The Scary Adventures in Pins

Here's a look at Snow White's Scary Adventures as presented over the last decade in Disney pins. I'm happy to say that Disneyland Resort in particular has been rather fond of celebrating this original park attraction in its cloisonne form...

Snow White's Adventures
Released: 2001 Tokyo Disneyland.

Details: Part of the TDL Attraction series. Measures 1 3/4" x 1 1/4". Original price 600 yen.

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Snow White's Scary Adventures
Released: 2003 (May 4) Disneyland Resort.

Details: Open stock rack pin. Measures 1 7/8" x 1 3/8". Original price $6.50.

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Snow White's Adventures "Walt Disney World"
Released: 2004 (November 8) Disney Auctions.

SWSA WDW. Image via Squasha78 Disney Stuff.

Details: Limited edition 1000. Measures 1.75" x 1.75". Original price $8.50.

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Evil Queen at Window
Released: 2004 (November 15) Disney Auctions.

Queen at SWSA Window. Images via Going Going Going Gone. Used with permission.

Details: Limited edition 1000. Pin inspired by SWSA attraction. Translucent window is hinged and opens to reveal the Evil Queen. Measures 1 3/4" x 1 7/8". Original price $10.50.

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Original Attraction
Release: 2005 (April 24) Disneyland Resort.

Original Attraction. Image courtesy of Michael's Disney Treasures. Used with permission.

Details: Limited edition 350. Surprise release pin from the Original Attraction series. Measures 1 3/8" wide. Original price $12.50.

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Snow White Shield
Released: 2005 (October 4) Disney Catalog.

Details: Limited edition 1500. Part of the Fantasyland pin set featuring vintage attraction signage (see earlier post). Designed by Jody Daily and Kevin Kidney. Came in a collectible keepsake box. Pin measures approximately 1" wide. Set sold for $34.95.

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Welcome Annual Passholders
Released: 2007 (April 22) Disneyland Resort.

Willkommen: Annual Passholder. Image courtesy of Double Lucky Deals.

Details: Limited edition 1000 featuring Snow White in front of the attraction facade. Disneyland Resort guests were required to show a valid annual passholder ID in order to purchase the pin. Part of the Welcome Annual Passholders series. Measures approximately 2 1/2" x 1 3/4". Original price $12.95.

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Wish You Were Here
Released: 2007 (July 1) Disneyland Resort.

Details: Limited edition 1000. Designed to look like a postcard featuring the Evil Queen. Part of the Wish You Were Here series. Measures approximately 2" x 1 1/2". Original price $10.95.

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Mickey's Pin Festival of Dreams
Released: 2007 (July 27) Disneyland Resort.

Details: Event pin from Mickey's Pin Festival of Dreams series. "Where fairy tales come true" on backside. Measures approximately 2" x 2". Original price $6.95.

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WDI C-Ticket
Released: 2009 (June 31) Walt Disney Imagineering.

Details: Limited edition 300. Cast member pin. Part of the WDI C Ticket series featuring rides from DL Fantasyland. Back is covered with Sorcerer's hats. Measures 1 3/4" tall x 1 7/8" wide. Original price $9.95.

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Chip n Dale Adventures

Released: 2010 (June 24) Walt Disney World; (July 1) Disneyland Resort.

Details: Limited edition of 1800. This pin was part of the Chip and Dale Adventure (attractions) pin series which were sold individually for $9.95 on cards made to look like "Baggage Strap Tags". Features Chip attempting to give Dale an acorn which has been dipped in the potion of sleeping death. It was also sold as part of an eight pin set for $89.95 and which was limited to just 300 in number. Pin measures 1 5/8" tall x 1 3/4" wide.

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Dateline Disneyland 1955
Released: 2010 (July 10) Disneyland Resort.

Details: Limited edition of 755. Commemorates the 55th anniversary of the Snow White's Scary Adventures. Pin includes a slider element which moves to reveal "1955" or "55 Years." Measures approximately 2" x 2 1/8". Original price $15.95.

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UPDATE: Snow White's Scary Adventures - 40th Anniversary
Released: 2011 (October 1) Walt Disney World.

SWSA WDW 40th. Image via debranator228. 

Details: Limited edition of 1500. Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Snow White's Scary Adventures at WDW. Part of the anniversary pin series featuring attractions that made their debut at Magic Kingdom Park on opening day back in 1971. Original price $12.95.

The Snow White Creations of Jody Daily and Kevin Kidney

For many years Jody Daily and Kevin Kidney have enjoyed a long association with the Walt Disney Company and have provided art and special high-end merchandise for various divisions of the Disney organization. From: Miehana

Jody and Kevin at Tiki Room 45th anniversary event, 6/21/08, Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA.

Image courtesy of hiway7. Used with permission.

With a focus on vintage Disneyland and classic Disney films, they've created some of the most elegant, unique and sought-after collectible pieces on the market today. Here's a look at a wide sampling of their Snow White work...
 

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Stained-Glass Lamp.
Jody Daily. Manufactured by Glassmasters.
Glass, Metal and Resin. 19" high by 7" diameter base.
Released in Fall 2002. Limited Edition of 3500. © Disney

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Mickey Avenue - Dopey Drive Sign Replica.
Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily.
Painted Metal. Nearly life-sized.
Released in 2006. Limited Edition

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Disneyland 50th Anniversary Pin Set.
Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily.
Pins and packaging.
Released in 2005. LE 1500

See earlier post for more on this Snow White Shield Pin.

