Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs turns 85 years old in 2022. Aside from being the world’s very first feature-length animated film, Snow White achieved and overcame incredible feats, including record-breaking commercial success, many awards, and more. Learn more about the achievements of Disney’s 1937 Snow White.
Read MoreSnow 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.
Read MoreThe evolution of Walt Disney’s opening credits has gone from 3-minute static images to fully animated sequences . Learn more about the history of opening title cards and why the film industry transitioned to closing credits.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWith the live action of Snow White being filmed currently, let’s take a look back at the original voice actors that played our beloved seven dwarfs from the 1937 film: Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, and Bashful.
Read MoreThe story of Snow White has been retold for centuries to many different generations, but the 1937 Disney film really solidified what we think of when we hear her name. Learn more about Disney’s time experiencing with human characters, how they came up with Snow White’s design, her live action model Marge Champion, and the later adaptations of Snow White.
Read MoreThe Disney Christmas Story comic strips were a tradition of the Walt Disney Company from 1960 to 1997. It featured our favourite characters from Disney animated films going on a holiday adventure. Learn more about a brief history of comic strips in newspapers, Disney in the comic industry, and how the stories evolved.
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 MoreJiminy 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.
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 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 MoreIn 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.
Read MoreDid 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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