Disney’s first People and Places film. People and Places is a documentary film series about, as you might have guessed, people and places. These 17 travelogues, released from 1953 to 1960, primarily focused on little-known places or out-of-the-ordinary people, and it was on this day that the first People and Places film, The Alaskan Eskimo, …
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On this day in 1953, when the classic animated film Peter Pan flew into theaters, the marquee would also bear the name of the accompanying featurette, Bear Country. The Academy Award®-winning True-Life Adventure tells the story of American black bears. In a 1955 article by Bear Country photographers Alfred and Elma Milotte, the couple discussed …
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Peter Pan first flew onto screens on this day in 1953, with some faith, trust — and a little bit of pixie dust. The story of Peter Pan was first told in 1904 in J. M. Barrie’s play, Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, although the character of Peter Pan was first …
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What eventually would become Walt Disney Imagineering in 1986 was founded on this day in 1952. WED Enterprises derived its name from Walt’s initials—Walter Elias Disney. Working in a warehouse at the back of the studio, the team of Harriet Burns, Fred Joerger, and Wathel Rogers had already been hard at work on the creation …
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In this classic Goofy cartoon, Goofy is “Johnny Eyeball, Private Eye,” a detective on a mission to solve the mystery of missing Al. The cartoon includes several classic murder mystery features, such as a “shady character,” a high-speed car chase, and a smooth talking police officer (played by Pete). Along the way, Goofy gets mixed …
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With Christmas just around the corner, it was on this day in 1952 that the Mickey Mouse cartoon short Pluto’s Christmas Tree was released in theaters. When Mickey chops down a choice Christmas tree, he is completely unaware that, much to Pluto’s dismay, it houses Chip ‘n’ Dale. But, when Minnie, Donald, and Goofy come …
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On this day in 1952, the Donald Duck cartoon short Trick or Treat made its de-boo in theaters. The featurette’s musical centerpiece, the catchy “Trick or Treat” song, was made into a record album narrated by Ginny Tyler. Here’s the film’s storyline as described on the record album’s packaging: “It’s Halloween night and all sorts …
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All Pluto wants for his birthday is to have a piece of his delicious-looking birthday cake in Pluto’s Party, which was released on this day in 1952. Instead, he gets pushed around by his rambunctious guests who also manage to devour all of his cake. When Mickey announces all of the names he mentions Huey, …
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“Once upon a time, there was a little house on a little hill, way out in the country. She was a happy little house, for she loved the country life… the peace and quiet, the warm sun on her roof, and the whisper of the summer breeze around her eaves.” These words are kindly delivered …
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Decades before Disney·Pixar’s Cars showed audiences about life for a vehicle of the road, there was Susie the Little Blue Coupe, which drove into theaters on this day in 1952. For some people, it’s quite easy to fall in love with a car. Such is the case when a passerby spots Susie, and particularly when …
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