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Ariel's Fashion Eras: The Little Mermaid's Many Dresses

Ariel from 1989’s The Little Mermaid has some of the most iconic costume changes in Disney history. Ariel goes through five different dresses throughout the movie, and she has had some new ones made for her since promoting the film. Learn more about the fashion influences of Ariel’s dresses!

The Voices Behind The Muses in Hercules

The Muses in Disney’s Hercules serve as the gospel-singing narrators for the film, and are a modern twist on the Muses in Greek Mythology. Learn more about each Muse and the talented voice actresses behind them.

FashionKyle BallJanuary 22, 2023hercules, hades, muses, disneyfilm, disneymovie, disneyanimation, animation, voices, disneyclassicsvoices, voiceactorsComment

The Design Evolution of Snow White's Evil Queen

Snow White and the Seven Dwarf’s Evil Queen is one of the most iconic Disney villains of all time. With her outer beauty and inner evil, her design had many evolutions and changes throughout the development of the film. Learn more about how her final design came to be and how she influenced other version of the character.

The Evolution of Cinderella's Appearance

Cinderella is one of the most retold European fairytales of all time. Tracing back to the 17th century, the title character has gone through many changes in her appearance, from appearing during a medieval period, to Walt Disney’s signature Cinderella, to the various live action remakes. Learn more about the evolution of Cinderella’s appearance.

FashionKyle BallJuly 9, 2022cinderella, disneyprincess, princess, disneyprincesses, disneymovie, disneyfilms, disneyfilm, liveactionComment

The World Premieres of the First Five Disney Films

The first five Disney films, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi had major influence on all animated films we see today. The world premieres of these films were extremely important nights for Walt Disney and the Walt Disney Company. Learn more about the premieres of these films and their venues.

The Struggle for the Rights of Winnie the Pooh

The original story of Winnie the Pooh was written by A.A Milne, inspired by his son Christopher Robin Milne. Partial rights to the characters were sold to a merchandising company, when Walt Disney then acquired partial rights as well. Disney struggled to retain the full rights to the character for several decades. Learn more about the struggle for the rights to Winnie the Pooh.

Circle 7 Animation (Pixaren't)

When Michael Eisner and Steve Jobs had a falling out, Jobs did not renew the contract for Pixar to continue working for Disney. In order to keep making Pixar films, Eisner opened Circle 7 Animation Studios to create sequels such as Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc. 2, and Finding Nemo 2. Learn more about this studio and why it eventually closed.

HomeKyle BallSeptember 4, 2021pixar, disney, monstersinc, toystory, toystory2, findingnemo, findingdory, monstersuniversity, disneymovie, circle7, animation, studioComment

The History of the Evolving Animation Styles of Disney

When 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.

The Making of Monsters Inc.

Monsters 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.

Is Tarzan a Remake of Beauty and the Beast?

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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Disney Legends - Ilene Woods

Ilene 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.

Disney Legends - Adriana Caselotti (Snow White)

Adriana 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.

Mickey and Minnie's Voice Actors' Real Life Romance

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.

The Real Life "Up" House

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.