Tag: Silly Symphony
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Disney Legend Al Taliaferro | DISNEY THIS DAY | January 5, 1931
On this day in 1931, cartoonist and Disney Legend Al Taliaferro was first hired at Walt Disney Studios. He first acted as an inker for the “Mickey Mouse” and “Silly Symphony” newspaper comic strips. In 1938, he was inspired to argue for and create a new daily comic strip dedicated to Donald Duck. Notably, Taliaferro…
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Playful Pan | DISNEY THIS DAY | December 27, 1930
On this day in 1930, the ‘Silly Symphony’ ‘Playful Pan’ was released. The Greek God Pan, a goat-like satyr, comes to Earth and brings music and mischief to the forest. At first, all of the flora and fauna are enchanted by his pan pipe. Soon, though, lightning strikes and starts a fire, threatening everyone in…
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Night | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 28, 1930
On this day in 1930, the ‘Silly Symphony’ short “Night” was released. “Night” reveals the moonlit frolicking of the flora and fauna of a mill pond, like owls, fireflies, and frogs. The joyous exploits are set to Beethoven’s “Piano Sonata No. 14.” Walt Disney directed the short, which was the first cartoon released after the…
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The Golden Touch | DISNEY THIS DAY | March 22, 1935
On this day in 1935, ‘The Golden Touch,’ Disney’s 50th ‘Silly Symphony’ cartoon, was released. The story adapted the King Midas tale from Greek mythology. It was the last film that Walt Disney directed personally. The cartoon was not a success because the tone was stiff, the pacing was too slow, and the characters were…
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The Goddess of Spring | DISNEY THIS DAY | November 3, 1934
On this day in 1934, the Silly Symphony cartoon ‘The Goddess of Spring’ was released.
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The Silly Symphony Collection Review
One of the things that Disney is known for is great music. Since the beginning of his cartoon days, Walt Disney wanted not just great cartoons, but great sounding cartoons. Eventually he married the two in the acclaimed Silly Symphony shorts. These experimental films incorporated music almost like a character itself. There have been 75…
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Happy Birthday Donald Duck!
Stop by the park today to wish our opinionated and fiery tempered friend, Donald Fauntleroy Duck, a happy birthday! Donald first squaked his way into the scene on June 9th, 1934 when he made his debut in the Silly Symphony cartoon titled, “”The Wise Little Hen” (“Donald Duck-Cartoon Character”). He soon grew to become one…