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Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!rouge!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!overload.lbl.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!seismo!tanida From: tanida@beno.css.gov (Tom Tanida) Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney,rec.answers,news.answers Subject: rec.arts.disney FAQ, part 1a Followup-To: rec.arts.disney Date: 11 Jun 1993 18:13:22 GMT Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 598 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Message-ID: <1vai02$bul@seismo.CSS.GOV> Reply-To: tanida@esosun.css.gov (Tom Tanida) NNTP-Posting-Host: beno.css.gov Summary: FAQ for rec.arts.disney Keywords: FAQ, disney Originator: tanida@beno.CSS.GOV Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu rec.arts.disney:18674 rec.answers:1161 news.answers:9294 Archive-name: disney-faq/part1a Last-modified: 11 Jun 1993 Frequently Asked Questions List For rec.arts.disney, part 1 Version 2.0, last revised June 11, 1993 This document is Copyright (c) 1993, by Tom Tanida. It is intended for public use, and may be redistributed freely in its original form. This is part one of the FAQ file for rec.arts.disney. I have tried to include the questions and threads which arise most often, as well as some interesting facts. Most of the information came from articles posted to rec.arts.disney since July 1990, about the time the group was started, although I'm missing quite a few articles from early on. Other information came from various books and magazines. Your input to this list is highly appreciated. The purpose of this list is to reduce the number of redundant questions posted to rec.arts.disney and to provide a source of information to Disney fans worldwide. Personally, however, I would invite discussion of questions included in this list if this list is not complete enough. For example, one of the questions lists the voices of popular Disney characters and where to find more info, but if the character is not listed here, I would still encourage you to post and ask, especially if the character is more obscure. Also, I couldn't possibly write the "complete guide to taking kids to the Disney Theme Parks" because there is no truly complete guide (not to mention the fact that there are many good guide books out there). So although I have offered some information and advice in part two of this list (the information which is most commonly suggested), I would still welcome discussion of the topic since everybody has their own opinions about what rides to go on, what to see, when to go, what restaurants to eat at in the area, etc. Again, I hope that this list will reduce the amount of redundant information posted to the net. Even more strongly, I hope this list will provide a unified source of information about Disney related material and provide a valuable reference for all. This is part one of the list, consisting of general topics and questions, as well as some time critical information. Part two of the list, which is contained in a separate article, contains topics and questions related to the theme parks, as well as miscellaneous trivia. There are three sections: I. A list of the questions in this part II. Answers to General Questions III. Answers to Questions with Time-critical Information Send comments, corrections, suggestions, and inside information to: tanida@esosun.css.gov. I am sure that no matter how long I work on this that it will never be perfect, but it doesn't hurt to try. :-) If you prefer Compuserve access, I'm at 76655,344. On Prodigy I'm xgsn74a. On America Online, I'm TomTanida. On the Sierra Network, I'm at mailbox 2173. If you would like to reach me by phone, my day number is (619)-546-6118. The most reliable way to reach me is via Internet, then Compuserve. If you would like a PostScript version of this document, which has much better formatting, feel free to send me a request; I can either mail it to you, or we can find a mutual FTP site. The standard text version of this FAQ, like all FAQs cross-posted to news.answers, is archived at rtfm.mit.edu. For information regarding how to FTP to rtfm.mit.edu, send me e-mail; I've written a quick tutorial. This document was originally created in MS Word For Windows 2.0. Note: the Disneyland FAQ is available from me or its maintainer, Walt Hoffman (whoffman@ganymede.jpl.nasa.gov), and via FTP from rtfm.mit.edu in pub/usenet/news.answers/disney-faq. 