Disney Trivia

What is A113? I saw someone had posted that they found it, but what actually is it?

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:01:08 -0500

A113 is a frequent an inside joke in animated films and tv shows created by alumni of CalArts....

thruwaltseyes: An inside look at the Art Corner in...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:01:36 -0500

An inside look at the Art Corner in Tomorrowland where guests could buy ORIGINAL animation cells from various Disney movies for a $1 a piece!

One of The Art Corner’s main claims to fame is as an outlet for Disney animation cells. These collector-prized items had once been available through the Courvoisier Gallery(from 1938 until 1946), but had been off the market until Disneyland opened in 1955. Disney collector Rob Richards notes “The Art Corner rescued thousands of cells from being destroyed and saved them for posterity.” Other offerings that had an immense impact on future artists were a series of Cartoon Character Guides on drawing Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Jiminy Cricket, Chip ‘n Dale and Donald Duck, and animation kits.

The Art Corner permanently closed 6 September 1966 to make way for the renovation of Tomorrowland.

The centenary of Kahl’s birth was honored by the Academy...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:01:22 -0500

The centenary of Kahl’s birth was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on April 27, 2009, with a tribute entitled “Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo” and featured Brad Bird, his protégé, as a panelist

Milt Kahl is often considered the finest draughtsman of the...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:00:51 -0500

Milt Kahl is often considered the finest draughtsman of the Disney animators. For many years the final look for the characters in the Disney films were designed by Kahl, in his angular style inspired by Ronald Searle and Picasso.

Wolfgang Reitherman started out at Disney as one of the...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:00:54 -0500

Wolfgang Reitherman started out at Disney as one of the legendary Nine Old Men. He took over as head director on The Sword and the Stone, and directed all of the Disney features up until his retirement in 1981.

All three of Reitherman’s sons provided their voices for Disney Films. Richard and Robert were two of the three actors who voiced Arthur in The Sword in the Stone, and Bruce was the voice of Christopher Robin in the Winnie the Pooh shorts, as well as Mowgli in The Jungle Book.

Les Clark’s debut as an animator came in the first Silly...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:01:31 -0500

Les Clark’s debut as an animator came in the first Silly Symphony, The Skeleton Dance. He animated the scene of a skeleton playing the ribs of a bony buddy like a xylophone.

Les Clark entered animation at a pivotal time and participated...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:01:00 -0500

Les Clark entered animation at a pivotal time and participated in events that shaped not only Disney’s future but the history of the art form itself. The first of Disney’s famed Nine Old Men to be hired, when he arrived at the studio in 1927, the Alice Comedies were winding down and a series starring a new character named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was beginning.

Frank ‘n Olie A Disney documentary focusing on the...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:00:46 -0500

Frank ‘n Olie

A Disney documentary focusing on the Legendary Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

That Awkward Disney Moment: A User's Guide to the Disney Fandom:

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:24:07 -0500

That Awkward Disney Moment: A User's Guide to the Disney Fandom:: thatawkwarddisneymoment: Reblog...

For the person who asked about being a face character, there's an entire blog dedicated to it called facecharactercentral, and there's actually different height requirements for each character. The sizes range from 0 to… the maximum is a 10 I believe. So that clerk was not only impolite, but she was also incorrect.

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:05:39 -0500

Awesome! Thanks bunnyblanket. So everyone who wants to be a face character someday, go check out...

Ooh so are you a Sinatra fan? :o

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:54:34 -0500

I am! We’re having a friend’s 18 piece Big Band play at our wedding, and one of the...

The Illusion of Life - 1981 Disney animation special hosted by...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:01:04 -0500

The Illusion of Life -

1981 Disney animation special hosted by Hayley Mills (Part1)

Anyone want to watch Glen Keane animate for a half hour? Cuz I...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:01:00 -0500

Anyone want to watch Glen Keane animate for a half hour? Cuz I do!

Hi! First just wanted to say as a fellow Disney lover & trivia seeker, I love your blog! Second,...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:01:11 -0500

Hi! First just wanted to say as a fellow Disney lover & trivia seeker, I love your blog! Second,...

How big is too big to be a face character? I'm 5'1 and a size 7 and i was told by a lady at the disney store that i was too big to be a fc.

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:01:47 -0500

I feel ya. I’m 5’0 and a size 8. I don’t think it’s a question of being...

This has nothing to do with Disney, do you like One Direction?

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:01:00 -0500

Haha, to tell you the truth, I don’t really listen to music all that much. Well, that’s...

I hate to be particular, but I noticed something while reading through some older entries. Someone wrote in asking what the name's of Ursula's stingrays were. Ursula had eels, of course named Flotsam and Jetsom. Ursula's sister, Morgana, I believe had stingrays in The Little Mermaid 2.

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:01:00 -0500

Oh wow, I didn’t even notice that. I totally glanced over the question before answering it....

On previous Disney animated features, the top animators were...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:00:48 -0500

On previous Disney animated features, the top animators were assigned a character and drew the bulk (if not all) of that particular character’s scenes individually. Animation on 101 Dalmatians was far more of a “team effort” - for example, seven of the famed “Nine Old Men” worked on Perdita. There was one notable exception: Marc Davis drew Cruella De Vil entirely on his own.

101 Dalmatians was the final film animator Marc Davis worked on....

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:01:50 -0500

101 Dalmatians was the final film animator Marc Davis worked on. After animating Cruella De Vil, Davis went to work for WED Enterprises, designing for such iconic Disneyland rides as the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean.

just a little something i noticed while going over peter pan screen-caps, there’s a scene in...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:00:50 -0500

just a little something i noticed while going over peter pan screen-caps, there’s a scene in...