by Jim Smith | Nov 29, 2019 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
One of the most popular Mickey Mouse cartoons of all time is The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, which appeared as part of the 1940 animated film Fantasia. As a young apprentice to a towering wise old sorcerer, Mickey tries his hand at magic, using a few spells to help him...
by Jim Smith | Nov 28, 2019 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Media
Lurkey’s Turkeys hot…Lurkey’s Turkeys cold…Lurkey’s Turkeys taste good nine days old… © Disney Cold Turkey, released in 1951, is a vintage Pluto cartoon. It is a classic dog vs. cat battle, featuring Pluto and lesser known Milton the...
by Jim Smith | Nov 21, 2019 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Media
Always the pioneer, Walt Disney was the first movie producer to embrace the world of television. Most movie producers at the time were threatened by the invention of television. They saw it as a threat to the movie industry. Walt saw television as the way of the...
by Jim Smith | Nov 18, 2019 | Disney, Walt Disney Quotes
One of Walt Disney’s most famous quotes, this sums up Walt’s personality perfectly. Walt’s laughter and smile still resonate to this day. Walt was fully engaged in imagining his City of the Future right up until he died. And Walt’s dreams live on in all of us....
by Jim Smith | Nov 8, 2019 | Bits & Pieces, Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
When EPCOT Center first opened in 1982, Disney executives made the decision to exclude Mickey Mouse and friends from the park, feeling the park should have it’s own identity separate from the mouse. Executives also felt they wouldn’t mix well with the more...