Jim, Auburn, Massachusetts
The book, Johnny Tremain, was published in 1943; it is possible that Walt Disney visited Esther Forbes when he was looking to purchase the movie rights, but we do not have details that he did. The movie was released in 1957, and Walt reportedly sent a limousine so Forbes could attend the opening in Boston. …
See moreClark, Lakeville, Minnesota
The days-of-the-week intros were filmed in color; you can see the color versions on the Walt Disney Treasures DVD Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume 2. Walt Disney often filmed his early television shows, especially animation segments, in color, believing that they might have some future use.
See moreMichael, Burbank, California
The best place to check is eBay, to see if similar items have been sold.
See moreJerrold, Wheaton, California
We do not have any information on Roy Atwell other than what you can find on the Internet, and in J.B. Kaufman’s recent book on the making of Snow White. One website is www.royatwell.net. Atwell’s third wife, Ethel Smith, is not the same Ethel Smith (1910-1996) who played the organ in Disney’s Melody Time (“Blame …
See moreLouise, Orlando, Florida
The only thing I can think of is in 2003, there were television advertisements for Mickey’s PhilharMagic which featured Disney characters, including Aladdin and Jasmine, “jumping off” the screen. The Snow White and Pooh characters were not included.
See moreJoseph, Nevada City, California
This might seem like a strange answer, because the character is not that well known, but I would say the Horned King in The Black Cauldron. For years before that film came out, many Disney animated villains tended to be funny villains; one would tend to laugh at Captain Hook or Cruella De Vil or …
See moreBill, Windermere, Florida
There has been one DVD already, released in 2001: Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse. Released in 2002 on VHS tape was Mickey’s House of Mouse: Villains. I know of no future plans.
See moreTerri, West Branch, Michigan
The earliest known Disney licensee making buttons was the Leo F. Phillips Co., Inc., of New York. They were licensed in 1937 to produce “novelty dress buttons made of catalin and/or other plastic materials.” Their license was canceled in 1939. We have one card of three Mickey Mouse buttons in the Walt Disney Archives.
See moreDavid, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Music Department at the Disney Studio maintains all the scores for the Disney films.
See moreJoseph, Nevada City, California
The fondly remembered Monorail Café opened in 1986, taking the place of an earlier restaurant called simply the Coffee Shop/Coffee House. That earlier restaurant had opened in 1956.
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