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? - Includes books, publications, computer services, phone numbers, and addresses Timely information: 1) What Disney shows/auctions/events are coming up? 2) What are some of the upcoming movie and video releases from the Walt Disney Studios? Section II - Answers to General Questions 0) Some information about rec.arts.disney rec.arts.disney is a Usenet newsgroup, distributed via the Internet worldwide to an estimated 33,000 readers. It is for the discussion of all things Disney-related, including the movies, the theme parks, books, and television shows. The group was created around May 1990, and the traffic has gradually increased to around 2.5 Mb of articles per month. 1) What are the Disney animated feature films? Which of the films have been released on videocassette? Here is the *official* list, numbered and listed in chronological order. Other notable Disney films with Disney animation are included after the list. The factors in what constitutes an "animated feature film" are the amount of screen time with animation on it, the total length of the film, the quality of the animation, and what kind of a mood the person at the Disney studios is in when they make the decision. With each film, I have made some notes regarding video release, Academy Awards, and other trivia. 1) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (12/21/1937) - Granted a special Academy Award for screen innovation in 1938. This is going to be re-released into the theaters in the U.S. in the summer of 1993. This film also has the distinction of being the only animated feature film owned by Walt Disney's family, not by the Company, which could impede its release on video. 2) Pinocchio (02/07/1940) - Released on video (US) in 1986, and re-released in the US in early 1993. Won the Oscar for Best Song ("When You Wish Upon a Star"), and Best Original Score. 3) Fantasia (11/13/1940) - Released on video and LaserDisc (US) in 1991 and will not be re-released on video in its original form. The Academy granted a special award to Leopold Stokowski for "widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form" in 1941. The music was conducted by Leopold Stokowski, and the narrator was Deems Taylor. Fantasia was re-released in 1982 with an Irwin Kostal conducted soundtrack and narration by Hugh Douglas, but was subsequently restored. 4) Dumbo (10/23/1941) - Released on video (US) in 1986. Based upon the serial number on the cassette, this was the first of the animated films to have been released on video. Won an Oscar for "Scoring of a Musical Picture" in 1941. 5) Bambi (08/13/1942) - Released on video (US) in 1988. Also released on LaserDisc. (This is the animated with the fewest lines of dialog.) 6) Saludos Amigos (02/06/1943) 7) The Three Caballeros (02/03/1945) - Released on video (US) in 1988 (?). This is somewhat of a sequel to Saludos Amigos. 8) Make Mine Music (08/15/1946) - Almost like a second Fantasia, but featuring more popular music in 10 shorter sequences, which lack the depth that Fantasia had. The excellent 'Clair De Lune' sequence in this film was originally intended to be included in Fantasia. It also included "Casey at the Bat." Parts of this film have been released separately on video, under the titles "Willie, the Operatic Whale" and "Peter and the Wolf". This film was never reissued in its original form. 9) Fun and Fancy Free (09/27/1947) - Contained the two stories "Mickey and the Beanstalk" and "Bongo," each of which have been recently released on video. 10) Melody Time (05/27/1948) - Some miscellaneous stories, including: a story based on Johnny Appleseed; "Little Toot" (a tugboat); "Blame It On the Samba", featuring Donald Duck and Jose Carioca from The Three Caballeros; and "Bumble-Boogie," a jazz version of Flight of the Bumblebee. This film was somewhat of a sequel to Make Mine Music, and also was never re-released in its original form. 11) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (10/05/1949) - Released on video as separate short films, under the titles "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "The Wind in the Willows." 12) Cinderella (02/15/1950) - Released on video (US) in 1988. It has been said that this was Walt Disney's favorite film. 13) Alice in Wonderland (07/28/1951) - Released on video (US) in 1988 (?). Also released on LD. 14) Peter Pan (02/05/1953) - Released on video (US) in 1989. Also released on LD. 15) Lady and the Tramp (06/22/1955) - Released on video (US) in 1987. 