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Disney Page (Little Known Facts)


This is a ongoing list of some fact that you may not know about Disney

The major source: Disney A to Z By Dave Smith (1998 Edition)

If you have any interesting Disney fact Please send Larry Shimokaji a e-mail at larryshimokaji@hotmail.com, It may be added to the web site (will credited the information with the addition of your name)

As of 1997, Disney had won a total of 76 Academy Awards

Walt Disney had won a total of 32 of the 76 awards personally

The fact that Walt Disney won 32 Oscars, it landed him in the GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS

Walt Disney was awarded the prestigious IRVING THALBERG AWARD given by the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTUR ARTS AND SCIENCES

During the Academy Awards Shows, some animated Disney characters have appeared.
In 1988, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy wathed while Mickey interacted with Tom Selleck
In 1992, Belle and the Beast appeared
In 1993, Snow White appeared
In 1996, Buzz ans Woody appeared

In the film "The Absent-Minded Professor" the film "Medfield Fight Song" was written by Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman and this was the first for a Disney feature film

"The Absent-Minded Professor" was produced in black and white, in 1986, the film was colorized and aired on The Disney Channel in Marh of 1986, and then transfer to video

Frank Welker provided the voice of Abu, Aladdin's monkey friend

The television show "An Adveture in Color / Mathmagic Land" was the first show that aired on "Walt Disney's Wonderfull World of Color'" on NBC

"Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" changed it name fron Walt Disney Presents." and began broadcasting in color.

The television show "An Adventure in Color'" introducted a new Disney character, Professor Ludwig on Drake to the cast of Disney characters

"The Adventure of Mickey Mouse" was the first Disney hadback book and it was published by David McKay in 1931

Because of some deep economic problems that the Disney Studio was facing, the film "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad had used the animatation cycles fron "The Old Mill" (1937 and by pattering Katrina closly on Grace Martin from "The Martins and Coys" in the Ichabod segment of the film, thus lowering expenses

This is an unofficial Disney Web Site

Interesting facts will be added as I find them --- Larry Shimokaji