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• Actors: Clarence Nash
• Directors: Dick Lundy
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
• DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005
• Run Time: 230 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ATQYU6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,141 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Walt Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942 - 1946)" on IMDb

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As the number of cartoons in The Chronological Donald series indicates, Donald Duck was Walt Disney's biggest star during the '40s and '50s. Between 1941 and 1965, the studio made 106 Donald shorts, but only 49 Goofys and 14 Mickeys. With his flashpan temper, Donald was well suited to the more aggressive humor of wartime America. Donald's plump derrière got kicked, stung, swatted, or stuck in things with predictably pyrotechnic results. No character had to deal with less cooperative tools, and no character threw bigger tantrums when his equipment failed to work properly.

The Disney shorts of this era offer beautiful animation, lavish special effects, and elegantly painted backgrounds. But by 1942, Walt Disney's interests had shifted away from short films to features and war work. The artists at Warner Bros. and MGM were pushing the boundaries to make cartoons that were faster, brasher, and funnier. Compared to the work of Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, and Friz Freleng, the wartime Donald shorts feel tame. The mystery spoof "Duck Pimples" is one of the nuttiest shorts the Disney Studio ever released, but it can't match the take-no-prisoners insanity of Avery's "Red" cartoons, its obvious model.

Any serious Disneyphile or student of animation will want The Chronological Donald, as it's been impossible to see many of the cartoons for decades. The extras include "A Day in the Life of Donald Duck," a 1956 episode of "Disneyland" that features Donald arguing with Clarence Nash, the actor who provided his voice; and a conversation between host Leonard Maltin and Tony Anselmo, Donald's current voice. (Unrated, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence, tobacco use, ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon

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The adventures of the world's favorite fiery-tempered duck continue as we follow his solo-starring efforts from 1942 through 1946. This period was filled with an abundance of comic exploits as Donald shows his huge audience what he's made of, short fuse and all. Among Donald's featured escapades is the Academy Award(R)-nominated Best Short, "Donald's Crime," from 1945. Also showcased is an interview with the current-day voice of Donald Duck, Tony Anselmo, and a profile of the legendary comic book artist Carl Barks -- including a look at the not-often-seen work he did in Disney's animation department.

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112 of 124 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Many enjoyable and funny Donald Duck cartoons August 20, 2005

By Jerry Edwards

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The official announcement of the exact contents of this DVD set has just been made, with the set containing the Donald Duck cartoons of 1942-1946. These first official announcements occasionally have some mistakes or omissions, but they are generally accurate. In addition to the cartoons, the following extras were announced:

A chat with the current voice of Donald Duck.

The complete episode of the Disney TV Show "A Day In The Life Of Donald Duck", first shown February 1, 1956. The cartoon Donald (and his car, at times) is placed in live-action settings to show his "typical work day". One special scene has Donald arguing with his "voice" Clarence "Ducky" Nash, with Nash getting the last "quack". Jimmy Dodd, Roy Williams, and the Mouseketeers also appear. A few of Donald's cartoons are included.

A featurette on Donald Duck artists Carl Barks "The Art And Animation of Carl Barks".

The 1940 Donald Duck public service short 1940 "The Volunteer Worker". If this info is correct, I don't know why this is repeated from the Walt Disney Treasures DVD set Chronological Donald Duck Volume 1.

A timeline of the Walt Disney Studios during the World War II years 1941-1945.

Donald-themed still frame art galleries.

The cartoons below noted with a "*" were also previously released on the Walt Disney Treasures DVD set On The Front Lines. Cartoons noted with a "+" should be in the set, but were probably mistakingly left off the official announcement list.