16) Sleeping Beauty (01/29/1959) - Released on video (US) in 1987. 17) 101 Dalmatians (01/25/1961) - Released on video (US) in April, 1992. 18) The Sword in the Stone (12/25/1963) - Released on video (US) in 1988 (?). 19) The Jungle Book (10/18/1967) - Released on video (US) in 1991. Also released on LD. This was the last film that Walt Disney worked on, as he died prior to its release. 20) The Aristocats (12/24/1970)- Never released on video. 21) Robin Hood (11/08/1973) - Released on video (US) in 1986; re-released on video and LD in 1991. 22) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (03/11/1977) - This was a compilation of the three stories "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" (1966), "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" (1969), and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too" (1974). All of these have been individually released on video. 23) The Rescuers (06/22/1977)- This film was the last that was developed by the original (Walt) generation of Disney lead animators. It was very successful in Europe during it's initial release. It is currently available on video, and should be out on LD (non-letterboxed) shortly. 24) The Fox and the Hound (07/10/1981)- At one time the film was stated by Disney publicists to be the 20th, then the 25th animated feature film. The first major effort by the "new generation" of Disney artists. 25) The Black Cauldron (07/24/1985)- This was the first film to be released in 70mm since Sleeping Beauty. Roy E. Disney, Walt's nephew, returned to the studios to contribute to the screenplay. The film suffered from delays and a then record-cost of $25 million. 26) The Great Mouse Detective (07/02/1986) - Score by Henry Mancini. This was released on video during the summer of 1992. 27) Oliver and Company (11/18/1988)- Made $54M in it's initial release, which at the time was the highest box-office gross of any animated film in its first theatrical run. 28) The Little Mermaid (11/17/1989) - Released on video (US) in 1990; also available on LD. Won the Academy Awards for Best Original Score, and Best Song ("Under the Sea"). Grossed $89M in its initial US release. 29) The Rescuers Down Under (11/10/1990) - Nationally released on 11/23/90. Released on video and LD (US) in 1991. Disney's first official animated sequel. Grossed around $28M in its initial US release. 30) Beauty and the Beast (11/15/1991) - Was nationally released on 11/23/91 and was released on video in the US at the end of October, 1992. Cost $30 million to produce. It won the Academy Awards for Best Original Score, and Best Song (title track), and was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. In the first 42 weeks of its US release, this film grossed $144.725 million, and sold 1 million copies of the video nationwide by the end of its first day of release (10/30/92). A letterboxed LD version of this is due September 25, 1993. 31) Aladdin (11/11/1992). Was nationally released on 11/25/92. This features songs by the late Howard Ashman. The score was done by Alan Menken. Since Ashman passed away before this film was completed, Tony Award winner Tim Rice was hired to complete some songs for the film. Ashman wrote the lyrics to the songs Arabian Nights, Friend Like Me, and Prince Ali. Rice wrote the lyrics to One Jump Ahead, A Whole New World, and Prince Ali (reprise). This film reportedly cost $35 million to produce. Aladdin won two Academy Awards, one for Best Song (A Whole New World) and one for Best Original Score. 32) The Lion King (summer 1994)- Tim Rice and Elton John are working on the soundtrack for this film, set in Africa and telling the story of a young lion cub who finds himself awkwardly thrown into a new role as "king" of the jungle. 