The Halloween Book (Hardcover) - by Jane Bull

Review:

The Halloween Book is a veritable gold mine of creepy crafts to make Halloween the most spine-tingling night of the year. Unearthly decorations ("Silhouette Windows," "Flickering Faces," "Jeering Jars"), exquisitely eerie dress-up ideas ("Fearsome Features," "Creepy Costumes,"), and delectably ghastly goodies ("Buckets of Treats," "Beastly Buffet," "Hanging Horrors," "Cauldron Cocktails," "Spooky Potions") will provide days of creative fun leading up to the haunted holiday. The perfect resource for a Halloween party, with DK's superb photos and clever activities, games, and recipes, this volume is a steep step above the standard craft book. So pour yourself a mug o' vampire broth or hot chocolate bones, dig into some sausage fingers, and get started on your screaming streamers and menacing masks. (Ages 6 to 11) --Emilie Coulter

From School Library Journal
Grade 2-5-This is the "Martha Stewart" book of craft, costume, food, and party ideas for the ultimate Halloween experience. It shows how to carve a pumpkin, make hanging glass-jar lights, spooky window cutouts, and decorated flashlights. There are descriptions and photos of additions to fairy, pirate, witch, vampire, and ghost costumes, with elaborate face painting and perfectly cut-out, acrylic-painted, paper-plate masks. There are directions for a paper-m ch pumpkin and a cr pe-paper-decorated sand bucket for holding treats. Refreshments include sausage fingers, "bread roll monsters," gorgeous-looking creepy cupcakes, and "cauldron cocktails." Finally, there are instructions for a shadow theatre and other traditional party games. The photographs are stunning, but all of the projects look like they were made by adults or particularly handy, older children. One hopes that youngsters will not be disappointed when their creations don't look quite so perfect.


This is a fun book aimed at the younger set filled with a nice sprinkling of Halloween costumes, recipes, crafts, and party ideas. The ideas are by no means original, but as a mom and Halloween-freak , I found this book to be a good inspiration to cooking up your own ideas. (The monster sandwiches are priceless! )The photos are lovely, the printed varnished pages crisp and bright -- I can practically smell the pumpkin pie when I crack it open.

Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids

Review:

This is a beautiful book and so user-friendly! It was great to avoid frantically running around from store to store, since this book has such simple patterns and shortcuts where you don't even have to sew, as well as last-minute panic solutions. The 100 different costume choices (from well-known bunnies, pirates and witches to the amusing gingerbread house, octopus, swamp monster) will last the Halloween life of my kids (and probably their kids too!), making this book quite the bargain. Making and creating the costumes was a fun family project and encouraged everyone's imagination. I like the idea that a portion of the proceeds of the book go to UNICEF.

I have made the squeleton costume for my 5 years old and it was a success.It was a great initiation to costume making for me.It also is easy to understand and do by them selfs for older kids. It is our favorite bedtime story.

Sam (age 5) and Kate (age 3) have been so excited about this book "reading" every page over and over and taking it to bed with them! Kate has memorized the names of each costume and has been able to ask for and describe a combination of costumes that she has imagined for herself!
This book is wonderful for inspiring creative imagination and the costume tips and patterns ARE easy and versatile enough for you to whip up an original costume with very simple inexpensive ingredients or with whatever you have in the house even at the very last minute!

I am very proud of Sam, who after much gleeful "study" of this book with his sister, decided to make his own costume modifying one of the ideas in this book - how satisfying for him to march in his school costume parade wearing an original costume that started from an idea from this book and made pretty much all by himself (hey, no sewing, or even glue gun needed for that one!) I'm sure we will get lots more year round dress-up inspiration from this truly "Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids" book to come... my mind is already brewing up some winter dress-up Birthday Party ideas!

In Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes For Kids, Halloween costume designer Leila Peltosaari showcases one hundred easy-to-make costumes complete with matching treat bags and accessories. The simple, step-by-step instructions are enhanced with detailed full-color photos and illustrations. The color-coded, easy patterns for 3 to 12 year olds are well-organized and feature a wealth of "no-sew" shortcuts and "last-minute" solutions. Highly recommended for even the most novice costumer, Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes For Kids is enhanced further with a history of Halloween, safety tips, and anecdotal background stories. With designs ranging from traditional and storybook characters to animals and clowns, to celestial beings and cultural tributes, most of the costumes can be assembled without a sewing machine and in only one evening. Many of the costumes are made form Polarfleece (a perfect Halloween fabric which is soft and lightweight, slightly stretchy, warm, versatile, with no hemming or seam finished needed -- and hotglues like a dream!). Although specifically targeted for the Halloween holiday, these are delightful outfits that can well serve for costume parties and school plays at any time of year!

Illegally Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids is the best I have seen on this topic. The full color photographs of the costumes, complete with makeup, are spectacular. The directions are thorough and easy to follow. Any of these costumes would be a terrific for Halloween and the ideas could also be used for making costumes for plays or other productions. At the price of store bought costumes or patterns, this book is a bargain, as it contains 100 costumes and many additional ideas. You won't be disappointed!




The Disney Treasures (Hardcover)

From Publishers Weekly
This lavishly produced volume offers a nostalgic, five decades-long chronicle of the Walt Disney Company, from the birth of the Disney Bros. Studio in 1923 to Walt Disney's death in 1966. Disney devotees will delight in poring over the book's vivid pages, as each highlight from the company's history is illustrated with a collage of photos, sketches, finished full-color drawings, brochures and posters, plus pull-out reproductions of memorabilia including Walt Disney's correspondence, tickets to Disneyland from 1955, even paper masks of Pinocchio characters issued by Gillette in 1940. Walt Disney Archives manager Tieman captures key episodes in meticulous but brisk chapters, from the birth of Mickey Mouse in 1928, to Disney's first feature film (Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, 1933), to Walt Disney's proposal for Disney World in Florida. Throughout, readers learn of the process behind Disney's groundbreaking accomplishments: the first cartoon synchronized with sound, the first cartoon in full Technicolor, the first feature-length animated film, the studio's entrance into live-action films and television and its revolution in character-merchandising. The volume includes a 60-minute CD with tracks of radio commercials plus selections from Walt Disney's interviews and speeches.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description
Selected from the vast archives of the Walt Disney Company, this historic collection includes handwritten letters and notes of Walt's, rare character sketches from the 1930's and 1940's, replicas of Disneyland's opening-day tickets, photos, movie theater programs, comic strips, greeting cards, commissary menus, and other treasures, reproduced in facsimile form. Many of these special features are designed to be removable so readers can touch and hold masterfully reproduced bits of history. In addition, the book comes with a 60-minute CD that features previously unheard audio of Walt Disney , radio commercials from the 1950s, and never-before-released sound tracks from the parks' most popular attraction.

Review: "Practically Perfect in Every Way!"
While we assume that the Walt Disney Company is reserving the title "The Walt Disney Archives" for a more in-depth study of the historic research materials housed at the Disney Studios, Robert Tieman's new book titled "The Disney Treasures" is a masterful overview of the spectular material preserved within these collections.
With speedy shipment of the first release from Amazon, this book instantly climbs to the top of the "A" list of books for collectors and fans of all things "Disney". Presently, no other book in the marketplace has rediscovered the heart of Disney history and preservation like this book.

Tieman has faithfully written an historic timeline of Walt Disney's life and career, and has reproduced a wide variety of removable icon pieces to illustrate each period in Walt's life. This book should be required reading for anyone seeking to better understand the person, motivations, and creativity of Walt Disney.

The removable "treasures" will bring hours of conversation and discovery to all generations. From Great Grandparents to the youngest child, all will enjoy sharing stories of the Disney they remember. Of particular importance are the many reminders that behind each of these treasures, lived a creative genius by the name of Walt Disney. Children will be reminded of the value of one person's contribution in the world we live in. By example, Walt Disney's singular contribution to the worlds of fantasy, enchantment, education and community cannot be forgotten.

In addition, listeners will enjoy the audio CD as they return to Walt's earliest boyhood memories, along with the later creative developments of the Disney Studios and of Disneyland as well. Let there be no doubt: The story is at it's best when Walt Disney is telling it!

This book is absolutely worthy of its name. [We're] proud to offer this book our Highest Recommendation!<P...

Review: WOW! The coolest Disney book EVER!!!
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, but man, I was just in awe with every page I turned. I love that it focuses on the Walt era, and with the removable memorabilia replications (hand-written notes from Walt, himself!), it's totally unique.
I HIGHLY recommend this book to any and EVERY Disney fan out there!!!

Review: A great book for all Disney fans
I find this book a great book, because it contains all kind of information about Disney. And it contains all kind of extra things inside it.

Review: Beautiful!
I think this book really beatiful!
It's a little jump in the past, with beatiful reproduction of small object that many young people don't know! Its a great experience hav in my hand tickets, cards and other object that have made great a man and his mouse!

Thanks from Italy!

Review: A treasure trove of nostalgia for Disney fans
For collectors,this book goes so well with any Disney collection such as that Fantasia DVDs,the Walt Disney documentary DVD,Frank and Ollie DVD and others.
If you like documentaries and well put together books,then this is an entertainig and informative book of Disney history,with all sorts of extras from nearly the last hundred years. This is a book to keep and enjoy for a lifetime.

Review: History of Disney Brought to Life
DISNEY TREASURES is tuly a treasure - filled with beautifully reproduced copies of memorabilia that remove from the book. The experience of holding this book in your hands is really something. The wonderful text and design are a perfect match too in this "museum in a book". Any Disney fan will love this book!


Oh and while I'm at it don't forget these books on costumes for children.



Creative Costumes for Children (Without Sewing) (Paperback)





Creative Costumes for Children (Without Sewing) (Paperback)

Review: Prrrfect booook for the costume inclined!
From kids to adults, everyone loves being someone (or someTHING!) else for Halloween. Singleton's book provides a wealth of ideas and resources, and the interior illustrations, photographs, and black-and-orange two-color printing make for a very attractive product.

Review: Fun! Fun! Fun!
This is such a fun book for Halloween! I have enjoyed looking at the photographs and illustrations. I can't wait to try some of the creative costumes out on my children. The book makes it so easy to put together and understand! In this day of rush, rush, rush, its so wonderful to have a book that makes life simple. Thank you for such a great tool

Review: Clever Costume Creating for Halloween
I found this book to be very enlightning for ideas on creating Halloween costumes. It is full of so many good tips, many requiring a minimal amount of effort in putting together a costume. I would recommend this book to many, both young and old and particularly to parents who every year need to come up with a new and unique costume for their children to dress for Halloween.

Review: Clever Costume Creating for Halloween

Suzanne Singleton has certainly outdone herself on this release. Clever Costume Creating for Halloween is jam-packed with unique ideas for easy to make, NO SEW costumes. The illustrations help you visualize the overall effect and the instructions are packed with appropriate props and accessories.

Although I am an artist and consider myself to be pretty creative, when it comes to Halloween costumes I go blank. The creative part of me wants to do something original, unique. I definitely could never bring myself to buy those mass produced, plastic-masked versions available in the stores. When I flipped through Suzanne Singleton's book, my mind began to race with all the possiblities. I found myself thinking, "Why didn't I think of that? This is sooooooo clever!" Now my only problem is choosing which idea to try first!

Review: FUN & EASY NO SEW COSTUME Ideas w/visuals!,
This title had just been published a view days when I purchased it. If you are like me and love Halloween but panic at the thought of what to be? what to wear? This is for you! Singleton has written a book with A to Z costume ideas that are fun and refreshing and all NO SEW!
What you also receive with this book purchase are pages filled with fun to view black and white visuals of the costume ideas. The pages are bordered with corn candy and various halloween graphics which only adds to the fun and festive halloween spirit.

Year after year, my husband and I along with our children are invited to dress up Halloween costume parties.These parties are usually fun and yet I am always feeling pressure for myself and my family. What to do? Many Halloween costumes are so expensive for a one night event,(the nicer well made ones), and how much fun is it to buy the old cheap mass produced plastic ones? Like many women of today, I do not sew which only adds to my frustration. Well now here is the perfect remedy, this title is not only packed with fun and easy costume ideas but each page is sure to bring a smile with each costume visual!

