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Facts about Disney
« on: June 10, 2014, 02:24:50 PM »
•   Walt Disney’s personal favourite character was Goofy !
•   Walt Disney held the patent for Technicolor for few years, making him the only animator allowed to make colour films !
•   Clarence Nash, who gave the voice to Donald Duck, also created the dog barks for 101 Dalmations !
•   Simba is Swahili for ‘lion’, while Bhalu (Baloo) means ‘bear’ in Hindi !
•   Want a special gift on your wedding? if you send Mickey and Minnie Mouse an invitation to your wedding they’ll send you back an autographed photo and a ‘Just Married’ badge. Or if you send Cinderella and Prince Charming an invitation to your big day, you’ll get an autographed congratulatory certificate !
•   Wall-E,the fan-favourite rubbish compactor was named after Walter Elias Disney himself !
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•   Mickey Mouse continues to remain one of the most beloved cartoon character ever.
•   In 1938, Walt Disney was presented with one normal sized honorary Oscar and seven little Oscars for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves !
•   The first animated character to receive a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame was Mickey Mouse
•   Wayne Anthony Allwine, who was the voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 years married Russi Taylor, who played Minnie, in 1991. The two had a successful marriage until Allwine’s death in 2009.
•   Until Brave was made, Ariel was the only Disney princess to have siblings – the rest are all only children !

source:http://www.decafact.com/interesting-disney-facts/