Michael, Valencia, California

The Walt Disney Archives is not open to researchers from outside the company, but it has no story research files for Tonka (1958). The film had a screenplay by Lewis R. Foster and Lillie Hayward (who must have kept their own research files), based on the book Comanche by David Appel.

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Ryan, Huntingtown, Maryland

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater was released on DVD on Have a Laugh, Vol. 1 in 2010.  One by One is on the 2004 DVD of The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (Special Edition). Destino is on the Blu-ray version of Fantasia and Fantasia/2000, released in 2010. The Little Matchgirl is on the …

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Daniel, Bergenfield, New Jersey

There are a couple websites that have recent interviews with the director, Rich Moore, which discuss the origin of the story. You can see them here and here. One early working title was Reboot Ralph.

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Victor, Chicago, Illinois

Yes, Roy O. Disney was one of the executives who signed off on hiring me, and for that I am most grateful. I enjoyed working with Roy very much. He was a very modest, grandfatherly-like gentleman who to me never really seemed comfortable as the head of a large company. One thing he did was …

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Krystina, Avondale, Arizona

Russi Taylor, who did the voice of Minnie Mouse, and Wayne Allwine, who did the voice of Mickey Mouse, were indeed married. Wayne, sadly, passed away in 2009, the year after he was named a Disney Legend. Russi is still active in voice recording.

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Avi, Irvine, California

Supposedly the special effect never worked well enough. His current location has never come to light, which means that most likely he was destroyed. [An all-new Hatbox Ghost was introduced to the Haunted Mansion in May 2015.]

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Norway, Manteca, California

I am always most pleased seeing on display the items that I found for the Archives’ collection, such as the handwritten letter from Ronald Reagan suggesting that a postage stamp be issued to honor Walt Disney. When I inventoried Walt’s offices at the Disney Studio, the one item that impressed me the most was the …

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Jenny, Portland, Oregon

Snow White’s prince is simply referred to as The Prince. Despite many Internet postings, Disney does not use the name Ferdinand for the prince. In Cinderella, the prince is Prince Charming.

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Andrew, Miami, Florida

In the script when they mentioned the “third eye,” the characters Mr. Davis, Corwin, and Ahri plastered gag fake eyes to their foreheads.  They said that the Lucifer Fall Festival was the only carnival with a “super duper supernatural third eye.”

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