Rediscovering Walt Disney

This is the second Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade to be aired on network television from 1986. This parade would become a staple for decades and something important in growing up Disney during the 80's and 90's, before being abandoned in the early 2000's by the Eisner regime. This is the only time the parade was merged with the New York City Easter Parade in a joint broadcast, making it a unique parade broadcast in its history. The New York City Easter Parade had debuted on TV the year before on CBS while the Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade aired later that night on ABC. This broadcast aired on CBS and alternated between the two parades. After this year, the Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade always aired on Easter afternoon after most Americans had returned home from attending morning church services. The parade always ended with the crowd singing Irving Berlin's Easter Parade as they dispersed after the festivities. It's a time capsule into Walt Disney and America's history past and pop culture past. Robby Benson and Anna Alicia co-host the Disney World portion of the parade with Ken Kercheval and Susan Howard hosting the New York City Easter Parade portions of the show. Benson was a movie star at the time and would go one to be the voice of the Beast in the 1991 Disney animated feature Beauty & the Beast. Alicia was one of the main cast members on the soap opera Falcon's Crest. Original air date March 30, 1986 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

This is the very first Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade to be aired on network television from 1983. This parade would become a staple for decades and something important in growing up Disney in the 80's and 90's, although the "Christmas" name would be dropped near the end of the Eisner age. The Christmas parade telecast really became a 2 hour infomercial for what the Walt Disney Company had in the works for the upcoming year. Eventually annual Easter and Independence Day Parade telecasts would join the Christmas Parade and the Christmas Parade itself would expand to a 2 hour Christmas morning broadcast tradition. Regis Philbin became the figure most associated with these parades, but this was before that. (The Easter and Independence Day Parade broadcasts were dropped near the end of the Eisner years as well.) The Christmas and Easter parades always aired on the ABC Network. This is a time capsule into Walt Disney history past. This is the final Walt Disney World Christmas Parade before the Eisner regime took over the company. Here, we get a glimpse at what Disney was like BEFORE Pixar, before The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty & the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and the other beloved properties that came later and they could only rely on the characters that Walt Disney personally created. Walt had been dead for nearly 20 years at this point, and they were STILL coasting on the fumes he'd left behind. You can see how this was still a small company that was run like a family. It wasn't anywhere near the global conglomerate people think of today. Many of these characters you don't see any more either and they STILL cared about the legacy of Walt Disney. What a tremendous time capsule this is. Mike Douglas and Joan Lunden co-host this parade with Carol Lawerence. Douglas was a popular talk show host of the day while Lunden was then the current co-host of Good Morning America. Lawerence was a well-known actress and singer of the time. This archetype of hosts for the parade broadcasts would continue with the parade for decades even though the hosts would change. Joan Lunden is the longest-running host of the Disney parade broadcasts and Mike Douglas was later replaced by Alan Thicke with Regis Philbin was later added as an on-street interviewer. Original air date December 25, 1983 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

In 1959 Tony Thomas interviewed Walt on his early career for the radio show Hollywood Past. This is one of the rare interviews Walt gave that still exists. