Frozen is a 2013 American computer-animated musical fantasy film directed by Chris Buck and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 53rd animated feature film produced by Disney and is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Snow Queen. The story follows a princess embarking on a journey with an iceman, his reindeer, […]
In the late 1930s, Della Duck was first referenced in the “Donald Duck” comic strips and animated short films. She has never featured in any animated film or television series previous to her 2017 DuckTales relaunch and had just a few appearances in Disney comics. But did you know she was actually the mother of
Shrek is an American-made 3D animated film released in 2001. The film was loosely based on the 1990 children’s book of the same name that William Steig wrote. Stephen Spielberg acquired the rights to the book, but did you know he had different plans for making the film? Stephen Spielberg originally bought the Shrek franchise’s
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated film. Not only was it a box office smash hit, but it also created a whole new genre of entertainment. But did you know the dwarves originally had different names? In Disney’s Snow White, one of the original dwarves was called “Deafy,” and
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is an American media franchise that Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird conceptualized. The story follows four anthropomorphic turtle brothers that were trained in ninjutsu to defeat the evil in New York City. But did you know Laird was not particularly fond of an additional character that was added in
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is an animated character created by Walt Disney as a foil to Mickey Mouse. He made his screen debut on June 9, 1934, in The Wise Little Hen. But did you know that the Swedes can’t celebrate Christmas Eve without Donald? Every Christmas Eve at around 3 PM, Sweden’s main channel broadcasts
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Hello Kitty is one of the world’s most recognizable and enduring cartoon characters, but even the most devoted fans have a lot to learn about the adorable icon. Did you know how the founding company Sanrio started? Sanrio, the company behind the Hello Kitty brand, began selling silk in the 1960s. When they first started
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Walt Disney came up with the concept of a Disney-themed amusement park after visiting several similar places back in the 30s and 40s with his daughters. Initially, he thought of creating an attraction just next to the studio in Burbank to entertain visitors. The Tarzan character was temporarily removed from the Disney Parks because visitors
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The animated television series Batman: The Animated Series is based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Thematic intricacy, film noir aesthetics, darker tone, artistic presentation, modernization of the eponymous character’s crime-fighting beginnings, and voice actings were all lauded for the series. But did you know how cartoonists draw Batman the Animated Series? Artists used black
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Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American 3D animation action-comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. While many people may have enjoyed this film, it was surrounded by several issues and controversies. But do you know who Jayme Gordon is and why he tried to sue DreamWorks? Jayme Gordon attempted to
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