Joe, Portland, Oregon
Lucy and Desi are not on our list of celebrities that were at Disneyland on opening day, July 17, 1955. We know that Lucille Ball visited Disneyland on July 1-2, 1957; July 17, 1958 (Desi was with her at least this time); August 12-13, 1959; April 12, 1960; and August 6-7, 1961. It would not …
See moreKeith, Port Orchard, Oregon
I occasionally do lectures at Disney events, fan conventions, and on Disney Cruise Line ships. You just missed, in March, a short lecture at a luncheon at the Ronald Reagan Library in conjunction with the Disney exhibit, which closes in April, and another for annual passholders at Disneyland.
See moreMax, Chatsworth, California
No, that is not true.
See moreKris, Miami, Florida
It was not a stamp, simply a written copyright notice. Depending on the size of the object, and thus the space available to write it, it could have been © Walt Disney Enterprises, Walt Disney Ent., WD Ent., or WDE.
See moreAvi, Irvine, California
There are a few ghost stories going around. Cast members at Walt Disney World have tales of a ghost, who they have named George, in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. George is supposedly a friendly, though mischief-making ghost. http://doombuggies.com/myths3.php talks about several in the Haunted Mansion, including a little boy at the unload area. …
See moreBarbara, Mountain Home, Idaho
Return to Oz, made by Disney in 1985, starred Fairuza Balk as Dorothy. When she was on the Mickey Mouse Club, three decades earlier, Annette Funicello performed in a segment on The Fourth Anniversary Show, one of the Disney television shows from 1957, introducing an upcoming film to be called The Rainbow Road to Oz. …
See moreKrystina, Avondale, Arizona
He never said this quote. If you check my book, Disney Trivia from the Vault, you can find the true story: “Despite its frequent publication, that is not a Walt Disney quote. We checked with Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald for the definitive answer: ‘I am very familiar with that line because I wrote it! It was …
See moreCorey, West Palm Beach, Florida
When Phineas and Ferb began back in 2007, Vincent Martella did the voice of Phineas, and he is still doing it today. When the series first began production, Vincent was 14 years old. Now he is 20. No doubt his voice has changed over those six years.
See moreLuis, Miramar, Florida
No, the film has remained exclusive to the Disney parks, seen in the attraction at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Tokyo Disneyland.
See moreRebecca, Chesapeake, Virginia
Greer Garson and Fred MacMurray sang the song on the soundtrack, but it was cut from the film before release. It is on the Restored Roadshow Version, put out by Disney on DVD in 2003.
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