Will, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
It was just for fun. Tom Scherman’s Iron Man from the early 1980s was non-functional and was used for photo ops that day posing next to Ward Kimball’s Chloe locomotive, supposedly to have a race. For more information on the Iron Man, see the Tom Scherman blogspot http://tomscherman.blogspot.com/2010/10/tom-schermans-iron-man-and-great-race.html. Scherman is best known for intricate models …
See moreSteve, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Supposedly Dick Van Dyke very much wanted to play Mr. Dawes Sr., just for fun, and even prepared a screen test to show Walt Disney that he could believably portray the old man.
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Discovery Island closed in 1999 soon after the newly opened Disney’s Animal Kingdom provided a better venue for showcasing animals.
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That independently produced film has no association with The Walt Disney Company.
See moreEric, 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).
See moreTom, Claremont, California
Cubby has a Facebook page.
See moreLissa, 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.
See moreRebecca, Santa Maria, California
There are indeed plans for a fourth edition of Disney A to Z; it should be out early in 2015.
See moreRon, 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.
See moreCourtney, 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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