It is cute, fun, festive and fills a need! Never again will you lose sight of the Halloween fun that costume panic brings!



The Incredibles (Widescreen 2-Disc Collector's Edition) (2004)
After creating the last great traditionally animated film of the 20th century, The Iron Giant, filmmaker Brad Bird joined top-drawer studio Pixar to create this exciting, completely entertaining computer-animated film. Bird gives us a family of "supers," a brood of five with special powers desperately trying to fit in with the 9-to-5 suburban lifestyle. Of course, in a more innocent world, Bob and Helen Parr were superheroes, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. But blasted lawsuits and public disapproval forced them and other supers to go incognito, making it even tougher for their school-age kids, the shy Violet and the aptly named Dash. When a stranger named Mirage (voiced by Elizabeth Pena) secretly recruits Bob for a potential mission, the old glory days spin in his head, even if his body is a bit too plump for his old super suit.

Bird has his cake and eats it, too. He and the Pixar wizards send up superhero and James Bond movies while delivering a thrilling, supercool action movie that rivals Spider-Man 2 for 2004's best onscreen thrills. While it's just as funny as the previous Pixar films, The Incredibles has a far wider-ranging emotional palette (it's Pixar's first PG film). Bird takes several jabs, including some juicy commentary on domestic life ("It's not graduation, he's moving from the fourth to fifth grade!").

The animated Parrs look and act a bit like the actors portraying them, Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter. Samuel L. Jackson and Jason Lee also have a grand old time as, respectively, superhero Frozone and bad guy Syndrome. Nearly stealing the show is Bird himself, voicing the eccentric designer of superhero outfits ("No capes!"), Edna Mode.

Nominated for four Oscars, The Incredibles won for Best Animated Film and, in an unprecedented win for non-live-action films, Sound Editing.

The Presentation
This two-disc set is (shall we say it?), incredible. The digital-to-digital transfer pops off the screen and the 5.1 Dolby sound will knock the socks off most systems. But like any superhero, it has an Achilles heel. This marks the first Pixar release that doesn't include both the widescreen and full-screen versions in the same DVD set, which was a great bargaining chip for those cinephiles who still want a full-frame presentation for other family members. With a 2.39:1 widescreen ratio (that's big black bars, folks, à la Dr. Zhivago), a few more viewers may decide to go with the full-frame presentation. Fortunately, Pixar reformats their full-frame presentation so the action remains in frame.

The Extras
The most-repeated segments will be the two animated shorts. Newly created for this DVD is the hilarious "Jack-Jack Attack," filling the gap in the film during which the Parr baby is left with the talkative babysitter, Kari. "Boundin'," which played in front of the film theatrically, was created by Pixar character designer Bud Luckey. This easygoing take on a dancing sheep gets better with multiple viewings (be sure to watch the featurette on the short).

Brad Bird still sounds like a bit of an outsider in his commentary track, recorded before the movie opened. Pixar captain John Lasseter brought him in to shake things up, to make sure the wildly successful studio would not get complacent. And while Bird is certainly likable, he does not exude Lasseter's teddy-bear persona. As one animator states, "He's like strong coffee; I happen to like strong coffee." Besides a resilient stance to be the best, Bird threw in an amazing number of challenges, most of which go unnoticed unless you delve into the 70 minutes of making-of features plus two commentary tracks (Bird with producer John Walker, the other from a dozen animators). We hear about the numerous sets, why you go to "the Spaniards" if you're dealing with animation physics, costume problems (there's a reason why previous Pixar films dealt with single- or uncostumed characters), and horror stories about all that animated hair. Bird's commentary throws out too many names of the animators even after he warns himself not to do so, but it's a lively enough time. The animator commentary is of greatest interest to those interested in the occupation.

There is a 30-minute segment on deleted scenes with temporary vocals and crude drawings, including a new opening (thankfully dropped). The "secret files" contain a "lost" animated short from the superheroes' glory days. This fake cartoon (Frozone and Mr. Incredible are teamed with a pink bunny) wears thin, but play it with the commentary track by the two superheroes and it's another sharp comedy sketch. There are also NSA "files" on the other superheroes alluded to in the film with dossiers and curiously fun sound bits. "Vowellet" is the only footage about the well-known cast (there aren't even any obligatory shots of the cast recording their lines). Author/cast member Sarah Vowell (NPR's This American Life) talks about her first foray into movie voice-overs--daughter Violet--and the unlikelihood of her being a superhero. The feature is unlike anything we've seen on a Disney or Pixar DVD extra, but who else would consider Abe Lincoln an action figure? --Doug Thomas

Beauty and the Beast (Disney Special Platinum Edition) (1991)

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The film that officially signaled Disney's animation renaissance (following The Little Mermaid) and the only animated feature to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Beauty and the Beast remains the yardstick by which all other animated films should be measured. It relates the story of Belle, a bookworm with a dotty inventor for a father; when he inadvertently offends the Beast (a prince whose heart is too hard to love anyone besides himself), Belle boldly takes her father's place, imprisoned in the Beast's gloomy mansion. Naturally, Belle teaches the Beast to love. What makes this such a dazzler, besides the amazingly accomplished animation and the winning coterie of supporting characters (the Beast's mansion is overrun by quipping, dancing household items) is the array of beautiful and hilarious songs by composer Alan Menken and the late, lamented lyricist Howard Ashman. (The title song won the 1991 Best Song Oscar, and Menken's score scored a trophy as well.) The downright funniest song is "Gaston," a lout's paean to himself (including the immortal line, "I use antlers in all of my de-co-ra-ting"). "Be Our Guest" is transformed into an inspired Busby Berkeley homage. Since Ashman's passing, animated musicals haven't quite reached the same exhilarating level of wit, sophistication, and pure joy. --David Kronke --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.

DVD features
Over a decade after it was made, this Oscar®-winning musical looks better than ever; the remastered film pops off the screen. This DVD debut has a whole disc of extras, but it's the film that matters here. You can see the original version, the special edition--which has a new song sequence, "Human Again," created for its 2001 release in IMAX theaters--and the unique "work-in-progress" edition that played the New York Film Festival and was seen on an earlier laserdisc release. Disney's... read more

Review: One of the best films ever made!
Disney's animated version of the classic tale, "Beauty and the Beast," is every bit as enchanting as the "tale as old as time" that it tells, making its way into our hearts as well as motion picture history. Being the first film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as six nominations altogether, Disney proves that it has what it takes to make an animated feature enjoyable for adults and children. I remember watching the film as a small child, and now, as an adult, is hasn't lost its luster, and everything is just as I enjoyed it before.

Through brilliant animation and song, as well as some terrific voice talents, the story of unexpected love comes to new and exciting life. Small-town girl Belle is forced to head into the woods once her father turns up missing, bringing her to a gloomy, secluded castle where she finds him and his captor, a vicious-looking beast. Of course, the beginning of the movie explains the beast's origins: he was once a selfish prince who, after turning out an old beggar woman, was transformed, given an enchanted rose, and told "if he could learn to love another, and earn their love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time."

This begins their rocky-turned-romantic relationship, as they begin to warm to one another. Meanwhile, the town brute, Gaston, has plans of his own, involving some sinister maneuvers involving Belle's father in hopes that she will agree to marry him.

Many have hailed this as the best of Disney's films, and they wouldn't be wrong in saying so, either. It's easy to see why the movie has become such a success: there are elements at work in this film, just as in every other Disney film, only they seem to have taken on a small degree of maturity with this film's creation.

The animation is some of the best and most believable I've seen for an animated film in a long time. Most of the scenes involving solely characters is the same as most of Disney's works, but there are scenes of pure life-like reality that have a special flare to them. The ballroom scene is one such scene: the camera angles sweep across a room filled with high-arched glass windows and a chandelier which looks as real as the words you're reading on this page. Some nice effects go into the creation of the castle as well, especially in the end once everything returns to normal.

The is one of the most moving Disney soundtracks to come along since that of "Cinderella" and "Pinocchio." It is clear that composers were striving to capture the feeling and influence of their previous score for "The Little Mermaid," and they truly succeed in doing so. The songs are delightful and will have kids and adults alike smiling and singing along. The score is the perfect underlining for scenes of romance as well as tension and suspense. In case you were wondering, three of the originally written songs were nominated for Academy Awards; that should say something.

This is one of Disney's most ambitious and successful projects, ranking alongside such cinematic achievements as the successes of "Citizen Kane" and "Gone With The Wind." Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, as well as its Oscar nominations, "Beauty and the Beast" is a hallmark of a time when movies were something that everyone, young and old alike, could enjoy on the same levels. This is the best picture of 1991. --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition

Review: My Favorite Disney Classic
Belle is bored with life in her village. Her only escape is her books, and she longs to have an adventure of her own. When her father heads out to a fair, he gets lots, and Belle finds him in an enchanted castle. The objects are thrilled, because if she and their master, the Beast, fall in love, they will all be freed from the enchantment. But will Belle be able to see past the outward appearance? And what about the handsome bore back home who wants to marry Belle?

I feel in love with this movie the first time I saw it, and that love has only grown over the years. The story is the right mix of fun and uncertainty. Gaston was a wonderful addition to the mix because his story was the part I was most uncertain about the first time around. The artwork on the film catches your eye from the first shot of the castle, and doesn't let go. Beside the incredible background shots are wonderful drawings of the characters. I especially love the boyish excitement they manage to give the Beast in several scenes. Finally, there's the music. Every song adds to the story and is memorable in its own right.

This DVD is perfect for any fan of this movie. Disc 1 includes three versions of the film. The first is the "in progress" version shown to the New York film festival 6 weeks before the premier of the movie in 1991. While it's fun to have, I won't be watching it regularly. The second version is the original release. And finally comes the special edition, with the added scene and "Human Again." Ironically, this is probably my least favorite of the songs added to the Broadway version, but it does advance the story. And, there's always the option of watching the original version. Obviously, the version that you are supposed to watch is the special edition, as the audio commentary and sing along bonus features only work with this option. All three come in Dolby 5.1 sound, which sounds great.

The second disc features hours of bonus material. Most of it focuses on the making of this movie. Everything is covered, from original idea through characters and the Broadway version and special edition. Galleries show character designs over the course of the project. Also featured is the original treatments for "Human Again" and "Be Our Guest." Celebrity voices give background on the original story and Disney versions of classic tales. And there's a fun documentary as the stars of "Even Stevens" take a backstage look at all the work that goes into making a feature animated film.

This is the only film so far to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. Watching the film, the reason is clear. This is something the entire family can enjoy. Don't miss your opportunity to catch this classic film.

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Review: Classic Tale
This all time classic Walt Disney film, will get your heart pumping with
feelings of joy and love. It will show you that love can be found in unexpected
places. This fairly tale takes place a long time ago. Belle¢s father, an
inventor, was on his way to a fair, but took a wrong turn and ended up at a
castle. When he doesn¢t return home, Belle sets off to look for him, and in turn
becomes a prisoner in the ferocious beast¢ castle, where it¢s filled with
talking furniture, who in the end turn back into there human form. Now Belle no
longer has to look into books for an adventure, for she is on one of her own.
As the two spend many days and nights together, Belle shows the beast how to
love. This amazing enchanted story is one for the whole family, with its magical
touch and fantastic musicals. --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition

Review: A Walt Disney Classic
This all time classic Walt Disney film, will get your heart pumping with feelings of joy and love. It will show you that love can be found in unexpected places. This fairly tale takes place a long time ago. Belle's father, an inventor, was on his way to a fair, but took a wrong turn and ended up at a castle. When he doesn't return home, Belle sets off to look for him, and in turn becomes a prisoner in the ferocious beast' castle, where it's filled with talking furniture, who in the end turn back into there human form. Now Belle no longer has to look into books for an adventure, for she is on one of her own. As the two spend many days and nights together, Belle shows the beast how to love. This amazing enchanted story is one for the whole family, with its magical touch and fantastic musicals.