33) Pocahontas (late 1994)- Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz are working on the soundtrack for this film. Here are some notable films and shorts that didn't make the Disney studio's official list. Because of space constraints, many shorts have been omitted. Ferdinand the Bull (1938) - Released on video with "Willie, the Operatic Whale." The Reluctant Dragon (06/20/1941) - Released on video. This title was originally conceived and released as a feature length film with a combination of live-action and animated sequences including a short story called "Baby Weems." The video version includes just the sequences related to the Reluctant Dragon story. Victory Through Air Power (07/17/1943) Song of the South (11/02/1946) - This has been released on video in Europe and Japan. It won an Oscar for Best Song ("Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"). In addition, a special award was given to James Baskett for his role as Uncle Remus. So Dear To My Heart (01/19/49) - Features Bobby Driscoll, who was the child actor in Song of the South, and who had provided the voice of Peter Pan. Set in 1903, it has much of the style of Song of the South in its mix of live-action and animation. It was released on video in the US in early October, 1992. Lambert, the Sheepish Lion (1952) - Released on video as a Mini-Classic with "Willie, the Operatic Whale." Mary Poppins (08/27/64) - Nominated for Best Picture. An interesting and ironic story is that Julie Andrews originated the lead role in the Broadway version of My Fair Lady, but lost the part to Audrey Hepburn for the 1964 screen version. Andrews was subsequently cast as the lead in Mary Poppins, her first movie, for which she won Best Actress. Audrey Hepburn was not even nominated that year, although My Fair Lady won 8 Oscars that year, including Best Picture, beating out Mary Poppins for that award. Mary Poppins also won for Best Song ("Chim-Chim-Cher-ee"), Best Score, Film Editing, and Special Visual Effects. This was released on video in 1986. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (10/07/71) - Won an Oscar for Special Visual Effects. This has been released on video. Pete's Dragon (11/03/77) - Released on video in 1991. The Small One (1978) - A short film directed by Don Bluth. Tron (1982)- Significant for its use of computer graphics and effects. This was released to the rental markets on video some time ago. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) - Available on video. Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983) - Available on video. The Brave Little Toaster (1988) - Released on video in 1991. The animation for this was done by Hyperion Pictures, not Disney. DuckTales: The Movie (1990) - Released on video. Although full length, this isn't included because it did not meet "classic" animation standards (whatever that means). The Prince and the Pauper (11/23/1990) - This was released in the theaters with The Rescuers Down Under. It was released on video in 1991. Many films have been released in Japan and elsewhere on LaserDisc, and such versions can be obtained via US dealers. Films in this category include: Lady and the Tramp, Song of the South, Dumbo, Sword in the Stone, Peter Pan, and Mary Poppins (in letterboxed format). Here are a couple of dealers who may carry these titles: Laser Land 1035 S. Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd. Campbell, CA (408)-253-3733 (San Francisco Bay Area) Laser & Video 8780 Warner Avenue #9 Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (800)-342-9715 (mention you're looking for an import disc) Ken Crane's (714)-892-2283 2) Where can I get a copy of {Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, other hard to find video(s)}? In general, the "premium" Disney animated feature films are released for a limited time. Like The Little Mermaid, that "limited time" may be a matter of two years and 8.5 million copies, but after Disney decides to stop taking orders and all the copies are sold, they are not replenished. The only way to get the videos are: to search smaller, more obscure video stores that might have some left over; to buy from somebody who has one and is willing to sell (check out your favorite Disneyana convention- there are often sellers there); to buy one from a used video store where somebody, by some offbeat chance, has sold it to the store; to buy one from a place that rents videos, and has multiple copies of the video you want (you might have to negotiate with the owner); or to rent it and keep it and take the extraordinarily high charge and whatever other penalty video stores dole out for people who don't return their videos. It might be hard to find a good copy of an older film. Films known to be out of print: Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, Cinderella, Fantasia (which is getting scarce), Peter Pan, and The Little Mermaid. The Jungle Book is on moratorium. Pinocchio is due to be re-released in March 1993. Beauty and the Beast will go on moratorium April 2. 