Category Archives: Animation

Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty 1958 Stamp Book

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Dis-LEE

The Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Stamp Book is actually a combination colouring book and sticker album. But that would have made for a long title on the cover so… Stamp Book it is! I usually won’t buy a colouring book … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Artwork, Books, Characters, Movies, Princesses, Stamps | Tagged Animation, Annie North Bedford, Artwork, Books, Characters, Coloring Books, Eyvind Earle, Frank Armitage, Golden Press, Golden Stamp Books, Julius Svendsen, Movies, Princesses, Sleeping Beauty, Stamp Book, Stamps, Stickers, Walt Disney Productions, Walt Peregoy | Leave a comment

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

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

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

Pixar’s CARS The King Dinoco Helicopter with Mater

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dis-LEE

The first CARS movie by Pixar came out in May of 2006 and was to become the final film independently produced by Pixar after its purchase by Disney in January 2006. Obviously the movie was ‘in the can’ before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Merchandise, Movies, Pixar, Toys | Tagged Animation, Audio, Cars, Characters, Collectibles, Dinoco, Helicopters, Merchandise, Movies, Pixar, The King, Tow Mater, Toys | Leave a comment

Donald Duck / José Carioca Reversible Cookie Jar

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Dis-LEE

A local antique mall is going out of business early this year and to reduce stock is having a 50% off sale. I’ve bought many things from them over the years and they will be sorely missed! I stopped in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Attractions, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Food, Kitchen, Walt Disney World | Tagged Animation, Attractions, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Cookie Jar, Cookies, Donald Duck, Food, José Carioca, Kitchen, Leeds, Vintage, Walt Disney World | Leave a comment

Funko Minis Pixar Shorts Vinyl Day and Night Figures

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Dis-LEE

I’m returning to the Funko Minis Pixar Shorts vinyl figures, adding to my Blue Bird figure, for another post featuring two characters from one of my all-time favorites: When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Merchandise, Pixar, Shorts | Tagged Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Day, Day & Night, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Figurines, Funko, Funko Minis, Made in Vietnam, Merchandise, Night, Pixar, Shorts, Vinyl Figures | Leave a comment

Mickey’s Fire Brigade Ceramic Teapot

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Mickey’s Fire Brigade is a color Mickey Mouse short released in 1935. Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are firefighters who must rescue Clarabelle Cow from a burning building without interrupting her bath. And of course, they do a great job. (Pause for sarcasm to sink in) No. No they don’t! … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Shorts | Tagged Animation, Characters, Clarence Nash, Collectibles, Donald Duck, Firetruck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Mickey's Fire Brigade, Pinto Colvig, Shorts, Teapots | Leave a comment

Bradford Editions Peasant Snow White Bell

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Dis-LEE

The Bradford Exchange has been in business for a long, loooong, time. Maybe you remember them from the dark days of plate collecting? But even though that craze ended, the Exchange marched on in creating decorative merchandise for the masses. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Princesses | Tagged 82590, Animation, Bells, Bradford Editions, Bradford Exchange, Ceramics, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Princesses, Snow White | Leave a comment

Funko Minis Pixar Shorts Vinyl Blue Bird Figure

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Dis-LEE

For the Birds opens as one by one, a flock of small birds perch on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, but then along comes a large dopey bird that tries to join them. The birds of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Characters, Collectibles, Figurines, Pixar, Shorts | Tagged Animation, Blue Bird, Bully, Characters, Chipper, Collectibles, Day & Night, Figurines, For the Birds, Funko, Funko Minis, Made in Vietnam, Neurotic, Pixar, Shorts, Snob, Vinyl Figures | Leave a comment