Category Archives: History

Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Ears Coming to Disneyland & Walt Disney World

When the folks at Disney Interactive Studios released “Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two” at the E3 conference earlier this summer, there was a lot of noise generated in the Disney fan community. Unfortunately for Disney Interactive, that noise … Continue reading

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Lost Oswald Short Restored and Shown at Film Festival

Last year a British film archive discovered a print of an 1928 Oswald The Lucky Rabbit short that had previously been thought lost. “Hungry Hobos” was the 20th out of 26 Oswald films worked on by Walt Disney and his … Continue reading

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Walt Disney’s Autograph More Valuable Than Former Presidents?

It’s political season in the USA and many households are tempted to put that presidential autograph up on eBay to make a few bucks. Turns out, they would do much better if they they had a verified signature from Walt … Continue reading

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Reminiscing with Mouseketeer Lonnie Burr

Mark Hickson of the fabulous Disney By Mark blog has a long and ranging interview with one of Walt Disney’s original Mouseketeer’s Lonnie Burr. In it the two reminisce over celebrities they both know, time spent with the Sherman Brothers … Continue reading

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Walt Disney’s Chicago Home Still For Sale

Back in 2006 someone put Walt Disney’s childhood home in Chicago on ebay. It didn’t sale and has been off and on the market ever since. This is the home Walt’s father built with his own hands and Walt Disney … Continue reading

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