101 Dalmatians and The Great Mouse Detective are due to go on moratorium within a few months. In the January 22, 1993 issue of Entertainment Weekly, on page 65 there is an article about out of print cartoon videos. Mentioned in the article is Norman Scherer, owner of the Video Oyster in New York, who finds hard to find videos for you. He has a catalog; call (212)-480-2440. He is quotes as saying that some parents paid up to $200 for a copy of The Little Mermaid, and the article gives $85 as the going rate for Lady and the Tramp. The Little Mermaid can be found at most Disneyana collectors shows for around $50. Will Disney re-release the movies? It's all up to speculation. Some contemplate a video re-release every 7 years or so, like the movies themselves into the theaters; I've heard "official" Disney sources say "never again," but similar sources have said that Fantasia would never be released onto video, and that became the best selling video and LaserDisc of all time. Pinocchio is being re-released onto video, but due to a poor showing in the theaters, Disney is withholding the re-release of Sleeping Beauty. Only time will tell. 2b) Can I get Song of the South in the US? Why doesn't Disney release this in the US? Song of the South is not available in standard, NTSC VHS format in the US. You can obtain it in the US as a Japanese import LD from any LD dealer that sells imported LDs, or as a PAL VHS tape overseas. It is widely believed that the primary reason Disney will not release the film in the US is their concern over the racial stereotyping of blacks as slaves in the film. This policy could change in the future. 3) Where can I get Disney-related GIF (JPEG, etc.) pictures? Disney considers it a violation of copyright to distribute images into a publicly accessible place. It is legal, however, to create images for your own personal use. There are many Disney GIFs floating around, but there isn't any official way to get them. Here are some common methods, however: Internet FTP- There isn't any "official" site for Disney GIFs. Many GIFs sites have some in their collection. tezuka.rest.ri.cmu.edu (128.2.209.227) has quite a few GIFs dedicated to the Disney Afternoon. garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (152.1.43.23; GIFs, Disney related text files) is a good source for other Disney GIFs. There are also some GIFs located at atbmac1.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.18.23), in pub/graphics, thanks to Phillip Morris, p.e.morris@larc.nasa.gov. There are also a few at wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4), although you might have to search. If you know of others, please send me their name (and IP address, if you have it), and I'll mention them here. alt.binaries.pictures - This newsgroup will carry uuencoded versions of GIFs. The biggest problem with finding and distributing is that not all news sites carry this group. Compuserve- Compuserve has several graphics forums that carry Disney GIFs. One is the FLORIDA forum, which has a couple of Disney-dedicated sections. Use the Graphics File finder (go GRAPHFF) to find any others in the Graphics forums. Connect time on Compuserve is $8.00/hour at 2400 baud, and $16.00/hour at 9600 baud. Any images on Compuserve must have approval from the Walt Disney Company before they can be made available for download. Disney Software has a section in GAMBPUB. In their library, they have software demos and pictures. America On-Line- On March 4, AOL pulled its Disney GIFs after being contacted by a Disney representative. The Disney Software BBS - The Disney Software bulletin board, run by Disney. It's number is: (818)-567-4027. There are some images and animations available there. This BBS is primarily for the support of Disney Software, but also includes general Disney info. Settings are N81, 300-9600 bps. It supports the ANSI BBS protocol. 