Whew, I got through the 80’s, now I am entering into the Disney Renaissance. I have seen the majority of these many times, as I think most parents of college…
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The Disney studio struggled in the 80s. Only one movie rose above, becoming a classic with fans and merchandising and recognition. Looking back on my childhood, I think part of…
While at the NY Library Association conference, I slipped away for a brief visit to the Syracuse zoo, officially named the Rosamond Gifford Zoo A chilly day in November is…
The Aristocats, 1970. This movie was the last that Walt Disney had oversight on. It seems to be an original story, not based on a book or fairytale, but a…
101 Dalmatians, 1961. The movie Cruela just came out, and I am afraid to watch it. I don’t want to sympathize with her, I don’t want to like her. The…
I’m watching my way through Disney animated feature films, and I have reached the 50’s. Cinderella got its own post. Alice in Wonderland, 1951. I grew up reading Alice in…
Cinderella came out in 1950, the second “princess” in the Disney line up. As a child, I didn’t think about its creation or influences, it just was there. Watching it…
I am going to Disney World next year, and while reading through travel books and blogs I got the suggestion that families should watch all the classics that inspired the…
I think I my daughter’s mind, this is THE zoo. On a cloudy day in August, we drove down the Taconic parkway into the Bronx. We had purchased our tickets…
I think I am one of the few who grew up in the 80’s and didn’t make Shrinky Dinks at least once. Probably because my mum doesn’t like the smell…
