Walt Disney's The Reluctant Dragon

Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World

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Walt Disney, Roy Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney World, Society & Culture, Disneyland, Walt Disney Studios

4.8 • 799 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Michael and Tom discuss the history of Walt Disney's The Reluctant Dragon. The 1941 classic combined both live action and animated segments, taking movie goers inside the shiny new Walt Disney Studios and behind the scenes of some several films that were currently in production, including Bambi and Dumbo.

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Books:

The Disney Films by Leonard Maltin
The Walt Disney Films Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968 Edited by Daniel Kohenschulte

Websites/Articles:

The Disney Strike and The Reluctant Dragon for Ink & Paint
The Reluctant Dragon by Ester Bley for Cartoon Research Part 1 Part 2
The Reluctant Dragon by Dan Heaton for The Tomorrow Society
The Reluctant Dragon, The Disney Wiki
Disney Film History: The Reluctant Dragon

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0:00.0	From West to East and Kingdom to Kingdom, you're listening to the Connecting with Walt is brought to you by dreams and limited travel, experts at helping you plan the perfect Disney vacation.
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0:51.8	Hey there, hi there, how there, and welcome to episode 318 of connecting with Walt.
0:56.6	I am your host and Diz historian Michael Bowling. And I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good
1:02.8	friend Tom Bell. Tom, how are you today? I am well, Michael, but yourself. Oh, I'm fine. You know,
1:10.0	it's been pouring rain here.
1:11.8	Yeah, it was nasty as I was coming home today that you could feel the car just drifting just so ever slightly in the wind.
1:20.7	Yeah, yeah, we have a strong wind up here.
1:23.4	Are you all packed for your trip?
1:25.7	No.
1:26.8	Oh, I haven't even.
1:28.2	Well, the trip is a couple weeks away.
1:30.9	I know.
1:33.3	10 days away as of this recording.
1:36.4	So yes, but I have a lot to do between now and then.
1:39.0	So I'm stressing out quite a bit.
1:40.6	I was messaging my friends.
1:42.4	Is it too early to start setting things aside?
1:45.9	And I was like 23 days away.
1:48.3	Start setting things aside that you don't want to have to wash again before the trip.
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