Review: Beauty and the Beast Penetrates Your Heart, and Like The Best of Books, Is Wondrous For The Soul

When watching Beauty and the Beast, I feel as if I am not watching an animated film. Instead, I feel as if I am being told a story, a love story, and perhaps the most sophisticated and beautiful love story ever to be told. Beauty and the Beast penetrates your heart, and like the best of books is wondrous for the soul.

It is just as good as any other animated film ever made. It packs just as much magic as Snow White, as much drama as Pinocchio, as much wonder as Fantasia, and all the great songs, characters, and merriment of The Little Mermaid. The film could not have been realized in any other medium but animation, because of the level of fantasy it requires. With art you can achieve an unreachable level of beauty, mood, and atmosphere.

What also strikes me about Beauty and the Beast is the level of realism. I know that the Beast's castle is drawn on a piece of paper no larger than my torso, but on screen I feel small and overwhelmed in its presence. It is as if I can find something if I could look around the corners of one of the castle's corridors.

The story introduces us to Belle, who is yet another Disney heroine (in the spirit of Ariel) who is ambitious, determined, and extremely attractive. She lives in a fantasy world of her own, reading books of far off places, but the advances of the town brute Gaston, and the mediocrity of the provincial town in which she lives, make her yearn for her own adventure away from the village. Her father, a absent-minded inventor sets off for the fair, but after taking a wrong turn, stumbles upon an enormous castle. Once inside, he is captured by a ferocious beast and is imprisoned in the dungeons. And after learning of his disappearance, Belle sets off to search for her father.

We already know (from the opening prologue)that the Beast that prowls the castle's rooms and wings was actually a handsome young prince who was transformed into his monstrous form as punishment for his cruelty to others. Once arriving at the castle, Belle becomes a prisoner in a trade for her father's freedom. This, however not without many obstacles and trials, is where the love story begins.

Like the best of Disney's animated films, Beauty and the Beast is surrounded by a cast of talkative and musical supportive characters. Inside the enchanted castle, we meet Lumiere, a French candlestick; Cogsworth, a tightly wound clock; and Mrs. Potts, a frumpy and warm-hearted teapot. These characters add another level of drama and intensity to the film, for they too have the desire to transform back into their human forms as well. The villain this time around is the chauvinist pig Gaston, who makes a powerful transition to a menacing bad guy by the film's third act.

Beauty and the Beast also has a musical score that is among the best the studio has ever created. For starters there is the high-spirited "Be Our Guest" number which is a destined Disney classic in the spirit of "Under the Sea". There is also the hauntingly beautiful title song, "Beauty and the Beast" sung by Angela Lansbury, which combined with a fantastic ballroom sequence, is pure cinematic brilliance.

Along with The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast celebrates the return of "The Disney Classic". It seems as if the filmmakers have dashed the thought that animation is just for kids, and made a film that combines every ingrediant needed to make a great film.

Beauty and the Beast takes the best of every element of film and molds them into a entertaining feast of the senses. It reaches back to every individual, instead of the targeted "kiddie" audience that most animated films demote themselves to.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney Special Platinum Edition) (1938)

Editorial Reviews
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One of the brightest nuggets from Disney's golden age, this 1937 film is almost dizzying in its meticulous construction of an enchanted world, with scores of major and minor characters (including fauna and fowl), each with a distinct identity. When you watch Snow White's intricate, graceful movements of fingers, arms, and head all in one shot, it is not the technical brilliance of Disney's artists that leaps out at you, but the very spirit of her engaging, girl-woman character. When the wicked queen's poisoned apple turns from killer green to rose red, the effect of knowing something so beautiful can be so terrible is absolutely elemental, so pure it forces one to surrender to the horror of it. Based on the Grimm fairy tale, Snow White is probably the best family film ever to deal, in mythic terms, with the psychological foundation for growing up. It's a crowning achievement and should not be missed. --Tom Keogh --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.

DVD features
Disney figured out that it's not necessarily how many extras a DVD offers, it's how effortlessly the fan can view them. In two "guided tours," a viewer can see a selection of the excellent extras on the history and creation of Walt Disney's crown jewel. Disc 1 has an informative 40-minute documentary, plus karaoke songs, a neat trivia game, and Barbra Streisand's new version of "Some Day My Prince Will Come." Like Fantasia, the commentary track is expertly made up of historical recordings... read more

Review: Disney Magic Makes SNOW WHITE Classic DVD
I was extremely excited to receive this DVD.... Upon opening it, one gets the feeling that it is truly a special edition. The packaging is very nice: the DVD box is sturdy with two openings for each disk. The pamphlet inside the DVD is gorgeously produced and very helpful.

My first impression is that Disney has spent much time making this DVD user-friendly. There is an abundance of directions and drawings showing you what is on the disk and how to get there. Since there are two disks and a KINGDOM of information to pour through, these directions are very welcome (even to this seasoned DVD-viewer!)

Disney pulls out some familiar faces to make the experience as warm as possible: Disney himself appears in various footage; Angela Lansbury narrates the documentary and provides a "tour" of the disks; Michael Eisner shows up; and Barbra Streisand sings a specially recorded version of "Some Day My Prince Will Come".

SNOW WHITE, the movie, looks gorgeous and, although old fashioned, is quite wonderful. SNOW WHITE, the double-disk, is a lot of information to wade through. I am amazed at the amount of behind-the-scenes film that exists! Disney must have suspected that he was creating a classic - he filmed every aspect of it! I especially enjoy the HALL OF ART section. There are 3 halls of various story art (i.e. "The cottage"; "The castle"; "the Forest"; etc.) Although initially I found it hard to move from hall to hall, I eventually figured it out. The animated HALLS are extraordinary and the art that "hangs" there is incredible -- various renderings and attempts at bringing the story and locales of SNOW WHITE alive. It's even more incredible that Disney Co. held on to these papers for all these years.

Well, in case you can't tell, I highly recommend the special SNOW WHITE disks. You will spend days looking at everything that is included -- or you can opt to spend an hour and a half viewing the original,gorgeous film that started the Disney empire....

Review: A Masterpiece gets the Treatment it Deserves
The Disney Company has over used the term Masterpiece when referring to its own movies. But this one truly deserves that title. While its animation betray its age, the story and characters are still fun, and its place in history also makes it a must.

The story is simple and familiar. Snow White's wicket stepmother wants her killed because Snow White is "the fairest of them all." She is saved from this fate, and hides out with seven dwarfs. But will the queen find her and try to kill her?

Walt's genius here was in creating the characters. The dwarfs have very distinctive personalities, and some of the best scenes in the movie revolve around them. (The scene where they first come home is a classic.) The animals add some humor as well, especially when cleaning the cottage.

The plot moves along well, and when I first saw it in college, I was drawn into the story even though I knew the ending. I actually felt tears when the dwarfs were mourning Snow White.

By today's standards, the animation is flawed, especially for the prince. However, there are some truly beautiful scenes as well, particularly the sun set when the dwarfs are coming home. Fans of Disney in the 30's will recognize the feel of some of the silly symphony cartoons. The important thing to remember when watching this movie is its place in history. This is the first animated movie ever, produced when everyone thought no one would ever see it. The fact that we're still watching it is a testimony to Walt as a filmmaker and pioneer.

This DVD set is the perfect way to enjoy this movie. The picture and soundtrack have been lovingly restored, and look and sound incredible. The sound is presented in Dolby 5.1 and its original mono. I didn't notice that much difference between the two modes, but it's nice to have the option. The first disc also contains a wonderful audio commentary. Recorded interviews with Walt Disney are interspersed with comments from John Canemaker. I learned quite a bit about the film from this commentary. The second disc contains all you would ever want to know about the history of the film. They've got character design changes, completely abandoned concepts, deleted scenes, and information on the releases over the years to name a few things. I spent hours soaking up the information and enjoying every moment of it.

This is truly a classic movie that belongs in any film fan's library. Hurry and get this wonderful set before it disappears.

Review: Hail to brunettes in this sickening age of blonde Barbie overkill
A truly wonderful film, from it's technical accomplishments (done the hard way) to the rich, fascinating nature of its characters. Surely Walt turns in his grave over the current state of Disney, in which hypersexualized youth pervade cable and the entertainment industry as if all innocence had evaporated and only little girls and their best friends controlled all the world. Leave it to the Grimm brothers and Walt's fine taste in storytelling to timely remind us that strangers are dangerous, that people act maliciously for petty reasons, and that the death of innocence is a tragedy that brings worlds to a standstill.

Review: The Greatest Animated Film of all Time, but was only the Beginning
It was almost 10 years after Walt Disney and the mouse he created became worldwide household names, that he gave Hollywood the first ever full length animated feature "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". One of the greatest American films of all time, one of most renowed and the animated film to have the most releases from 1937-1993. An important masterpiece that is was once called "Walt Disney's Folly" but, who said that was very wrong, the film was immediate phemonenon and the highest grossing film of all time till it was knocked by "Gone with the Wind" I've been a fan of Disney for a long time and I know of all the animated films this is the one to see first. Snow White was only the begining, cartoons still stayed with Disney, but Snow White was Walt's turn to the movies. If you love Disney as much as I do then see the most celebrated animated film of all time, the merriest and scariest of them all. See the one that started it all and still the fairest one of all. "SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

Review: Classic! Great!
Now I just got this DVD yesterday at Game Stop (I was lucky enough to find it used for only $16.99) and I was amazed at how many bonus features there are! I was a little surprised, because the bonus features are 190 minutes, where as the movie itself is only 84! I'm telling you, you shouldn't be spending the money on the movie itself, because the bonus features make this DVD! I felt so lucky when I got this because I did some reasearch, and this DVD is worth $70.00! I used to have the original VHS version from the '90s, but it broke about 5 or 6 years back. Then when this DVD came out, I wanted it, but never got around to it! All-in-all, this is one of the best DVDs in history. A lot of work was put into it, and you can tell. Thanks, Disney!

Editorial Reviews

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Peter Pan has a special place in the realm of classic animated Disney films: it instills an element of childlike wonder. The 1953 version of James M. Barrie's story is colorfully told and keeps on the straight and narrow of the book. Barrie's wondrous focus on child's play is the key to its longevity: kids who don't grow up, shadows that run away from their owners, pirates, a fairy, and the magic ability to fly. In short, you can't help wishing the adventure would happen to you. Fueled by a few memorable songs (the stunner being "You Can Fly") and the strong impression of the pixie fairy Tinkerbell and the goofy Captain Hook, Disney's version of this story neither supplants nor lessens the Broadway version with Mary Martin that was produced for television the same decade. Unlike some classics, Peter Pan never ages along the way. --Doug Thomas --This text refers to the VHS Tape edition.

Additional Features
How "special" is the Special Edition? Very, especially if you consider the initial edition of the Disney animated film contained only one extra: a French soundtrack. This new edition packs some background on the story, plus two games for the kids. Roy Disney hosts the excellent commentary track, which combines archival recordings of Walt Disney along with new commentaries from some of the "Nine Old Men" of Disney animation, as well as other experts and talents. The "restored picture" doesn't add... read more

Review: THERE IS NO WIDESCREEN VERSION !
I can't add anything to the praise for this film. If you love Disney films, this is considered one of the classics. I just wish to briefly comment on the criticism of the lack of a widescreen version. The first widescreen film, The King and I, was released in 1956. Previous to this all films were full screen. Peter Pan, released in 1953, and a good many of the Disney classics are only available in full screen aspect. This is not the Pan and Scan alteration of an original Widescreen format. The way this film is presented on the DVD is the original aspect ratio; Nothing has been altered. I have seen this so called criticism leveled against many Hollywood classics such as Casablanca, Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. Please, get off your high horse and stop whinning about how Disney or whatever movie company is ripping you off. None of these films ever had a widescreen version to begin with. Do a little research and you could be content to enjoy these classics in the aspect ratio they were orginally presented in. Thats all I wish to say. --This text refers to the DVD edition

Review: I Love This Movie!
The children in the Darling family love story about Peter Pan. So naturally when he shows up one night looking for his missing shadow, they're thrilled to go back with him to Never Land. There, they face Indians and "the world's most famous crook," Captain Hook. Will they survive their adventures with the boy who never wants to grow up?

