Benjamin, San Diego, California

Walt Disney was never a Freemason, though as a teenager he had been a member of DeMolay in Kansas City. Club 33 is named simply for its address on Royal Street.

Michael, Lindale, Texas

The have been many famous artists who worked for Walt Disney early in their careers. Besides the two you cite, others include comic artist Virgil Partch, book illustrator Kay Nielsen, “Dennis the Menace” artist Hank Ketcham, and children’s book author Holling C. Holling.

Andy, Nashville, Tennessee

This was his wife’s family’s cemetery. Les was buried in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in 1979, followed by his wife, Georgia, in 2000. Georgia was born in Benton Co., Tennessee, so she obviously picked the last resting place for herself and her husband. Georgia’s parents, James and Ora Vester, are in the same cemetery.

Kelly, Hollywood, California

The Pecos Bill story about a cowboy hero comes from the folklore of the Old West and was first printed in a magazine by Edward O’Reilly in 1917. (Some have suggested that O’Reilly made up the stories.) There was probably no connection in the minds of the Disney artists with Will Rogers. The character was …

Donald, Goleta, California

That would have been Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit. Walt did not own the rights to earlier characters used in the Alice Comedies, but they were of little importance. Beginning with Mickey Mouse, he made sure he owned the rights to all his characters.

Matthew, North Hollywood, California

The Best Doggoned Dog in the World was a 1957 television show about man’s special relationship with dogs, and included scenes from Old Yeller (released a month later). However, when the TV show was rerun in 1961, the Old Yeller footage was replaced with footage from 101 Dalmatians to help promote the release of that …

Fred, Omaha, Nebraska

Thanks for your suggestion; I will pass it on to the Disney Legends Committee.

John, Tampa, Florida

Disney has no extra copies of those early magazines, but they often appear on eBay. I did look in the Summer and Fall 1980 issues, but did not see such a photo.

Nicoli, Snellville, Georgia

The following series have been released on DVD: DuckTales (Volumes 1-3), Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers (Volumes 1-2), Darkwing Duck (Volumes 1-2), TaleSpin (Volumes 1-2), Goof Troop (Volume 1), Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Seasons 1-3), and Gargoyles (Season 1 and Season 2, Volume 1).

Shaun, Orlando, Florida

The Theater of the Stars opened on May 1, 1989, with a show entitled Hollywood, Hollywood! That show continued until August 31, 1991. There were three other shows that performed there concurrently—Swing, Swing, Swing (April 7-18, 1990), Dick Tracy Starring in “Diamond Double Cross” (May 21, 1990 to February 16, 1991) and Hollywood’s Pretty Woman …