Magical Memories Blog — Ward Kimball

10 FACTS ABOUT DISNEY’S DUMBO

March 20, 2019 • Art Babitt • Clark Gable • David Willardson • Disneyland • Disneyland Paris • Dumbo • Dumbo II • Dumbo the Flying Elephant • Eric Larson • Fantasia • Heather Theurer • Helen Aberson • Hong Kong Disneyland • Jack Kinney • John Lounsbery • Les Clark • Manuel Hernandez • Nine Old Men • Pinocchio • Snow White • The King of Hollywood • The Seven Dwarfs • Tokyo Disney • Trevor Carlton • Tricia Buchanan-Benson • WALL-E • Walt Disney • Walt Disney World • Ward Kimball • Wolfgang Reitherman

Dumbo is a lovable circus elephant with a story surrounded by themes of friendship, tolerance and family. Although he is insecure about the size of his abnormally large ears, he eventually learns to embrace his differences and be confident in who he is.

DISNEY’S NINE OLD MEN

March 6, 2019 • 101 Dalmatians • Bambi • Captain Hook • Centaurs • Cheshire Cat • Cinderella • Cruella de Vil • Disney • Dumbo • Eric Larson • Fairy Godmother • Fantasia • Frank Thomas • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Headless Horseman • Horace • Jasper • Jiminy Cricket • John Lounsbery • King Leonidas • King Louie • Lady and the Tramp • Les Clark • Mad Hatter • Madame Medusa • Maleficent • Marc Davis • Mary Poppins • Mickey Mouse • Milt Kahl • Nine Old Men • Pegasus • Peter Pan • Pinocchio • Pirates of the Caribbean • Reitherman • Robin Hood • Roo • Sleeping Beauty • Smee • Snow White • Sorcerer Mickey • The Aristocats • The Haunted Mansion • The Jungle Book • The Jungle Cruise • The Many Adventures of Winne The Pooh • The Rescuers • The Tortoise and the Hare • The Ugly Duckling • Three Little Pigs • Tweedledee and Tweedledum • Walt Disney • Ward Kimball • Willie the Giant • Wolfgang Reitherman

Pinocchio, Snow White, Peter Pan and so many more-- Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men created the foundational works of Disney’s animation studios.