Santa in Silly Symphonies

A Salute to Santa’s Workshop and the Silly Symphonies

One of the most beloved holiday films in the Disney canon is Santa’s Workshop, a Silly Symphony cartoon first released December 10, 1932, and presented here for D23 Days of Christmas. The story begins in a distant land, where Santa Claus and a merry band of elves prepare for the famous sleigh ride on Christmas …

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Holiday Tips from Parks and Resorts

Is there any place like a Disney park for the holidays? Not to a Disney fan! From the food to the lights to the décor, a day at the parks during the holidays always leaves us trying to figure out how to re-create that holiday magic at home. We went right to the source—our friends …

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Walt Disney with a Christmas tree

Five Moments from Walt’s Most Memorable Christmas

Walt Disney had many memorable Christmases—from the year he gave his wife, Lillian, a Springer Spaniel in a hatbox, to the year he surprised his daughters, Diane and Sharon, with a beautiful backyard playhouse. But when asked in 1957 of his most memorable Christmas, Walt thought back to his days as a paperboy, when he …

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Santa's Toy Shop

A Classic Christmas Storybook From the Disney Vault

By D23 Team Walt Disney insisted that some of the studio artists get involved in Disney Golden Books illustrations and he particularly enjoyed seeing the various interpretive approaches that these artists would take. In the spirit of every new assignment that Walt gave, he told them to approach storybook illustration in a way that only …

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Toy Tinkers concept art

Disney Holiday Favorite Toy Tinkers

By D23 Team Released on December 16, 1949—Toy Tinkers follows the Christmastime adventures of Chip an’ Dale, as they invade Donald’s home to purloin the candy and nuts hoarded there for holiday gifts. Donald hits upon the happy thought that a Santa Claus disguise will bring the mischievous pair within range of his punishing hand, …

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Disney Holiday Wallpapers

Beautiful Disney art can be “part of your world” when you download these desktop backgrounds for you computer or Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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