The House of Mouse Project / 26.04.2020

The one that started a new era. The death of Walt Disney in 1966 left an indelible void at Walt Disney Productions. After Walt kept his lung cancer diagnosis a secret from those outside his immediate family, there were few in the studio who were fully prepared for life without their visionary leader. Many of Disney's animators had worked side-by-side with Walt for several decades, leaning heavily on his guidance and direction to inspire their work. Without Walt, many were genuinely questioning if Disney could even continue to craft...

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The House of Mouse Project / 25.04.2020

The one that stood as Walt's swansong. By the mid-1960s, Walt Disney was sadly nearing the end of his life. Thirty years after he changed the entire landscape of cinema with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt was about to oversee and produce his final feature-length animated film. While he was still heavily involved in the secretive project to open a Disney park in Florida, the mixed reaction to The Sword in the Stone saw Walt move back to a more participative role in Disney's next animation project. With...

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The House of Mouse Project / 24.04.2020

The one that faded into obscurity. After the success of crafting a relatively inexpensive feature-length animated film with One Hundred and One Dalmatians in 1961, the animation department at Walt Disney Productions was saved. However, it was now abundantly clear Walt Disney's attention was firmly planted elsewhere. Disney's live-action films like The Shaggy Dog, The Parent Trap, and Pollyanna were proving far more successful than the studio's animated releases. Walt was also heavily involved in the pre-production of Mary Poppins, particularly his well-documented battle with author P.L. Travers over...

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The House of Mouse Project / 23.04.2020

The one that redefined Disney animation. Are you ready for a shocking fact that will make your Mickey Mouse ears spin? You might want to sit down for this one. In 1959, Walt Disney was giving serious consideration to shutting down the animation department at Walt Disney Productions. Yes, the very studio who pioneered the field of feature film animation came achingly close to calling it quits. In retrospect, you can't blame Walt for wanting to call it a day. While a handful of Disney's animated films had been huge...

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The House of Mouse Project / 22.04.2020

The one that ended an era. By the mid-1950s, Walt Disney was feeling decidedly exhausted. Since Pinocchio in 1940, Walt Disney Productions had released a new feature-length animated film every single year, bar one gap in 1952. The construction of Disneyland was now taking up the bulk of Walt's time, particularly as its July 1955 opening day grew closer on the horizon. Despite Lady and the Tramp standing as Disney's biggest box office success in almost 20 years, it was time for the animation studio to take a break. That...

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The House of Mouse Project / 21.04.2020

The one that delivered a love story like no other. By the mid-1950s, Walt Disney's time and energy were split amongst three separate areas; the animation department which had made him famous, Disney's booming live-action feature film division, and the plans and construction for his mecca to be known as Disneyland. After the box office success of Peter Pan placed Walt Disney Productions back on top, Walt knew he needed a sure-fire winner to keep Disney on track. And the answer was rather obvious. Disney was fast becoming known for...

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The House of Mouse Project / 20.04.2020

The one that taught us to never grow up. After the relatively muted response to Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney Productions were again in dire need of a critical and commercial hit. As fate would have it, that very film would be based on a story permeating in Walt Disney's imagination since he was a child. In Walt's younger years in Marceline, Missouri, he attended a travelling production of J.M. Barrie's play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and was immediately enthralled. Several years later, Walt starred...

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The House of Mouse Project / 19.04.2020

The one that ventured down the rabbit hole. After the staggering critical and commercial success of Cinderella, Walt Disney Productions was once again the toast of Hollywood. The box office returns from Cinderella provided much-needed cash back into Walt Disney's pocket, allowing the studio head to revitalise his animated feature film division and continue production on several projects which had been in limbo including an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's beloved children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Walt had been an avid reader of Carroll's books as a schoolboy and would...

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The House of Mouse Project / 18.04.2020

The one that recaptured the magic. After almost a decade of subpar, inexpensive package films, Walt Disney Productions was genuinely on its last legs. While the series of anthology movies had kept the studio's head slightly above water, Walt Disney knew the general public's interest in these disappointing films was severely waning. With the studio's bank debt pushing below $4 million, Walt also knew he had one final shot to rescue Disney from total collapse. In a meeting with his financiers at Bank of America, Walt acknowledged the bank's desire...

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The House of Mouse Project / 17.04.2020

The one that wrapped up a difficult era. By the late 1940s, Walt Disney Productions was barely holding on. After several years of producing inexpensive package films as a means to survive, the studio was eagerly preparing for the much-anticipated revival of its feature film production unit. But the dismal box office returns of both Fun and Fancy Free and Melody Time forced Walt Disney to rethink his next step. With a bank debt already reaching $4.2 million, the studio failed to ascertain further capital to recommence producing feature-length animated...

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