Don, Bradenton, Florida
As you may have noticed on the Internet postings of the inspirational story about Walt Disney speaking to an eight-year-old boy, its author is unknown. We are not aware that Walt ever told this story.
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The primary films featuring Walt Disney himself were the introductions to his evening television show from 1954 to 1966 when he acted as emcee. These have not been gathered and released on DVD, though, as you say, some have been included as bonus material on DVDs.
See moreBarbara, Camarillo, California
When shortened home-movie versions of the Disney cartoons were released in 8mm and 16mm versions, they were often given different titles by Hollywood Film Enterprises, the licensee. Thus, Jealous Mickey is their title for a part of Mickey’s Rival (1936). They had cut the cartoon into several parts, and gave each part a new title. …
See moreChristy, Sunnyvale, Texas
Walt Disney’s Epcot film, produced in 1966, was released on the Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrowland DVD, in 2004.
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There was no such meeting. Actually, it was President Dwight D. Eisenhower who contacted Disney after the airing of Man in Space in 1955 to request a print of the film, which he could show to some of his people involved in the space program. Kennedy was not involved. We are unaware that Walt Disney …
See moreBrad, Indianapolis, Indiana
After Walt Disney left Kansas City for Hollywood, the Laugh-O-gram company filed for bankruptcy and went out of business. Walt Disney was not personally involved in the bankruptcy case.
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The last visit to Disneyland mentioned in Walt’s desk diaries was October 17, 1966. He had other appointments on October 24, but perhaps could have squeezed in a quick trip to Disneyland.
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There were two early boxed sets of four Disney books that are fondly remembered. They had enormous sales through mail-order campaigns. The initial set, from 1965, was called The Wonderful Worlds of Walt Disney, with the individual titles being Fantasyland, Worlds of Nature, America, and Stories from Other Lands. The next set (1970, 1977) was …
See moreAlex, Muskegon, Michigan
My favorites are the Mickey Mouse items that aren’t normally saved as collectibles. Such items are quite scarce, but often not expensive when they do turn up: things from the 1930s like a Mickey Mouse toothbrush, underwear, sweatshirt, and matching scarf and purse. My favorite Mickey Mouse cartoon is Brave Little Tailor.
See moreLarry, Marion, Indiana
Early park admission tickets are still good for admission, unless marked otherwise, so your friend’s ticket value is the current admission price. There is little or no additional collectible value associated with the tickets.
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