I love that model of Disneyland’s Coca-Cola Refreshment Corner. I spent a goodly portion of my life at the real thing for the nine years I lived in Southern California. At first, the main attraction for me was Rod Miller the Ragtime pianist. His music… Read More »Olszewski’s Disneyland Miniature sculptures
Back from a much needed 5 day beach vacation with the family. A big thanks to all the Disney Blog co-authors who stepped in with their posts while I was enjoying the white sands of Longboat Key. Amazingly, there is a Disney tie-in as the… Read More »Tuesday Catchup, Ketchup, Catsup, @!#%&! – Roundup
If you’re at all interested in the history of the Walt Disney Company than you have to add the "Toons At War" blog to your frequently visited list. I totally dig this label for "Victory Beer" that features three Disney designed military unit emblems. Some… Read More »Toons at War
Bob at Bear-ytales.net, the original unofficial Knott’s Berry Farm website, has an extensive photo restrospective of the 1991-1992 construction/installation of the Disneyland Fantasmic! show, which is the original edition of the show. That’s because Bob, who runs the site, is also a longtime Disneyland fan.… Read More »Disneyland Fantasmic! Construction Restrospective
In the early 80’s I was in elementary school. We didn’t have a lot of money but my parents were wiling to splurge on things they thought were important. One thing that was a must was basic cable. Why would cable be important? Because of… Read More »Mickey Mouse, Vincent Price & Me
Former Disney artist Kevin Kindley has hung out a blog shingle and has been putting up some amazing stuff in just the last few months. Most recently he posted some images he rescued for conceptual logos that would have appeared at Walt Disney’s pet ski-resort… Read More »Kevin Kidney’s Amazing Disney Finds
I have been sent five (5) images of Cruella DeVil art as drawn by animator Marc Davis to share with you. These images are early color model cels created by Marc Davis in his development of Cruella DeVil for 101 Dalmatians. They were utilized to determine the final color styling for Cruella throughout her scenes in the film.
Marc Davis, one of Walt Disney’s legendary ‘nine old men’ of animation, was the only artist to work exclusively on Cruella throughout the entire film. This was a first for animation at the Walt Disney Studios. These images are graciously revealed by Marc’s widow, Alice Estes Davis, a Disney Legend in her own right.
Thanks Alice! Those were wonderful. Btw, when is Alice going to get her Window on Main Street at Disneyland?
See my recent review of the 101 Dalmatians Platinum Edition two-disc DVD set. Also, dear readers, don’t forget to enter The Disney Blog’s 101 Dalmatians Giveaway contest before midnight on March 12th. Also check out two more wonderful images from the master Marc Davis below the cut.
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In case you haven’t done it yet, you can catch up on what happened at the annual Walt Disney Company shareholder meeting here, here, here, and here. Becasue Disney is a company that presents its products as “magical”, has a rabid fan base, was traditionally… Read More »Recapping the Annual Meeting