Jewell, Redlands, California
Because it takes so long to make an animated feature, boys’ voices often change during production. For later recording sessions, the directors sometimes have to call upon other boys who sound the same as the voice actor in the original recordings. In this case, the two replacements were sons of the director, Wolfgang Reitherman.
See moreMatthew, North Hollywood, California
Yes, Inside Outer Space, starring Ludwig Von Drake, which aired on Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color on February 13, 1963, used footage from Man in Space (approximately 9 minutes), Man and the Moon (13 minutes) and Mars and Beyond (14 minutes). Since those three shows had earlier been aired only in black and white, …
See moreHiland, Costa Mesa, California
He does not have a name.
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Originally, for 10 years from their opening in 1991, there were two resorts, the Port Orleans Resort and the Dixie Landings Resort. The two resorts were combined under the Port Orleans name in 2001. The original Port Orleans became Port Orleans French Quarter, with Dixie Landings becoming Port Orleans Riverside. Other renamed hotels were Shades …
See moreRyan, Annapolis, Maryland
Yes, both are in the Archives. They each took several hours to painstakingly uninstall and carefully remove from the site, with Disney archivist Steven Vagnini there to oversee the work for the Archives.
See moreSean, Tokyo, Japan
No, he is not in any of the Haunted Mansions; he is in a case in the Archives. He is so scary looking that many former Archives employees did not want to go near him.
See moreJim, Myersville, Maryland
The Disney Wilderness Preserve, with its Conservation Learning Center, was established in south Osceola County as a wetlands mitigation project. The property was purchased by Disney and donated in 1993 to the Nature Conservancy to offset lands impacted by the development of Walt Disney World. Immediately work began on returning the drained ranchlands to their …
See moreDennis, Alabama
Goofy and Wilbur was the first cartoon released as a Goofy cartoon, and perhaps that is what the posting meant. The character appeared in a 1938 book as Dippy the Goof, and he appeared in a number of Mickey Mouse cartoons after his debut in 1932, before the Goofy series began.
See moreHeather, Reno, Nevada
You can contact the Archives at Disney.Archives@disney.com. There are a few of the metal badges in the collection, including Walt Disney’s, which was No. 1.
See moreMaxi, Somerville, Massachusetts
The release years for the animated features in which each Princess appeared are: Snow White (1937), Cinderella (1950), Aurora (1959), Ariel (1989), Belle (1991), Jasmine (1992), Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998), Tiana (2009), and Rapunzel (2010). Soon to come is Princess Merida in Brave (2012).
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