The husband/wife team of Alfred and Elma Milotte was hired by Walt Disney to film real life in the land of the midnight sun, Alaska. After viewing their filmed footage, Walt particularly felt that the seals sequences had the most promise and asked the couple to further shoot the life of the seal without indication …
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The Pluto cartoon short Pluto’s Sweater was first released on this day in 1949, spinning the yarn of a pretty pink sweater that Minnie Mouse has knitted for Pluto, much to his own dismay. Pluto is noticeably not too keen on the idea of wearing the sweater, and Minnie’s cat Figaro delights in Pluto’s uncomfortable …
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On this day in Disney, Walt proved to his distributor that the public was interested in documentary nature films as the first feature in the True-Life Adventures series garnered an Oscar®. Walt hired Alfred and Elma Milotte, two nature cinematographers, to shoot the footage that formed the beginning of the series. They began filming in …
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When you walk through Walt Disney’s original magic kingdom park of many lands, it’s evident there must have been many influences in its creation. On this day in 1948, Walt Disney returned from a trip that proved to be another great inspiration for his dream park. Walt and Disney Legend Ward Kimball had embarked on …
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During World War II, the Disney studio had deep economic problems, with many staff members away at war and much of the studios’ facilities being utilized for war efforts. This combination of factors made it impossible to produce typical full-length animated features. Thus, the “package” features were created, combining shorter segments into motion picture compilations. …
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While Donald Duck is a much-beloved character, he has never been known for clarity of speech. In 1948’s Donald’s Dream Voice, Ajax voice pills change the duck’s dialogue into something quite suave and debonair. But alas, he loses the magic medicine and is subjected to live eternity with the voice of an average talking duck. …
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Beginning on this day in 1948, the cartoon short Daddy Duck was on the bill at movie theaters, featuring Donald Duck. Our irascible hero finds himself in an adoption agency after deciding he wants to become a father. No, not to his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, but to a bouncing baby kangaroo named Joey. …
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G’day, mate! It was on this day in 1948 that Mickey Down Under was released, featuring Mickey and Pluto in Australia struggling with an uncooperative boomerang that seems to have a mind of its own. When Mickey grabs a large egg, he quickly learns that it belongs to a protective mother emu which, although never …
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As we at D23 have often said, when it comes to laughs, watching Donald Duck go ballistic is about as good as it gets. And in Drip Dippy Donald, our favorite feathery friend with the anger management problem doesn’t disappoint. In terrible need of a good night’s sleep, a somnambulant Donald heads to bed after …
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Those rascally rodents Chip and Dale first appeared in the 1943 cartoon short Private Pluto, but they were neither Chip nor Dale by name. It wasn’t until this day in 1947 that they debuted with their names in the Academy Award®-nominated Donald Duck cartoon short Chip an’ Dale. The diminutive duo went on to appear …
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