Posts tagged thedisneyclassics
My Blog's 2nd Anniversary

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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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.

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Snow White, As Told By the Brothers Grimm

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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Kinect: Disneyland Adventures

Disneyland Adventures is a 2011 Xbox Kinect game that allows you to wander the Anaheim park, meet characters, visit attractions, and complete tasks. Learn more about what you can do on it, how successful it was, and my personal review.

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If Disneyland was Pixarland

Ever wondered what it would be like if you could design your own theme park? In this post, I design my own Pixarland, and describe all of the attractions that I think would fit perfectly into it to celebrate the films.

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A Quick History Lesson: The Disney Eras

Have you ever heard of the Disney eras? What are they? What makes each one different, and which films are in each? Here, I give a quick history lesson about why they are all different, and what films marked major changed for the Walt Disney company.

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Characters You Didn't Know Were Voiced by the Same Person (Part Two)

Part 2 of characters you didn’t know were voiced by the same people! I find this topic so interesting, and Disney has housed so many legends over the years that I’m sure I’ll be able to find more for a part 3! For now, check out part 2 here:

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One Year Anniversary - My Blog Turns 1!

My blog is officially one years old! Although I didn’t move to this website until January 2020, I’ve been running under The Disney Classics for one year now. It’s been one of my favourite projects, kept me busy when I was feeling unproductive, and I’ve learned so much and felt so welcomed. Love this community, thank you.

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Why Alice Changed The Fate of Disney Forever

When thinking about what characters and movies impacted the Disney company the most, most people turn to Snow White, or Cinderella. Alice is often overlooked, but it’s important to remember that we would not have the company at all today if it wasn’t for Walt’s fascination with the character. Find out more about how Alice in Wonderland changed the fate of the company forever.

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Characters You Didn't Know Were Voiced by the Same Person

Have you ever heard familiar voices, but from different movies? A lot of the times we believe characters have all their own unique voices, and in some cases this is true, but what some of us may not know is a lot of our favourite characters are all voiced by the same person. Read more about who has played multiple Disney roles here.

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The Disneyland Medallion

Are you a Disneyland souvenir collector? The Disneyland medallion is the perfect piece of history from the park that has been sold for decades, the only problem is that some of the earlier ones don’t have dates on them. Read more to find out how I found out mine was from when Walt was around.

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Why is Cinderella the Leader of the Princesses?

Somehow over the years we’ve all collectively agreed that Cinderella is the leader of the princesses, but why? She wasn’t the first princess, there’s nothing significant about her story, and she wasn’t the biggest box office success. However, if we look into her and Walt’s past, we can find out more. Read here.

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Is Tangled just a Remake of Aladdin?

Have you ever realized Tangled is very, very similar to Aladdin? A story of a princess locked away from the world, when she encounters a local thief, who she falls in love with and gets to see the world with. Do you agree? Read more of the similarities here.

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Wasteland Versus Disneyland, Disney's Dark Version (Disney's Epic Mickey Part 2)

Disney’s Epic Mickey video game shows Mickey’s adventures through Cartoon Wasteland, which is a copy of Disneyland filled with forgotten about characters. Many of the lands are modeled after real life Disneyland lands. Do you see the similarities?

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Abandoned, Forgotten & Replaced Disney Characters (Disney's Epic Mickey Part 1)

Disney’s Epic Mickey is based on the forgotten and abandoned characters we’ve left behind in the Disney universe, whom now reside in Cartoon Wasteland. Mickey arrives to save the land, along with his new pal Oswald. He is helped along the way by our favourite classic characters, like Pete, Clarabelle, and Horace.

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Disney Legends - Bobby Driscoll (Peter Pan)

Bobby Driscoll starred in Song of the South, Melody Time, Treasure Island, and most notably was the voice and reference model for Peter Pan. He was one of Disney’s first star child actors and was also the first fallen child star. Learn about how his career went from such a high to a horrific tragic ending.

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10 Former California Adventure Attractions We All Know & Miss

California Adventure has seen many changes over the years since it was opened in 2001. Some of our favorite, nostalgic attractions are starting to become forgotten about, so what are they?

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