hmm, this just leaves me cold...
Worst Disney Copies Ever?
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At the old Disney Hyperion Studio, the screening room where animators would show animated scenes to Walt for his approval was small, with no ventilation or AC. Not only was it hot, but the animators were nervously awaiting Walt's reaction to their work. Thus, the room became known as the Sweatbox. Even after the Studio moved to Burbank and elegant screening rooms were offered to the staff, the moniker remained.
Now SGT has a sweatbox of our own. This is the place to find and post all entertaining topics such as video links, jokes, games, and the like. A general rule of thumb is that if the thread is meant to be informative (interesting news stories for example), or a topic for discussion (like setting up a park meet) then it should go in the Break Room, but if the intent is to entertain the masses then it's home is The Sweatbox. I'm sure there will be grey areas at times, so if you have doubt as to where a new thread should go, just use your best judgement and the SGT Staff will be glad to move it later if you guessed wrong.
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judging by the overall look, and the fact that they had the old rocket in the background, and other factors, I would say this is from the late 50's eary 60's?
and it was probably a Disney production.
and it was probably a Disney production.
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I agree--those are horrible copies. This is what you'd call a major case of copyright infringement, with a buttload of evidence to prove it.
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I agree with Grumpy Pirate. Those characters lok just like the ones in the stills from the opening of Disneyland. They could well be official Characters from the era.
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Further research indicates that after 1956, Ice Capades allied with Disney on a number of productions http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 02,4244463
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wow, did you move that page to the bottom right?delsdad wrote:Further research indicates that after 1956, Ice Capades allied with Disney on a number of productions http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 02,4244463
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I remember seeing the "opening day" with Walt and a bunch of other stars at the time. and mickey look very much like the one in the picture. very different from today.
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That was more than likely an Ice Capades production. Back in the day, Disney character costumes didn't exactly follow character model sheets from the studio. I think the costumes were largely an artist's interpretation of the character. I remember reading that the original character costumes for Disneyland came from the Ice Capades productions.
If you watch the movie, "The Greatest Show on Earth", there is a scene were the Disney characters are part of the Ringling Bros' circus parade. Those are some strange costumes. There is even a scene were the character heads are being put on by the performers.
If you watch the movie, "The Greatest Show on Earth", there is a scene were the Disney characters are part of the Ringling Bros' circus parade. Those are some strange costumes. There is even a scene were the character heads are being put on by the performers.
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Years ago--I'm thinking early 70s, maybe--we went to a show of Disney characters, and everything was really well-done. We agreed that the only faults were that Mowgli's bodysuit was a little too loose, and Alice's blush was a little too heavy. But it was a great show, nonetheless.
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If you look closely at the lower right-hand corner,there are W D P 
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