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The Legacy Collection Lady and the Tramp CD Set

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Dis-LEE

The Legacy Collection is a wonderful addition to any Disney fans music collection. The Lady and the Tramp CD set contains many extra tracks that will make you fall in love with the film all over again! Released on April … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Artwork, Books, Characters, Movies, Music | Tagged Animation, Artwork, Audio, Books, CDs, Characters, Concept Art, Dave Bossert, Demo, Disney Enterprises Inc., Disney Music Emporium, Holly Foster-Wells, I'm Free as the Breeze, Jim Fanning, Lady and the Tramp, Lost Chords, Movies, Music, Randy Thornton, Russell Schroeder, The Legacy Collection, Walt Disney Records | Leave a comment

It’s a Small World Funko Pop! Vinyl Figures

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Funko Pop! strikes again with a Disney set that I just couldn’t resist. The It’s a Small World vinyl figures are just too cute! This must be the first of multiple figures as we have only four countries represented in … Continue reading →

Posted in Attractions, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland, Figurines, Merchandise, Theme Parks, Walt Disney World | Tagged 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, Africa, Attractions, Beefeater, Characters, Collectibles, Disneyland, England, Figurines, Funko, Hawaii, It's a Small World, Japan, Kenya, Kimono, Merchandise, POP!, Theme Parks, United States, Vinyl Figures, Walt Disney World | Leave a comment

Walt Disney’s ‘The Rule of Three’ Technique

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Dis-LEE

“I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion-picture company.” – Walt Disney So just what is ‘The Rule of Three’ technique? If you revisit the old cartoons of the Walt Disney Company, you’ll find that … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, History, Opinion, Viewpoint | Tagged Animation, Dewey, Donald Duck, Essay, Goofy, History, Huey, Louie, Mickey Mouse, Opinion, Rule of Three, Silly Symphonies, The Skeleton Dance, The Three Little Pigs, The Wise Little Hen, Viewpoint, Walt Disney | Leave a comment

Romero Britto Mickey Mouse Figurine

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Dis-LEE

“Brazilian-born and Miami-made, Romero Britto has made it to the top and is considered one of the most famous and celebrated living visual artists on the globe.” So states the official website. But in my opinion, you will either love or … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines | Tagged Artwork, Britto, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Made in China, Mickey Mouse, Romero Britto | Leave a comment

Photo Spot: Flowers of Disney’s Castaway Cay

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Dis-LEE

It’s always made me smile to think that people book expensive cruises on the sea only to get to places that are back on land. Every itinerary includes multiple excursions off ship. But I guess if you’re going to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Disney Cruise Line, Excursions, Garden, Nature, Photo Spot, Photography, Travel | Tagged Castaway Cay, Cruising, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Wonder, Excursions, Flowers, Garden, Nature, Photo Spot, Photography, Travel, Vacation | Leave a comment

Disney’s Mary Poppins Soundtrack by Lawrence Welk

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Well, break out the Bubble Machine and wave that baton (a baton is a stick that is used by conductors primarily to enlarge and enhance the manual and bodily movements associated with directing an ensemble of musicians) for it’s time … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Movies, Music, Records, Soundtracks | Tagged A Spectacular Record, Bob LIdo, Characters, HLP 12152, Larry Hooper, Lawrence Welk, Long Play Record, LP, Made in Canada, Mary Poppins, Movies, Music, Natalie Nevins, Norma Zimmer, Quality Records, Records, Soundtracks, The Lawrence Welk Singers, The Lennon Sisters | Leave a comment

The Great Ice Odyssey Souvenir Program – Part Three

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Dis-LEE

It’s time to conclude our look at Walt Disney’s Great Ice Odyssey and the souvenir program being featured in this series of posts. We left our protagonists at the end of Part Two in a bit of a pickle! But … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Artwork, Attractions, Books, Characters, Ephemera, Promotions | Tagged Advertising, Artwork, Attractions, Books, Characters, Doughdee Marie, Ephemera, Great Ice Odyssey, Ice Skating, Irvin Feld, John Culhane, Kenneth Feld, Live Shows, Promotions, Sheldon Cleaves, Souvenir Program, The Feld Approach | Leave a comment

The Great Ice Odyssey Souvenir Program – Part Two

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Part One of this series introduced us to the story of the Great Ice Odyssey as laid out in this wonderful souvenir program from 1982. You’ll recall that Mickey and Minnie Mouse are having a Fancy Dress Ball to celebrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Artwork, Attractions, Books, Characters, Ephemera, Promotions | Tagged Advertising, Artwork, Attractions, Books, Brenda Johnson Ladret, Characters, Ephemera, Great Ice Odyssey, Greg Ladret, Hans Leiter, Ice Skating, Jamie-Lynn Kitching, Larry LaBorde, Live Shows, Paul Poncé, Promotions, Souvenir Program, Sylvia Poncé, Victor Poncé | Leave a comment

The Great Ice Odyssey Souvenir Program – Part One

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Dis-LEE

The 1980s saw lots of weird and wonderful things in the world of entertainment. Ice skating was popular and so it was only natural that Disney wanted a piece of the skating action. And so was born the Great Ice … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Artwork, Attractions, Books, Characters, Ephemera, Promotions | Tagged Advertising, Almut Lehmann, Artwork, Attractions, Books, Characters, Elizabeth Cain, Ephemera, Great Ice Odyssey, Herbert Wiesinger, Ice Skating, Irvin Feld, John Carlow, Kenneth Feld, Live Shows, Peter Cain, Promotions, Souvenir Program, Susan Brodie | Leave a comment

Disney’s Belle Schmid Musical Figurine

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Dis-LEE

It’s a tale as old as time: A collector sees a pretty something in a shop and buys it. End of story. Well, really just the beginning of this Belle Schmid musical figurine’s life as part of my collection! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Princesses | Tagged Animation, Beauty and the Beast, Belle, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Made in China, Musical Figurines, Princesses, Schmid | Leave a comment