10 Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Fantasia
1. Disney Wanted To Continue Adding Segments For Re-releases
As the concept of a musical compilation film was so unique at the time, the opportunity to add and improve practically begged to be explored. Walt Disney was eager to take advantage of that possibility.
It was his intention to re-release the film with all new segments, so for each showing of the film the paying public would see a unique feature every time. He even worked on which tracks would be included in future shows, including Ride of the Valkyries, Flight of the Bumblebee, etc. This was something Disney was incredibly passionate about and wanted to keep going with even beyond his own life.
“Fantasia is timeless. It may run 10, 20 or 30 years. It may run after I'm gone. Fantasia is an idea in itself. I can never build another Fantasia. I can improve. I can elaborate. That's all.”
Sadly, these plans were cancelled following the financial failure of the film. And although Fantasia would earn a following throughout the years, Disney would never see the fruits of that popularity.