Carrie, Tucson, Arizona

Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom had a Surprise Celebration Parade for the park’s 20th anniversary in 1991. It was based on a Party Gras parade at Disneyland; the parade performers threw out beads and coins to the audience.

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Joseph, Nevada City, California

My favorite animated Disney feature from the early days in Pinocchio; from more recent years, it is Beauty and the Beast.

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Joseph, Pasadena, California

The same actress appeared in the lead-in for The Horse Without a Head on TV, and Walt called her Marla. The same name appears in production records for other shows: Marla Ryan.

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Morgan, Portland, Oregon

Disney fans can visit the Archives on the periodic D23 Disney Studio tours. Check “Events” on the D23 website.

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Debbi, Sylmar, California

Actress Martha Wentworth (1889-1974) did the voice of Jenny Wren. Miss Wentworth also did other Disney voices through the years, including Madam Mim in The Sword in the Stone and Nanny in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

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Colleen, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The color Snow White letterhead is on 8½” x 11″ paper.

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logo art for Walt Disney Pictures showing castle at sunset

Bill, Stratford, Connecticut

It is a stylized version of the Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty Castles. Viewers often chuckle because the water effect makes it look as if you would have to swim to get into the castle.

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Kobe, Delaware, Ohio

One of the earliest Disney pins I have seen is a Mickey Mouse Chums pin made in England in the 1930s; there is an example of it on display in the Archives. But actual pin trading at the parks began at Walt Disney World in 1999, and at Disneyland the following year.

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