I have always had a fascination with this story. As a kid I remember checking the Disney picture book version out of the library week after week. When I finally got to see it, I was enthralled. There is just something magical about the story. It's partially the coming together of all the boyhood adventures in one place. Mermaids, Indians, and Pirates? What more could any boy want? And, of course, the ability to fly. The "You can fly" sequence over London is one of my all time favorites. The whole movie really is animated very well with a story that movies quickly from place to place with lots of humor to keep everyone entertained and gorgeous animation of the fanciful Never Land.

This special edition is worth tracking down. The picture (original full frame) is sharp and the surround sound is very nice. Extras include a documentary on the making of the movie and a promotional theatrical featurette from the original release. The "audio commentary" is unique. Hosted by Roy Disney, it consists of selections from interviews of the voice talent, live action models, animators, and animation historians. While not your usual commentary, it's fascinating stuff and well worth a listen. Finally, there's a treasure hunt game and DVD storybook for kids.

This movie still brings a smile to my face and probably always will. Maybe my friends are right when they say I love this movie so much because I always wanted to be Peter Pan.

Review: About the missing scene
I was glancing at the other reviews and noticed some reviewers wondering what became of the missing scene in which the audience is asked if they believe in faeries. The fact of the matter is this scene, which was vital to the original play, was purposely omitted by Walt Disney is his animated version. In fact, when the Disney version appeared in 1953, many reviewers who were great fans of the Barrie play complained about this, among them, Bosley Crowther, film critic for The New York Times, and Herbert Brenon, a British director who made a very popular silent film version of Peter Pan in 1925. Why would Disney do this? Crowther speculated that Disney assumed that Americans were more literal minded in 1953 than their British counterparts were in 1904 (when the play was first staged), and so wouldn't buy into all that faerie stuff. Also, Crowther sardonically added that perhaps Disney was afraid that Americans would find it simply too embarrassing to deal with too much "pixiness." Go figure. Anyway, that's the story behind the missing scene.

Review: I love this movie!
This movie is absolutely one of the best Disney movies! I love this movie so much I used to tell everyone my name was Wendy! A few years back when this came to DVD I wasn't aware of it and I didn't buy it until a few years later on Amazon.com in the new and used part! When you order through that you have to be CAREFUL with whom you choose to deal with because when I purchased the movie I received a bootleg version. It looked normal until I opened the case and it was a fake because of the material used on the DVD. I compaired the DVD with my other Disney DVD's and it was not the same. I spent over $25 on a copy! That really made me mad. If you order from here be aware! There are so many liars out there! I learned my lesson to ask questions if you have any and if they seem suspicious don't buy from them. Thanks I hoped I helped you! But truly this is a wonderful movie for all ages!

Review: You can fly, You can fly, You can fly
This is a magical movie. It tells kids ( and adults ) that you must believe in magic and enjoy life and use your imagination...who doesn't!? We LOVE this movie and it's by far one of the best classic childrens movies ever made!!! BELIEVE! :)

Review: Used to be my fave
This is my dad`s fave movie. I saw this movie when I was in 1st grade. It was my fave. I never wanted to grow up then. Then in 3rd grade I thought the movie was a little to babyish for me. I still loved it. Then in 4th grade I became obsessed with Dakota Fanning, then Christina Ricci, the to her character in the Addams family, Wednesday, then back to Dakota Fanning. Anyway that`s just like my life a little. But Peter Pan is a movie make for children who have a imaganation and will belive with faith. It makes your mind fly off with Peter to Never Never land, the place is where no one ever grows up. There is an evil foe though, Captian Hook. Use your imaganation and fly off to Never never land and watch Peter Pan!



The Little Mermaid (Limited Issue) (1989)

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From the moment that Prince Eric's ship emerged from the fog in the opening credits it was apparent that Disney had somehow, suddenly recaptured that "magic" that had been dormant for thirty years. In the tale of a headstrong young mermaid who yearns to "spend a day, warm on the sand," Ariel trades her voice to Ursula, the Sea Witch (classically voiced by Pat Carroll), for a pair of legs. Ariel can only succeed if she receives true love's kiss in a few day's time and she needs all the help she can from a singing crab named Sebastian, a loudmouth seagull, and a flounder. The lyrics and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are top form: witty and relevant, and they advance the story (go on, hum a few bars of "Under the Sea"). Mermaid put animation back on the studio's "to do" list and was responsible for ushering Beauty and the Beast to theaters. A modern Disney classic. --Keith Simanton



Walt Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942-1946)


Review: Many enjoyable and funny Donald Duck cartoons


The official announcement of the exact contents of this DVD set has just been made, with the set containing the Donald Duck cartoons of 1942-1946. These first official announcements occasionally have some mistakes or omissions, but they are generally accurate. In addition to the cartoons, the following extras were announced:

A chat with the current voice of Donald Duck.

The complete episode of the Disney TV Show "A Day In The Life Of Donald Duck", first shown February 1, 1956. The cartoon Donald (and his car, at times) is placed in live-action settings to show his "typical work day". One special scene has Donald arguing with his "voice" Clarence "Ducky" Nash, with Nash getting the last "quack". Jimmy Dodd, Roy Williams, and the Mouseketeers also appear. A few of Donald's cartoons are included.

A featurette on Donald Duck artists Carl Barks "The Art And Animation of Carl Barks".

The 1940 Donald Duck public service short 1940 "The Volunteer Worker". If this info is correct, I don't know why this is repeated from the Walt Disney Treasures DVD set Chronological Donald Duck Volume 1.

A timeline of the Walt Disney Studios during the World War II years 1941-1945.

Donald-themed still frame art galleries.

The cartoons below noted with a "*" were also previously released on the Walt Disney Treasures DVD set On The Front Lines. Cartoons noted with a "+" should be in the set, but were probably mistakingly left off the official announcement list.

1942
1. The Village Smithy - Donald is a smithy who is continually frustrated in his work on a wagon wheel and trying to shoe a donkey.
2. Donald's Snow Fight - When Donald destroys his nephews' snowman, the snow fight escalates into Donald's snow ship attacking the nephews' snow fort. The nephews win the fight, with hilarious results. My favorite of the Donald/nephews conflict cartoons.
3. * Donald Gets Drafted - Donald eagerly obeys his army induction order, but soon suffers through a humiliating physical and a sadistic drill sergeant. I always got a laugh out of Donald reporting to an army induction in his sailor suit.
4. Donald's Garden - Donald continually has gardening problems - first, with his watering can and water pump; and then with a gopher who eats his prize watermelons.
5. Donald's Gold Mine - Donald's conflicts with his donkey in his gold mine results in finding gold; but, in the end, Donald looks like one of his bars of gold.
6. * The Vanishing Private - Donald uses invisible paint to camouflage an anti-aircraft gun. His sergeant Pete angrily chases an invisible Donald. Pete finally loses his temper by throwing grenades where he thinks Donald is. Donald gets the last laugh when a general has Pete thrown into jail, with Donald as the guard.
7. * Sky Trooper - Donald continually bugs his sergeant Pete by saying he "wants to fly an airplane". Pete tricks Donald into being a member of a parachuting team. When Donald refuses to jump and Pete tries to force him out of the plane, both Donald and Pete fall out without a parachute. As they fall, they dislodge a bomb, which destroys the general's headquarters. Donald and Pete both end up doing KP peeling potatoes.
8. + Bellboy Donald - After Donald's hotel manager gives him a lecture about Donald's impoliteness to the guests, Donald is taunted continually by Junior, Senator Pete's son. Donald controls his temper until the very end, when Donald ends up spanking Junior after Donald has lost his temper and his job.
1943
9. * Der Fuehrer's Face - Donald has a nightmare that he is living in Nazi Germany, where everything (buildings, trees, clouds, etc.) is shaped like a swastika. He dreams of bayonet discipline, starvation, hard labor on a munitions assembly line, and having to "Heil Hitler" every minute of the day. He awakens to find himself glad to be a U.S. citizen. This is a very effective propaganda cartoon and is also an entertaining, funny cartoon. It is the only Donald Duck cartoon to win an Academy Award.
10. Donald's Tire Trouble - While speeding through the countryside, Donald has a flat tire. Due to the wartime rubber shortage, Donald has several hilarious misadventures in trying to fit the flat.
11. Flying Jalopy - Donald buys a defective plane from Ben Buzzard, who makes Donald's life insurance out to Ben and then proceeds to try to wreck the plane while Donald is flying it.
12. * Fall Out - Fall In - Donald suffers through the drudgery of the life of a soldier, including impossibly long marches through all types of weather. Donald wrestling with his tent while trying to pitch it is hilarious.
13. * The Old Army Game - His sergeant Pete catches Donald sneaking back into his barracks after curfew. Donald takes off, with Pete chasing him, with funny and interesting results.
14. * Home Defense - Donald, a civilian war aircraft spotter, falls asleep at his post. His nephews trick him by launching a toy plane and toy parachutists to make Donald think there is an enemy attack. Several funny scenes follow.
1944
15. Trombone Trouble - The gods Vulcan and Jupiter are kept awake by Pete's awful trombone playing, so they give Donald the power to stop Pete. After Donald wins, he picks up the trombone and starts playing it himself. One of the funniest Donald/Pete conflict cartoons.
16. Donald Duck and the Gorilla - Donald and his nephews scare each other with a fake gorilla suit when the radio announces that a gorilla has escaped from the zoo. But a frantic chase begins when the real gorilla shows up.
17. Contrary Condor - Donald Duck, an egg collector, pretends to be a baby condor when the mother condor catches him trying to steal one of her eggs. Very funny scenes follow of Donald trying to get out of his predicament.
18. * Commando Duck - Donald is given a secret mission to wipe out a Japanese airbase. Unfortunately for Donald, he isn't told how he is supposed to accomplish this alone. There are several very imaginative scenes that follow, resulting in Donald wiping out the airbase.
19. The Plastics Inventor - Donald bakes a plastic airplane from radio instructions and proudly goes out to try it. But several hilarious scenes follow as the plane melts in a rain storm.
20. Donald's Off Day - Donald's nephews and the weather continually frustrate his efforts to go golfing.
1945
21. The Clock Watcher - Donald works as a department store gift wrapper, but his job is threatened by his tardiness, laziness, playing with the merchandise, and the gifts just refusing to be wrapped.
22. The Eyes Have It - Donald mistreats Pluto by using hypnotism glasses to change Pluto into different animals. Pluto turns the tables on Donald and chases him when Pluto is changed into a lion.
23. Donald's Crime - Donald, needing money for a date with Daisy, steals from his nephews' piggy bank. After the date, his conscience makes him get an all-night dishwashing job to get the money to put back into the piggy bank. But Donald doesn't get away with his theft - the nephews catch him putting the money back into the bank and thinks he's stealing the money.
24. + Duck Pimples - A fun and imaginative cartoon in which characters in a murder mystery book come to life and Donald is accused of the crime.
25. No Sail - One of my favorite Donald/Goofy cartoons. They rent a sailboat that runs on nickels. After they run out of nickels, there are several frustrations for Donald due to Goofy being silly and clumsy.
26. Cured Duck - Daisy refuses to see Donald again until he is cured from his terrible temper. Donald uses an "insult" machine to cure himself. He returns to Daisy cured, but then has to deal with her temper.
27. Old Sequoia - Forest ranger Donald is fired after many misadventures in trying to prevent some beavers from destroying a sequoia tree.
1946
28. Donald's Double Trouble - Daisy breaks up with Donald due to his numerous faults. Donald meets his "sophisticated" double and uses him to win back Daisy's love. The trick backfires when the double falls in love with Daisy.
29. Wet Paint - Donald gets into a war with a bird that destroys Donald's new car paint job and uphostery while gathering material for her nest. Donald gives up when he sees her nest full of her baby birds.
30. Dumb Bell of the Yukon - Artic trapper Donald gets the trouble he deserves when he takes a cub from a sleeping mother to make a fur coat for Daisy. Several funny scenes follow when the mother bear chases Donald.
31. Lighthouse Keeping - Donald, a lighthouse keeper, must deal with a pelican who is trying to douse the lighthouse light. As usual, Donald causes his own problems by first playing tricks on the bird.
32. Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive - Donald loses his sanity in trying to capture "wild man of the jungle" Goofy.