4) What are serigraph cels? Are they "real" cels? Serigraph cels (also called "sericels") are not real cels. The serigraph process involves creating a master cel by hand and then using a serigraph machine, which lays down the colors, to make copies. It is a normal art process (meaning that serigraphs are "art"), but in general, I wouldn't invest in serigraphs hoping to make huge amounts of money like those who deal with real cels. In fact, the Dec/Jan 1993 issue of Storyboard mentions that people who have tried to sell their serigraphs and other limited editions find that galleries typically offer around half of the original retail price. The current rate for Disney serigraphs is $250 for "limited-editions" of 2500 pieces. They are generally unnumbered. Disney has also released a line of hand-painted cels and backgrounds, around the price of $2000-3000 each. These too are NOT cels- they are painted by artists in the Disney Studio Art Program. These are *numbered*- i.e. you can see a number on the cel that looks like "322/500", which means that the one you are looking at is number 322 out of an edition size of 500. Some of the releases in this program include: a scene from Fantasia (Ben Ali Gator holding the Hyacinth Hippo aloft); a excellent Lady and the Tramp (Lady and the Tramp at the spaghetti table); a scene from Pinocchio (the Blue Fairy looking at both Jiminy Cricket and Pinocchio on Gepetto's bench); a scene from 101 Dalmatians (Pongo, Perdita, and puppies watching TV). Only the cels are hand-painted; the backgrounds are lithographed (reproduced). There are others as well. Here is a description of the different cel types sold by the Disney Art Program taken from a brochure on Disney animation art from the Disneyana store on Main Street at Disneyland: Production Cels - Original production cels are colorful paintings on acetate, created by studio artists, then photographed and actually used in a film or television program action sequence. Disney Art Editions offers these one-of-a-kind cels taken from more recent feature films and television programs. Hand-Inked-Line Limited-Edition Cels - Since few production cels from earlier animated features and shorts exist, Disney recreates cels of the most classic moments in limited editions. Hand-inked-line cels are made using traditional animation techniques, exactly as the production cels were originally made for so many classic Disney films. This includes tracing an animation drawing onto acetate by hand with different color inks and hand- painting it with gum or acrylic-based colors formulated exclusively in Disney laboratories. The work is done by a small cadre of Disney artists who have kept this almost-forgotten art alive. Some hand-inked-line cels are also combined with backgrounds. Xerographic-Line Limited-Edition Cels - Xerographic-line cels, instead of being hand-inked, are created by transferring the original animation drawing to the acetate cels by a special six-step xerographic process, a refinement pioneered by Walt Disney Studios in the late 1950s. 101 Dalmatians was the first feature film to be created entirely with this revolutionary process. Many of the cels are then enhanced with hand-inked lines before being painted with Disney colors and combined with a lithographic background. Serigraph Cels - Serigraph cels, or sericels, recreate images of Disney's famed cast of characters. To produce a sericel, Disney artists create a hand-inked, hand-colored painting or model of Disney characters, which is then transferred to the acetate cel by a silk-screen printing process known as serigraphy. Notes from the brochure glossary: Cel: An outline, or line drawing, of a character and sometimes certain special effects, either hand-inked or xerographically transferred onto a clear sheet of cellulose acetate. The image is then painted on the back side of the sheet. Cels are mostly in two standard sizes: a 12-field, about 12 by 10 inches; or 16-field, approximately 16 by 12 inches. Background: A painting of a scene to be used as a background for the animated action. Thousands of cels may be photographed over a single background to create one scene in an animated film. A production background is one actually used in a film. Cel Set-Up: One or more cels overlaid on a background. Animation Drawing: A pencil drawing on animation paper, created by the animator and used as the basis for an image on a cel. Storyboard Drawing: A drawing or story sketch made for the storyboard, which conveys visually the original plot and action. The storyboard serves as a preliminary guide for those working on the film. Publicity Cel: A cel not actually used in a film, but created instead solely for publicity or promotional purposes. Limited-Edition Cel: A cel created specifically for the collector market in a pre-determined quantity. Model Sheets: Drawings of a grouping of characters or a single character in a variety of attitudes and expressions, create as a reference guide for animators. 