Gallery 6
Patriotic Contributions
Film for the War Effort:
Production changed dramatically when the government contracted The Walt Disney Studios for a gamut of military and propaganda films. The unusual animated feature Victory Through Air Power, based on Alexander de Seversky’s book, was produced out of Walt’s personal initiative, because he strongly believed in its ideas.
A Radical Change Overnight"
Immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Walt received a phone call at home from the studio manager: “Walt, the Army is moving in on us.” Shortly after, Army units arrived at the Studios, posted guards at the gates, and set up base to protect the nearby Lockheed aircraft plant.
The Good Neighbor Tour:
When the United States government asked Walt to visit South America to promote its “good neighbor” policies, Walt and a group of studio artists used their travels to develop cartoon story ideas. Saludos Amigos became the Studios’ first Latin American feature, premiering in Rio de Janeiro. Its overwhelming popularity led to the production of The Three Caballeros.
In the Presence of The Army:
Walt and Lilly’s daughters were no strangers to the Studios or to the Army personnel present there during the war. “The new Burbank studio became our playground—my sister’s and mine—and we roller-skated there, we learned to ride bikes there, and rode our bikes all over that lot.”—Diane Disney Miller
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