That's What Walt Said

I put together a few of these images recently to post to Twitter and decided to do a whole collection.

I think some of my relatives and neighbors think my wife and I talk like this at home. We did meet each other at Walt Disney World but we also have brains. And so did Walt Disney. Walt didn’t go around speaking in fluffy buzz words. He was a respectable, realistic, intelligent, and rather blunt man. To “future Imagineers” I often suggest keeping the fluffy stuff to a minimum. Keep your resumes and behaviors professional, perhaps a little fun, but always mature enough that the company wouldn’t be embarrassed to hire you.

If you seek a career at Walt Disney Imagineering, read the words of legendary Bob Gurr. And good luck!

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Disney + 90s Star Power!!

In case you forgot about the synergetic power of Disney teaming up with 1990s actors, singers, or athletes to appear on medium-sized magazine covers, we bring you these. Oh Bob Saget and Baby Herman... the messes you get yourselves into.

Sebastian terrified of Steve Urkel. Inside we can learn about "Other Cool Nerds."

Hulk Hogan with a dinosaur in a headlock. Oddly this was before Jurassic Park came out.

Macaulay Culkin afraid of his new school teacher, Ursula.

Two years later Macaulay rides a motorcyle with bus driver Mickey.

Neil Patrick Harris (big Disney fan) "gets spooked".

Luke Perry's school schedule includes "skateboarding" and "star fashion". Roger Rabbit carries his many books.

Paula Abdul + circuses?

Will Smith.

The Fresh Prince and the Evil Queen. Get it?

Melissa Joan Hart riding a flying carpet with a creepy Aladdin. And Timone. And Meeko? And King Louie?? What the?

Joey Lawrence wearing Aladdin-like clothing.

MC Hammer and Darkwing Duck.

Joe Montana rock climbing with Goofy. Of course.

Blossom and the Beast.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing a really nice belt.

Fred Savage with Santa Clause and the Rescue Rangers.

Rick Moranis. Always shrinking things or blowing things up in the 90s. In the 80s he was hillariously and unknowingly saving the world from poisonous beer.

Source for many of these fabulous images: Disney Adventures Magazine Tumblr 

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Auctions of Rare Artifacts

Get out your checkbooks and get ready to bid on these wonderful items. The Profiles in History Animation Auction and Dreier Collection Auction begin very soon!

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA EXHIBIT ATTRACTION POSTER (Above)
$2,000 – $3,000 

Original Disneyland hand-silkscreened color poster for the Tomorrowland 20,000 Leagues Exhibit (not the submarine ride). Measures 36 in. x 54 in. Archivally framed and matted. Unexamined out of frame. 

ACTUAL MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE VEHICLE FROM DISNEYLAND
$20,000 - $30,000 
 

"it's a small world" ANIMATRONIC HEADS
$800 - $3,000 each 

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND HAUNTED MANSION ANIMATRONIC HEAD SKINS
$2,000 - $3,000 each

11-FOOT 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA NAUTILUS AND SQUID
$60,000 - $80,000 

BERT'S CHIMNEY SWEEP COAT FROM MARY POPPINS
$4,000 - $6,000 
 

MICKEY AND DONALD PEZ BOX WITH 8 PEZ DISPENSERS
$600 - $800 

SNOW WHITE AND DOPEY PEZ BOX WITH PEZ DISPENSERS
$600 - $800

ORIGINAL HARPER GOFF ARTWORK FOR WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
$20,000 - $30,000

Harper Goff was a legendary artist and art director not only for Walt Disney films, Disneyland, and Walt Disney World, he was also an art director on Willy Wonka. Surprised?

LITTLE HIAWATHA COLOR MODEL SHEET AND PRODUCTION CEL
$400 - $1,200 each 

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CEL AND BACKGROUND FOR SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
$30,000 - $50,000 

MARY BLAIR ORIGINAL CONCEPT ART FOR SONG OF THE SOUTH
$8,000 - $12,000

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CELS FOR THE BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR AND THE POINTER
$2,000 - $6,000 each 

Other auction items include: Indiana Jones' hat, Kryptonite, an Everlasting Gobstoper, Ferris Bueller's leather jacket, some of Michael Jackson's clothing, an original Chewbacca head, and so much more.

In no way are we affiliated with these auctions. Nor are we selling or buying any of these great items. We are not that lucky! Let us know if any of you land something from either auction.

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