close to the Hyperion Studio.
Q : I just read that Disney Dollars are being released in 2013. I am so excited about that. My husband and I enjoy collecting them (we even have a 50 dollar bill from Disneyland’s 50th celebration), and we used to buy them before we would go to Disneyland or Walt Disney World. We have not seen the dollars in years. Where and when can we purchase them?
Liz, Sparks, Nevada
A: Disney Dollars are available from Guest Relations locations at Walt Disney World, and at most Resort front desks there. At Disneyland, you can buy them at Guest Relations and Vacation Planning Booths in the parks. Besides, they are available in the following shops: Star Trader, Gag Factory, World of Disney, Mickey in Paradise, and Fantasia. To acquire Disney Dollars before visiting the parks, you can contact Walt Disney World Ticketing at (407) 566-4985, option 2.
Q : The Bakersfield College Archives has prints of two separate Mickey Mouse cartoons. One says Bakersfield above a dancing Mickey. In the other, Mickey is carrying a banner that says Bakersfield College. He is dressed in yellow shoes, red pants, and yellow top—no buttons. Both contain the copyright information. We have no idea of the occasion for which they were produced or the date. We have two requests: 1.  We hope you can identify the date and possibly the occasion. 2.  Bakersfield College is just entering its Centennial year. The BC Archives would like permission to print the one carrying the Bakersfield College banner on cloth tote bags to be sold as a fundraiser for the Archives.
Jerry, Bakersfield, California
A: You can send photos of the drawings to the Walt Disney Archives to see if they can identify them, but I cannot find any mention of Disney doing special art for Bakersfield College. The closest I came: Disney designed art for the 1952 Kern County Fair in Bakersfield. The Disney Legal Department would most likely not grant reproduction rights for merchandise because of current contracts with other merchandisers.