Larry, Tampa, Florida
Sadly with the passage of the years (45-plus), there are only two people left at the Disney Studios who were hired during Walt Disney’s lifetime: animation director Burny Mattinson and publicist Arlene Ludwig (as of July 2012). There are still several people at Disneyland who were hired pre-1966.
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Stephen, El Paso, Texas
There is no indication in the production files for Victory Through Air Power, from which that animated segment was taken, of the scene you describe. The files only mention the plane being shot down.
See moreAlan, Artner, Illinois
We do not have a copy of that poster in the Walt Disney Archives. Fantasia was first released in France in 1943, and it has had several subsequent reissues.
See moreSteven, Auburn, Massachusetts
These were indeed French films, not Disney-produced ones, but shown on Disney Channel and released on video by Disney. They originated from a popular French-Belgian comic book series created by Maurice de Bevere.
See moreBreanne, Sacramento, California
The first cartoon in which Figaro appeared with Minnie Mouse was First Aiders (1944), four years after his debut in Pinocchio. He would continue to appear with Minnie and Pluto in a few more cartoons, ending with Pluto’s Sweater (1949). So, at least during that five-year period, he could be deemed Minnie’s pet.
See moreJeff, Tampa, Florida
Steve Jobs, who helped found Pixar Studios in 1986, passed away while Brave was in production.
See moreRichard, Council Bluffs, Iowa
When Walt was 14 years old, he enrolled in children’s art classes three nights a week at the Kansas City Art Institute. The next year, when he was 15, the Disney family moved to Chicago, and besides enrolling in high school, Walt attended night classes at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. There he studied …
See moreBarbara, DeWitt, Michigan
That answer would be difficult to determine because there are actors who have played many minor roles in Disney films. So we can guess at a few. As a leading actor, Dean Jones appeared in more than 25 films and TV shows; John Ratzenberger has done voice roles in all the Pixar features along with …
See moreJonathan, Woodmere, New York
I would say that they are all equal. Of course, one could argue that the original windows at Disneyland might be more significant because Walt Disney himself selected the people to be honored, but I would deem it a tremendous honor to be commemorated on a Main Street window in any of the Disney parks.
See moreJake, United Kingdom
There was no bonus material on the DVD release, and I know of no plans for a future release. I believe one deleted scene was glimpsed in the film’s trailer.
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