Magical Memories Blog — Walt Disney

JAW-DROPPING DISNEY STREET ART

October 12, 2022 • Aladdin • Art • artist • Chesire Cat • Disney • Dorian Lynde • Genie • Jerkface • Matt Gondek • Mickey • Mickey Mouse • Owen Dippie • Street Art • Sunra • Tom Blackford • Walt Disney

insane and edgy, these larger-than-life paintings can’t really be hung up in a cutesy frame on a living room wall. These pieces of art can only be truly experienced by walking down the streets they’re on - which makes them that much cooler.

10 FACTS ABOUT DISNEY’S DUMBO

March 20, 2019 • Art Babitt • Clark Gable • David Willardson • Disneyland • Disneyland Paris • Dumbo • Dumbo II • Dumbo the Flying Elephant • Eric Larson • Fantasia • Heather Theurer • Helen Aberson • Hong Kong Disneyland • Jack Kinney • John Lounsbery • Les Clark • Manuel Hernandez • Nine Old Men • Pinocchio • Snow White • The King of Hollywood • The Seven Dwarfs • Tokyo Disney • Trevor Carlton • Tricia Buchanan-Benson • WALL-E • Walt Disney • Walt Disney World • Ward Kimball • Wolfgang Reitherman

Dumbo is a lovable circus elephant with a story surrounded by themes of friendship, tolerance and family. Although he is insecure about the size of his abnormally large ears, he eventually learns to embrace his differences and be confident in who he is.

DISNEY’S NINE OLD MEN

March 6, 2019 • 101 Dalmatians • Bambi • Captain Hook • Centaurs • Cheshire Cat • Cinderella • Cruella de Vil • Disney • Dumbo • Eric Larson • Fairy Godmother • Fantasia • Frank Thomas • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Headless Horseman • Horace • Jasper • Jiminy Cricket • John Lounsbery • King Leonidas • King Louie • Lady and the Tramp • Les Clark • Mad Hatter • Madame Medusa • Maleficent • Marc Davis • Mary Poppins • Mickey Mouse • Milt Kahl • Nine Old Men • Pegasus • Peter Pan • Pinocchio • Pirates of the Caribbean • Reitherman • Robin Hood • Roo • Sleeping Beauty • Smee • Snow White • Sorcerer Mickey • The Aristocats • The Haunted Mansion • The Jungle Book • The Jungle Cruise • The Many Adventures of Winne The Pooh • The Rescuers • The Tortoise and the Hare • The Ugly Duckling • Three Little Pigs • Tweedledee and Tweedledum • Walt Disney • Ward Kimball • Willie the Giant • Wolfgang Reitherman

Pinocchio, Snow White, Peter Pan and so many more-- Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men created the foundational works of Disney’s animation studios.

6 FACTS CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SLEEPING BEAUTY

February 1, 2019 • Disneyland • Fantasyland • Herbert Ryman • Jiminy Cricket • Pinocchio • Sleeping Beauty • Walt Disney

Aurora made her debut in Sleeping Beauty on January 29th, 1959, so it’s safe to say she’s getting most of the love for this anniversary. But we’d like to give her reputable place of rest some of the spotlight for just a moment. Yep, we’re talking about Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.

MICKEY THE MUSE: 90 YEARS OF INSPIRATION

November 18, 2018 • Lucky Rabbit • Mickey Mouse • Mortimer Mouse • Oswald • Oswald the Lucky Rabbit • Tim Rogerson • Walt Disney

For almost a century Mickey has influenced artists to create fabulous pieces of work. He is the perfect example of an artist’s determination to create by his own rules, that's why his conceptual history resonates with so many artists and he's been such a big part of the art world; artists want to create art on their own terms.
Below are just some of the great pieces we have at Magical Memories that have been influenced by Mickey Mouse.