Isaac, Avondale Estates, Georgia

Walt Disney lost the rights to Oswald before any Mickey Mouse cartoons could be released. But you will find both characters in the recent Disney Epic Mickey games.

Justin, Appling, Georgia

I recall some scenes from the 1992 Chaplin film were shot at the studio. It was one of the last films to shoot on the studio’s old business street.

Keith, Port Orchard, Washington

This has been suggested many times; perhaps someday we shall see it.

Jim, Auburn, Massachusetts

There were several structures and interesting items found throughout the property that would later become Walt Disney World. On my Spring 1971 trip to the construction site, I was shown perhaps the most unusual item discovered: the “lawnmower tree,” still located at Fort Wilderness near the Wilderness Trading Post and Marina. A manual lawnmower was …

J.R., Richmond, Virginia

Walt Disney did not personally create the multiplane camera; that was Bill Garity on his staff. Walt was not an inventor or designer, but he hired a talented group of designers who worked at his WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering). Walt often made suggestions, but it was his staff that carried out the work. …

photo of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster attraction

Jonathan, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Yes, there are. The two vultures on the crane near the mine entrance of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train originally appeared in the Snow White’s Scary Adventures attraction, as did the figures of Grumpy, Doc, Bashful, Sleepy, and Happy seen in the cottage near the end of the attraction. New figures of Snow White, Dopey, …

Bob, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania

Walt loved England, perhaps because his early ancestors came from there, but it is also true that many of the beloved stories and folktales that he wanted to depict on the screen were set in England.

cel from cartoon Hockey Homocide starring Goofy as referee on the ice

Jason, South Salem, New York

Yes, that was indeed Doodles Weaver in Hockey Homicide. He also narrated Cured Duck and Tennis Racquet, and did “radio voices” in Duck Pimples.

Matthew, North Hollywood, California

Walt’s lead-in for the 1963 airing contains some elements from the 1958 one, such as Tinker Bell reducing Walt to “cricket size,” but in 1963 he talks about The Sword in the Stone and the upcoming Mary Poppins.

illustration of Caricature of Dave Smith Holding Donald Duck Doll

Barbara, DeWitt, Michigan

That fun drawing was made by Canadian Disney artist and caricaturist Peter Emslie. Besides working for Disney’s Canada office, he also spent some time in the art department at Walt Disney World. He is currently a freelance artist and educator. Peter did that particular drawing after seeing me in a television interview.