Best Decade of Disney

Best Decade of Disney

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr.Toad(1949)

Some Facts:       The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr.Toad is a two part animated feature, and both parts are based on classic pieces of literature, “The Wind in the Willows” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” respectively. It was released on October 5,1949, making it the last Disney movie of the decade. This film was… Continue reading The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr.Toad(1949)

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Dumbo (1941)

Some Facts: Dumbo was released October 23rd, 1941 and was directed by Ben Sharpsteen (director of Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). The story itself was written by Helen Aberson and was released on a Roll-A-Book, a tapestry like toy that when you roll a handle one the side, the next page… Continue reading Dumbo (1941)

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Fantasia (1940)

Some Facts:       Fantasia was released in 1940; however, its production story is quite different from other early Disney movies. The film consists of seven different animated segments set to pieces of classical music which was conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Leopold got this job by running into Walt Disney at a restaurant where they spoke… Continue reading Fantasia (1940)

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Pinocchio (1940)

Some Facts: Pinocchio was released February 7th, 1940; the film is based on an Italian book, The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi.This the second animated film from Walt Disney productions and was directed by Ben Sharpsteen (Dumbo) and Hamilton Luske (Fantasia, Cinderella, and Peter Pan). It starred Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket, Dickie Jones… Continue reading Pinocchio (1940)

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Disney in the 1930s

Unfortunately, there is only one feature-length, animated film from Disney in the 1930s. Disney did release the Academy Awards Review of Walt Disney, which was a review of nine prior shorts that were animated by Walt Disney Animation Studios; however, these are not feature-length films. If you really want to watch them, you can check… Continue reading Disney in the 1930s

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Best Decade of Disney

Seeing how Covid-19 has opened up a lot of free time for a lot of people these last couple of weeks, I have decided to embark on a journey. What kind of journey, you may ask? A magical, song-filled, light-hearted, animated journey through the Disney Animated Movie Catalog. Essentially, I intend on watching every feature-length… Continue reading Best Decade of Disney

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