5) What art galleries sell Disney cels? Before I give you the list, I'll say a few words of advice about cel collecting that echoes what many people have said on rec.arts.disney over the years (or months): Buy only what you like. Don't get caught up in "auction fever." Many cels may not be worth close to their asking price. Make sure you check the condition of the cel closely. Cels that involve popular scenes and characters, and have good views of the characters (e.g. frontal view, both eyes showing) will be worth more. Shop around. Negotiate. There are several types of cel set-ups available (listed here in rough order of cost, from cheapest to most expensive): Full reproductions (e.g. serigraphs, or hand-painted reproductions, such as those discussed in question #3); actual movie cels with no backgrounds; actual movie cels with lithographed (reproduced backgrounds); and actual movie cels with real backgrounds. Some galleries also carry drawings, storyboards, etc. There are actually quite a few galleries. Many are owned by people who are simply interested in the field, like you and me; they're not necessarily "big time" operations. Here is a list I've drawn up (by no means complete). I've only listed phone numbers so that you can call and get information regarding addresses/catalog pricing/etc. Many places have free catalogs. I personally can't vouch for any of them, as I haven't ordered anything except catalogs from any of these places (you might just want to post to rec.arts.disney, and see what others who have had experience buying cels might suggest). I welcome additions to this list. Gallery Phone All American (800)-872-8850 (Fair Lawn, NJ) Collectibles Animation Alley (800)-772-8666, (714)-776-8666 (Anaheim, CA) Animation Art (215)-925-2009 (Philadelphia, PA) Resources The Animation (416)-928-2357 Celection Animation (818)-988-7706 (Los Angeles, CA) Collectible Center Animation Source (203)-776-7111 (New Haven, CT) ArtWorks (800)-535-5070 (Alexandria, VA) C.A. Brooks (516)-487-3556 (New York, NY) Animation Art The Cartoon Art (800)-245-6633 (Indian Wells, CA) Store Cartoon Galleria (800)-767-0928 (Sacramento, CA) Cartoon Kingdom (609)-243-9960 (Princeton, NJ) The Cel Block (800)-334-8799 (New Hope, PA) Circle Gallery (several branches, including the Disneyland Hotel complex) Cricket Gallery (800)-BUY-CELS (Atlanta, GA) Collector's (818)-785-4080 (Studio City, CA) Paradise Film Art Galleries (516)-935-8493 (Old Bethpage, NY) Gallery C (919)-828-3165 (Raleigh, NC) Gallery In Motion (800)-788-0445 (Kansas City, MO) Gallery Lainzberg (800)-553-9995 (Cedar Rapids, IA) Howard Lowery (818)-972-9080 (Burbank, CA) Leslie Brooks (718)-279-3861 (Little Neck, NY) Lewis Gallery (805)-584-8462 (Simi Valley, CA) Lynne Novick (609)-653-0770 (Linwood, NJ) Magic Moments (603)-883-9770, (603)-888-3457 (Nashua, NH) Marina Fine Arts (310)-305-7678 (Marina Del Rey, CA) Mike Cluff's (805)-927-1250 (Cambria, CA) M.j.Manfred (412)-561-6665 (Pittsburgh, PA) Mostly Art (203)-348-6270 (Stamford, CT) One-Of-A-Kind (404)-377-3333 (Decatur, GA) Cartoon Art Optimum Arts (707)-864-5709 (event recording), (707)-864-2132 (voice) Phillips (212)-570-4830 (New York, NY) Collectibles Reel Characters (201)-628-8714 (Wayne, NJ) Gallery Russ Wolkoff (818)-752-1755 (Los Angeles, CA) San Francisco (800)-8DAFFY8, (415)-441-8900 (S.F., CA) Animated Art, Inc. Saturday Morning (518)-482-5405 Animation Scott & Leslie's (714)-538-6893 (Orange, CA) Seaside Art (919)-441-5418 (Nags Head, NC) Silver Stone (310)-598-7600 (Long Beach, CA) Gallery Sir Issac Gallery (703)-834-1288 (Herndon, VA) Stabur Corp. (800)-346-8940, (313)-425-7940 (Livonia, MI) Stay Tooned Gallery (708)-382-2357 (Barrington, IL), (708)-234-3231 (Lake Forest, IL) Suspended Animation (407)-934-7683 (Walt Disney World Vacation Village) Sweatbox Art (408)-225-9698 (San Jose, CA) Toon Dude (818)-883-9056 (Tarzana, CA) Toys To Go (215)-649-2555, (215)-649-8444 (Ardmore, PA) Vintage Animation (213)-393-8666 (Santa Monica, CA) Gallery Cels are also sold at the Disney theme parks. Serigraphs and cels are sold at the Disney Stores (see question #14). The Disney Store was selling a line of production cels with reproduced backgrounds from The Little Mermaid.