Walt Disney Archives

Did Walt Disney’s Will Require His Movies to Be Remade Every 10 Years?

Do not confuse marketing strategies with the dictates of a long-dead company founder.

Did Disney Announce It Was to Open a Theme Park in Escanaba, Michigan?

An obscure satirical web site managed to trick many readers with a fabricated story in...

Disney Heiress Says She Will Benefit from GOP Tax Plan but Is Against It

In a viral video, Abigail Disney said the 2017 tax plan is a windfall for...

Are the Spires on Disney World’s Cinderella Castle Removable in Case of Hurricane?

An old but still thriving urban legend about Walt Disney World in Florida holds that...

Why Did So Many of Walt Disney’s Animated Films Have Motherless Characters?

His own mother's death may have been the most shattering moment of Walt Disney's life.

Walt Disney’s Will – First Pregnant Man Did Walt Disney's will leave a substantial bequest to the first man to become pregnant?

Walt Disney and the Naked Woman Frame

Did Disney animators slip a single frame of a naked woman into a film to...

Was Walt Disney Frozen?

Half a century onwards, the rumor that Walt Disney's body was put in cryonic storage...

Was Walt Disney Born in Robinson, Illinois?

It's a charming story, but the details don't quite add up.

Was That Walt Disney’s Face Inside the Haunted Mansion?

A classic piece of Disneyland lore.

Did Walt Disney Receive a Dishonorable Discharge?

Some legends claim he was proud of it.

Walt Disney’s Illegitimate Birth?

Was Walt Disney born out of wedlock to a woman from Almería, Spain?