Before Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney created Julius the Cat, a character featured in the Alice Comedies. Julius was known to be a close replica of Felix the Cat, but he also played a key role in the growth of the Walt Disney Company.
Read MoreDisney’s Afternoon Avenue was a temporary land in Disneyland California to celebrate the syndicated Disney TV cartoons. DuckTales, TaleSpin, Chip ‘n Dale’s Rescue Rangers, and Adventures of the Gummi Bears were featured during this 1991 overlay. Learn more about it here.
Read MoreIt’s a Small World Holiday entered the scene in November 1997. Since then, it has become a holiday tradition to overlay the popular “it’s a small world” attraction at Disneyland each year. Learn more about the history behind it’s a small world, when the overlay began, and what it looks like year to year.
Read More101 Dalmatians marked a pivotal point for the Walt Disney Animation Studio, depicting a more modern animation style with the use of xerography, and showing a more realistic side of Disney over fantasy. Learn more about what makes 101 Dalmatians the first contemporary film for the studio.
Read MoreThe castle staff from Beauty and the Beast are some of the strongest supporting characters in any Disney film. Learn more about the magical people lending their voices to Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, and more.
Read MoreSome of Disney’s best business decisions came out of Bob Iger’s time as CEO of the company. During the early 2000s, Disney acquired Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm Ltd., and turned all 3 into international phenomenons. Learn more about how and when Disney acquired these companies.
Read MoreThe Skeleton Dance is known as the very first Silly Symphony ever produced. It was animated by Ub Iwerks and composed by Carl Stalling. Learn more about the other innovations attached to Disney’s The Skeleton Dance, the animation process, and what the theatrical response was.
Read MoreThe Main Street Electrical parade has been a beloved attraction for adults and children at many Disney theme parks around the world. The process of creating the idea and executing it was a long process for Disney Imagineers. Learn more about the opening of the Disneyland parade, the audio and visuals, and the parade at the Magic Kingdom.
Read MoreWalt Disney passed away at the age of 65 years old. The 1960s was an important year for the Disney company as they worked on their live action films, and Walt worked on The Wonderful World of Color. Learn more about Walt’s last film and TV productions he worked on before passing away.
Read MorePeter Pan’s Flight is an original attraction that opened with Disneyland in July 1955. Since then, it has seen many upgrades, refurbishments, and updates including during the opening of New Fantasyland in 1983. Learn more about what the original attraction looked like and how it has changed over the years.
Read MoreWhen Disney began their animation journey back in the 1920s, the studio has constantly evolved with their style, processes, and techniques. Learn more about when Disney started to implement animation techniques like technicolor, rotoscoping, 3D affects, CGI, and more.
Read MoreMary Costa’s career began when she was young, but it took off after landing the role of Princess Aurora in Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. Learn more about how she got the role, the recording process for the film, and what she has done with her career since Disney.
Read MoreMonsters Inc. was released almost 20 years ago, but it remains one of Pixar’s most timeless films ever. With the release of the new Monsters at Work series, let’s go back and see what it took to create Monsters Inc. in the first place. Learn more about the original storyline, the many design changes of Sulley, the voice actors, and the success of the release.
Read MoreIlene Woods, voice of Cinderella, had a magical career in show business. From “accidentally” becoming the voice of one of the most famous and iconic princesses of all time, to becoming a portrait artist, learn more about the life behind Cinderella.
Read MoreA lot of Disney’s animated films were based on classic fairytales that have been retold over centuries. Some of these fairytales go back to the 1900s, 1800s, even as early as 400 AD. Learn more about what the oldest Disney retold fairytale is.
Read MoreAdriana Caselotti’s legacy is best defined as playing Snow White, the first named female voice actress in history. Learn more about how the auditions for Snow White went, the production of the film, Caselotti becoming blacklisted, and her career after Disney.
Read MoreHolidayland is known as Disney’s lost land, as it closed in 1961. It was a land outside of the park gates for families to enjoy recreational activities and access Disneyland afterward. It’s eventual closure lead to the opening of New Orleans Square. Learn more about the concept, what guests could do, and why it closed.
Read MoreAs Walt worked toward the success of his company back in the 1930s, he had a list of movies he wanted to accomplish right after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. We would’ve seen The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, and many other movies in a much earlier decade. Learn more about Walt’s original film timeline.
Read MoreAlthough we can’t imagine Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto without each other, there was a time when they all made their entrances separately. Learn more about their first appearances, how some of their names have changed overtime, and how they all came together.
Read MoreThroughout the last few decades that Pixar has been producing films, they have taken inspiration for their film locations from all around the world. Learn more about where films like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Coco, and Soul are based in real life.
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