Know Your Way Around Disney

In 1943, Walt Disney Productions published an employee handbook titled The Ropes at Disney. The idea was to guide employees throught the world of Disney in a fun way. 

And by and large, it’s still pretty fun to look at in the 21^st century. For example, check out this map of the production area.

One thing that was not so fun? The best area to hang out was the Penthouse Roof. But “Men only! Sorry, gals . . .”?! 

Minnie does NOT approve!

See the whole booklet here (via).

Ed Gombert, we salute you!

In 1986, Disney big-shots made a marketing decision. They changed the title of an upcoming movie about mice from Basil of Baker Street to The Great Mouse Detective. So an animator who worked on the film named Ed Gombert wrote a fake memo renaming Disney’s back catalog of movies in a similarly lame style. For example, 101 Dalmatians becomes Puppies Taken Away. Brilliant!

 How many films can you identify? (Via.)