Scott, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Merlin’s Magic Shop was in Fantasyland at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom from 1972 to 1986.  It became Mickey’s Christmas Carol, and then Sir Mickey’s. The House of Magic on Main Street, U.S.A. (1971–1995) closed to make room for the Main Street Athletic Club store and later the Hall of Champions.

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Jim, Cape Canaveral, Florida

The early Disney shorts were not animated in color; usually only the movie poster was in color. It was only in the days after the Disney cartoons began being released in color that the artwork (backgrounds and cels) were prepared in color.

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Robert, Clermont, Florida

The title is actually Ringo Starr: Going Home, and it aired on Disney Channel in 1993. It has not been released on DVD. Going Home was actually a series of specials on Disney Channel, including Ashford and Simpson: Going Home, Boyz II Men: Going Home, and Travis Tritt: Going Home. Paul McCartney: Going Home and …

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Paul, Evanston, Illinois

While the Archives did not save the archway, it does have the letters from the sign.

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Jordan, Salt Lake City, Utah

The Archives does not have any props from the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction in Florida, but one of the Nautilus ride vehicles is submerged at Castaway Cay’s Snorkeling Lagoon.  We do have a carousel horse and a couple casts of Jason Robards’ face from Something Wicked This Way Comes. There are also matte …

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Mimi, California

There was a Disney movie, Super Mario Bros., released by Hollywood Pictures in 1993. It starred Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as the two brothers.

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Jocilyn, Levittown, Pennsylvania

No full-alphabet fonts exist for most movie title treatments.  Unless there is some need (marketing, advertising, etc.), the creative artists who come up with individual title fonts don’t bother creating alphabet letters that aren’t used in the title.

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Paul, Evanston, Illinois

There is at least one image that appeared in a magazine of Walt wearing the Mouse ear hat; you can see it on Pinterest or Google Images.

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Paul, Evanston, Illinois

Tony Baxter started his Disney career as a teenager working at Disneyland, but he became an Imagineer in 1970. One of his first Imagineering jobs was to work with Claude Coats on Snow White’s Adventures for the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Tony was honored this year at the D23 Expo as a Disney …

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