Steve, 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.
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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.
See moreColby, Charlottesville, Virginia
The Walt Disney Archives is not open to researchers from outside the Company, but I refer you to JB Kaufman’s book, South of the Border with Disney, and the documentary film, Walt & El Grupo.
See moreElizabeth, Torrance, California
We appreciate your offer, but the Walt Disney Archives already has copies of Little Man of Disneyland.
See moreMegan, Belleville, Illinois
A history degree is a good start. Experience working in libraries or archives is helpful, as is a thorough knowledge of The Walt Disney Company. I suggest that you check into the Walt Disney World College Program.
See moreMyk, Cardiff, Wales, U.K.
Goofy was created as a human-type character (he wears clothes, walks upright, etc.), while Pluto was created simply as a dog.
See moreEd, Sao Paulo, SP-Brazil
Primitive Pete was a character created by Disney for a General Motors training film entitled The ABC of Hand Tools. Pete was supposedly the caveman who first figured how to make a hand tool out of a stick and a rock. The film was delivered to General Motors in 1946, and was used by them …
See moreAnthony, Mandeville, Louisiana
No, despite rumors on the Internet, Walt Disney was not dyslexic.
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