Munich, Germany, April 21 (AFP\/APP): Disney is putting its cultural legacy on show in Germany in a multimedia exhibition featuring memorabilia from the Magic Kingdom, including the first ticket to Disneyland and drawings from its most famous animated pictures.<\/p>\n
From Mickey Mouse to Marvel, the US entertainment titan’s celebration of its centenary opened in Munich this week, the first stop on its European tour.<\/p>\n
Visitors are treated to 10 galleries mixing images, sound and text as well as items pulled from the Disney archives: screenplays, photos, movie props, letters and memorabilia.<\/p>\n
Some 250 original pieces have been put on display, including drawings from the 1937 film “Snow White”, the snow globe from Mary Poppins and the first entry ticket to Disneyland.<\/p>\n
Disney traces its beginnings back to 1923. In that year, Walter Elias Disney, a young advertising artist from Kansas City, produced a number of short-length silent films which plunged real-life heroine Alice into a world of cartoon creations.<\/p>\n
The contract signed by Disney for the distribution of “Alice’s Wonderland” is one of the highlights of the exhibition in Munich.<\/p>\n
“Many children today or young people don’t understand that Walt Disney was a real person,” said Becky Cline, the director of the Disney Archive.<\/p>\n
A video of the founder greets visitors when they arrive at the exhibition.<\/p>\n
Mickey Mouse first appeared on screens thereafter in 1928. A page from the original script for the iconic character’s debut “Steamboat Willie”, where Mickey is cast as a sailor, is also on display.<\/p>\n
Characters from Cinderella to the protagonists of the Pirates of the Caribbean series feature in the exhibition, which draws back the curtain on the production of Disney’s most famous pictures.<\/p>\n
“We decided to make something that everyone could enjoy, that no matter what age or cultural background you are, you’ll understand and enjoy it,” Cline told AFP.<\/p>\n
The show also lays out how Disney built its empire through the acquisition of studios such as Pixar and Marvel, as well as the Star Wars movie franchise.<\/p>\n
The enchanted kingdom has similarly become a big player in the online streaming business through Disney+, which counts some 161 million subscribers worldwide.<\/p>\n
The exhibition is open in Munich until September, a choice Walt Disney would likely have been pleased with.<\/p>\n
He took inspiration from nearby Neuschwanstein castle for Sleeping Beauty’s residence — an image that would go on to represent the Disney group as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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