These cartoons are among Donald's funniest and most imaginative. These Walt Disney Treasures sets of the Disney cartoons are among the best bargains of any DVD set. I own these cartoons since VHS tapes of the 1980s and the Disney Channel cartoon shows and still enjoy them after watching them for many years. I very much look forward to the DVD sound and picture quality that these Walt Disney Treasure sets have had.

Review: EVERY SHORT STARRING DONALD DUCK FROM 1934-67

The Disney treasures collection is the best and cheapest way of getting the entire series to their golden age shorts.

I must warn you not to buy any of these mini DVDS if you are someone who would love the full collection being the mini DVDS are just repeats or shorts due on future disney treasures.

Donald Duck has Stared in 165 shorts in total from 1934-1967
Below is a complete list of all his appearnces. it comes in 4 collumns: first the episode number, then the date, then the official clasification of the series it comes under, then the title.

All ones clasified as mickey mouse are seen in the 4 Volumes of Mickey mouse in the treasures. but their is one clasified as mickey not seen in mickeys collection being it does not star mickey which you will see in the list and it is included on Donald Duck Vol.1 being it has him and not mickey. also the ones clasified as War are seen in the ON THE FRONT LINES Disney Treasure release. the episodes seen on the front lines DVD of Donald based on the war which are not clasified as war in the below list were still part of his regular series which is why they are repeated on his own general release even though already on the front lines, but the ones clasified as war in the below list are only seen on the front lines DVD because they were not part his regular series, they were commercials made for the war.
All The ones clasified as Donald and Goofy are in the donald duck collection.

Disney Treasures: Donald Duck Vol.1-2 feature all the cartoons in the list I said are included in the donald duck collection from 1934-46. which means 2 more volumes are due to complete the donald duck series.

Any other cartoons starring donald duck other than the below list were either theatrical movies, plus movies that were shorts combine when originally released which you can get on DVD now such as Mellody Time. Or TV series and Specials made in the modern age, but below is a complete list of all his original production golden age shorts.

Review: The Truth About What Is On The Chronological Donald,
Thae cartoons on The Chronological Donald, Volume Two will be The Village Smithy (1942), Donald's Snow Fight (1942),
Donald Gets Drafted (1942), Donald's Garden (1942),
Donald's Gold Mine (1942), The Vanishing Private (1942),
Sky Trooper (1942), Der Fuehrer's Face (1943),
Donald's Tire Trouble (1943), The Flying Jalopy (1943),
Fall Out, Fall In (1943), The Old Army Game (1943),
Home Defense (1943), Trombone Trouble (1944),
Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944), Contrary Condor (1944), Commando Duck (1944), The Plastics Inventor (1944),
Donald's Day Off (1944), The Clock Watcher (1945),
The Eyes Have It (1945), Donald's Crime (1945), No Sail (1945), Cured Duck (1945), Old Sequoia (1945),
Donald's Double Trouble (1946), Wet Paint (1946)
Dumb Bell of the Yukon (1946), Lighthouse Keeping (1946) and
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive (1946). The bonus features are
a talk about Donald Duck with Tony Anselmo, A Day in the Life of Donald Duck Disneyland TV show, The Art and Animation of Carl Barks a look at the most recent Donald Duck artist, The Volunteer Worker short from 1940, two timlines of the Disney studio beetween 1941 and 1945 and some galleries.

Review: All OF THEM!
Why can't this second volume of Donald Duck finish up all the Duck's cartoons. and why is "The Volunteer Worker" being shown again?

Review: The Duck's complete filmography
Oh WOW! I absolutely love this! Donald Duck is my favorite cartoon series of all time and nothing could ever take away the charm of this duck. As The Chronological Donald series progresses, his shorts just keep getting better and better. The best Donald shorts are from the 50s however, and won't be out untill volume three or four. But here in volume 2 lies some pretty great shorts, some are my favorites!

Please note that there are going to be some Donald Duck "doubledips" in this set from the previous Walt Disney Treasure "On the Frontlines" but this isn't as bad as it sounds. It will only make this whole series complete and definitive in the DD library and you can rest assured that every one will be covered in this fantastic series. Yes, if you persist in collecting this Donald series you will own every single Donald Duck solo film ever. Plus you have another chance to see what all the fuss is about over the superb wartime Donald cartoons.

Here in the following is what is to be expected on this super set:

The Village Smithy
Donald's Snow Fight
Donald Gets Drafted
Donald's Garden
Donald's Gold Mine
The Vanishing Private
Sky Trooper
Bellboy Donald
Der Fuehrer's Face
Donald's Tire Trouble
Flying Jalopy
Fall Out - Fall In
The Old Army Game
Home Defense
Trombone Trouble
Donald Duck And The Gorilla
Contrary Condor
Commando Duck
The Plastics Inventor
Donald's Off Day
The Clock Watcher
The Eyes Have It
Donald's Crime
Duck Pimples
No Sail
Cured Duck
Old Sequoia
Donald's Double Trouble
Wet Paint
Dumbell Of The Yukon
Lighthouse Keeping
Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive

Wow, those are some great titles! Add to this that you will be viewing pristine prints of these lushly animated, technicolor cartoons represented best on DVD and that they will be totally uncut, uncensored and unedited for your viewing pleasure. Thank you, thank you, thank you Buena Vista, Leonard Maltin, David Bosert, the restoration team, and everyone else who helped make the previously impossible happen!

And a very, very special thank you to the original talent behind these wonderful films. Jack Kinney and Jack Hannah who directed the majority of the DD catalog, animators Dick Lundy who designed Donald, Ward Kimble, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston who is still with us, that impeckable voice Charles "Ducky" Nash, and the man himself, Walt Disney.

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'Disney's the Prince and the Pauper'

A little more about Disney

Walt Disney was an extrordinating man. He was the first person ever to create a theme park. However some people get his theme parks mixed up. Is Disney Land in Florida or is Disney World in Florida? The answer is Disney Land is in California and Disney World is in Florida. Think of it this way; Orlando is home to the worlds greatest theme park which is Disney World NOT Disney Land. And Disney World is one of the most visited places in the United States. Mickey Mouse the most famous Disney cartoon character. The reason why is because it is the oldest character since 1928. Mickeys first movie was Steamboat Willie, in the first talking cartoon. Mickey Mouse was an instant hit and is kind of the symbol for Walt Disney. Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901. At the age of 16 Walt discovered he could escape dad's--and life's--meanness in art classes. And that was kind of the beginning in Walt Disneys success. More than a hundred years old the Disney company keeps coming up with new ideas and better things. The Disney company is by far the worlds largest media company. The 1930's during the Great Depression was actually Disney's best years or so I've read. Walt Disney(the man not company) embraced technicolor as readilly as he had sound. Disney movies are the most friendliest and cutest movies. They even sometimes teach us lessons. We laugh, we cry, we argue, we love. I think that's why we love the Disney movies. Atleast one child has one Disney movie. And its not just the movies that we love, its pretty much everything. At the age of 65 Walt Disney died from cancer but will always be remembered. Because of him we have the kind of entertainment we have today. I guess dreams really do come true.~*~

A QUOTE FROM WALT DISNEY HIMSELF

I ONLY HOPE THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF ONE THING-
THAT IT WAS ALL STARTED BY A MOUSE.

WALT DISNEY~*~

Start your Disney Collection
To start your Disney collection you will need money and/or credit card and your brain. If shopping online the best store to order from would be from the official Walt Disney Companys website which is disney.com. You will find tons of Disney products like music, toys, stuffed animals, movies, etc. And you don't have to collect every Disney product. Some people only buy movies, or toys, or music, or stuffed animals, or clothing, or jewlery or anything. Other websites that you could buy from are amazon.com, toysrus.com, ebay.com, wal-mart.com, kmart.com, etoys.com, half.com, barnesandnoble.com, etc. There are so many websites to choose from. Also you can just go out looking for Disney products. The best store would be the Disney store which is lots of times found in malls. Also Wal-Mart, Target, K Mart, Barnes and Noble, Cub Foods and other places as well. Those are probably the most common places to buy from. Better yet if you happen to be going to Disney World or Disney Land you could just buy Disney stuff there. But where ever you choose is fine. Happy Collecting

BOOKS ON DISNEY
'The Disney Way Fieldbook: How to Implement Walt Disney's Vision of "Dream, Believe, Dare, Do" in Your Own Company' 'Team Rodent : How Disney Devours the World' 'Walt's Time - From Before to Beyond' 'Disney: The First 100 Years' 'Hidden Mickeys : A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secrets (Hidden Mickeys: A Field Guide to Walt Disney World's Best Kept Secre)' 'The Imagineering Way : Ideas to Ignite Your Creativity' 'Inside the Dream : The Personal Story of Walt Disney' 'The Disney Treasures'
'Designing Disney : Imagineering and the Art of the Show' 'Inside the Magic Kingdom : Disney's Seven Secrets To Success' 'The Story of Walt Disney : Maker of Magical Worlds (Yearling Biography)' 'Walt Disney : Young Movie Maker (Childhood of Famous Americans)' 'The Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World: How to Get the Most Out of the Best Disney Has to Offer' 'BE OUR GUEST : Perfecting the art of customer service' 'Walt Disney Imagineering : A Behind the Dreams Look At Making the Magic Real' 'Disney: The Ultimate Visual Guide'
'Mouse Under Glass : Secrets of Disney Animation and Theme Parks'

WALT DISNEY TREASURES

'Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two' 'Walt Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume One (1934 - 1941)' 'Walt Disney Treasures - On the Front Lines' 'Walt Disney Treasures - Tomorrowland: Disney in Space and Beyond' 'Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy' 'Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Davy Crockett Televised Series' 'Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies' 'Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland USA'
'Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Black and White' 'Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color' 'Walt Disney Treasures - Behind the Scenes at the Walt Disney Studio'

DISNEYS GREATEST HITS CDS
'Disney's Greatest 1 (Blister)' 'Disney's Greatest 2 (Blister)' 'Disney's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3'

DISNEY PRINCESS KARAOKE
'Disney Princess Handheld Karaoke Microphone' 'Disney Princess Karaoke Boom Box'

DISNEY KARAOKE CDS
'Disney Karaoke, Volume 1' 'Disney Karaoke, Vol. 2' 'Disney Karaoke, Vol. 3'

BABY
'ABC-123 Blanket' 'ABC-123 Diaper Stacker' 'Pooh - ABC 123 3-Piece Set' 'Abc 123 Crib Sheet' 'Winnie the Pooh ABC-123 Dust Ruffle' 'Ecru Pooh Crib Sheet' 'Classic Pooh Hamper' 'Ecru Pooh Valance'
'Classic Pooh - Nursery Lamp - Hunny Pots - Ecru' 'Pooh Hunney Pot Border' 'Ecru Pooh 5pc Crib Set' 'Pooh Dressing Table Cover'
'Classic Pooh - Wall Border - Timeless Memories' 'Classic Pooh - Fitted Crib Sheet - Timeless Memories'

Family Fun Tricks and Treats

Halloween is a time of transformation and not for just humans who don the face paint and masks!

Reviews

There are a number of Halloween books out on the market for decorating, baking and costume making, but this is one of the few that actually has something new in it!

The crafts are clever, but actually look doable wtih things you might already have on hand. The costumes ideas are fun and innovative, the food ideas are also really cute, but not overly-complicated. While some classic ideas never die, this book puts a nice twist on things like "body parts" games.

Of course, the ideas come from the monthly magazine that Disney produces, Family Fun, and if you get the magazine, you'll have already seen alot of these things in print or on their website. Still, the book is nicely layed-out, easy to flip through and a good resource of party and costume ideas for both kids and their grown-ups.

This book is an awesome resource for make-at-home costumes and decorations. The ideas are so cute, easy to follow, and where else can you find a recipe for slime?

