In this issue...
rec.arts.disney FAQ List
The purpose of this list is to reduce the number of stupid questions
from stupid people that flood the rec.arts.disney newsgroup.
If this list performs its job well, and everybody reads this list,
then the number of articles posted to the newsgroup should dwindle to
zero.
Now THAT is a goal worth attaining...
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Section I- Questions
General questions:
- 0)
- Some information about rec.arts.disney
- 1)
- What are the Disney animated feature films?
Which of the films have been released on videocassette?
- 2)
- Where can I get a copy of {Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, other hard
to find video(s)}?
- 2b)
- Can I get Song of the South in the US?
Why doesn't Disney release this in the US?
- 3)
- Where can I get Disney-related GIF (JPEG, etc.) pictures?
- 4)
- What are serigraph cels? Are they "real" cels?
- 5)
- What art galleries sell Disney cels?
- 6)
- To what degree are computers being used in Disney animated films today?
- 6b)
- Since computers are being used quite a bit in Disney films now, does
that mean there are no "genuine" cels from the movies?
- 7)
- I heard that Walt Disney is in cryogenic suspension.
Is this true?
- 8)
- Who did the voice of {Ariel, Belle, my favorite Disney character}?
- 9)
- How do I get a job working for Disney?
- 10)
- Is Goofy a dog, a horse, or what?
- 11)
- How can I get the song lyrics to {The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the
Beast, etc.}?
- 12)
- What are the Magic Kingdom Club benefits?
- 13)
- What are the stockholder benefits?
- 14)
- What is Club 33?
- 15)
- What are the names of Ariel's sisters in The Little Mermaid?
- 16)
- What are the Disney Stores?
- 17)
- Who are the "nine old men"?
- 18)
- Who are the current Disney animators?
- 19)
- Where can I get the movie poster for {Beauty and the Beast, other
Disney movie}?
- 20)
- Where can I find a particular Disney book?
How can I find an original version of a book that Disney adapted into
a movie?
- 21)
- I remember a scene from Peter Pan where Tinkerbell is dying (having
borne the brunt of the explosion from Captain Hook's trick present to
Peter), and the audience is asked to clap to bring her back to life.
Why isn't it on the Disney video?
- 22)
- What was the first Disney film ever to receive a PG rating?
- 23)
- What are some "in-jokes" in the Disney films?
- 24)
- Commonly used Disney terms and abbreviations on the Internet
- 25)
- Who does the voice of the singing merchant at the beginning of the film
Aladdin?
- 99)
- Where can I get more Disney info?
- 100)
- Who does the DIS' 'n' DAT newsletter?
Section II - Answers to General Questions
- 0)
- Some information about rec.arts.disney
rec.arts.disney is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to the discussion of all
things Disney-related.
This includes Universal Studios and all other theme parks, any animated
film at all, the current exchange rate for the Canadian dollar, and
how wonderful the latest issue of DIS' 'n' DAT is.
- 1)
- What are the Disney animated feature films?
Which of the films have been released on videocassette?
Disney has never released any animated feature films.
You must be hallucinating.
- 2)
- Where can I get a copy of {Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, other hard
to find video(s)}?
In general, Disney releases an unlimited number of videos.
As they are purchased, Disney simply makes more tapes.
However, there are unscrupulous "collectors" that go into the
video stores and purchase every available copy of certain videos.
These people purchase the videos faster than Disney can manufacture
them.
Hence, you go into your favorite store and find that Cinderella is
gone.
It is a shame that these practices go on.
If you wish to get a copy of one of these hard to find videos, just
drop me a line (any video, only $999.99 in U.S. funds).
- 2b)
- Can I get Song of the South in the US?
Why doesn't Disney release this in the US?
Disney will not release Song of the south because of all the senseless
violence that occurs between Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Brer Rabbit.
- 3)
- Where can I get Disney-related GIF (JPEG, etc.) pictures?
I can sell you some.
- 4)
- What are serigraph cels?
Are they "real" cels?
Serigraph cels are the opposite of funnigraph cels, and depict serious
moments in an animated feature.
- 5)
- What art galleries sell Disney cels?
She sells Disney cels by the sea shore.
- 6)
- To what degree are computers being used in Disney animated films today?
All animation is currently being done using Amigas.
- 7)
- I heard that Walt Disney is "cryopreserved"/"in cryogenic suspension."
Is this true?
Certainly.
There are currently plans to put him on permanent display in a new
EPCOT facility, to be sponsored by Sealtest Ice Cream.
- 8)
- Who did the voice of {Ariel, Belle, my favorite Disney character}?
Rent the damn videos and look at the credits, you moron!
- 9)
- How do I get a job working for Disney?
If your last name is Disney and you can prove a family connection,
it's real easy.
