Keith, Port Orchard, Washington

Yes, those two attractions both had the same narrator: Paul Frees. Walt Disney had some voice actors whom he especially liked, so he tended to pick them when he had a project that could use their talents.

Avi, Irvine, California

I did rescue a collection of the toy soldiers from the film in searching through a studio-building attic more than 40 years ago. The Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum included Tommy Sands/Tom Piper’s wedding costume and Annette Funicello/Mary Contrary’s red velvet cape. The other items …

Louis, Rego Park, New York

Walt Disney was well along in planning Walt Disney World when the New York World’s Fair closed in the fall of 1965, so he would have had no interest in building a theme park in New York. Besides, he insisted that sites for Disney parks have weather conditions that supported year-round operation. The two-year fair …

Randy, Lithia Springs, Georgia

John Grant in his authoritative Encyclopedia of Walt Disney’s Animated Characters, refers to him as a “rogue cat.” According to Grant, this differs from his earliest appearances in the Alice Comedies before his look was changed, where he was “most probably a tail-less rat or oversized mouse.”

Ken, Bernardsville, New Jersey

When the Donald Duck character costume was introduced at Disneyland in 1968, it did indeed have soft rubber feet. The harder, molded shoe (I would not call them galoshes), with tennis shoes worn inside, was added several years later, though I have been unable to pinpoint the exact year.

Avi, Irvine, California

While X. Atencio did not consider himself a songwriter, Walt Disney was very pleased with the lighthearted lyrics he came up with for Pirates of the Caribbean. When work was progressing on the Haunted Mansion, X. felt that a simple song would lighten up the mood in that attraction also. So, he wrote the lyrics …

Nick, Fresh Meadows, New York

The show was created for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, then moved to Disneyland after the fair closed in 1965. It ran at Disneyland from 1967 to 1973, when it was moved to Walt Disney World, opening there in 1975. With slight changes, upgrades, and maintenance, essentially those are the same Audio-Animatronics characters running …

Larry, Tampa, Florida

Besides the films The Jungle Book and The Happiest Millionaire, he was working on such projects as Walt Disney World/EPCOT, Mineral King, CalArts, and an update of Tomorrowland in Disneyland.

Pauline, San Francisco, California

The plaques for the 2011 Disney Legends were installed in Disney Legends Plaza at the Studio within the last couple months.

Elizabeth, Vancouver, Washington

These were sold in the Disney parks. A friend of mine, Gary, recalls purchasing one for his son, Matthew, about four years ago at the Mad Hatter on Main Street, U.S.A., in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Matthew says it cost $15. I don’t know that it is especially rare.