Merlin’s Magic Shop
Merlin’s Magic Shop Fantasyland shop at Disneyland; from July 17, 1955, to January 16, 1983. Succeeded by Mickey’s Christmas Chalet. Also a Fantasyland shop in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World, from March 1972 until May 1986. See also Main Street Magic Shop.
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Merciful Law of the King, The (television) Television show; episode 2 of The Prince and the Pauper.
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Merchandise Shoppers are so accustomed to seeing the wide variety of Disney merchandise on store shelves today that it is hard to imagine a time before you could buy a Mickey Mouse doll, book, toothbrush, or pair of bedroom slippers. Actually, it all started by chance back in 1929. Walt Disney was walking through a …
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Menken, Alan Composer; joined Disney in 1987 to work on The Little Mermaid. Since then, he has composed the music for Disney classics such as Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, writing the music for such memorable songs as “Under the Sea, ” “Beauty and the Beast, ” and “A Whole New World, ” all …
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Merbabies (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on December 9, 1938. Actually produced for Disney by Harman-Ising Studios, directed by Rudolf Ising and supervised for the Walt Disney Studio by Ben Sharpsteen, Dave Hand, Otto Englander, and Walt Disney. The workload at the Disney Studio was getting out of hand, so Walt decided to help his …
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Menjou, Adolphe (1890-1963) Actor; appeared in Pollyanna (Mr. Pendergast).
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Melody Time (film)
Melody Time (film) An animation/live-action feature consisting of seven sequences: (1) Once Upon a Wintertime, sung by Frances Langford, tells of a winter romance by both human and bunny couples sleighing and skating in the 1800s; (2) Bumble Boogie, played by Freddy Martin and his orchestra, is a fantasy of a bee’s nightmare; (3) Johnny …
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Men Against the Arctic (film)
Men Against the Arctic (film) People and Places featurette; released on December 21, 1955. Directed by Winston Hibler. Academy Award winner. 30 min. The film shows how icebreakers, specially constructed ships built by the U.S. Coast Guard, to make their way through heavy Arctic icepacks. They maneuver with the aid of helicopters in their effort …
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Melody See Adventures in Music: Melody.
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Menace on the Mountain (television) Two-part television show; aired on March 1 and 8, 1970. Directed by Vincent McEveety. A boy struggles to take care of his family during the Civil War, after his father joins the Confederate Army. To help pay the taxes, he captures a mountain lion for the bounty, angering another man …
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