- 10)
- Is Goofy a dog, a horse, or what?
Goofy is a rodent (or is it a marsupial?).
- 11)
- How can I get the song lyrics to {The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the
Beast, etc}?
Watch the video, and use the rewind and pause buttons.
Write the lyrics on paper.
- 12)
- What are the Magic Kingdom Club benefits?
You get a card with a picture of Mickey Mouse on it.
If you try to get your 10% discount at the Disney Stores, the sales
clerks will laugh at you.
- 13)
- What are the stockholder benefits?
Disney shareholders no longer get any benefits.
The company is really ticked off by the number of people who have the
nerve to purchase Walt Disney Company shares.
The management is currently looking to some way to penalize
shareholders, such as making them wear really gaudy hats with Mickey
Mouse ears and a propeller.
- 14)
- What is Club 33?
Club 33 is the name of an exclusive club located in Disneyland.
In return for paying a ridiculous amount of money, members are treated
to paying even more ridiculous amounts of money for food and entrance
to the park.
In a recent interview, WDC Chairman Michael Eisner said that the
existence of the club proves that you can indeed fool some people all
of the time.
- 15)
- What are the names of Ariel's sisters in The Little Mermaid?
Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Doc, Dopey, Bashful, and Grumpy.
- 16)
- What are the Disney Stores?
The Disney Stores are a chain of stores that offer Disney merchandise
at inflated prices.
Most parents have found that stopping at a Disney store as their first
stop in the mall, they can drop their children off in front of the
large television screen in the store, and go shopping without the
burden of the kids being around.
Magic Kingdom Club members get 10% discount at these stores, making
the normal 50% markup much more bearable (refer to question 12).
- 17)
- Who were the "nine old men"?
In the 56 years after the release of Snow White in 1937, the Seven
Dwarfs have aged considerably.
Two were added to the group, named Senility and Incontinent, making
the total nine.
- 18)
- Who are the current Disney animators?
There are no longer any Disney animators, since all animation is now
done by computers (refer to question 6).
- 19)
- Where can I get the movie poster for {Beauty and the Beast, other
Disney movie}?
Those same unscrupulous people mentioned in question 2 are also
responsible for purchasing all the posters as well.
- 20)
- Where can I find a particular Disney book?
How can I find an original version of a book that Disney adapted into
a movie?
Try a library.
- 21)
- I remember a scene from Peter Pan where Tinkerbell is dying (having
borne the brunt of the explosion from Captain Hook's trick present to
Peter), and the audience is asked to clap to bring her back to life.
Why isn't it on the Disney video?
The scene was judged too harsh for children and so it was clipped from
the movie.
- 22)
- What was the first Disney film ever to receive a PG rating?
The Black Hole, originally given an X rating, but was was rerated
to PG after Disney removed most of the sex scenes.
- 23)
- What are some "in-jokes" in the Disney films?
There are never any jokes in any of their films.
- 24)
- Commonly used Disney terms and abbreviations on the Internet
- Term
- Meaning
- ADD
- Opposite of SUBTRACT
- BatB
- BatBoy -- Batman as a child
- Cast Member
- Person on screen in a film
- Code 101
- Dalmations tape found in a store
- Costume
- What you wear on Halloween.
- DL
- Dirty Laundry (code name of new Disney biography subtitled Hollywood's Dark Prince)
- EPCOT
-
- ER
- Earned Run (baseball term)
- FAQ
- What Joe Friday wants all of
- Guest
- What Belle is supposed be (Be our...)
- MK
- Mickey's Kite - a classic animated short from the 30's
- MKC
- Mickey's Kite Continued - second part of MK
- MSEP
- Must See Early Premier
- O&C
- Onions and Cheddar
- On-Stage
- Where the stagecoach customers ride.
- r.a.d
- rejuvenate after death (Frozen Walt's final instructions)
- RDO
- Rabbit Death Ordered (reference to competition from Warner Brother's animated shorts)
- RDU
- Rabbit Death Unsuccessful (see RDO)
- SotS
- Management's term for people that purchase Disney stock hoping to get discounts.
- TBC
- To Be Continued
- TDS
- The Discovery Channel - Disney Channel's competition
- TGMD
- Those Godd*m Mickey Dolls
- TLM
- Tour Louisiana in May
- WDW
- What Disney Wants (money, money, money)
- 25)
- Who does the voice of the singing merchant (the Peddler) at the
beginning of the film Aladdin?
Why ask me?
- 99)
- Where can I get more Disney info?
Thaw Walt out and ask him yourself.
- 100)
- Who does the DIS' 'n' DAT newsletter?
This information is considered classified due to a legal document that
arrived a little while ago.
Would you believe that some people actually take offense to some of
this stuff???