1942
1. The Village Smithy - Donald is a smithy who is continually frustrated in his work on a wagon wheel and trying to shoe a donkey.
2.... Donald's Snow Fight - When Donald destroys his nephews' snowman, the snow fight escalates into Donald's snow ship attacking the nephews' snow fort. The nephews win the fight, with hilarious results. My favorite of the Donald/nephews conflict cartoons.
3. * Donald Gets Drafted - Donald eagerly obeys his army induction order, but soon suffers through a humiliating physical and a sadistic drill sergeant. I always got a laugh out of Donald reporting to an army induction in his sailor suit.
4. Donald's Garden - Donald continually has gardening problems - first, with his watering can and water pump; and then with a gopher who eats his prize watermelons.
5. Donald's Gold Mine - Donald's conflicts with his donkey in his gold mine results in finding gold; but, in the end, Donald looks like one of his bars of gold.
6. * The Vanishing Private - Donald uses invisible paint to camouflage an anti-aircraft gun. His sergeant Pete angrily chases an invisible Donald. Pete finally loses his temper by throwing grenades where he thinks Donald is. Donald gets the last laugh when a general has Pete thrown into jail, with Donald as the guard.
7. * Sky Trooper - Donald continually bugs his sergeant Pete by saying he "wants to fly an airplane". Pete tricks Donald into being a member of a parachuting team. When Donald refuses to jump and Pete tries to force him out of the plane, both Donald and Pete fall out without a parachute. As they fall, they dislodge a bomb, which destroys the general's headquarters. Donald and Pete both end up doing KP peeling potatoes.
8. + Bellboy Donald - After Donald's hotel manager gives him a lecture about Donald's impoliteness to the guests, Donald is taunted continually by Junior, Senator Pete's son. Donald controls his temper until the very end, when Donald ends up spanking Junior after Donald has lost his temper and his job.
1943
9. * Der Fuehrer's Face - Donald has a nightmare that he is living in Nazi Germany, where everything (buildings, trees, clouds, etc.) is shaped like a swastika. He dreams of bayonet discipline, starvation, hard labor on a munitions assembly line, and having to "Heil Hitler" every minute of the day. He awakens to find himself glad to be a U.S. citizen. This is a very effective propaganda cartoon and is also an entertaining, funny cartoon. It is the only Donald Duck cartoon to win an Academy Award.
10. Donald's Tire Trouble - While speeding through the countryside, Donald has a flat tire. Due to the wartime rubber shortage, Donald has several hilarious misadventures in trying to fit the flat.
11. Flying Jalopy - Donald buys a defective plane from Ben Buzzard, who makes Donald's life insurance out to Ben and then proceeds to try to wreck the plane while Donald is flying it.
12. * Fall Out - Fall In - Donald suffers through the drudgery of the life of a soldier, including impossibly long marches through all types of weather. Donald wrestling with his tent while trying to pitch it is hilarious.
13. * The Old Army Game - His sergeant Pete catches Donald sneaking back into his barracks after curfew. Donald takes off, with Pete chasing him, with funny and interesting results.
14. * Home Defense - Donald, a civilian war aircraft spotter, falls asleep at his post. His nephews trick him by launching a toy plane and toy parachutists to make Donald think there is an enemy attack. Several funny scenes follow.
1944
15. Trombone Trouble - The gods Vulcan and Jupiter are kept awake by Pete's awful trombone playing, so they give Donald the power to stop Pete. After Donald wins, he picks up the trombone and starts playing it himself. One of the funniest Donald/Pete conflict cartoons.
16. Donald Duck and the Gorilla - Donald and his nephews scare each other with a fake gorilla suit when the radio announces that a gorilla has escaped from the zoo. But a frantic chase begins when the real gorilla shows up.
17. Contrary Condor - Donald Duck, an egg collector, pretends to be a baby condor when the mother condor catches him trying to steal one of her eggs. Very funny scenes follow of Donald trying to get out of his predicament.
18. * Commando Duck - Donald is given a secret mission to wipe out a Japanese airbase. Unfortunately for Donald, he isn't told how he is supposed to accomplish this alone. There are several very imaginative scenes that follow, resulting in Donald wiping out the airbase.
19. The Plastics Inventor - Donald bakes a plastic airplane from radio instructions and proudly goes out to try it. But several hilarious scenes follow as the plane melts in a rain storm.
20. Donald's Off Day - Donald's nephews and the weather continually frustrate his efforts to go golfing.
1945
21. The Clock Watcher - Donald works as a department store gift wrapper, but his job is threatened by his tardiness, laziness, playing with the merchandise, and the gifts just refusing to be wrapped.
22. The Eyes Have It - Donald mistreats Pluto by using hypnotism glasses to change Pluto into different animals. Pluto turns the tables on Donald and chases him when Pluto is changed into a lion.
23. Donald's Crime - Donald, needing money for a date with Daisy, steals from his nephews' piggy bank. After the date, his conscience makes him get an all-night dishwashing job to get the money to put back into the piggy bank. But Donald doesn't get away with his theft - the nephews catch him putting the money back into the bank and thinks he's stealing the money.
24. + Duck Pimples - A fun and imaginative cartoon in which characters in a murder mystery book come to life and Donald is accused of the crime.
25. No Sail - One of my favorite Donald/Goofy cartoons. They rent a sailboat that runs on nickels. After they run out of nickels, there are several frustrations for Donald due to Goofy being silly and clumsy.
26. Cured Duck - Daisy refuses to see Donald again until he is cured from his terrible temper. Donald uses an "insult" machine to cure himself. He returns to Daisy cured, but then has to deal with her temper.
27. Old Sequoia - Forest ranger Donald is fired after many misadventures in trying to prevent some beavers from destroying a sequoia tree.
1946
28. Donald's Double Trouble - Daisy breaks up with Donald due to his numerous faults. Donald meets his "sophisticated" double and uses him to win back Daisy's love. The trick backfires when the double falls in love with Daisy.
29. Wet Paint - Donald gets into a war with a bird that destroys Donald's new car paint job and uphostery while gathering material for her nest. Donald gives up when he sees her nest full of her baby birds.
30. Dumb Bell of the Yukon - Artic trapper Donald gets the trouble he deserves when he takes a cub from a sleeping mother to make a fur coat for Daisy. Several funny scenes follow when the mother bear chases Donald.
31. Lighthouse Keeping - Donald, a lighthouse keeper, must deal with a pelican who is trying to douse the lighthouse light. As usual, Donald causes his own problems by first playing tricks on the bird.
32. Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive - Donald loses his sanity in trying to capture "wild man of the jungle" Goofy.

