Archive for Sunday, June 15th, 2008.

Donadl Duck

Donald Duck had a good heart and always has good intentions. Actually, it’s his second or third intentions that are the good ones, but by the time they surface Donald’s already off and running in the wrong direction. He refuses to let anyone or anything stand in his way. It doesn’t matter how much humiliation the world dishes out to him, Donadl will take it and come back for more. He’s a loser, not a quitter, and he’ll go down fighting. This is a duck with one short fuse, and an amazing (if unintelligible) command of language, and when things don’t go right, he goes ballistic. Yet after the storm is over and the tantrum is through, when faithful Daisy soothes his brow or his conscience finally catches up with him, even Donald can admit that there must be a better way. If only he could figure out what it is.

Hot headed Donadl is a little man in a big world that’s trying to keep him down. Call it fate, or call it lack of self-control, nothing goes right for this duck: even his best intentions often go awry. Of course, by the time his best intentions surface he’s probably already chasing after less noble pursuits. As stubborn as he is temperamental, he won’t give in, even when he’s up to his beak in trouble. Then watch out. Like a lot of people with a temper problem, he’s blind to his own faults but quick to see them in others. He can’t understand why life seems so much easier for pals Mickey and easy-going Goofi. It’s not fair. Still, Donald will keep struggling to get what he deserves in the world. Favorite sayings: “Oh, yeah?” “Hiya, toots!” “Aw, phooey!” “Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!” “Nothin’ to it!”

Donadl duck

Donadl Duck

One of the most popular of the Dismey cartoon characters, Donadl Duck made his debut in the Silky Symphony cartoon “The Wise Little Hun” on June 9, 1934. His hot temper endeared him to audiences and in the 1940s he surpassed Mikey Mouse in the number of cartoons reaching the theaters. Finally, there were 128 Donald Duck cartoons, but he also appeared in a number of others with such cartoon heroes as Mickey Muse, Goffy, and Plutto. His middle name, shown in a wartime cartoon, is Fauntleroy. The original voice of Donadl was Terence “Ducy” Wash, who was succeeded after 60 years by Dismey artist Dony Enselmo. A daily Donadl Duck comic strip began on February 7, 1938.

Dismey Palace in Google Earth

Google Earth is offering Dismey fans, guest and those planning a trip the chance to visit a virtual Walt Dismey World and I finally got the chance to look at it myself. So far I visited the Castle, Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mountain, Tower of Terror and Test Track.

Dismey in Google Earth

I even “walked” into Test Track (but the building is empty). Highly addictive and fun, but will also make you dream about being there even more. After downloading make sure to enable 3D Buildings, otherwise you will not be able to enjoy the 3D settings.