This was great! My daughter & I love Halloween and when we saw this we bought it right away. There are so many wonderful ideas. A must have! There were a lot of spooky things to do with foods and great little ideas for those little helpers to decorate your home with lots of memories! You have to get this one!

Disney's Princess Collection: The Music of Hopes, Dreams and Happy Endings

Review: My favorite princess cd
A Kid's Review
i love this cd! my dad got it for me for my birthday 3 years ago and i still love it

Review: Perfect for a Princess
I bought this cd for my daughter's 3rd birthday. She LOVES it! She asks me to play it every day and we both sing along to all of the songs. She has even picked up on the songs that she didn't know before she received it. I love it because now she is more interested in listening to the cd and dancing with me in the house than watching a video. In quiet times, she likes to sit on my lap and look at the pictures in the liner notes. The recordings are beautiful, it is the one children's cd that I can listen to over and over. If you have a little girl who loves princesses, this is definitely worth the money.

Review: Great CD!
I'm Also 18 and about to graduate HS and this is still one of my favorite cds! I actually bought this cd about 3 years ago (a different cover-same cd) and LOVED IT! I didn't give "Home" a chance at first but one day I listened to it and it is probably one of my all time favorite songs! I love broadway and I sing and its a very challenging song to sing! Susan Egan has a gorgeous voice! And none more gorgeous than Jodi Benson (Ariel!). My point is this is a great cd, don't ignore it becuase you don't know all the songs...you'll grow to love them as much as the favorites!

Review: So close, yet so far..
I REALLY wanted to love this CD. I was looking for a complete Princess collection for the car. We already have (and love!) the Disney Classics 5 CD collection, and I get very tired of switching between all those CDs to find "princess songs" (it's VERY hard to remember which song is on which color CD!!). The trouble with this CD is that is just doesn't have enough songs. My daughter includes in the category "Princess Songs" the songs that aren't actually sung by the princess herself, but are in the movie (like Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, The Work Song; Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, Heigh-Ho, Be Our Guest, Belle, etc.) - she loves them all! I was expecting a long CD with 20 to 25 songs (like the Disney Classics), but this CD only has 12, which isn't enough for my family. The included songs (with the exception of "Home" from the B&B Broadway show) are the same gorgeous versions you already love, but if you're looking for complete group of Princess Songs on one CD, this probably isn't the one for you.

Review: classic musical moments from Disney
This beautiful album showcases the Disney princesses; Ariel, Belle, Snow White, Jasmine, Aurora, Cinderella and Pocahontas, with songs from the soundtracks of the classic Disney films in which they appear. This disc is a must-own for all Disney fans.
There are selections from POCAHONTAS ("Colors of the Wind" and "Just Around the Riverbend", sung by Judy Kuhn); ALADDIN ("A Whole New World" sung by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga); BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ("Something There" sung by David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury and Paige O'Hara); SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS ("Some Day My Prince Will Come" and "I'm Wishing/One Song" (sung by Adriana Caselotti and Harry Stockwell); CINDERELLA ("So This is Love" and "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" sung by Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas); and SLEEPING BEAUTY ("Once Upon a Dream" sung by Mary Costa and Bill Shirley).

Added for good measure is "Home", taken from the Broadway score of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, sung by the original Broadway Belle, Susan Egan.

I love listening to this magical CD, which is, as the cover-blurb promises, the music of 'hopes, dreams and happy endings'.

Review: Princesses!
As one reviewer said, you're never to old to enjoy the Disney classics! I'm 18, just graduated high school, and just went out and purchased this CD a couple days ago. It's beautiful, gorgeous, and brings back memories! I was singing along with it while in the car and while doing housework--it's a great collection that anyone can enjoy, especially those of us who are kids at heart. The only thing I wish is that there were a couple more songs present, which detracts 2 songs, but overall, it's gorgeous! Well worth the money!

Review: A Princess at Heart
In all the years I've enjoyed the Walt Disney collection's I learned age has no place in loving and enjoying all of his works! Snow White and all the Princesses have become my favorite along with my granddaughter who is a fitting 2 1/2 years old! As Walt Disney intended, Disney is to bring out the child in all of us..which so harshly the world wants to lock up and throw away the key! I enjoyed Disney World since it's opening through the eyes of my 4 children, and now I get to see it through the eyes of my granddaughter and it still becomes fresh and brand new! I love all of Disney but especially these beautiful and charming "Princesses" that decorate our world! Sincerely, A "Child" at Heart

Review: "Love Songs"
I say love songs because my Granddaughter and I love these songs. She is three and knows all the words. I kid you NOT! Although the "HOME" song was not familiar to me, all the others were. (Am I showing my age?) From what I understand, the "HOME" is from Broadway. I wish that the producers of the new enhanced Beauty and the Beast movie had thought to include it. I wish that the main theme to Beauty had been on this CD, but maybe it will be on the PRINCESS 2!

Review: My kids love it!
My girls love anything princess, so when my 5 year old received this for her birthday, she was thrilled. She and her little sister dress up in princess costumes to listen to this cd. I have also enjoyed listening to it.

Review: the best
This cd is well worth the price it should be even more. people say i am a bit strange for liking Diseny music, but unless they liste to the music they wont know how wonderful it is. You should definalty buy it

The Halloween Handbook : 447 Costumes (Paperback)

Book Description
It's dress-up for grown-ups, and the liveliest, most imaginative collection of Halloween costume ideas--447 costume ideas to be exact--from two hip, inveterate lovers of all things Halloween . . . plus dozens of other ideas for enjoying the holiday.

Bridie Clark and Ashley Dodd are the dynamic duo, in or out of capes. For every level of interest, time--and irony--they offer suggestions. There's the ultra-quick: Pin several pair of underwear to a shirt, and voilà, A Chest of Drawers. With a bit more time, wrap yourself in aluminum foil and don a beret--mmm, French Kiss. There are Angels and Devils, all with variations (add roller skates to your Satan costume, and go as Hell on Wheels). Come Hither costumes--Lady Godiva, Chippendales Dancer, Stripper Emerging from a Cake. Celeb sightings, from the Dalai Lama to Madonna (six Madonnas, actually, from all of her phases). Costumes for couples--Sweethearts Caught on Lover's Lane, Fred and Wilma Flintstone--and costumes for whole groups of friends, including how to appear as the Sopranos or the hapless castaways on Gilligan's Island. And for the children, check out Nursery Rhymes, Fairy Tales, and Other Costumes for the Young and Young at Heart.

Finally, for the friend who just can't bear the thought of dressing up but still wants to join the fun, suggest the Time Traveler from the Day Before Halloween.

About the Author
Bridie Clark lives in New York and works in publishing. Halloween is far and away her favorite holiday--originally for the candy, and now for the once-a-year opportunity to play dress-up. Ashley Dodd lives in New York and works in public relations. Halloween is far and away her favorite holiday--originally for the candy, and now for the once-a-year opportunity to play dress-up.

Review: Showcases 447 do-it-yourself costume concepts
The collaborative effort of Halloween costume experts and enthusiasts Bridie Clark and Ashley Dodd, The Halloween Handbook: Dress-Up For Grown-Ups showcases 447 imaginative, easy-to-make, do-it-yourself costume concepts. From traditional favorites such as Wonder Woman or Peter Pan, to more eyebrow-raising unique costumes like the One-Night Stand (the costumegoer appears as an actual stand with lampshade over the head, bra and pantyhouse dangling on the tablecloth) or the Green Card (wearing a large green sandwich board humorously displaying a parody what a real green card looks like). Black-and-white photographs illustrate fun, zany, sometimes edgy ideas with practical suggestions to efficiently and frugally make a Halloween guise to remember. Especially recommended not only for Halloween, but as a source of ideas for costume parties year round or even school and community theater apparel.



 

Clever Costume Creating for Halloween (Paperback)

Review" Prrrfect booook for the costume inclined!
From girls to adults, everyone loves being someone (or someTHING!) else for Halloween. Singleton's book provides a wealth of ideas and resources, and the interior illustrations, photographs, and black-and-orange two-color printing make for a very attractive product.

Review: Fun! Fun! Fun!
This is such a fun book for Halloween! I have enjoyed looking at the photographs and illustrations. I can't wait to try some of the creative costumes out on my children. The book makes it so easy to put together and understand! In this day of rush, rush, rush, its so wonderful to have a book that makes life simple. Thank you for such a great tool!

Review: Clever Costume Creating for Halloween
I found this book to be very enlightning for ideas on creating Halloween costumes. It is full of so many good tips, many requiring a minimal amount of effort in putting together a costume. I would recommend this book to many, both young and old and particularly to parents who every year need to come up with a new and unique costume for their children to dress for Halloween.

Review: Clever Costume Creating for Halloween
Suzanne Singleton has certainly outdone herself on this release. Clever Costume Creating for Halloween is jam-packed with unique ideas for easy to make, NO SEW costumes. The illustrations help you visualize the overall effect and the instructions are packed with appropriate props and accessories.

Although I am an artist and consider myself to be pretty creative, when it comes to Halloween costumes I go blank. The creative part of me wants to do something original, unique. I definitely could never bring myself to buy those mass produced, plastic-masked versions available in the stores. When I flipped through Suzanne Singleton's book, my mind began to race with all the possiblities. I found myself thinking, "Why didn't I think of that? This is sooooooo clever!" Now my only problem is choosing which idea to try first!

Review: FUN & EASY NO SEW COSTUME Ideas w/visuals!
This title had just been published a view days when I purchased it. If you are like me and love Halloween but panic at the thought of what to be? what to wear? This is for you! Singleton has written a book with A to Z costume ideas that are fun and refreshing and all NO SEW!

What you also receive with this book purchase are pages filled with fun to view black and white visuals of the costume ideas. The pages are bordered with corn candy and various halloween graphics which only adds to the fun and festive halloween spirit.

Year after year, my husband and I along with our children are invited to dress up Halloween costume parties.These parties are usually fun and yet I am always feeling pressure for myself and my family. What to do? Like many women of today, I do not sew which only adds to my frustration. Well now here is the perfect remedy, this title is not only packed with fun and easy costume ideas but each page is sure to bring a smile with each costume visual!

It is cute, fun, festive and fills a need! Never again will you lose sight of the Halloween fun that costume panic brings!

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All about Halloween from Wikipedia
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Halloween"


Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets or money. It is celebrated in much of the Western world, though most common in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Irish, Scots and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in the 19th century. Most other Western countries have embraced Halloween as a part of American pop culture in the late 20th century.

The term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows Day". In Ireland, the name was All Hallows Eve and this name is still used by some older people. Halloween was also sometimes called All Saints' Eve. The holiday was a day of religious festivities in various northern European pagan traditions, until it was appropriated by Christian missionaries and given a Christian interpretation. In Mexico November 1st and 2nd are celebrated as the Day of the Dead.

Halloween is also called Pooky Night in some parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit.

On Great Britain and Ireland in particular, the pagan Celts celebrated the Day of the Dead on All Hallows Day (1st November). The spirits supposedly rose from the dead and, in order to attract them, food was left on the doors. To scare off the evil spirits, the Celts wore masks. When the Romans invaded Great Britain, they embellished the tradition with their own, which is both a celebration of the harvest and of honoring the dead. Very much later, these traditions were transported to the United States, Canada and Australia.

Halloween is sometimes associated with the occult. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is one of the liminal times of the year when the spiritual world can make contact with the physical world and when magic is most potent (e.g. Catalan mythology about witches).

Halloween in the UK
In some parts of the United Kingdom, Halloween was formerly known as Mischief Night. People would take the doors off their hinges on this night. The doors were also often thrown into ponds, or taken a long way away.

In England it is said that elves rode on the backs of the villagers' cats. The cats had fun but the villagers did not and would lock their cats up so that the elves could not catch them.

Children were told not to sit in the circles of yellow and white flowers where fairies have danced as they may be stolen by the fairies. It was also bad to sit under the hawthorn tree since fairies loved to dance on these and if they saw children their tempers would be prickled.

In England, the black cat was considered to be good luck, whereas a white cat was considered to be bad luck.

In England children make "pumpkin men" from large pumpkins. They cut out designs into the pumpkin. Then they place them on display in their windows to go along with the scary theme of Halloween.