These cartoons are among Donald's funniest and most imaginative. These Walt Disney Treasures sets of the Disney cartoons are among the best bargains of any DVD set. I own these cartoons since VHS tapes of the 1980s and the Disney Channel cartoon shows and still enjoy them after watching them for many years. I very much look forward to the DVD sound and picture quality that these Walt Disney Treasure sets have had. Read more ›

93 of 110 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars DONALD STARED IN 162 COLORED SHORTS FROM 1934-67 September 15, 2005

By Stuart B. Shankland

The Disney treasures collection is the best and cheapest way of getting the entire series to their golden age shorts.
I must warn you not to buy any of these mini DVDS if you are someone who would love the full collection being the mini DVDS are just repeats or shorts due on future disney treasures.

Donald Duck has Stared in 162 colored shorts in total from 1934-1967. Below is a complete list of all his appearnces. it comes in 4 collumns: first the episode number, then the date, then the official clasification of the series it comes under, then the title....

All ones clasified as mickey mouse are seen in the both volumes of Mickey Mouse In Living Color which I would rather call Mickey, Donald, Pluto, Goofy & Friends being all Mickey's shorts on his colored DVDS star at least one out of Donald, Pluto & Goofy who all have DVDS of their own in the treasures starring just them and not Mickey in their shorts when none of Mickey's DVDS star him and not them meaning his colored DVDS are just origins to the real stars being Chosen because Donald, Pluto and Goofy star in all of Mickey's shorts which were made before all them three started getting shorts of their own at the same time as they stopped producing regular Mickey Mouse shorts for good as though Mickey's cartoons were just pilot shorts where they sussed out what characters are best that should be given their own regular series which all three of Mickey's friends got at starring them selfs but not Mickey or anyone else originated from previous cartoons, but Mickey him self could not be a cartoon star due to his mean character not going with his lovely personality which made them limited on available stories to suit Mickey's Character(READ MY MICKEY REVIEW TO LEARN MORE)

