#Walt Disney 1940

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"...WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ARE THE DESIGNS AND PICTURES AND STORIES THAT MUSIC INSPIRED IN THE MINDS AND IMAGINATIONS..."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1016x1600 -- Spotlight on the theatrical release movie poster design for "Fantasia" a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Productions. Artist unknown.

"...What you're going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations of a group of artists. In other words, these are not going to be the interpretations of trained musicians, which I think is all to the good. Now, there are three kinds of music on this "Fantasia" program. First, there's the kind that tells a definite story. Then there's the kind, that while it has no specific plot, does paint a series of more or less definite pictures. Then there's a third kind, music that exists simply for its own sake."

-- THE NARRATOR (Deems Taylor)

[First Lines and Introduction to "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"] 

Source: https://ryanmccormickfilmhistory.blogspot.com/2014/12/fantasia-1940.html.

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Night on Bald Mountain - Fantasia (1940)

[thebarroomortheboy]

The Night On Bald Mountain sequence was cut from the film when originally released on video. When the sequence was shown in 1940 the studio was overrun with calls and letters from parents who complained that the sequence scared their children. It has since been restored to its original place in the film on subsequent home video releases.

NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN | FANTASIA (1940) | dir. Wilfred Jackson

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Pinocchio (1940)

Directed by: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, and Bill Roberts

[theknucklehead]

When you really think about it, Disney's Fantasia was technically the first AMV ever made.

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THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949)

Director: Jack Kinney & Clyde Geronimi

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Used as live-action reference models for Disney's artists, the deer pictured here were welcome visitors to Walt's dream factory. They helped studio chief and artist alike prepare for the animated film 𝑩𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊 (1942).

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November 1, 1991: Disney's Fantasia (1940) is released on VHS.

Released over 50 years after its original theatrical release, the film was a huge hit on home video, selling over 14.2 million copies by 1992.

[brokehorrorfan]

Funko has revealed a Headless Horseman Deluxe Pop from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Due out in September, the 6.25" vinyl figure costs $30.

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José Carioca is a positive representative of Brasil who hates fascists, what’s not to love about him!

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fantasia. 1940.

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Frost Fairies concept art and animation cels - The Nutcracker Suite, Fantasia (1940)

[thebarroomortheboy]

After his mother is taken away, Dumbo is seen standing on his own, swaying sadly from side to side. This is actually an accurate depiction of what elephants do when they are emotionally distraught. x

DUMBO (1941) | dir. Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson and Wilfred Jackson

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Masque à gaz Mickey Mouse - 1940's

©US Army Chemical Museum

Le 7 janvier 1942, un mois après l'attaque des japonais sur Pearl Harbor, Le propriétaire de la société Sun Rubber Company T.W. Smith Jr et son assistant Dietrich Rempel, présentent un modèle de masque à gaz 'Mickey Mouse' au Major Général William N. Porter Chef du service de la guerre chimique. Le masque destiné aux enfants sera fabriqué sous licence Walt Disney. Le design définitif du masque sera réalisé par Walt Disney.

[theknucklehead]

From the Mickey Mouse short "Hats Enough". Mickey tries finding his identity through wearing a hat, at which they reference this iconic moment from Fantasia.

Speaking of which, while waiting in line for the Perfect Picnic ride in Disneyland California, they include a bunch of memorable things from different Mickey Mouse cartoons, one of which is Yen Sid's spellbook which is drenched because of the flood.