The very realistic Rocket to the Moon attraction opened in Tomorrowland on July 22, 1955, just a few days after the park’s opening. It was originally sponsored by TWA and later by McDonnell-Douglas. Each sponsor, during their sponsorship, had their logo on the tall upright rocket ship displayed outside the attraction. It later became Flight …
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Lonesome Ghosts was a popular 1937 cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy as ghost exterminators. It was directed by Burt Gillett, who directed many Disney cartoons in that era, and is perhaps best remembered by animators at the Disney Studio because of the transparent paint that was created for the ghosts. Few cels …
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There were many different pennants that were released at Disneyland in the mid to late 1950s; the first had a shield on the left picturing logos of the four realms of Disneyland. In 1958 you could buy one by mail order for 48¢. We have been unable to date the various versions.
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By Justin Arthur, Archivist, Walt Disney Archives With the beginning of a new year comes a brand-new exhibit at the Walt Disney Archives. Inspired by one of the original thematic lands of Disneyland, the Archives’ Reading Room has been refreshed to celebrate Tomorrowland. From Man in Space to the Millennium Falcon, The Walt Disney Company …
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The Queen in Sleeping Beauty was not named, probably because she had such a minor role. None of the other names you mentioned are official, though occasionally character names are created for sequels, television series, merchandise, publications, or other uses.
See moreWalt Disney first visited the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in 1940, and again eight years later. He was always fascinated by anything mechanical, so he spent a lot of time in the museum examining engines and old cars. But it was in the village that he found historic means of transportation, including a steamboat that …
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Yes, Howard Swift did those two scenes. Animator Hicks Lokey did all the scenes in the Pink Elephants on Parade sequence up to the scene of a pink elephant in bed, then Swift did the remainder, beginning with the head of a ghost elephant popping up in the scene.
See moreThe 1941 strike by Disney animators came before the U.S. entered World War II. Starting on May 29, it only lasted 5 weeks. The output of the Disney Studio continued despite the strike.
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The item you have is an infringement of the company’s copyright, produced for sale at flea markets in the 1970s. It was created using illustrations that had been printed in books of the era, and was done without the company’s permission. Some have turned up attached to small fire extinguishers.
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