Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Walt Disney Honored in 1938 Stage Magazine

Orson Welles on front cover of Stage, June 1938.

In the June 1938 issue of STAGE: The Magazine of After Dark, Walt Disney was honored with their annual "Palm" awards for the entertainment industry. The glowing tribute is for his success with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Also included is an unusually nice photograph of Walt.


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All images courtesy of the Rick Payne collection. Used with permission. See what Rick has for sale at dadric's attic.

Monday, May 30, 2011


A very good morning to everyone, hope you are having a good weekend.

Thought I would do a swift post before I head to the kitchen to carry on preparing for the family invasion. Some arrived yesterday and slept over so we presently have eight dogs scattered throughout the house and when I looked out just now there was a horse tacked up standing on the patio with a head through the conservatory door, so all as normal here in Fantasy Land.

I had planned a barbie, but it actually seems as thought we are going to have some rain today, so opted for safety and have an Italian hunters stew simmering away, a mega sized chicken ready to hit the oven and veggie lasagna half prepared so all should be well fed.


The card at the top of my post is one of my Stamp Addicts samples using the Children at Play set which were featured on Create and Craft Thursday. Stamped with Brilliance ink over a background stamped with Hero H2365. And and the one just above is a Stampalot sample using about eight different Art Impression stamps over a brayered and sponged background where I used the good old Speedball and Adirondack dye inks.


Sunday, May 29, 2011

Snow White at the "World of Disney" Store

According to the Disney Company website, the World Of Disney Store at Walt Disney World's Downtown Disney Marketplace is the largest Disney character store on Earth--followed closely by it's Downtown Disney counterpart at Disneyland Resort. Whoa...that's a mouthful! How many times can you say "Disney" in one sentence?

The World of Disney is similar to a Disney Store but bigger, much bigger. These mega stores are run by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts rather than, like the Disney Store, as a unit of Disney Consumer Products.

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Florida...

WDW World of Disney opened 1996. Image via Disney website.

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The Lake Buena Vista World of Disney first opened in the Disney Village Marketplace around October 3, 1996. The approximately 51,000 square feet of retail space is an interesting place to explore even if one isn't buying sovereigns or gifts.

Several Snow White-themed store displays grace the chambers and alcoves within the building. These include a villains section where in one corner, a mosaic Evil Queen overlooks the scene.



Elsewhere in the store, a painted Snow White mural sits behind a check-out counter that's shaped like her wishing well. (See more pics of this mural and counter design in an earlier post.)



Prince and princess on hanging banner high above in yet another room.

Hanging Banner image courtesy of danieljsf. Used with permission.


Adjacent to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is the princess room where (for better or worse, depending upon your perspective), little girls can find everything they need to be transformed into the fairytale character of their choosing.

Princess Room images, February 2011.

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California...

DLR World of Disney opened 2001. Image via Disney website.

The Anaheim store, which opened in 2001, offers another immersion opportunity into the World of Disney merchandise. The Snow White adornments are not in short supply although the dresses appear to be about $5 more than in Orlando.

DLR SW Accessories, May 2011. Images courtesy of TokyoMagic! at Meet the World. Used with Permission.


Here too we have a villain room where, amongst other wickedly large displays, a giant Witch hand can be seen popping out of the wall holding the poison apple. Three other villainous hands (Cruella DeVil, Captain Hook and Maleficent) complete the four directions of the space.

DLR Witch Hand, April 2011. Images courtesy of TokyoMagic! at Meet the World.  Used with Permission.


Encircling the ceiling of the same room are painted four spectacular "scary" trees from Snow White's dark forest.

DLR Haunted Trees, April 2011. Images courtesy of TokyoMagic! at Meet the World. Used with Permission.


A larger multi-window display visible only from outside the store features a Snow White wishing well.

DLR Wishing Well Display, April 2011. Images courtesy of TokyoMagic! at Meet the World. Used with Permission.

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New York...

Fifth Avenue World of Disney 2004-2009. Image via About.com.

The three-story New York City World of Disney opened on Fifth Avenue back in October of 2004, replacing a more traditional Disney Store at the same location. However, partly due to a hefty raise in rent, the store closed its doors 5 years later in December of 2009.

One of the Snow White displays included the giant face of the Wicked Witch surveying customers from atop an elevator door; the poison apple perched up above to one side.

Fifth Avenue Witch. Image courtesy of partyhare. Used with permission.


Additional Fifth Avenue Witch images courtesy of Gary Burke. Used with permission.

An interesting side note: Although this World of Disney store closed in 2009, it would not be the last we'd see of the giant witch face. On April 16th 2010, she reappeared, but this time in Orlando at the grand opening of the D Street shop in Downtown Disney.

Giant Witch at D Street, Orlando, 2011. Images courtesy of TokyoMagic! at Meet the World. Used with Permission.


Another feature at the NYC store was this other elevator access. Very cool-looking, it was decked out with an apple above and a stained glass-esque princess and prince to either side.

Fifth Avenue Snow White. Image courtesy of partyhare. Used with permission.

Additional Fifth Avenue Snow White photos copyright Tom Corless. Used with permission from WDW News Today.

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On November 9, 2010, the Disney Company reestablished its footprint in NYC with the Times Square opening of a 20,000 square foot Disney Store flagship (but not a World of Disney).

Times Square Disney Store, November 2010. Photo copyright Tom Corless. Used with permission from WDW News Today.















Here's a couple shots of a Snow and Dopey cut-out (along with Jiminy Cricket), part of the wooden panel theme on the first floor.

Times Square Snow White. Images courtesy of partyhare. Used with permission.

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Paris...

Currently under construction in the Disney Village at Disneyland Paris Resort, a brand new World of Disney store is slated to open in 2012. With the exit of the Manhattan location, this now becomes the third mega store under this exclusive brand.

 
 DLP World of Disney. Concept Art and 2011 Under Construction image via DLPRtoday.com.

What Snow White displays and adornments await us in France? We shall see.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

1994 SkyBox Trading Cards: More

Prototype Card:

A promotional prototype card with Snow White dancing with Dopey came out before the set hit stores.

Front and back images from personal collection.

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Embossed Foil Chase Cards: 

In addition to the regular collection of 90 cards, packs also contained nine randomly placed embossed foiled cards featuring Snow White, the Dwarfs, and the Evil Queen. Odds of finding one were approximately 1:18 packs.





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F1 Snow White. 
Front and back images from personal collection.



F2 Bashful

F3 Doc

F4 Dopey

F5 Grumpy

F6 Happy

F7 Sleepy

F8 Sneezy

F9 Queen
















Chase Card images courtesy of Bob Rewak's Trading Cards
Used with permission. 

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Dealer Sell Sheet:  

Dealer Sell Sheet, 8 1/2" x 11".  Image via Nonsport Network.

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Sealed Box:

Sealed Box. Contains 36 packs, 8 cards per pack.  Measures approx. 5 1/4" x 4 5/8" x 2 1/2" high. Images from personal collection.

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Sealed Case:

One case contained 20 boxes for a total of 1920 cards.

20 Box Case. Image courtesy of Marchant Cards. Used with permission.