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1997 musical comedy adventure based on ancient Greek mythology. Plot: Hercules is on a quest to become a true hero while facing the menacing Hades. This film was an anomaly for the time in that it was primarily a comedy film among a sea of animated epics but it still retained the epic scale of the post-Beauty & the Beast period. The film was a box office disappointment, perhaps in large part due to the Christian boycott of Disney that was ongoing at the times. It's really James Woods' masterful performance as Hades that carries this film and it deserves to be more than only a cult classic. Starring Tate Donovan as Hercules Josh Keaton as Young Hercules Roger Bart as Young Hercules' Singing Voice. Danny DeVito as Philoctetes James Woods as Hades Susan Egan as Megara Rip Torn as Zeus Samantha Eggar as Hera. Lillias White as Calliopes Cheryl Freeman as Melpomene LaChanze as Terpsichore Roz Ryan aa Thaila Vaneese Thomas as Clio Bobcat Goldthwait as Pain Matt Frewer as Panic Patrick Pinney as the Cyclops Hal Holbrook as Amphitryon Barbara Barrie as Alcmene Amanda Plummer as Clotho Carole Shelley as Lachesis Paddi Edwards as Atropo Paul Shaffer as Hermes Jim Cummings as Nessus, Tall Theban, & Elderly Theban. Wayne Knight as Demetrius Mary Kay Bergman as the Earthquake Lady Corey Burton as the Burnt Man Kathleen Freeman as the Heavyset Woman Keith David as Apollo Charlton Heston as opening narrator. Frank Welker as Pegasus. Songs be Alan Menken & David Zippel Screenplay by Ron Clements, John Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, & Irene Mecchi Directed by John Musker & Ron Clements Release date June 13, 1997 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1996 musical drama based on the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo. Plot: A physically disabled shut in seeks for a life accepted within the community This film was another animated epic but is reminiscent of the more experimental animated features Walt Disney attempted to make with Fantasia and the unproduced Hiawatha. The film was released during the height of a national Disney boycott by several Christian denominations over some of the unbiblical agenda that the company was pushing via policies, films, and theme parks. Though written out of history, it's interesting to compare the box office income with this film to its predecessors and ask how could it have not played a role. Starring Tom Hulce as Quasimodo Demi Moore as Esmeralda Heidi Mollenhauer as Esmeralda's singing voice Tony Jay as Judge Claude Frollo Kevin Kline as Captain Phoebus Paul Kandel as Clopin Jason Alexander as Hugo Charles Kimbrough as Victor Mary Wickes & Jane Withers as Laverne David Ogden Stiers as the Archdeacon Songs be Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz Screenplay by Tab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, & Jonathan Roberts Directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise Release date June 19, 1996 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1996 musical drama based on the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo. Plot: A physically disabled shut in seeks for a life accepted within the community This film was another animated epic but is reminiscent of the more experimental animated features Walt Disney attempted to make with Fantasia and the unproduced Hiawatha. The film was released during the height of a national Disney boycott by several Christian denominations over some of the unbiblical agenda that the company was pushing via policies, films, and theme parks. Though written out of history, it's interesting to compare the box office income with this film to its predecessors and ask how could it have not played a role. Starring Tom Hulce as Quasimodo Demi Moore as Esmeralda Heidi Mollenhauer as Esmeralda's singing voice Tony Jay as Judge Claude Frollo Kevin Kline as Captain Phoebus Paul Kandel as Clopin Jason Alexander as Hugo Charles Kimbrough as Victor Mary Wickes & Jane Withers as Laverne David Ogden Stiers as the Archdeacon Songs be Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz Screenplay by Tab Murphy, Irene Mecchi, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, & Jonathan Roberts Directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise Release date June 19, 1996 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1995 musical epic suggested by the American historical figure Pocahontas. Plot: Romeo & Juliet set in the settling of America This film began as a traditional animated feature where the animals talked. Kohn Candy was a deleted turkey character named Redfeather and Stephen fry was the voice of Percy the pug. After the Best Picture Oscar nomination of Beauty & the Beast, Jeffery Katzenberg aborted that version in an attempt to pander for Oscar gold with a tailor-made Best Picture. It was not successful and very few people cite Pocahontas as their favorite Disney film. In recent years, the film is even attacked as being racist even though Disney pandered to every PC "expert" of the time. Katzenberg left Disney before the competition of this film and his debut animated feature there would be another animated epic based on the story of Moses called the Prince of Egpyt. Starring Irene Bedard as Pocahontas Judy Kuhn as singing voice of Pocahontas Mel Gibson as Captain John Smith David Ogden Stiers as Governor John Ratcliffe & Wiggins John Kassir as Meeko Russell Means as Chief Powhatan Jim Cummings as singing voice of Chief Powhatan & Kekata