On Donald's DVDS their is one short clasified as mickey not seen in mickeys collection being it does not star mickey which you will see in the list and understand better if you read my Mickey Colored Treasure Reviews, also the ones clasified as War are seen in the ON THE FRONT LINES Disney Treasure release. the episodes seen on the front lines DVD of Donald based on the war which are not clasified as war in the below list were still part of his regular series which is why they are repeated on his own general release even though already on the front lines, but the ones clasified as war in the below list are only seen on the front lines DVD because they were not part his regular series, they were commercials made for the war.
All The ones clasified as Donald and Goofy are in the donald duck collection.

Disney Treasures: Donald Duck Vol.1-2 feature all the cartoons in the list I said are included in the donald duck collection from 1934-46. which means 2 more volumes are due to complete the donald duck series.

Any other cartoons starring donald duck other than the below list were either theatrical movies, plus movies that were shorts combine when originally released which you can get on DVD now such as Mellody Time. Or TV series and Specials made in the modern age, but below is a complete list of all his original production golden age shorts.

ALL SHORTS STARRING DONALD DUCK
1 1934 SILLY SYMPHONIES Wise Little Hen
2 1935 MICKEY MOUSE Band Concert
3 1935 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Fire Brigade
4 1935 MICKEY MOUSE On Ice
5 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Polo Team
6 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Orphans' Picnic
7 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Grand Opera
8 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Moving Day
9 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Alpine Climbers
10 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Circus
11 1936 MICKEY MOUSE Donald And Pluto(Does not star Mickey Mouse)
12 1937 DONALD DUCK Don Donald
13 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Magician Mickey
14 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Moose Hunters
15 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Amateurs
16 1937 DONALD DUCK Modern Inventions
17 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Hawaiian Holiday
18 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Clock Cleaners
19 1937 DONALD DUCK Donald's Ostrich
20 1937 MICKEY MOUSE Lonesome Ghosts
21 1938 DONALD DUCK Self Control
22 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Boat Builders
23 1938 DONALD DUCK Donald's Better Self
24 1938 DONALD DUCK Donald's Nephews
25 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Trailer
26 1938 DONALD AND GOOFY Polar Trappers
27 1938 DONALD DUCK Good Scouts
28 1938 DONALD AND GOOFY Fox Hunt
29 1938 MICKEY MOUSE Whalers
30 1938 DONALD DUCK Donald's Golf Game
31 1939 DONALD DUCK Donald's Lucky Day
32 1939 DONALD DUCK Hockey Champ
33 1939 DONALD DUCK Donald's Cousin Gus
34 1939 DONALD DUCK Beach Picnic
35 1939 DONALD DUCK Sea Scouts
36 1939 DONALD DUCK Donald's Penguin
37 1939 DONALD DUCK Autograph Hound
38 1939 DONALD DUCK Officer Duck
39 1939 SPECIAL The Standard Parade
40 1940 DONALD DUCK Riveter
41 1940 DONALD DUCK Donald's Dog Laundry
42 1940 MICKEY MOUSE Tugboat Mickey
43 1940 DONALD AND GOOFY Billposters
44 1940 DONALD DUCK Mr. Duck Steps Out
45 1940 DONALD DUCK Put-Put Troubles
46 1940 DONALD DUCK Donald's Vacation
47 1940 DONALD DUCK Window Cleaners
48 1940 DONALD DUCK Fire Chief
49 1940 SPECIAL The Volunteer Worker
50 1941 DONALD DUCK Timber
51 1941 DONALD DUCK Golden Eggs
52 1941 DONALD DUCK Good Time For A Dime
53 1941 MICKEY MOUSE Nifty Nineties
54 1941 DONALD DUCK Early To Bed
55 1941 DONALD DUCK Truant Officer Donald
56 1941 DONALD DUCK Old MacDonald Duck
57 1941 MICKEY MOUSE Orphan's Benefit
58 1941 DONALD DUCK Donald's Camera
