Disney Tidbits

**tiggerguy** · 03-22-2006, 11:20 PM

Don Iwerks (the son of legendary Disney animator Ub Iwerks) is the co-founder of Iwerks Entertainment. He has been associated with many accomplishments, including the 360-degree CircleVision camera and projection systems that he worked on with his father. Don's department designed and manufactured hundreds of unique film projection systems for Disney theme parks and also worked on developing the projection systems for Disney's Star Tours simulator.

**tiggerguy** · 03-23-2006, 11:25 PM

In 1991, Disney's Consumer Products division launched its own publishing company Hyperion, in New York City.

**tiggerguy** · 03-24-2006, 11:24 PM

There is a shop on Hollywood Boulevard in the Disney-MGM Studios that replicates the theater where Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered.

**tiggerguy** · 03-25-2006, 11:22 PM

Leigh Harline worked for various radio stations before joining the Walt Disney studios in 1932 as an arranger and scorer. He won an Academy Award for the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Disney's Pinocchio (1940) which later became the signature theme for Disney's TV series.

**tiggerguy** · 03-26-2006, 11:35 PM

Disney's Fantasia began production as a short called The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Because of the effort & costs, the Disney brothers realized that they could never make their costs back if they released it as a short. It was decided that a "Concert Feature" should be made.

**tiggerguy** · 03-27-2006, 11:39 PM

Decorative heiroglyphics in the Great Movie Ride pay homage to Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

**tiggerguy** · 03-28-2006, 11:13 PM

Journey Into Imagination, the attraction located within The Imagination! Pavilion at the Epcot, has been through three incarnations since its 1983 opening.

**tiggerguy** · 03-29-2006, 11:09 PM

Animator Marc Davis was employed at Walt Disney Productions from December 2, 1935 until his retirement in 1978.

**tiggerguy** · 03-30-2006, 11:26 PM

Child actress Shirley Temple was on hand at Disneyland in 1957 to help dedicate a new attraction inside the Sleeping Beauty Castle.

**tiggerguy** · 03-31-2006, 11:10 PM

Disney's Aida was a rock musical based on Guiseppe Verdi's opera.

**tiggerguy** · 04-01-2006, 11:35 PM

"Home on the Range" is not just the name of an animated Disney film, it is also the official song of the state of Kansas.

**tiggerguy** · 04-02-2006, 11:20 PM

A small almost imperceptible detail in the Great Movie Ride gives historical significance to one scene. The license plate '021-429' gives the date of the ST Valentines Day massacre.