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Who is Dinah, Alice in Wonderland
"In my world you wouldn't say 'meow'. You would say 'yes miss Alice."
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What is a broomstick, Fantasia 1940 and Fantasia 2000
Mickey gets into a pickle when he tries to clean up using magic and can't get these to stop pouring buckets of water.
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Prince Phillip, Sleeping Beauty (1959)
This Leading man was drawn with highly stylized animation based on the unicorn tapestries from 1500. Like Fantasia, it was hugely ambitious, the most expensive animated film to that date and a huge flop.
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What is Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
This 1947 film features two segments, the first of which originally narrated by Dinah Shore and later re-voiced by Jiminy cricket. The last segment boasts being the last film in which walt himself voiced Mickey mouse.
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What is Dinosaur, (2000)
Following a precedent set by The Lion King, Disney advertised its first in-house CGI film by releasing the opening scene as a trailer. It was a smart move. Taken by itself, the prelude to this film is an extraordinary achievement on it's own.
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Who is Oliver, Oliver and Company (1988)
"I hate to break it to ya, kid but the dynamic duo is now the dynamic uno."
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What is a Willow Tree, Pocahontas (1995)
This nature sprite appears in a film that was put into production at the same time as The Lion King, was seen at the time as the more prestigious and promising film.
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Prince Eric, The Little Mermaid (1989)
With his black hair and gorgeous blue eyes the prince in this film is easily a favorite Prince for many, this leading man falls for two different women as the story unfolds.
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What is Song of the South (1946)
This film features both live-action and animated segments and produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures.The hit song from this film won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Song and is frequently used as part of Disney's montage themes but the
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What is The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
It's an unlikely subject for a Disney film: a tragic novel about hero who doesn't get the girl, wherein pretty much everyone behaves badly and is dead by the end of the book.
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Who is Bernard, The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
"So, um, which way are taking, uh, Suicide Trail through Nightmare Canyon, or the shortcut at Satan's Ridge?"
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What is a Train, Dumbo (1941)
This fictional anthropomorphic character is one of the more memorable characters of the 1941 Disney film with a ride based of of his character His name is a reference to Casey Jones, the famous railroad engineer who died 1900.
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Prince Adam, Beauty and the Beast (1991)
This leading royal man hasn't been a human since age 11 and has some issues controlling his temper even as an adult.
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What is Saludos Amigos (1942)
This 1942 film was made to promote good relations between the US and its South American neighbours during World War II. The job, funded by the US State Department, was a welcome one for Disney - who was facing revolt from workers and near-bankruptcy.
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What is Atlantis (2001)
Disney does steampunk? Well, kinda. Continuing Emperor's move away from musicals to something more, y'know, hip, this is the animated studio's first attempt at science fiction.
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Who is Berlioz, The Aristocats (1970)
"Oh, darling. That's only a little frog, my love."
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What is a Sugar Bowl, The Sward in the Stone (1963)
This minor character appears several times throughout the film, never speaks but clearly has a personality and an attitude all his own. This little guy is always seen with a spoon in hand and clearly dislikes being bossed around.
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Who is Prince Henry, Cinderella (1950)
This Royal Man is Cinderella's beau and is often confused with Snow Whites as both are commonly known as "Prince Charming".
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What is The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad. (1949)
This film was the last of Disney's 'package' films, which yoke together two or more short subjects because resources weren't available to make them as features. Both feature characters form literary sources.
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
In this film's first scene, the hero inspects a chic art magazine called Lilliput. It sets a new, sophisticated tone for Disney's animation, with minimalistic back ground animation and a debonair voice-over by Rod Taylor.
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Who is Olivia Flaversham, The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
"See here! I simply have no time for lost fathers."
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What is a Wardrobe, Beauty and the Beast (1991)
A character known as "Madame de la Grande Bouche" in the stage adaptation of the film. Her stage name supposedly means "Mistress of the Big Mouth" in a semi-literal English translation.
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Who is Prince Florian, Snow White (1937)
Few people today know the name of the original royal man as his name is never actually mentioned in this film and he appears only twice throughout the movie. He goes by Prince James in the Once Upon A Time version of the story.
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What is Make Mine Music (1946)
This film was created with World War II still ongoing during production, part of Disney's staff had been drafted into the Army and the other half were busy making training films and propaganda. This film crammed 10 stories into 67 minuets.
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What is Home on the Range (2004)
The month before this film was released, Disney bosses shut down the hand-drawn animation studios in Florida and announced that they would be making only computer-generated films from then on. Glad they changed their minds.
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