Ernie, Thornton, Colorado
You are correct that the number does not apply to Disney company history. Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic started in 2001 when we were celebrating the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney’s birth. The first Disney ice show, Walt Disney’s World on Ice, debuted in 1981, though there were earlier ice shows, more than …
See moreMildred, Laporte, Indiana
My guess is that this was something presented to theater owners who had played Snow White in their theaters, probably from RKO which distributed the film for Disney.
See moreRuth, West Monroe, Louisiana
Mickey Mouse Club was not an incorporated entity, so this would not be a Disney company associated with your toy telephone.
See moreTerry, Pensacola, Florida
Disney Educational Productions still has fire safety films available for schools. You can check out their catalog here: http://dep.disney.go.com/index.html.
See moreLeo, Santa Maria, California
As you probably have guessed, those are the initials of Walt Disney and Roy Disney. When that area was originally built, it was meant to be an apartment for the Disney family, but that never happened. The balcony was part of the Disney Gallery for many years, and later became part of the Dream Suite …
See moreMargie, Midland, Virginia
The company’s first annual report was issued in 1940. The Disney Web site has the reports back to 1995. The earlier ones are harder to come by, though some research libraries have full sets. One Internet seller has a CD with the reports back to 1954.
See moreKenny, Lithonia, Georgia
Thank you. I have always enjoyed doing the Ask Dave answers, so I’ll keep it up as long as I can.
See moreAustin, Ogden, Utah
You are thinking of Marsupilami, whose friend was Maurice, a gorilla. Maurice was indeed in a pink T-shirt. The animated shows aired back in 1993-’94. There were only 13 episodes—and were based on a European comic book character from the 1960s.
See moreSharon, North Port, Florida
You can check eBay. Many of the actual admission tickets from the old Walt Disney World ticket books are still good for admission today, and are thus worth at least today’s admission price. Individual A, B, C, D, and E tickets have little value.
See moreDevin, Los Angeles, California
The Walt Disney Archives does not have any Jungle Cruise scripts from the 1950s. However, there is a part of the jungle tour shown in the People and Places film Disneyland, U.S.A. from 1956. That featurette was released on DVD in 2007 in the Walt Disney Treasures set Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, and Magic. Here is …
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