Walt Disney Studios proudly presents its 50th animated feature, Tangled, which opened Thanksgiving weekend to rave critical reviews and a strong $48.8 million opening weekend, just shy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One’s second weekend haul of $49.1 million.
If you are like me and you grew up with the best of Disney dominating your movie shelf (The Lion King, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Bambi, etc), you may still have a hard time naming 25 of these animated films, much less all 50. Below is the full list of Disney’s Animated Classics, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Tangled, with trivia about each film.
Part 4 of 5 (Aladdin through The Emperor’s New Groove)
Screenshot from Disney's Aladdin (1992)
31. Aladdin (1992)
- The film is based on the Arab folktale of Aladdin and the magic lamp from One Thousand and One Nights (also known as Arabian Nights)
- One of the controversial versus of the opening song “Arabian Nights” (Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face / It’s barbaric, but, hey, it’s home) was changed (Where it’s flat and immense and the heat is intense / It’s barbaric, but, hey, it’s home) on home video releases following protests from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
- Because of a conflict with Walt Disney Studios, Robin Williams did not voice the Genie in the first direct-to-video sequel, The Return of Jafar (1994), but later rejoined the cast in the second sequel, Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996), inspired by the tale “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”
- A musical theater adaptation of the film is in the works and set to premiere in Seattle in 2011
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Walt Disney Studios proudly presents its 50th animated feature, Tangled, which opened Thanksgiving weekend to rave critical reviews and a strong $48.8 million opening weekend, just shy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One’s second weekend haul of $49.1 million.
If you are like me and you grew up with the best of Disney dominating your movie shelf (The Lion King, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Bambi, etc), you may still have a hard time naming 25 of these animated films, much less all 50. Below is the full list of Disney’s Animated Classics, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Tangled, with trivia about each film.
Part 3 of 5 (Robin Hood through Beauty and the Beast)
Screenshot from Disney's Robin Hood (1973)
21. Robin Hood (1973)
- The studio considered making a movie about Reynard, an anthropomorphic trickster red fox from medieval European folklore, but settled instead on the more well-known Robin Hood
- To save money when animating the film’s dance sequences, the artists borrowed heavily from prior Disney productions including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), The Aristocats (1970), and The Jungle Book (1967)
- Prince John’s crown and robe are identical to the ones worn by the lion king in the animated segments of Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- A storyboard sequence of an alternate ending to the film in which King Richard saves a badly injured Robin Hood from Prince John is a special feature on the “Most Wanted” DVD release
Read More: http://www.disney-blog.com/?p=354
Walt Disney Studios proudly presents its 50th animated feature, Tangled, which opened Thanksgiving weekend to rave critical reviews and a strong $48.8 million opening weekend, just short of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One’s second weekend haul of $49.1 million.
If you are like me and you grew up with the best of Disney dominating your movie shelf (The Lion King, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Bambi, etc), you may still have a hard time naming 25 of these animated films, much less all 50. Below is the full list of Disney’s Animated Classics, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Tangled, with trivia about each film.
Part 2 of 5 (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad through The Aristocats)
Screenshot from Disney's The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
11. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
- The two segments of the film are “The Wind in the Willows” (based on the story by Kenneth Grahame) and “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow” (based on the story by Washington Irving)
- “The Wind in the Willows” segment inspired “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride”, a dark ride that was fully operational on Disneyland’s opening day in 1955 and which remains a featured park attraction, more than 50 years later
- Mr. Toad’s obsession with motor cars in “The Wind in the Willows” is dubbed “Motor Mania”, which is the title of a popular Goofy cartoon released the following year
Read More: http://www.disney-blog.com/?p=351
Walt Disney Studios proudly presents its 50th animated feature, Tangled, which opened Thanksgiving weekend to rave critical reviews and a strong $48.8 million opening weekend, just short of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One’s second weekend haul of $49.1 million.
If you are like me and you grew up with the best of Disney dominating your movie shelf (The Lion King, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Bambi, etc), you may still have a hard time naming 25 of these animated films, much less all 50. Below is the full list of Disney’s Animated Classics, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Tangled, with trivia about each film.
Part 1 of 5 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs through Melody Time)
Screenshot from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- The film was the first feature-length, cel-animated motion picture ever produced commercially
- It is one of only two animated films ranked in AFI’s 100 Greatest American Films of All Time (1997) (the other being Disney’s Fantasia)
- Originally dubbed “Disney’s Folly” by those convinced the film would fail, but by 1939, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the highest grossing film of all time – until Gone With the Wind’s release later that year
- Although not officially in competition, Walt Disney received an Honorary Academy Award for the film in the form of one full-sized statue and seven miniature ones
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Disney's Yacht Club Resort, photo by Valerie Champagne
Now that winter is creeping up on the Northeast, it’s a perfect time to reflect on my September honeymoon in sunny, temperate Florida. For our nine day stay at the Disney World Resort, the Yacht Club Resort was recommended to us by our Small World Vacations travel agent, and my husband and I chose the deluxe resort for two major reasons: 1. the close proximity to a fabulous selection of restaurants in Epcot’s International World Showcase and 2. the phenomenal Stormalong Bay pool complex.
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