Julie, Orlando, Florida

The icicle lights were added on Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World in 2007, and they have been a great success ever since. They had actually debuted earlier on Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant at Disneyland Paris.

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Avi, Irvine, California

Yes, Walt was a perfectionist, and that did indeed make him difficult for some artists to work with. (I always laugh at a statement Walt himself made regarding Fantasia:“I always thought I was the perfectionist until I met Stokowski.”) The impression I get is that you needed to know how to work with Walt. For …

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Leslie, Los Angeles, California

The Studio never leased the cottages for offices, but some of the Disney artists—namely Ham Luske, Dick Lundy, Fred Moore, Herman Schultheis, and Lee Morehouse—rented living space there since the cottages were so close to the Hyperion Studio.

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Charles, Williamsburg, Virginia

I do not know what happened to the Orr collection.  Both of the authors of the 1995 book—David Mumford and Bruce Gordon—have  passed away. The Walt Disney Archives does have a very large collection of Disney park postcards. The Archives is not open to the public, but if you have specific questions, they can try …

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Shelley, Butler, Georgia

Disney did not produce them. They were produced in Japan during the 1930s under a license granted by Disney to the George Borgfeldt Company of New York City. There were several hundred different figurines of Disney characters, primarily Mickey, Minnie, and Donald. The Minnie you have is actually holding a nurse’s kit, with Mickey holding …

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Joseph, Nevada City, California

Disney does not release cost figures for its attractions. Besides, since many were created years ago when the dollar had different value, it would be really hard to tell.

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Fred, Chicago, Illinois

You are referring to the 1975 reissue of Blackbeard’s Ghost. That year, Disney also released a 28-minute featurette entitled Fantasy on Skis, which indeed featured Susie and a St. Bernard.  The film was a shortened version of a 1962 television show. Neither version has been released on DVD.

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John, Montgomery, New York

Besides his appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the title character also appeared in three short cartoons: Roller Coaster Rabbit, Tummy Trouble, and Trail Mix-up.

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Liz, Sparks, Nevada

Disney Dollars are available from Guest Relations locations at Walt Disney World, and at most Resort front desks there. At Disneyland, you can buy them at Guest Relations and Vacation Planning Booths in the parks. Besides, they are available in the following shops: Star Trader, Gag Factory, World of Disney, Mickey in Paradise, and Fantasia. …

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