Kaitlyn, Orlando, Florida
Animation began on The Black Cauldron in 1981, but story work had begun years earlier, in 1973.
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Megan, Rome, Georgia
There are now 86 horses on the Carrousel, with horse No. 37 nicknamed by Magic Kingdom cast members as Cinderella’s horse (Cindy). It is the only horse with ornamentation on its tail. Horse No. 20, next to it, is named King, though cast members call it Prince Charming’s horse.
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Avi, Irvine, California
Yes, those fascinating tapes covering about 6 1/2 hours of the story meetings, are in the Walt Disney Archives.
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Avi, Irvine, California
The concept artwork reproduced for Saving Mr. Banks was originally created between 1960 and 1963. Included were costume sketches and set drawings done by Tony Walton in 1963, along with storyboard sketches and artwork done by a variety of artists throughout the film’s development. The filmmakers did indeed check out the artwork.
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Nick, Woodland, California
Uncle Scrooge is a Disney character. Carl Barks was hired by Western Publishing Co. to write and draw some of the Disney comics they produced under license from Disney. It was while doing Donald Duck comics that he introduced Uncle Scrooge.
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Paul, Apopka, Florida
For your answer, I turned to Steven Vagnini in the Archives, who has long been an expert on the attraction: “The characters that would become Dreamfinder and Figment originated as Professor Marvel and his dragon friend for a proposed, but never realized, area of Disneyland known as Discovery Bay. When that project was canceled, the characters became …
See moreLeslie, Burlington, Vermont
Your second cel is from Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983). During the 1970s and 1980s, when these films were made, Disney was selling cels through art dealers throughout the country. The initials “WM” stand for Wendall Mohler, who was one of the Disney executives in charge of the cel sale program. You can check eBay to …
See moreLarry, Thousand Oaks, California
The original version of the show that ran at the New York World’s Fair is the one that was brought to Disneyland, where it opened in July 1965. It was a duplicate Audio-Animatronics® Lincoln because the original one was still running at the fair. The show continued until it was replaced by The Walt Disney …
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Walt Disney lost the rights to Oswald before any Mickey Mouse cartoons could be released. But you will find both characters in the recent Disney Epic Mickey games.
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I recall some scenes from the 1992 Chaplin film were shot at the studio. It was one of the last films to shoot on the studio’s old business street.
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