59 1941 DONALD DUCK Chef Donald
60 1942 MICKEY MOUSE Mickey's Birthday Party
61 1942 DONALD DUCK Village Smithy
62 1942 MICKEY MOUSE Symphony Hour
63 1942 DONALD DUCK Donald's Snow Fight
64 1942 DONALD DUCK Donald Gets Drafted
65 1942 DONALD DUCK Donald's Garden
66 1942 DONALD DUCK Donald's Gold Mine
67 1942 DONALD DUCK Vanishing Private
68 1942 DONALD DUCK Sky Trooper
69 1942 DONALD DUCK Bell Boy Donald
70 1942 WAR The New Spirit
71 1942 WAR Donald's Decision
72 1942 WAR All Together
73 1943 DONALD DUCK Der Fuehrer's Face
74 1943 DONALD DUCK Donald's Tire Trouble
75 1943 DONALD DUCK Flying Jalopy
76 1943 DONALD DUCK Fall Out, Fall In
77 1943 DONALD DUCK Old Army Game
78 1943 DONALD DUCK Home Defense
79 1943 WAR The Spirit of '43
80 1944 DONALD DUCK Trombone Trouble
81 1944 DONALD DUCK Donald Duck And The Gorilla
82 1944 DONALD DUCK Contrary Condor
83 1944 DONALD DUCK Commando Duck
84 1944 DONALD DUCK Plastics Inventor
85 1944 DONALD DUCK Donald's Off Day
86 1945 DONALD DUCK Clock Watcher
87 1945 DONALD DUCK Eyes Have It
88 1945 DONALD DUCK Donald's Crime
89 1945 DONALD DUCK Duck Pimples
90 1945 DONALD AND GOOFY No Sail
91 1945 DONALD DUCK Cured Duck
92 1945 DONALD DUCK Old Sequoia
93 1946 DONALD DUCK Donald's Double Trouble
94 1946 DONALD DUCK Wet Paint
95 1946 DONALD DUCK Dumbell Of The Yukon
96 1946 DONALD DUCK Lighthouse Keeping
97 1946 DONALD AND GOOFY Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive
98 1947 DONALD DUCK Straight Shooters
99 1947 DONALD DUCK Sleepy Time Donald
100 1947 DONALD DUCK Clown Of The Jungle
101 1947 DONALD DUCK Donald's Dilemma
102 1947 DONALD AND GOOFY Crazy With The Heat
103 1947 DONALD DUCK Bootle Beetle
104 1947 DONALD DUCK Wide Open Spaces
105 1947 DONALD DUCK Chip an' Dale
106 1948 DONALD DUCK Drip Dippy Donald
107 1948 DONALD DUCK Daddy Duck
108 1948 DONALD DUCK Donald's Dream Voice
109 1948 DONALD DUCK Trial Of Donald Duck
110 1948 DONALD DUCK Inferior Decorator
111 1948 DONALD DUCK Soup's On
112 1948 DONALD DUCK Three For Breakfast
113 1948 DONALD DUCK Tea For Two Hundred
114 1949 DONALD DUCK Donald's Happy Birthday
115 1949 DONALD DUCK Sea Salts
116 1949 DONALD DUCK Winter Storage
117 1949 DONALD DUCK Honey Harvester
118 1949 DONALD DUCK All In A Nutshell
119 1949 DONALD DUCK Greener Yard
120 1949 DONALD DUCK Slide, Donald, Slide
121 1949 DONALD DUCK Toy Tinkers
122 1950 DONALD DUCK Lion Around
123 1950 DONALD DUCK Crazy Over Daisy
124 1950 DONALD DUCK Trailer Horn
125 1950 DONALD DUCK Hook, Lion And Sinker
126 1950 DONALD DUCK Bee At The Beach
127 1950 DONALD DUCK Out On A Limb
128 1951 DONALD DUCK Dude Duck
129 1951 DONALD DUCK Corn Chips
130 1951 DONALD DUCK Test Pilot Donald
131 1951 DONALD DUCK Lucky Number
132 1951 DONALD DUCK Out Of Scale
133 1951 DONALD DUCK Bee On Guard
134 1952 DONALD DUCK Donald Applecore
135 1952 DONALD DUCK Let's Stick Together
136 1952 DONALD DUCK Uncle Donald's Ants
137 1952 DONALD DUCK Trick Or Treat
138 1952 MICKEY MOUSE Pluto's Christmas Tree
139 1953 DONALD DUCK Don's Fountain Of Youth
140 1953 DONALD DUCK New Neighbor
141 1953 DONALD DUCK Rugged Bear
142 1953 DONALD DUCK Working For Peanuts
143 1953 DONALD DUCK Canvas Back Duck
144 1954 DONALD DUCK Spare The Rod
145 1954 DONALD DUCK Donald's Diary
146 1954 DONALD DUCK Dragon Around
147 1954 DONALD DUCK Grin And Bear It
148 1954 DONALD DUCK Grand Canyonscope
149 1954 DONALD DUCK Flying Squirrel
150 1955 DONALD DUCK No Hunting
151 1955 DONALD DUCK Bearly Asleep
152 1955 DONALD DUCK Beezy Bear
153 1955 DONALD DUCK Up A Tree
154 1956 DONALD DUCK Chips Ahoy
155 1956 DONALD DUCK How To Have An Accident In The Home
156 1959 EDUCATIONAL Donald In Mathmagic Land
157 1959 DONALD DUCK How To Have An Accident At Work
158 1961 DONALD DUCK Litterbug
159 1961 EDUCATIONAL Donald And The Wheel
160 1965 EDUCATIONAL Donald's Fire Survival Plan
161 1965 EDUCATIONAL Steel and America
162 1967 EDUCATIONAL Scrooge McDuck & Money(Donald's Nephews Only) Read more ›