Christian Bale as Thomas Billy Connolly as Ben Joe Baker as Lon Linda Hunt as Grandmother Willow Danny Mann as Percy Frank Welker as Flit, Michelle St. John as Nakoma James Apaumut Fall as Kocoum Gordon Tootoosis as Kekatan. Songs be Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz Screenplay by Carl Binder, Susannah Grant, & Philip LaZebnik Directed by Mike Gabriel & Eric Goldberg Release date June 10, 1995 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1997 musical comedy adventure based on ancient Greek mythology. Plot: Hercules is on a quest to become a true hero while facing the menacing Hades. This film was an anomaly for the time in that it was primarily a comedy film among a sea of animated epics but it still retained the epic scale of the post-Beauty & the Beast period. The film was a box office disappointment, perhaps in large part due to the Christian boycott of Disney that was ongoing at the times. It's really James Woods' masterful performance as Hades that carries this film and it deserves to be more than only a cult classic. Starring Tate Donovan as Hercules Josh Keaton as Young Hercules Roger Bart as Young Hercules' Singing Voice. Danny DeVito as Philoctetes James Woods as Hades Susan Egan as Megara Rip Torn as Zeus Samantha Eggar as Hera. Lillias White as Calliopes Cheryl Freeman as Melpomene LaChanze as Terpsichore Roz Ryan aa Thaila Vaneese Thomas as Clio Bobcat Goldthwait as Pain Matt Frewer as Panic Patrick Pinney as the Cyclops Hal Holbrook as Amphitryon Barbara Barrie as Alcmene Amanda Plummer as Clotho Carole Shelley as Lachesis Paddi Edwards as Atropo Paul Shaffer as Hermes Jim Cummings as Nessus, Tall Theban, & Elderly Theban. Wayne Knight as Demetrius Mary Kay Bergman as the Earthquake Lady Corey Burton as the Burnt Man Kathleen Freeman as the Heavyset Woman Keith David as Apollo Charlton Heston as opening narrator. Frank Welker as Pegasus. Songs be Alan Menken & David Zippel Screenplay by Ron Clements, John Musker, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw, & Irene Mecchi Directed by John Musker & Ron Clements Release date June 13, 1997 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1991 science-fiction historical adventure film based on the comic books by Dave Stevens. Plot: A pilot finds himself thrust into an adventure with Chicago gangsters, Nai spies, government agents and more when he discovers a wearable engine stowed away in his airplane hanger. There was a stretch in the late 1980's/early 1990's where the Walt Disney Company was striving to produce films in the tradition of Walt and this is one of them. There was high hopes that this film would launch a new franchise in the tradition of Indiana Jones. Due to a variety of factors, the film didn't find an audience upon initial release but gained a cult following in the years since. Director Joe Johnston was hired to direct the first Captain America movie because of his work on this film. Starring Billy Campbell as Clifford Secord ("The Rocketeer") Alan Arkin as A. "Peevy" Peabody Jennifer Connelly as Jenny Blake Paul Sorvino as Eddie Valentine Terry O'Quinn as Howard Hughes Timothy Dalton as Neville Sinclair Ed Lauter as FBI Agent Fitch James Handy as FBI Agent "Wooly" Wolinski Jon Polito as Otis Bigelow Eddie Jones as Malcolm Robert Guy Miranda as Spanish Johnny Nada Despotovich as Irma William Sanderson as Skeets Margo Martindale as Millie John Lavachielli as Rusty Clint Howard as Monk Melora Hardin as South Seas Singer Rick Overton as South Seas Patron Max Grodénchik as Wilmer Tiny Ron Taylor as Lothar Don Pugsley as "Goose" America Martin as Patsy Michael Milhoan as Jeff Daniel O'Shea as Mike Joe D'Angerio as Stevie Tommy J. Huff as Lenny Pat Crawford Brown as Mrs. Pye Paul DeSouza as Pauly Gene Daily as Clark Gable Bob Leeman as W.C. Fields Julian Barnes as Charlie Songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman & Mel Leven and George Bruns. Story by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, & William Dear Screenplay by Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo Directed by Joe Johnston Release date June 21, 1991 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

This promotional film was produced to send General Electric executives to show them an update on the attraction they'd sponsored for the NY 1964-65 World's Fair, the Carousel of Progress. This is the debut of when anyone outside of the studio first heard the song Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow, here sung by Walt Disney with the Sherman Bros, his right-hand songwriting team. The Shermans said they viewed this song as Walt's theme song and a still from this short was used for the cover of their 1998 autobiographical scrapbook Walt's Time. It also inspired the cover of an early 90's compilation CD of their music. It should also be noted that while Bob Sherman (standing) walked with a cane due to a wound he suffered during WWII, he not only walks without it but does a little jump kick in the end exiting the film. He was willing to do that for Walt. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

