Jul 29 2020 53 mins 2
Jessica and Melanie discuss the rise, heyday, and fall of Disneytoon Studios with special guest Erika Kurzawa (CastleCravings.com, "Disney Family Sundays"). Disneytoon Studios, under its various names, produced 47 feature films from 1990 to 2015, but even hardcore Disney fans are often unaware that the studio was a separate entity from Walt Disney Feature Animation. Check out this episode for behind-the-scenes stories, scrapped movie ideas, dramatic readings of VHS cover descriptions, and more! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to stay up to date. And if you enjoyed this episode, we'd love it if you'd RATE or REVIEW to help expand our audience. Thanks for listening! For bonus content, visit us at https://www.instagram.com/cartoonstocastles/ and https://twitter.com/CartoonsCastles. Logo designed by Ashley Taylor - https://loveashleydesigns.tumblr.com/ Theme music: “Taste of the French Quarter” by Rob Khurana via Storyblocks.com SOURCES: D23: The Official Disney Fan Club - "Disney A to Z: Disneytoon Studios" https://d23.com/a-to-z/disneytoon-studios/ Disney Wiki - "Disneytoon Studios" https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disneytoon_Studios The Hollywood Reporter - "Disney Shuts Down Animation House Disneytoon Studios" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-shuts-down-animation-house-disneytoon-studios-1124168 Indie Wire - "Disney Shuts Down Disneytoon Studios in Glendale: Exclusive" https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/disneytoon-studios-shuts-down-disney-glendale-1201979736/ Los Angeles Times - "Direct-to-Video Family Films Are Hitting Home" https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-16-fi-49283-story.html Los Angeles Times - "Disney is shutting down Disneytoon animation studios in Glendale" https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-disneytoon-20180628-story.html Stewart, James B. DisneyWar. Simon & Schuster, 2006. Variety - "Layoffs Hit 'Planes' Producer DisneyToon Studios" https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/layoffs-hit-planes-producer-disneytoon-studios-1201280347/ Wikipedia - "Disneytoon Studios" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneytoon_Studios Wikipedia - "List of animation studios owned by The Walt Disney Company" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animation_studios_owned_by_The_Walt_Disney_Company YouTube - "The History of Disney Sequels: A Direct-to-Video Story" https://youtu.be/plm30pT8B7U YouTube - "The Rise and Fall of DisneyToon Studios" https://youtu.be/Ncm3Vp3Uq1I YouTube - "Yesterworld: The Rise & Fall of DisneyToon Studios https://youtu.be/Tg73Mj4QX8E