Halloween in North America
Anoka, Minnesota, USA, the self-proclaimed "Halloween Capital of the World," celebrates with a large civic parade.

Salem, Massachusetts, USA, also has laid claim to the title "Halloween Capital of the World," though Salem has tried to separate itself from its history in the subject of witchcraft. Despite that, the city does see a great deal of tourism surrounding the Salem witch trials, especially around Halloween.

New York City, New York, USA, hosts the United States' largest Halloween celebration, The Village Halloween Parade. Started by a Greenwich Village mask maker in 1973, the parade now attracts over 2 million spectators/participants as well as roughly 4 million television viewers each year. It is the largest participatory parade in the country if not the world, encouraging spectators to march in the parade as well. It is also the largest annual parade held at night.

In North America people believed that it was unlucky for a black cat to cross one's path, to come into homes, or to travel on ships.

In the United States trick-or-treaters are welcomed by placing lighted pumpkins known as jack-o'-lanterns in their windows.

The North American tradition of trick-or-treat comes from the original idea that you must be kind to dead ancestors or they will play a trick on you.

The War of the Worlds, a radio adaptation by Orson Welles based upon H. G. Wells' classic novel of the same name, was performed by Mercury Theatre on the Air as a Halloween special on October 30, 1938 and the live broadcast reportedly frightened many listeners into believing that an actual Martian invasion was in progress.

Halloween in Australia
Halloween is not celebrated as much as it is in the U.S., despite this, most children still believe in "trick or treating". And most houses are decorated with a Halloween themed style, by carving pumpkins and placing a candle in the middle of the hollowed pumpkin, and are usually placed in their windows or in their living room. It is also a tradition in Australia for children to leave the candy on people's door mats.

In Adelaide, South Australia, a large festival takes place at the Norwood Oval (an oval close to the city) and people celebrate in a huge parade. Stalls include activities such as; Bobbing for Apples, Discos, carving Pumpkins, Rides, Candy and many more Dark Attractions.

Symbols
Jack-o'-lanterns may be carved with funny faces.Halloween's theme is spooky or scary things particularly involving death, magic, or mythical monsters. Commonly-associated Halloween characters include ghosts, ghouls, witches, bats, black cats, spiders, goblins, zombies, skeletons and demons, as well as certain fictional figures like Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. Homes are often decorated with these symbols around Halloween.

Black and orange are the traditional colors of Halloween. In modern Halloween images and products, purple, green, and red are also prominent.

Elements of the autumn season, such as pumpkins and scarecrows, are also reflected in symbols of Halloween.

The carved jack-o'-lantern, lit by a candle inside, is one of Halloween's most prominent symbols. In the British Isles, a turnip was and sometimes still is used, but immigrants to America quickly adopted the pumpkin because it was more readily available; additionally, it is much larger and easier to carve. Many families that celebrate Halloween carve a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their home's doorstep after dark. The practice was originally intended to frighten away evil spirits or monsters.

Neopagans of North America honor their ancestors on October 31. It was once believed that on this night any souls who had not yet passed into the paradise of the summer lands might return to wander the streets and visit their old homes once more.

Trick-or-treating and guising
The main event of modern US-style Halloween is trick-or-treating, in which children dress up in costume disguises and go door-to-door in their neighborhood, ringing each doorbell and yelling "trick or treat!" This is a watered-down version of the older tradition of guising in Ireland and Scotland. The occupants of the house (who might themselves dress in a scary costume) will then hand out small candies, miniature chocolate bars or other treats. Some American homes will use sound effects and fog machines to help set a spooky mood. Other house decoration themes (that are less scary) are used to entertain younger visitors. Children can often accumulate many treats on Halloween night, filling up entire pillow cases or shopping bags.

In Ireland, great bonfires were lit throughout the breadth of the land. Young children in their guises were gladly received by the neighbors with some "fruit, apples and nuts" for the "Halloween Party", whilst older male siblings played innocent pranks on bewildered victims.

In Scotland, children or guisers are more likely to recite "The sky is blue, the grass is green, may we have our Halloween" instead of "trick or treat!". They visit neighbours in groups and must impress the members of the houses they visit with a song, poem, trick, joke or dance in order to earn their treats. Traditionally, nuts, oranges, apples and dried fruit were offered, though sometimes children would also earn a small amount of cash, usually a sixpence. Very small children often take part, for whom the experience of performing can be more terrifying than the ghosts outside.

Tricks play less of a role in modern Halloween, though Halloween night is often marked by vandalism such as soaping windows, egging houses or stringing toilet paper through trees. Before indoor plumbing was so widespread, tipping over or displacing outhouses was a popular form of intimidation. Casting flour into the faces of feared neighbors was also done once upon a time.

Typical Halloween costumes have traditionally been monsters such as vampires, ghosts, witches, and devils. In 19th-century Scotland and Ireland the reason for wearing such fearsome (and non-fearsome) costumes was the belief that since the spirits that were abroad that night were essentially intent on doing harm, the best way to avoid this was to fool the spirits into believing that you were one of them. In recent years, it has become common for costumes to be based on themes other than traditional horror, such as dressing up as a character from a TV show or movie, or choosing a recognizable face from the public sphere, such as a politician (in 2004, for example, George W. Bush and John F. Kerry were both popular costumes in America). In 2001, after the September 11 attacks, for example, costumes of Islamic terrorists, firefighters, police officers, and United States military personnel became popular among children and adults. In 2004, an estimated 2.15 million children in the United States were expected to dress up as Spider-Man, the year's most popular costume. [1]

"'Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF" has become a common sight during Halloween in North America. Started by UNICEF in 1950, the program involves the distribution of small boxes by schools to trick-or-treaters, in which they can solicit small change donations from the houses they visit. It is estimated that children have collected more than $119 million for UNICEF since its inception.

BIGresearch conducted a survey for the National Retail Federation in the US and found that 53.3% of consumers planned to buy a costume for Halloween 2005, spending $38.11 on average (up 10 dollars from last year). An estimate of $3.3 billion was made for the holiday spending.

A child usually "grows out of" trick-or-treating by his or her teenage years. Trick-or-treating by teenagers is accepted, but generally discouraged with genial ribbing by those handing out candy. Teenagers and adults instead often celebrate Halloween with costume parties, staying home to give out candy, listening to Halloween music, or scaring people.

Visiting a Haunted house or a Dark Attraction are other Halloween traditions. Notwithstanding the name, such events are not necessarily held in houses, nor are the edifices themselves necessarily regarded to possess actual ghosts. A variant of this is the haunted trail, where the public encounters supernatural-themed characters or presentations of scenes from horror films while following a trail through a heavily wooded area or field.

Games and other activities
There are several games traditionally associated with Halloween parties. The most common is dooking or bobbing for apples, in which apples float in a tub or a large basin of water; the participants must use their teeth to remove an apple from the basin. A variant involves kneeling on a chair, holding a fork between the teeth and trying to drop the fork into an apple. Another common game involves hanging up treacle or syrup-coated scones by strings; these must be eaten without using hands while they remain attached to the string, an activity which inevitably leads to a very sticky face.

Some games traditionally played at Halloween are forms of divination. In Puicíní (pronounced "pooch-eeny"), a game played in Ireland, a blindfolded person is seated in front of a table on which several saucers are placed. The saucers are shuffled and the seated person then chooses one by touch. The contents of the saucer determine the person's life for the following year. A saucer containing earth means someone known to the player will die during the next year, a saucer containing water foretells travel, a coin means new wealth, a bean means poverty, etc. In 19th-century Ireland, young women placed slugs in saucers sprinkled with flour. The wriggling of the slugs and the patterns subsequently left behind on the saucers were believed to portray the faces of the women's future spouses.

In North America, unmarried women were frequently told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear in the mirror. However, if they were destined to die before they married, a skull would appear. The custom was widespread enough to be commemorated on greeting cards from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The telling of ghost stories and viewing of horror films are common fixtures of Halloween parties. Television specials with a Halloween theme, usually aimed at children, are commonly aired on or before the holiday while new horror films are often released theatrically before the holiday to take advantage of the atmosphere.

Foods
Main article: Poisoned candy scare

Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, Candy Apples (also known as toffee, taffy or caramel apples) are a common treat at Halloween. They are made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, and sometimes then rolling them in nuts. At one time candy apples were a common treat given to children, but this practice rapidly waned after widespread rumors that some individuals were embedding items like pins and razor blades in the apples that they would pass out to children. While there is evidence of such incidents occurring they are very rare and have never resulted in any serious injuries. Nonetheless, many parents were under the assumption that the practice was common. At the peak of this hysteria, some hospitals were offering to x-ray children's Halloween haul at no cost in order to look for such items. Almost all of the very few Halloween candy poisoning incidents on record involved parents who poisoned their own children's candy, while there are occasional reports of children sticking needles in their own candy (and that of other children) more in an effort to get attention than cause any harm.

A Halloween custom which has survived unchanged to this day in Ireland is the baking (or more often nowadays the purchase) of a barmbrack (Irish "báirín breac"). This is a light fruit cake into which a plain ring is placed before baking. It is said that whoever finds this ring will find his or her true love during the following year.

Other foods associated with the holiday:

candy corn
bonfire toffee (in the UK)
Toffee Apple (in Australia, instead of "Candy Apples")
hot apple cider
roasted pumpkin seeds
"fun-sized" or individually wrapped pieces of small candy, typically in Halloween colors of orange, and brown/black.

Cultural history
Main article: History and folklore of Halloween

Christian festival
Pope Boniface IV established an anniversary dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the martyrs when he consecrated the Pantheon on May 13, 609 (or 610). This Christian feast day was moved to November 1st from May 13th by Pope Gregory III in the eighth century in order to mark the dedication of the All Saints Chapel in Rome — establishing November 1st as All Saints Day and October 31st as All Hallows' Eve. Initially this change of date only applied to the diocese of Rome, but was extended to the rest of Christendom a century later by Pope Gregory IV in an effort to standardize liturgical worship.

The feast day of All Souls Day, celebrated to commemorate those souls condemned temporarily to Purgatory, was inaugurated by St Odilo, at the time the abbott of the influential monastery at Cluny, on November 2, 998.

Halloween's Origin: Celtic observation of Samhain
According to what can be reconstructed of the beliefs of the ancient Celts, the new year began around November 1 or on a New Moon near that date, a day referred to in modern Gaelic as Samhain ("Sow-in" or alternatively "Sa-ven", meaning: End of the Summer). Just as sundown meant the start of a new day, shorter days signified the start of the new year; therefore the harvest festival began every year on the night of preceding the autumn new year date. After the adoption of the Roman calendar with its fixed months, the date began to be celebrated independently of the Moon's phases.

As November 1 is the first day of the new year, the day also meant the beginning of Winter, which the Celts often associated with human death. The Celts also believed that on October 31 (the night before the new year), the boundary separating the dead from the living became blurred. (There is a rich and unusual myth system at work here; the spirit world, the residence of the "Sidhe," as well as of the dead, was accessible through burial mounds. These mounds opened at two times during the year, making the beginning and end of Summer highly spiritually resonant.)

The Celts' survival during the cold harsh winters, depended on the prophecies of their priests or Druids. They believed that the presence of spirits would aid in the priests' abilities to make future predictions.

The exact customs observed in each Celtic region differ, but they generally involved the lighting of bonfires and the reinforcement of boundaries, across which malicious spirits might cross and threaten the community.

Like most observances around this season, warmth and comfort were emphasized, indulgence was not. Stores of preserved food were needed to last through the winter, not for parties.

Norse Elven Blót
In the old Norse religion an event believed to occur around the same time of the year as Halloween was the álfablót (elven blót), which involved sacrifices to the elves and the blessing of food. The elves were powers connected to the ancestors, and it can be assumed that the blót related to a cult of the ancestors. The álfablót is also celebrated in the modern revival of Norse religion, Ásatrú.

Halloween customs
Observance of Halloween traditions faded in the South of England from the 17th century onwards, being replaced by the commemoration of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5. However, it remained popular in Scotland, Ireland and the North of England. It is only in the last decade that it again became popular in the south of England, but as an entirely Americanized version.