This 1939 short film was made to advertise both Walt Disney's Studios and his new animated feature, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. It was made at the request of Walt's distributor RKO Radio Pictures and features some footage from an earlier industrial short film never intended for the public called A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios. The animation sequence was adapted from an earlier cartoon created for the Academy Awards and reused animation like the Disney studios would later do in some similar parades in WWII cartoons and 1950's TV episodes. This would have been screened before a feature length film in a movie theater during the evening program that would have included a short cartoon, news real, comedy short like Laurel & Hardy, and other additions to a night's entertainment at the movie's. We're fortunate that this time capsule of Walt's studio was made and still exists today. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1966 adventure film based on the novel Red Hugh: Prince of Donegal by Robert T. Reilly. Plot: When King Richard is away, Robin Hood battles the corrupt government of Prince John and the Sherrif of Nottingham. Starring Peter McEnery as Hugh O'Donnell Susan Hampshire as Kathleen McSweeney Andrew Keir as Lord McSweeney Tom Adams as Henry O'Neill Gordon Jackson as Captain Leeds Norman Wooland as Sir John Perrott Richard Leech as Phelim O'Toole Peter Jeffrey as Sergeant Marie Kean as Lady Ineen O'Donnell Bill Owen as Officer Powell Maurice Roëves as Martin Donal McCann as Sean O'Toole Music by George Bruns Screenplay by Robert Westerby & Robert T. Reilly Directed by Michael O'Herlihy Release date October 1, 1966 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1969 spy mystery film based on the novel 1963 novel of the same name by Lockhart Amerman. Also released alternatively as The Secret of Boyne Castle and Spy-Busters. Plot: An American exchange student in europe finds himself pulled into a Hitchcockian style thriller. Starring Glenn Corbett as Tom Evans Alfred Burke as Kersner Kurt Russell as Rich Evans Patrick Dawson as Sean O'Connor Patrick Barr as Lord Boyne Hugh McDermott as Carleton Patrick Westwood as Levick Eddie Byrne as Bailey Godfrey Quigley as Meister Kevin Stoney as Enhardt Shay Gorman as Headmaster Niall Tóibín as Kettering Ernst Walder as Vollos Robert Bernal as Sgt. Clune Vincent Dowling as Maston John Horton as Stafford J. G. Devlin as Muldoon Nicola Davies as Kathleen Gerry Alexander as Paddy Eamon Morrissey as Hennessey Declan Mulholland as Retchick Mary Larkin as Mary Paul Farrell as Groundskeeper Music by Buddy Baker Screenplay adapted by Herman Goves Directed by Robert Butler Release date July 23, 1969 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Splash Mountain was originally conceived in 1983 by Imagineer Tony Baxter to solve multiple problems facing Disneyland, primarily what to do with all of the audio-animatronics from the recently closed attraction America Sings. The solution was a new ride based on the beloved 1946 Academy Award winning Walt Disney animated feature Song of the South. New CEO Michael Eisner greenlit the attraction and Splash Mountain opened July 17, 1989. Actor Nick Stewart who had portrayed Br'er Bear in the original film was brough back to reprise his role for the attraction. The attraction became the most popular attraction at Disneyland and was quickly added to the other Disney parks. After the George Floyd riots the woke social justice warriors demanded the attraction be torn down and replaced with a new version based on the Princess & the Frog. Despite still being the most popular attraction of any theme park, Woke Disney complied and Splash Mountain closed May 31, 2023. The attraction was removed from all Disney parks but Tokyo Disneyland who refused. All of the Splash Mountains were torn down shortly afterward. This video is the original demo recordings for Splash Mountain with some of the original concept art. If you listen carefully, you can hear Thurl Ravenscroft as one of the singers. Splash Mountain may be destroyed but we can still protect the film that inspired it, Song of the South. Celebrate stolen history by nominating a classic film, Song of the South, to the National Film Registry as Woke Disney is purging every aspect of it from existence. In theory, that's why the National Film Registry exists. Walt Disney's Song of the South is the first Technicolor feature film made that blended live action with animation throughout the film. The popular song Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah won the Oscar for Best Song. Woke Disney has purged this song from the theme parks and elsewhere. Actor James Baskett is the first black actor to win an Oscar and it was for this film! He was honored with an eternal Oscar for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South. Actor Nick Stewart played Br'er Bear, started the Ebony Showcase Theater with the earnings from this film. He returned to play Br'er Bear again in Splash Mountain and remodeled the theater. He was a Civil Rights pioneer and said "Walt Disney treated us like kings." Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel plays a major character in this film. She's the first black actress to win an Oscar for Gone with the Wind. The characters from this film were a major part of Walt Disney's stable of stars and he frequently revisited them again and again in his television, commercial, theme park ventures and more. The Uncle Remus stories were very special to Walt and so was this film inspired by them. Don't let Woke Disney erase important black, American, and cinematic history! Please nominate this historic film to the National Film Registry as Woke Disney purges every aspect of this special film from pop culture. The form is below. https://www.research.net/r/national-fim-registry-nomination-form Posted for historical purposes. Walt Disney's voice is recreated with AI. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1988 fantasy comedy film based on the novel 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf. Plot: A famed cartoon murder is framed for murder and tries to clear his name. This film is a love letter to the golden age of Hollywood animated shorts. Starring Bob Hoskins as Eddie Valiant Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom Stubby Kaye as Marvin Acme Joanna Cassidy as Dolores Alan Tilvern as R.K. Maroon Richard LeParmentier as Lt. Santino Richard Ridings as Angelo Joel Silver as Raoul Paul Springer as Augie Mike Edmonds as Stretch Betsy Brantley as Jessica Rabbit's performance model Morgan Deare as an editor Charles Fleischer as Roger Rabbit, Benny the Cab, a Greasy, & Psycho Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit (speaking voice) Amy Irving as Jessica Rabbit (singing voice) Lou Hirsch as Baby Herman David Lander as Smart Ass Fred Newman as Stupid June Foray as Wheezy & Lena Hyena Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety, & Sylvester the Cat Joe Alaskey as Yosemite Sam Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck Tony Pope as Goofy & Big Bad Wolf Mae Questel as Betty Boop Russi Taylor as Minnie Mouse & Hummingbirds Pat Buttram, Jim Cummings (imitating Andy Devine) and Jim Gallant (imitating Walter Brennan) as toon bullets Les Perkins as Mr. Toad Mary T. Radford as Hyacinth Hippo Nancy Cartwright as a Toon shoe Cherry Davis as Woody Woodpecker Morgan Deare as Bongo the Gorilla Peter Westy as Pinocchio Frank Welker as Dumbo Richard Williams as Droopy April Winchell as Mrs. Herman & Baby Herman's "baby noises" Frank Sinatra as Singing Sword Music by Alan Silvestri Screenplay adapted by Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman Directed by Robert Zemeckis & Richard Williams Release date June 22, 1988 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Celebrate stolen history by nominating a classic film, Song of the South, to the National Film Registry as Woke Disney is purging every aspect of it from existence. In theory, that's why the National Film Registry exists. Walt Disney's Song of the South is the first Technicolor feature film made that blended live action with animation throughout the film. The popular song Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah won the Oscar for Best Song. Woke Disney has purged this song from the theme parks and elsewhere. Actor James Baskett is the first black actor to win an Oscar and it was for this film! He was honored with an eternal Oscar for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South. Actor Nick Stewart played Br'er Bear, started the Ebony Showcase Theater with the earnings from this film. He returned to play Br'er Bear again in Splash Mountain and remodeled the theater. He was a Civil Rights pioneer and said "Walt Disney treated us like kings." Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel plays a major character in this film. She's the first black actress to win an Oscar for Gone with the Wind. The characters from this film were a major part of Walt Disney's stable of stars and he frequently revisited them again and again in his television, commercial, theme park ventures and more. The Uncle Remus stories were very special to Walt and so was this film inspired by them. Don't let Woke Disney erase important black, American, and cinematic history! Please nominate this historic film to the National Film Registry as Woke Disney purges every aspect of this special film from pop culture. The form is below. https://www.research.net/r/national-fim-registry-nomination-form Please consider contributing to our Give/Send/Go so we can continue preserving Walt Disney history like this. https://www.givesendgo.com/RediscoveringWaltDisney Posted for historical purposes. Walt Disney's voice is recreated with AI. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1937 animated fairy tale film based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Plot: A young girl on the cusp of womanhood is perceived a threat to her wicked stepmother and takes refuge among seven dwarfs. Starring Adriana Caselotti as Snow White Lucille La Verne as the Queen & Witch Roy Atwell as Doc Pinto Colvig as Grumpy Colvig also voiced Sleepy Otis Harlan as Happy Scotty Mattraw as Bashful Billy Gilbert as Sneezy Eddie Collins as Dopey Harry Stockwell as the Prince Moroni Olsen as the Magic Mirror, Stuart Buchanan as the Huntsman Songs by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline, & Paul Smith Story by Ted Sears, Richard Creedon, Otto Englander, Dick Rickard, Earl Hurd, Merrill De Maris, Dorothy Ann Blank, Webb Smith Directed by David Hand Original Release date December 21, 1937 Rerelease date July 2, 1993 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1989 musical fairy tale based on the 1837 story by Hans Christian Andersen. Plot: A mermaid dreams of marrying a prince. This film is really when the Walt Disney Company successfully returned to their roots with animated musical fantasies. In the 1940's Walt had developed a sequence based on this story for a proposed co-production with MGM that was abandoned. Storyboards from that early adaptation of the story were used as inspiration in the development of this film. Everything about the marketing tied the film into the studio's roots with Walt. The film was the first in a string of blockbuster animated features. Starring Jodi Benson as Ariel & Vanessa Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Eric Pat Carroll as Ursula Kenneth Mars as King Triton Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian Paddi Edwards as Flotsam & Jetsam Ben Wright as Grimsby René Auberjonois as Chef Louis Edie McClurg as Carlotta Will Ryan as Harold Songs be Alan Menken & Howard Ashman Screenplay by John Musker & Ron Clements Directed by John Musker & Ron Clements Release date November 17, 1989 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1991 musical fairy tale based on the story by the Brothers Grimm. Plot: A young woman learns to not just a book by its cover. The tradition of Walt Disney's legacy continued in this acclaimed animated feature. It's the only hand drawn animated feature ever nominated for the Best Picture Oscar and won the Best Picture Golden Globe. Starring Paige O'Hara as Belle Robby Benson as the Beast/Prince Adam Richard White as Gaston Jerry Orbach as Lumière David Ogden Stiers as Cogsworth Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts Bradley Pierce as Chip Rex Everhart as Maurice Jesse Corti as LeFou Jo Anne Worley as the Wardrobe Hal Smith as Philippe Mary Kay Bergman and Kath Soucie as the Bimbettes Jack Angel, Phil Proctor, Bill Farmer, and Patrick Pinney as Tom, Dick, Stanley, and Gramp Brian Cummings as the Stove Alvin Epstein as the Bookseller Tony Jay as Monsieur D'Arque Alec Murphy as the Baker Kimmy Robertson as the Featherduster/Babette Frank Welker as Sultan Songs be Alan Menken & Howard Ashman Screenplay by Linda Woolverton Directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise Release date November 22, 1991 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Trailer for the 1992 musical fairy tale adventure based on the ancient story from the Arabian Nights by Scheherazade. Plot: A poor boy seeks to win the hand of a princess The studio after Walt really hit their stride with this film. It even surpassed the Little Mermaid and Beauty & the Beast in success. Notice how the trailer builds on the success of the previous two releases. Starring Scott Weinger as Aladdin Brad Kane as Aladdin's singing voice Robin Williams as the Genie & Peddler Linda Larkin as Princess Jasmine Lea Salonga as Jasmine's singing voice Jonathan Freeman as Jafar Frank Welker as Abu, Rajah, & Cave of Wonders Gilbert Gottfried as Iago Douglas Seale as the Sultan Jim Cummings as Captain Razoul Charlie Adler as Gazeem Corey Burton as Prince Achmed Songs be Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, & Tim Rice Screenplay by John Musker & Ron Clements and Ted Elliott &Terry Rossio Directed by John Musker & Ron Clements Release date November 11, 1992 Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf was the first music hit for Walt Disney Studio. It debuted in the Silly Symphony The Three Little Pigs. The song was recorded by several artists and the popular version included content that doesn't appear in the Oscar winning cartoon. The song created a market for future Disney tunes and led to a contract with Irving Berlin Publishing Co for future Silly Symphony and Mickey Mouse sheet music. It's the most well-known of any of the Sily Symphonies songs today. Written by by Frank Churchill with additional lyrics by Ann Ronell,[ Performed by Henry Hall & His Orchestra Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

