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).

Russell, 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 …

Paige, Fredericksburg, Virginia

There are rarely openings, but you can write the Archives at Disney.archives@disney.com.

Chris, Houlton, Maine

The Admiral Joe Fowler was one of the two riverboats; it was retired from service in the fall of 1980 and not retained.

Stamp, 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 …

Lizz, 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 …

Doug, 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.

Brad, Madison, Mississippi

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 …

Jenn, Simi Valley, California

Rocket Rods is not expected to return, and I have seen no plans for the use of the track.

Ron, Minnesota City, Minnesota

The “Micky” figure you have, which looks more like a rat, is not a Disney product, but was a toy made by another company more than two years before Mickey Mouse.