It All Started With a Cat?
Before there was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit there was a little cat named Julius, one of the first and most prominent characters created by Walt Disney for the Alice Comedies.
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Discover the Secret Behind Mickey Mouse’s First Words
These vintage story sketches show Mickey Mouse’s speaking debut in the 1929 short, The Karnival Kid.
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Ask a Disney Legend: Floyd Norman
He prefers to be called a “cartoonist,” but few other artists working in animation today can boast a career as varied as that of Floyd Norman. From the 1950s to today, Floyd’s diverse career, insightful viewpoint, and unflinching honesty truly make him a Disney Legend.
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Celebrating 90 Years of The Walt Disney Company
From the first “fully-synchronized” sound cartoon to the first fully computer generated animated feature, Disney has a long list of “firsts” in creative innovation under the company’s belt. Join us for a look back at 20 of these monumental moments in Disney history.
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Disney Animators “Let it Go” for Frozen
Everything you wanted to know about animating Frozen’s biggest musical number, “Let it Go.”
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Disney Villains as You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Take a look at these original character concepts and see if you can figure out which Disney villain each would eventually become.
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Welcome to the Disney Morgue
Just in time for Halloween, D23 digs up a chilling chapter in Walt Disney Studios history.
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Disney Animation’s Dave Bossert Walks Us Through the Disney Animated App
Fans can now journey inside the world of animation with Disney Animated, an unprecedented iPad app created by Disney Interactive and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
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Donald Duck Arrived in Print Three Years Ealier Than His On-Screen Appearance
The Walt Disney Archives showcases a rare instance when a character named Donald Duck appears in a storybook published earlier than the 1934 animated short The Wise Little Hen, where Donald Duck appeared for the first time.
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The Inspiration for Frozen
Find out how ice hotels, rugged mountain men, reindeer, and just about everything in Norway influenced Disney’s next animated feature.
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