This rare 1937 interview of Walt Disney by Elza Schallert also features guests Donald Duck (Clarence "Ducky" Nash) and Clara Cluck (Florence Gill) Some of the studio history here is this was conducted shortly after the Silly Symphony the Country Cousin won an Oscar for Best Animated Short, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs is under production, and Donald Duck's birthday is just around the corner. What a great piece of animation history! Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

In 1955 Walt Disney contributed the essay "My Faith" to the book How Prayer Helps Me edited by Samuel Duff McCoy. Walt was one of the 71 figures to composes an essay for this book. Walt's brother, Roy, was so moved by Walt's words that he had the studio print shop publish cards with this text to be distributed to guests of Disneyland. We have used AI to recreate Walt's essay as it may have sounded in his own voice. Walt's mother played the piano and organ in their church when Walt was growing up. We've chosen a hymn from an early 20th century congregational hymnal to accompany Walt's words because of this. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

On May 29, 1957 Walt's TV show aired the episode called the Liberty Story to promote the release of his film Johnny Tremain. The film is based on the book by Ester Forbes that was published during WWII and won the Newberry Medal in 1944. It is one of the twenty top-selling children's novels of the 20th century. Walt felt this story was important to tell at the height of the Cold War. In this Liberty Story excerpt, Walt briefly discusses man's history of freedom correctly tying it in with Robin Hood (which he'd made into a film in 1952) before revealing his plans to add Liberty Street to Disneyland. Liberty Street had been announced along with Edison Square but the plans for both were put on hold as Walt and his team focused on the 1964-1965 World's Fair. Neither land was built at Disneyland. Edison Square evolved into the General Electric Carousel of Progress and Liberty Street was re-imagined as Liberty Square at Walt Disney World. In fact, some of the audio for the Hall of Presidents had originally been recorded under Walt's supervision back in 1958. The film Johnny Tremain aired in two episodes of Walt's TV show in 1958. The Boston Tea Party on November 21 and The Shot Heard Around the World on December 5. We have included Walt's intros to these episodes as well. These two episodic versions of Johnny Tremain were also distributed in schools for decades. When the film bombed in the UK Walt opted to not release it in Europe. A few years later Walt would reach Europeans with another story on Independence set at the time of America's founding but not released theatrically in America, Dr Syn/the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.

On May 30, 1956 this episode of Walt's TV show aired (Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker) to advertise the release of Walt's latest big budget film, the Great Locomotive Chase. The Great Locomotive Chase was filmed in Cinemascope and a very ambitious project. There were only a few Cinemascope lenses in existence at the time and only very prestigious productions were produced in this format then. The film told the true story of when Union spies were sent behind enemy lines to cut off Confederate communications as they stole a train headed north. The story evenly portrayed the Americans on both sides of the war and this TV episode demonstrated the great lengths Walt always went to in order to ensure historical accuracy in his films. This is also a story that doesn't end happily but Walt knew it was an important story for families to hear. In many cases, the stories Walt dramatized in film were either the first time they had ever been told in cinema or they became the definitive cinematic versions. In this excerpt is Walt's intro for this TV episode where he talks about how he knew veterans from both sides of the Civil War when he was a boy. The theme of Walt's intro and the film is about the nation healing and coming together. It's a message just as timely for today. You also see Walt show the well-worn copy of the book the film is based on from his family library when he was a boy. If you've not seen the Great Locomotive Chase it's a film worth seeing. Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.