Celebrating my blog’s 4th anniversary! Recapping some of my most popular posts, my favourite posts, and who my readers are. Thank you!
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It’s been 3 years since I started The Disney Classics blog, and I am so grateful to everyone who has stopped by to read a big of Disney history. I’ve written all about Disney classic films, Disneyland, Disney Parks, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and so many others. Thank you all!
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Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Tarzan (1999) have very similar elements. The male and female protagonists have strikingly similar personalities, the villains have similar motives, and some of the scenes are almost identical. Learn more about all of the similarities between Beauty and the Beast and Tarzan.
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Jiminy Cricket began as a minor role in Walt Disney’s second animated feature film, Pinocchio (1940). He quickly became the heart of the film, the message of love, and became the face of the Walt Disney Company. Learn more about Jiminy Cricket’s impact on the studio.
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It’s been 2 years since I began my blog writing journey under the name The Disney Classics, and I have seen so much growth in my audience and in my content over the last year. In this post I detail what my favourite posts were from the year, how much growth I did have, and what’s to come in the future.
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Holidayland 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.
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As 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.
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The Hatbox Ghost was one of the original 999 haunts of the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland, but mysteriously disappeared after the attraction opened. Learn more about the animatronics’ creation, history, and return to Disneyland.
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Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland has several wild characters within the story. Each of the primary characters has a different origin, whether it’s someone Carroll knew in real life, or is a combination of multiple people. Learn more about the origins of the Alice in Wonderland characters.
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Mickey’s longest running voice actor Wayne Allwine and Minnie’s iconic voice actress Russi Taylor married each other in 1991. Learn more about how they started to work with the Disney company, how they met, and moreabout their love story.
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In December 2020, Disney Parks announced that Snow White’s Scary Adventures would now become Snow White’s Enchanted Wish. Before this refurbishment, there was one in 1981 that made the original terrifying ride into a slightly less scary version. Learn more about the original ride concept and how it’s changed over the years.
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas was a midquel to the original and was released in the direct-to-video format. Why did Disney start doing direct-to-video? What was production like? And the villain was changed last minute… why? Learn more here!
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Have you ever wanted to visit the locations in different Disney films? Well, you can visit two different versions of the house in Up. Here we explore the house that inspired the movie and a house that was built to replicate Carl and Ellie’s.
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Ever walk down Main Street USA in Disneyland and realize the candy shops and clothing stores are labelled as dentists and carpenter places? In this article you’ll learn more about the original design ideas for Main Street, what it was inspired by, and the dedication windows for people who impacted Walt and the park.
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Ever wonder who the Disney villains were modeled after? I dive into some of the most famous villains of all time and the real people behind the inspiration for them. Learn more here.
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Who are the voices behind our favorite Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story villains? Find out who each voice actor is here and what else they’ve done for the Disney company.
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Walt Disney’s love of trains carried throughout his entire life, beginning with watching his father work on the railroad, building his own train in his backyard, and then eventually creating the Disneyland railroad. Learn more about his journey from creating the Lilly Belle to an entire railroad.
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Did you know the story of Snow White had been around for over 100 years before the Disney film came out? There’s a lot of things Disney changed when retelling the story, one of them being the added kiss from the prince in the end… so how is the original told? Find out here.
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It’s not uncommon to do a double take when watching a Disney film, as some animated sequences are often recycled from old Disney movies. It forced the animators to find creative ways to implement them, and pays homage to old Disney films. Learn more and see which animations were recycled here!
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Did you know Pixar started out as a computer instead of an animation studio? Learn more about the start of the company, how Steve Jobs was a part of it, when they connected with Disney, and more.
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