Posts tagged walt
Walt Disney's Last Productions

Walt Disney passed away at the age of 65 years old. The 1960s was an important year for the Disney company as they worked on their live action films, and Walt worked on The Wonderful World of Color. Learn more about Walt’s last film and TV productions he worked on before passing away.

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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.

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Disney Legends - Kathryn Beaumont

Kathryn Beaumont is best known for lending her iconic voice to the roles of Alice in Alice in Wonderland (1951) and as Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (1953). Learn more about her childhood, how she got into the acting business, her work with the Disney company, and what she’s up to today.

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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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Disneyland's Main Street USA - A Walk Down Disney Legend Lane

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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Disney Villain Reference Models - Who Are They?

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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The Voices Behind the Toy Story Villains

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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The Carolwood Pacific Railroad

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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Disney's Recycled Animation

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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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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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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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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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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Why Captain Hook Deserves More Credit

Captain Hook is one of the most well known Disney villains. But why is he a villain in the first place? Is it justified? In this post I tell you why I think Hook deserves more credit.

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