by Jeff Dixon | Mar 13, 2012 | Disney Trivia
Walt Disney had an amazing knack for finding, inspiring, and developing creative talent. There are a lot of reasons for this…Walt was a visionary, Walt wasn’t afraid to push and challenge you, and Walt was always pushing himself to go beyond where he had...
by Jeff Dixon | Mar 7, 2012 | Disney Trivia
Walt Disney knew and understood how to tell a good story. He told stories that people would remember, talk about, and many of them became classics. Walt wanted to do whatever it took to tell the story the best he possibly could. The Davy Crockett production is one...
by Jeff Dixon | Mar 1, 2012 | Disney Trivia
In 1931 Walt Disney released a Mickey Mouse cartoon called Traffic Troubles. The animation director for the film was a man named David Hand. After finishing one sequence for the cartoon he sat down with Walt Disney and watched the pencil drawn screen test. After the...
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 24, 2012 | Disney Trivia
Years ago when the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction was being built at Disneyland, Walt Disney noticed that one of the construction workers on the project was from the Louisiana bayou country. The Louisiana bayou is the setting of the first part of the attraction....
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 20, 2012 | Disney Trivia
The history of Walt Disney is full of amazing stories where people recall their memories of the man and the legend that was Disney. This is one that makes me laugh and makes me wonder what I would do in this situation. This story begins with a man named Bob Broughton...
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 14, 2012 | Disney Trivia
Walt Disney once said, “Think beyond your lifetime, if you want to do something truly great. Make a fifty-year master plan. A fifty-year master plan will change how you look at the opportunities in the present.” The people who knew Walt, the people who...