The History of Walt Disney's Saludos Amigos - Part 1
Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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4.8 • 799 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michael and Tom begin the history of the 1942 classic Saludos Amigos by discussing how the film, and the research trip to South America that preceded it, came to be.
Links:
- Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
- Important DIS links and more information!
- Connecting with Walt on Twitter
- Dreams Unlimited Travel
Sources:
Websites/Articles:
- Saludos Amigos, Wikipedia
- The Good Neighbor Films – Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, maketheswitch.com
- The Persistence of Disney, Saludos Amigos by Jerry Roberts for Armchair Cinema.com
- Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros, the-avocado.org
Books:
- South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program, 1941-1948 by J.B. Kaufman
Videos:
- Walt & El Grupo documentary directed by Theodore Thomas (available on Disney+)
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| 0:48.3 | Hey there, hi, they're ho there, and welcome to episode 343 of Connecting with Walt, celebrating our 10thennial year. I am your host and |
| 0:57.9 | Diz historian Michael Bowling, and I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Tom Bell. |
| 1:03.5 | Tom, how are you today? Hey, Michael, I'm good. I think we are finally in fall but also super busy. |
| 1:13.5 | And we were talking before the show that we're both buried with just projects. |
| 1:19.3 | Yeah, lots of stuff going on and all that. |
| 1:22.3 | But yeah, fall weather's definitely here in our neck of the woods. |
| 1:27.1 | So we had a lot of wind before the rainstorm. |
| 1:31.0 | Oh, my goodness. |
| 1:31.7 | So, big old tree branch fell. |
| 1:35.2 | Luckily, I had not stepped out onto the path in my back garden before it fell. |
| 1:43.6 | People here do not know how to drive in the weather. |
| 1:48.6 | Oh, people in California don't know how to drive. |
| 1:50.7 | That's true. |
| 1:51.8 | That's very true. |
| 1:53.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:54.6 | So anyway, but we are continuing our exploration of Walt Disney's animated films. |
| 2:02.2 | In past episodes, we've discussed the histories of Snow White and Seven Dwarves, Pinocchio, Fantasia, the Reluctant Dragon, Dumbo, and Bambi. |
| 2:12.0 | Now we will start taking a look at Walt Disney's 1942 film, Saludos Amigos, or Hello Friends. |
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