Walt Disney's Dumbo - Part 2
Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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4.7 • 820 Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michael and Tom continue their discussion of Walt Disney's Dumbo, including a look into some of the film's more memorable, and possibly troublesome, scenes.
Links:
- Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
- Important DIS links and more information!
- Connecting with Walt on Twitter
- Dreams Unlimited Travel
Sources:
Books:
- Taschen’s The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
- The Disney Films by Leonard Maltin
- The Art and Making of Dumbo by Leah Gallo
Websites/Articles:
- The Original Dumbo by Jim Korkis for MousePlanet
- The Original ‘Dumbo’ Story Would Have Had More Twists and Turns by David Kindy for Smithsonian Magazine
- The Story of Walt Disney’s “Dumbo” on Disneyland Records by Greg Ehrbar for Cartoon Research
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| 0:00.0 | From west to east and kingdom to kingdom, you're listening to the Connecting with Walt is brought to you by dreams and limited travel, experts at helping you plan the perfect Disney vacation. |
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| 0:46.1 | quote today for your next dream vacation at dreamsunlimited travel.com. Hey there, hi, there, and welcome to |
| 0:53.8 | episode 315 of connecting with Walt. |
| 0:56.8 | I am your host and is historian Michael Bowling, |
| 1:00.0 | and I am joined by my co-host, producer, |
| 1:02.6 | and good friend Tom Bell. |
| 1:05.0 | Tom, how are you today? |
| 1:07.1 | I am doing well, Michael. |
| 1:08.4 | Good to see you again. |
| 1:10.3 | Good to see you.. Good to see you. |
| 1:11.3 | Getting back in the groove after our couple of our week, our, sorry, our month off. |
| 1:18.0 | So you're back in the rhythm two weeks in a row. |
| 1:21.0 | I'm good now. |
| 1:22.0 | Good, good. |
| 1:22.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:23.2 | I see you're taking time off from working the Taco Bell. |
| 1:27.5 | Yes, you love my shirt, don't you? |
| 1:29.5 | I'll see if I can find you one and I'll send it to you. |
| 1:34.6 | Oh, no. |
| 1:35.3 | Do I, if I had to advertise a place. |
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