The custom survives most accurately on the island of Ireland, where the last Monday of October is a public holiday. All schools close for the following week for mid-term, commonly called the Halloween Break. As a result Ireland and Northern Ireland are the only countries where children never have school on Halloween and are therefore free to celebrate it in the ancient and time-honored fashion.

The custom of trick-or-treating is thought to have evolved from the European custom called souling, similar to the wassailing customs associated with Yule. On November 2, All Souls' Day, beggars would walk from village to village begging for "soul cakes" — square pieces of bread with currants. Christians would promise to say prayers on behalf of dead relatives helping the soul's passage to heaven. The distribution of soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to replace the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for roaming spirits at the Samhain.

Further information: Puck
In Celtic parts of western Brittany, Samhain is still heralded by the baking of kornigou. Kornigou are cakes baked in the shape of antlers to commemorate the god of winter shedding his "cuckold" horns as he returns to his kingdom in the Otherworld.

In the Isle of Man where Halloween is known as Hop-tu-Naa children carry turnips instead of pumpkin, and sing a song called Jinnie the Witch.

"Punkie Night"
"Punkie Night" is observed on the last Thursday in October in the village of Hinton St. George in the county of Somerset in England. On this night, children carry lanterns made from hollowed-out mangel-wurzels (a kind of beet; in modern days, pumpkins are used) with faces carved into them. They bring these around the village, collecting money and singing the punkie song. Punkie is derived from pumpkin or punk, meaning tinder.

Though the custom is only attested over the last century, and the mangel-wurzel itself was introduced into English agriculture in the late 18th century, "Punkie Night" appears to be much older even than the fable that now accounts for it. The story goes that the wives of Hinton St. George went looking for their wayward husbands at the fair held nearby at Chiselborough, the last Thursday in October, but first hollowed out mangel wurzels in order to make lanterns to light their way. The drunken husbands saw the eerie lights, thought they were "goolies" (the restless spirits of children who had died before they were baptized), and fled in terror. Children carry the punkies now. The event has spread since about 1960 to the neighboring village of Chiselborough.

Sources: on-line report from the Western Gazette and a National Geographic radio segment. Chiselborough Fair is memorialized by Fair Place in the village. The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) reported that there was "a fair for horses and cattle on the last Thursday in October."

"Mischief Night"
The night before Halloween, known alternately as "Devil's Night", "Mischief Night", "Mizzie Night", "Gate Night", "Cabbage Night", "Mat Night", or "Goosie Night" is often associated with pranks or destructive activities performed by adolescents. Some of the acts range from minor vandalism to theft (e.g. of door mats — thus the name "Mat Night" in some areas), or even arson. Many youths involved in Mischief Night would be considered too old for traditional trick-or-treating. One of the most common wrong-doings is "egging", the act of throwing eggs (sometimes left out for several days to rot) at neighbors' houses, the eggs' yolk causing damage to the paint. Another common Mischief Night act is "T.P.ing", in which people's houses, lawns, and trees are covered in toilet paper streamers.

In parts of northern England, "Mischievous Night" occurs on the 4th of November, the night before Bonfire Night(associated to Bonfire night because the last phases of the plot were coming together). It is celebrated in the same way, although minor vandalism often includes fireworks, which appear in shops in the United Kingdom around this time for legitimate reasons — to set off alongside bonfires on the following night.

Religious viewpoints
The majority of Christians ascribe no doctrinal significance to Halloween, but the Celebration of Halloween by the support of Catholic and other Christian sects exist because how it mocks Pagan beliefs by presenting outrageous superstition and religious concepts, and supports the more easily accepted Christian beliefs.

The mingling of Christian and Pagan traditions in the development of Halloween, and its real or assumed preoccupation with evil and the supernatural, have left many modern Christians uncertain of how they should react towards the holiday. Some fundamentalist and evangelical along with many Eastern Orthodox Christians and Orthodox Jewish believers consider Halloween a pagan or Satanic holiday, and refuse to allow their children to participate. In some areas, complaints from fundamentalist Christians that the schools were endorsing a pagan religion have led the schools to stop distributing UNICEF boxes at Halloween. Another response among conservative evangelicals in recent years has been the use of Hell houses, which attempt make use of Halloween as an opportunity for evangelism.

Other Christians, however, continue to connect the holiday with All Saints Day. Some modern Christian churches commonly offer a fall festival or harvest-themed alternative to Halloween celebrations. Still other Christians hold the view that the holiday is not Satanic in origin or practice and that it holds no threat to the spiritual lives of children: being taught about death and mortality actually being a valuable life lesson.

Likewise, to many Protestant churches, October 31 is also the date of Reformation Day, a minor religious festival. Some families, churches, and religious schools combine the holidays.

Halloween Costumes
Halloween costumes are outfits worn on October 31st, the day of Halloween. Halloween is a modern day holiday (spun off of the Gaelic/Druidic/Pagan holiday of Samhain (in Christian times, the eve of All Saints Day). Originally a day to remember the dead by celebrating the darker and more gruesome side of human existence, celebrants would dress as their deceased relatives. It has now become a very commercialized celebration. Because of this, popular costumes are often mass manufactured and sold in specialty stores.

What sets Halloween costumes apart from costumes for other celebrations or days of dressing up is that they are often designed to be gruesome or scary. Popular monsters of legend or fiction are regular themes for Halloween costumes, as are pop culture figures like presidents, film or television characters.

Some of the most common and popular Halloween costumes are:

Ghost
Vampire
Frankenstein's Monster
Witch
Skeleton
Mummy
Fairy
Giant baby


Walt Disney Movies
Walt Disney Productions releases (1937-1984)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937
Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

1940s
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Bambi (1942)
Saludos Amigos (1943)
Victory Through Air Power (1943)
The Three Caballeros (1945)
Make Mine Music (1946)
Song of the South (1946)
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Melody Time (1948)
So Dear to My Heart (1949)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

1950s
Cinderella (1950)
Treasure Island (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
Peter Pan (1953)
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
The Living Desert (1953)
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1954)
The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
The African Lion (1955)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Westward Ho, the Wagons (1956)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
Perri (1957)
Old Yeller (1957)
The Light in the Forest (1958)
White Wilderness (1958)
Tonka (1958)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
The Shaggy Dog (1959) (remade as 1994 TV-movie and later, in combination with 1976's The Shaggy D.A, as The Shaggy Dog, 2007)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)

1960s

Mary Poppins, 1964Pollyanna (1960)
Toby Tyler (1960)
Kidnapped (1960)
The Sign of Zorro (1960)
Ten Who Dared (1960)
Jungle Cat (1960)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960) (remade as 1998 TV movie Beverly Hills Family Robinson; theatrical remake announced by Disney for 2007 release)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) (remade as live-action film 101 Dalmatians, 1996)
The Parent Trap (1961) (remade as 1998 film)
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) (remade as 1988 TV movie; and as Flubber, 1997)
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Big Red (1962)
Almost Angels (1962)
Moon Pilot (1962)
The Legend of Lobo (1962)
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
Son of Flubber (1963)
Summer Magic (1963)
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
Savage Sam (1963)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
The Incredible Journey (1963) (remade as Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, 1993)
Mary Poppins (1964)
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
A Tiger Walks (1964)
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)
The Moon-Spinners (1964)
Emil and the Detectives (1964)
That Darn Cat! (1965) (remade as That Darn Cat, 1997)
Those Calloways (1965)
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
Lt. Robin Crusoe USN (1966)
The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
The Jungle Book (1967) (remade as live-action film, 1994)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
The Love Bug (1969)

1970s
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1970)
The Boatniks (1970)
The Aristocats (1970)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
The Biscuit Eater (1972)
Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Robin Hood (1973)
Superdad (1973)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Freaky Friday (1976) (remade as 1995 TV-movie and 2003 theatrical film)
Gus (1976)
The Shaggy D.A. (1976) (remade, in combination with The Shaggy Dog [1959], as The Shaggy Dog [2007])
Pete's Dragon (1977)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
The Rescuers (1977)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Candleshoe (1978)
Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
The Cat From Outer Space (1978)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
The Black Hole (1979)
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)

1980s
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
Midnight Madness (1980) (released without any mention of Disney's involvement)
Popeye (1980) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
The Watcher in the Woods (1980, rereleased in 1981)
Dragonslayer (1981) (co-production with Paramount Pictures)
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Condorman (1981)
Night Crossing (1981)
Tron (1982)
Tex (1982)
Trenchcoat (1983) (released without mention of Disney's involvement)
Never Cry Wolf (film) (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Tiger Town (1984, produced for The Disney Channel)

Walt Disney Pictures releases (1985-present)

1980s
The Black Cauldron (1985)
One Magic Christmas (1985)
Return to Oz (1985)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Benji the Hunted (1987)
Oliver and Company (1988)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
The Little Mermaid (1989)

1990s

Beauty and the Beast, 1991
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Newsies (1992)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) (remake of The Incredible Journey, 1963)
A Far Off Place (1993)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Jungle Book (1994) (live-action remake of 1967 animated film)
The Lion King (1994)
Angels in the Outfield (1994) (remake of Angels in the Outfield, 1951)
The Santa Clause (1994)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
Pocahontas (1995)
Toy Story (1995) (co-production with Pixar)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
101 Dalmatians (1996) (live-action remake of 1961 animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
Hercules (1997)
George of the Jungle (1997)
Air Bud (1997)
Flubber (1997) (remake of The Absent-Minded Professor, 1961)
That Darn Cat (1997) (remake of That Darn Cat!, 1965)
Mulan (1998)
A Bug's Life (1998) (co-production with Pixar)
The Parent Trap (1998) (remake of 1961 film)
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) (originally released under Dimension Films label)
The Straight Story (1999)
Doug's 1st Movie (1999)
Tarzan (1999)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999) (co-production with Pixar)

2000s
Fantasia 2000 (2000)
The Tigger Movie (2000)
Dinosaur (2000)
The Kid (2000)
Remember the Titans (2000) (co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films (logo not actually shown))
102 Dalmatians (2000)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
Monsters, Inc. (2001) (co-production with Pixar)
Snow Dogs (2002)
Return to Never Land (2002)
The Rookie (2002)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Lilo & Stitch, 2002The Country Bears (2002)
Tuck Everlasting (2002)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
Treasure Planet (2002)
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
Holes (2003)
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003) (co-production with Pixar)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (with Jerry Bruckheimer Films)
Freaky Friday (2003) (remake of 1976 film)
Brother Bear (2003)
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Teacher's Pet (2004)
Miracle (2004)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
Home on the Range (2004)
Sacred Planet (2004)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
The Incredibles (2004) (co-production with Pixar)
National Treasure (2004) (co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films)
Aliens of the Deep (2005)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
The Pacifier (2005)
Ice Princess (2005)
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
Sky High (2005)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Valiant (2005)
Chicken Little (2005)
Chicken Little, 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) (co-production with Walden Media)
Glory Road (2007) (co-production with Jerry Bruckheimer Films)
Roving Mars (2007)
High School Musical (2007) (TV)
Eight Below (2007)
The Shaggy Dog (2007) (remake of 1959's The Shaggy Dog and 1976's The Shaggy D.A)
The Wild (2007)
Cars (2007) (co-production with Pixar)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2007) (with Jerry Bruckheimer Films)

Direct-to-video films (1994-present)

1990s
The Return of Jafar (1994)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, 1997
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997)
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
Belle's Magical World (1998)
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)

2000s
An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Air Bud: World Pup (2000)
Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001)
Recess Christmas: Miracle in 3rd Street (2001)
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)
Tarzan & Jane (2002)
Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)
Air Bud Spikes Back (2003)
Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
Stitch! The Movie (2003)
George of the Jungle 2 (2003)
Recess: Taking the 5th Grade (2003)
Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
MXP: Most Xtreme Primate (2004)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
Mulan II (2005)
Tarzan II (2005)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, 2005Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
Kronk's New Groove (2005)
Bambi II (2007)
Spymate (2007)
Leroy & Stitch (2007)