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Dopey and Bashful Big Figs.
Jody Daily.
Resin.
Released in 2005. © Disney

Dopey holds a real "Jingle Bell" on a red ribbon.

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Storybook Prop Replicas.
Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily.
Resin, Metal and Paper.
Released in Spring 2003. Limited Edition. © Disney

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs begins and ends with a white storybook displayed against folds of blue satin. Small carved portraits of the dwarfs create a decorative edging on the cover, liberally gilded to mimic a heavy, early European leather-bound tome.

The intricate detailing of this dimensional prop, on screen for a matter of seconds, is typical of the detail lavished on this landmark motion picture. Each page is adorned with illustrative elements and gothic lettering in the style of medieval illuminated manuscripts.

For Sleeping Beauty, a bejeweled, golden storybook opens to transport audiences into a world of enchantment. Intricate borders, heraldic designs and dazzling central imagery were painted by Eyvind Earle and his team, lending the film story's transitions an air of historic pronouncement.

The original hand-crafted film props, which now reside in The Walt Disney Archives, were painstakingly studied to ensure accurate re-creation, from their glittering covers to the painted pages inside.

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Cuckoo Clock.
Jody Daily.
Hand-carved wood construction. Metal chains and weights.
Released in 2006. Limited Edition. © Disney

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Magic Mirror Replica.
Jody Daily and Kevin Kidney.
Glass, resin and Swarovski crystal gems.
Limited Edition of 2500. © Disney 

This piece appeared in the Winter 2002 Disney Catalog (p.89). Retail price: $120 (USD).

Disney Catalog scan courtesy of Dan Alexander Dizmentia.

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Disneyland Storybook Replicas.

Jody Daily and Kevin Kidney.
Resin on Wood Bases. Released in 2005. Limited Edition. © Disney

Disneyland 50th Commemorative: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Cottage, Toad Hall, Geppetto's Wood Carver Shop

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Stained Glass.
Jody Daily.
Colored Glass.
Released in Fall 2006. Limited Edition. © Disney
Gustav Tenngren's concept art.

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Gustaf Tenggren Style Dwarfs.
Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily.
Polished wood bases.

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Evil Queen Detail.

Figural box designed by Jody Daily for Harmony Kingdom. Sculpted by Jackie Gonzales.

This is the unpainted "whiteware" cast in the pre-production stage.

All images and descriptions courtesy Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily (unless otherwise noted). Used with permission.

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Watch this recent episode of D23's Disney Geek which featured a look at Kevin and Jody's studio...

Video posted by D23's Disney Geek

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In addition to designing many new collectible merchandise items, Jody and Kevin are also co-art-directors of a big brand new 2011 Disneyland parade called "Soundsational". See more of their artwork at the Disney Collectibles set on flickr. Also check out their webpage and Kevin's blog.

Snow White's Ride - Vintage Shield Signage

These two vintage Snow White images come from Patrick over at the Stuff from The Park blog. They feature the shield signage at the front entrance to Disneyland's Snow White's Adventures Ride. The 1966 photo below predates the addition of the word "Scary" to the title of the ride--added later as a way making parents aware of the potential frightening nature of the attraction for small children.

1966 image courtesy of Matterhorn1959 via Stuff From The Park. Used with permission.

All courtyard Fantasyland rides carried a sign at the entrance which displayed the character's "insignia" in shield form. Snow White's contained the face of the princess inside a green circle in front of a blue castle. Two doves sit on the top left of the castle, a heart floats above to the right and a rose is centered below. 

1960 image courtesy of Matterhorn1959 via Stuff From The Park. Used with permission.

This 1960 large size positive slide (above) taken by a park employee shows that...

the old style Fantasyland was a very festive and colorful place. The buildings were not much to look at, but the imagineers did try to conceal them with bright painting, wonderful attraction designs and drapery. The concept was that the castle was decorated for a jousting tournament. The shield designs on each of the attractions helped to further the concept. And the murals by the load area were the best renditions of the characters.  Stuff From The Park

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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Disneyland Park back in 2005, a Limited Edition of 1500 tin shield signs were produced. The screen-printed metal shields were patterned after the original artwork. Replica size: 9.875" x 8.25".

Sold in a set of 4, the other signs included Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Peter Pan's Flight, and the Matterhorn Bobsleds. Original retail price $79.95.





The set of replica signs appeared in the Holiday 2005 Disney Catalog...

Catalog scan courtesy of Dan Alexander Dizmentia.

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Also released (October 2005) in honor of the 50th anniversary of the park were two very similar Limited Edition shield pins in lot sizes of 1000 (#42489) and 1500 (#42873).

Pin #42489 and Pin #42873

The first sold as a set with three other pins. It's back was gold and stamped with 17, © Disney and China. The second pin was part of Fantasyland boxed set (below). Slightly larger, it was silver and backstamped with the castle icon and Disneyland 50th, LE 1500, ©Disney, CHINA. The set was designed by artists Jody Daily and Kevin Kidney.

Pin #42873 is from Set #41986. Images courtesy of PinPics.

Snow White Collector Note: Be advised that there are unauthorized versions or "scrapers" of Pin #42489 being sold from China. Thus the authenticity of this pin cannot be guaranteed unless purchased directly from Disney.

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Bonus pic: D Ticket sign for Snow White...

1966 image courtesy of Matterhorn1959 via Stuff From The Park. Used with permission.