Eric, Lemon Grove, California

There is a report on that trip in the Disney Twenty-three magazine from Summer 2010 (“In Search of Disney,” by Dave Smith as told to Steven Vagnini).

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Tom, Claremont, California

Cubby has a Facebook page.

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Lissa, Houston, Texas

The first film you recall is The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) starring Meredith Salenger and John Cusack. The other film may be The Watcher in the Woods (1981) with Bette Davis playing the old woman/witch and Carroll Baker the girl.

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Rebecca, Santa Maria, California

There are indeed plans for a fourth edition of Disney A to Z; it should be out early in 2015.

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Ron, Ocoee, Florida

Walt Disney smoked Lucky Strikes in the 1940s and French cigarettes, Gitanes, later in his life, but he never wanted to be photographed with a cigarette as he felt it set a bad example for children. He was a heavy smoker, and, in fact, died of lung cancer.

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Courtney, Muncie, Indiana

The published lists of Disney films normally include only theatrical releases; the two films you cited were produced for video release.

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Deborah, Santa Barbara, California

There is a Disney gold pass. It is given on an annual basis by Disney executives to Disney board members, leaders of companies that are Disney participants, and other VIPs. The number of gold passes, which began during Walt Disney’s life, has not been released, but there are not many of them.

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Sarah, Chicago, Illinois

We do not know the history of that bronze dog—it may have been given to Walt Disney by one of his staff members.

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Katy, Sherwood, Oregon

The main department for this would be the Walt Disney Archives, though there are also other smaller archives/libraries within the Disney company that deal with the history of particular areas. Any available jobs would be listed on the Disney Careers website.

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