Keith, Port Orchard, Washington
This has been suggested many times; perhaps someday we shall see it.
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There were several structures and interesting items found throughout the property that would later become Walt Disney World. On my Spring 1971 trip to the construction site, I was shown perhaps the most unusual item discovered: the “lawnmower tree,” still located at Fort Wilderness near the Wilderness Trading Post and Marina. A manual lawnmower was …
See moreJ.R., Richmond, Virginia
Walt Disney did not personally create the multiplane camera; that was Bill Garity on his staff. Walt was not an inventor or designer, but he hired a talented group of designers who worked at his WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering). Walt often made suggestions, but it was his staff that carried out the work. …
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Jonathan, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Yes, there are. The two vultures on the crane near the mine entrance of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train originally appeared in the Snow White’s Scary Adventures attraction, as did the figures of Grumpy, Doc, Bashful, Sleepy, and Happy seen in the cottage near the end of the attraction. New figures of Snow White, Dopey, …
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Bob, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Walt loved England, perhaps because his early ancestors came from there, but it is also true that many of the beloved stories and folktales that he wanted to depict on the screen were set in England.
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Jason, South Salem, New York
Yes, that was indeed Doodles Weaver in Hockey Homicide. He also narrated Cured Duck and Tennis Racquet, and did “radio voices” in Duck Pimples.
See moreMatthew, North Hollywood, California
Walt’s lead-in for the 1963 airing contains some elements from the 1958 one, such as Tinker Bell reducing Walt to “cricket size,” but in 1963 he talks about The Sword in the Stone and the upcoming Mary Poppins.
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Barbara, DeWitt, Michigan
That fun drawing was made by Canadian Disney artist and caricaturist Peter Emslie. Besides working for Disney’s Canada office, he also spent some time in the art department at Walt Disney World. He is currently a freelance artist and educator. Peter did that particular drawing after seeing me in a television interview.
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Michael, New Milford, New Jersey
The Walt Disney Archives has a collection of ride vehicles and show elements from various removed park attractions. Some have already been shown at D23 Expos and at the current Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum.
See moreKaitlyn, Phoenix, Arizona
This story is supposedly true, as reported by Albert Lasker who was an advertising executive and big supporter and colleague of Major Alexander de Seversky, who wrote the book Victory Through Air Power.
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