Sometimes a supporting player is noticed and becomes popular on his or her own. It did not happen to the characters you listed, though Clarabelle did appear in supporting roles in a number of cartoons and was a regular on the House of Mouse television show. Clarabelle even has a singing/speaking role in Mickey’s Once …
See moreThe Matterhorn Bobsleds are officially a part of Fantasyland, as is “it’s a small world.”
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There was a souvenir record released in 1968 as Disneyland record DL-599: General Electric Carousel of Progress: Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow, including a medley of Disney tunes, but no soundtrack album. There are also CD sets Walt Disney and the 1964 World’s Fair and A Musical History of Disneyland, which include material from the show.
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The Disney film that is currently highest on the list of movies from all studios, in third place, is Marvel’s The Avengers. Next comes Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, in eighth place. If you adjust for inflation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs joins the top ten.
See moreI love “Little April Shower” from Bambi, and “Golden Dream” from The American Adventure at Epcot.
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It is primarily the last scene that has been updated; the first three scenes have remained about the same, though with some tweaks over the years. Some photos can be found online.
See moreArchives and libraries have some similarities, but the collections of libraries are primarily books and magazines, while archival collections are much broader in scope. Archives are usually related to a single entity, be it a company, church, school, or local, state, or national government. Disney probably has more than a dozen departmental and divisional libraries …
See moreThere is no evidence that the character was named for a real person.
See moreI went to former Imagineer Bob Gurr with your question. He responds that Walt Disney World had a display case with a front left door from a yellow Disneyland Mark I Monorail. Bob has a red panel from a Mark I; it is currently on display in Walt’s barn at the Los Angeles Live Steamers …
See moreAs I write this, there is one up for sale on eBay with a starting bid of $5.00.
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