Patrick, Savannah, Georgia

Archives and libraries have some similarities, but the collections of libraries are primarily books and magazines, while archival collections are much broader in scope. Archives are usually related to a single entity, be it a company, church, school, or local, state, or national government. Disney probably has more than a dozen departmental and divisional libraries …

Jason, Edmond, Oklahoma

There is no evidence that the character was named for a real person.

Robert, Kissimmee, Florida

I went to former Imagineer Bob Gurr with your question. He responds that Walt Disney World had a display case with a front left door from a yellow Disneyland Mark I Monorail. Bob has a red panel from a Mark I; it is currently on display in Walt’s barn at the Los Angeles Live Steamers …

Stacy, Butler, Pennsylvania

As I write this, there is one up for sale on eBay with a starting bid of $5.00.

Kobe, Delaware, Ohio

You are correct with Pumbaa.

Jeremiah, Fairfax, Virginia

There were preliminary discussions, but Disney never bought the film rights.

Snow White playing with the forest animals

J, Los Angeles, California

Maleficent’s raven is known as Diablo. In the stage version of Beauty and the Beast, the Wardrobe is “Madame de la Grande Bouche” and the Featherduster is Babette. Cinderella’s horse is Major. The remainder were not given other names in their original films.

Pamela, North Bend, Washington

According to the 1938 cartoon, Donald’s Nephews, they were the offspring of his sister, Dumbella. In that cartoon, she sends them on a visit to their uncle.

Melissa, Yucaipa, California

We are aware of Patti Page visiting Disneyland on September 6, 1960, and again in the summer of 1968 when she was photographed with Goofy and Pluto. Click here.

Richard, Hewlett, New York

Starting in 1996, Disney Enterprises was a new segment of the company, which licensed the Disney characters for merchandise, with their name used on merchandise copyright notices. Walt Disney Enterprises had originally been a company division back in the 1930s, which had a similar purpose, but the name had not been used for more than …