Chase, Pickering, Ontario
In the 1950s, Disneyland sold a porcelain ashtray featuring Sleeping Beauty Castle; in a 1959 Disneyland mail order catalog it is offered for 69 cents. If the ashtray shows Cinderella Castle, it would be from Walt Disney World.
See moreMichael, Beverly Hills, California
We appreciate your offer, but Disney does not acquire artifacts of Anaheim history. Have you tried the Anaheim Museum?
See moreCharlotte, London
Yes, the Walt Disney Archives has both of those costumes. The Red Queen costume was displayed as part of a villains display at Walt Disney World in 2011–2012.
See moreJose, Kissimmee, Florida
Those names are incorrect; there are no official names associated with those characters.
See moreRobert, Milford, New Jersey
N. N. Hill Brass Co. was a Disney licensee from 1933 to 1942; the Gong Bell Manufacturing Co. from 1956 to 1960. We have no specific information on how their toys were designed, but normally an artist from Disney’s New York office would be assigned to ensure that the character design was “on model,” but …
See morePhyllis, Lehigh Acres, Florida
Many copies are offered on eBay, so you can see the asking prices there.
See moreSteve, Chocowinity, North Carolina
The same thing happened to me when I asked Walt for his autograph in the park. Unfortunately, the inscription on your item was not written by Walt Disney, but rather by one of the artists who was authorized to sign his name.
See moreKitty, Kansas City, Kansas
Early songs, before the Billboard Hot 100 began in 1958, included “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”, and the songs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio. “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” was very popular, as was “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.” After 1958, the following songs made it to No. 1 on the charts: “A …
See moreMatt, Hudson, North Carolina
What Should I Do was a series of five educational films offering “possible solutions to common dilemmas children face as they learn to live together,” produced in 1969–70, and revised and updated in 1992. The titles are The Fight, The Game, The New Girl, Lunch Money, and The Project. Director was Les Clark and writer …
See moreJimmy, Lexington, Kentucky
November 23 was a National Day of Mourning, which accounts for Disneyland being closed that day. The park was open regular hours on November 22 and 24, but in those days it was closed on Mondays and Tuesdays during the off-season, so it was closed on Monday, November 25.
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