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The Special That Started It All
by Wayne, 49, Franklin Park, NJ
As I was reading the recent Disney Insider, THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY piece about the October 29, 1971 TV special, "The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World," I was struck ... read more
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DO YOU KNOW DISNEY?
Most people don't realize that Goofy actually had other names prior to being called Goofy. What was his original name?
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THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY
December 19, 1914 - Animator, story man, and Disney Legend Mel Shaw is born in Brooklyn, New York. He will work on such classics as "Fantasia," "Bambi," "The Rescuers," and "The Lion King."
December 21, 1937 - Disney's first feature-length animated film, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," premieres.
December 23, 1954 - The Disney live-action film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is released.
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YOUR QUESTION
After watching "The Wizard of Oz" for the 15th time with my 3 year old, I was wondering what Walt thought about the picture. After all, it was made directly as a result of the fervor around "Snow White," which was released a year earlier.
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Walt was intrigued with the Oz stories, first inquiring about their copyright status in 1937, even before MGM had begun production on their film. I have never seen any comments by Walt on the MGM film, but in 1954, Disney bought the film rights to 11 of the original Oz books by L. Frank Baum, and soon announced plans for a film to be called "The Rainbow Road to Oz." Other than a couple of production numbers on the Disney TV show, the film was never made. It wasn't until 1985 that we finally took advantage of our rights ownership and made "Return to Oz."
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