The History of Walt Disney's Saludos Amigos - Part 3

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

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Michael and Tom wrap up the history of the 1942 classic Saludos Amigos by covering how the film finally made it to the big screen and discussing their favorite sequences.

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South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program, 1941-1948 by J.B. Kaufman

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Walt & El Grupo documentary directed by Theodore Thomas (available on Disney+)

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0:48.6	Hey, their, hi, there, and welcome to episode 348 of Connecting with Walt, celebrating our Tensennial year.
0:57.2	I am your host and Deist Historian Michael Bowling, and I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Tom Bell.
1:04.0	Tom, how are you today?
1:05.9	Hey, Michael.
1:06.6	I am well.
1:07.5	Are you ready for the holiday coming up?
1:10.2	No.
1:14.5	No, not at all. I'm ready for nothing.
1:24.3	I said the house is decorated for Thanksgiving. Okay. Yeah. Well, that's what I meant. I mean, it's... Well, I have a whole dinner to prepare.
1:31.0	But I mean, I've come up with the dishes that I want to make.
1:35.1	I have to now make the grocery lists and all of that. So I have to order the turkey because I have to order the turkey in advance.
1:42.2	So we're not going to be home for Thanksgiving.
1:45.7	We'll be at Disneyland.
1:47.3	Oh, wow.
1:48.2	And so I think we're doing early Thanksgiving on Sunday.
1:52.9	I just kind of figure out which part I'm providing.
1:56.7	But yeah, so this is finally the week that's going to be Mateo's first trip to Disneyland.
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