30 of 35 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Double Dipping & Very Good looking but NOT Restored! The decline of the DVD TINS! December 8, 2005

By Paul J. Mular TOP 500 REVIEWER

Somebody forgot to restore the cartoons, or maybe Disney thought we would not notice. Don't get me wrong, except for "No Sail" they still look very good, just not great like the previous DVD TINS. You will have a sharp picture and full range of colors, just not brilliant like previous tins. And there will be white specks & lines from cell & negative dust, previously these were cleaned up as the animators never intended them to be there.

Mr. Leonard Maltin exlained to me that while the DVD Tins are his project, the quality of the transfers is out of his hands. He did express hope that those responsible will take note of the complaints and not short-cut the next wave of DVD tins.

What is worse is that we already have half of the first DVD! It re-issues the Donald Duck cartoons from the "On The Front Lines" DVD TIN. I understand from an e-mail from Mr. Maltin that he wanted to make this set a 'complete chronological Donald set' which requires the duplication.

It is these re-issued & restored cartoons than make the new to DVD cartoons on this set look bad. First you watch a dozen new release cartoons on disc 1 and say to yourself "I think I remember these tins looking better". Then you click on the "Vault" section of the menu and play out the re-issued wartime cartoons and WOW, THAT is what these cartoons SHOULD look like! Now you remember how good the DVD TINS used to be.

One strange color problem, the second cartoon on disc 1, VILLAGE SMITHY, stars a YELLOW Donald Duck! He is white on all of the other cartoons.

Now I mention the grainy image on the short "No Sail", the helps bring out the artifacting problems of DVDs. The colors in the film also look a bit unstable. Unlike viewers, I do not think this looks as bad as a VHS tape.... It does look more like a 16mm film master rather than a 35mm film transfer. I have a feeling it is a very grainy 35mm print.

SO SAD THAT THIS LEGACY FROM DISNEY IS STARTING TO SINK. Read more ›