Avi, Irvine, California
If you don’t count Fantasia, it would be Saludos Amigos followed by The Three Caballeros.
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Donna, Jensen Beach, Florida
I asked Steven Vagnini, who co-presented the Fanniversary event at Walt Disney World. These are the 25th anniversaries that they noted in the show: Disney Dollars (May 5, 1987, at Disneyland), Star Tours (January 9, 1987, at Disneyland), Disney Store (March 28, 1987), and Ducktales (September 21, 1987).
See moreRussell, Antelope, California
The definition of Audio-Animatronics® in a 1960s WED Enterprises press release states it is “a unique concept in entertainment which electronically combines and synchronizes voices, music, and sound effects with the movement of animated objects.” Disney first used the name for animals in advertisements for Nature’s Wonderland (1960), though the mechanical characters there did not …
See morePaige, Fredericksburg, Virginia
There are rarely openings, but you can write the Archives at Disney.archives@disney.com.
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The Admiral Joe Fowler was one of the two riverboats; it was retired from service in the fall of 1980 and not retained.
See moreStamp, Vancouver, Washington
There was just a single stamp design, featuring a portrait of Walt, with a stream of children coming out of a castle, though first-day cover envelopes were issued by various companies with a variety of cachets. The release date of the 6¢ stamp was selected by the U.S. Postal Service; it does not have any …
See moreLizz, Coos Bay, Oregon
Bonkers was an animated television series that debuted on Disney Channel in 1993, and it was soon syndicated to other TV stations. In the show, Bonkers D. Bobcat is a wildly enthusiastic recruit for the Hollywood Police Department—Toon Division, working there with his gruff, streetwise human partner, Detective Lucky Piquel. There were a total of …
See moreDoug, Grand Prairie, Texas
They are too long to publish here, but you can find them at another website, HERE. Marty proposed these commandments at a 1987 meeting of the American Association of Museums.
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One of my first jobs in 1970 was to inventory Walt’s offices. Not only did we do the inventory, but we photographed the offices from all angles. The working office, to which you are referring, is currently on display in the One Man’s Dream attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The formal office is reproduced in …
See moreJenn, Simi Valley, California
Rocket Rods is not expected to return, and I have seen no plans for the use of the track.
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