Disney Presentations
MO. Humanities Council Chautauqua 2009
by Anne Shadwick
Title: Disney Presentations (MO. Humanities Council Chautauqua
2009)
Topics: History; Biography
Date: 6/18/2009
Time: 9:00 am—12:00 pm
Location: Southwest Center
Audience: All Educators
Facilitator: William Worley
Member Fee: None
Non-Member Fee: None
Description: The Disney Version of Fairy Tales—Learn how Walt
Disney and his staff developed full-length feature films from fairy
tales that could be read in five minutes in their original Brothers
Grimm or the Green Fairy Book. From Snow White to Pinocchio,
Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney the storyteller
wove magic through character development, musical highlights, and
some of the most remarkable animation drawings ever accomplished.
This talk will compare the originals with what made it to the
screen. Disneyland: the Happiest Place on Earth—Walt Disney came up
with the idea for the modern theme park when he could not find
suitable Sunday afternoon diversions for his daughters. See how
Disneyland got an unexpected boost when the Davy Crockett
miniseries on “Disneyland” television created a national coonskin
cap phenomenon. See the difference between “Sleeping Beauty’s
Castle” and “Cinderella’s Castle.” Learn how the Disneyland Santa
Fe Railroad grew from Walt’s backyard model railroad that was big
enough for him to ride. New.
