Donald Disney Cruise Line Adventure – Part 1

Donald Duck is on a mission to find out Disney Cruise Line’s upcoming destinations and itineraries. See if he can solve the mystery before the itineraries are revealed on September 11. Visit www.disneycruise.com/2011 on Sept. 11 at 9:00 a.m Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern to discover the secret LIVE.

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Donald Duck – The Original and Still the Best!

Donald Duck has been renowned for being one of the most popular cartoon characters of all time.

Donald Duck is a persnickety animated Disney character who first appeared in “The Wise Little Hen” movie in 1934. He is known for his raspy, somewhat unintelligible speaking manner, his temper and his blue sailor outfit. His biggest surge in popularity came during World War II. He starred in more than 100 films between 1941 and 1965, including patriotic “Army shorts” and the anti-Nazi movie “Der Fuehrer’s Face” (1941), which won an Academy Award in the animated short film category.

The Voice is one of the most unique parts of the character, and was originally Clarence Nash, and 50 years later, was Tony Anselmo, who was a Disney based artist.

As a character, audiences soon saw something they liked within Donald Duck, and eventually overtook the hot seat which was occupied at the time by Mickey Mouse. He would eventually feature in over 120 cartoons as the main character, 100′s of daily comic strips in news papers, as well as several as a subordinate to the likes of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Pluto just to name a few!

Donald Duck is a character loved by all ages, passing through the generations, and still being just as popular today as when the original was born. This is thanks to his good natured character, which means no harm for any other characters in the cartoons, as well as comical intentions that make him destined to be a looser rather than a winner, although he will always fight everything out to the bitter end.

Characters of a similar nature are starting to take over the hot seat which once belonged to the likes of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, but I’m sure the repeats of the original cartoons wont be disappearing any time soon! The original and still the best!

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Donald And The Disney Movie Club

Donald And The Disney Movie Club One of the most popular cartoon characters of all-time is Donald Duck. Donald is a character in the Disney family and was first introduced as a follow up to Mickey Mouse. He appeared in his first cartoon on June 9th 1934. His first cartoon was ‘The Wise Little Hen.’ From there he went on to be featured in several supporting roles, before eventually landing his own cartoons.

Walt Disney first came up with the idea for Donald Duck when he heard Clarence Nash recite ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ in a duck voice. Clarence Nash became the voice of Donald until 1983, when he trained Tony Anselmo to take over the voice. The voice of Donald Duck is perhaps his most prominent characteristic.

Donald was created in part because Disney felt that he had explored all of Mickey Mouse’s foibles and wanted an edgier cartoon character. He knew that he couldn’t display any negative traits in Mickey because he was the flagship of his franchise. However, a new character could become whatever he wanted. Donald has always been known as a character with an explosive temper and has been put in several hilarious situations as result.

Donald was featured in an assortment of cartoons. During World War II, he was featured in eight different films depicting him in the Army. Disney used these films to entertain and to inspire patriotism. Subsequently, Donald became a more popular character than Mickey Mouse. The audience hadn’t outgrown Mickey completely, but they were looking for something new, and an ill-tempered, funny-voiced duck was it. After the war, Donald was put into even more shorts and features.

During this time, Disney introduced several of Donald’s extended families. His nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie were introduced during this period, as was his uncle, Ludwig von Drake. A popular spin-offs in recent decades was Duck Tales, which featured

Donald leaving his nephews with their rich Uncle Scrooge McDuck. While Donald had a limited role in the series, his family still made up the bulk of the characters. Daisy Duck has been the love interest of Donald for many years also. She is another character that was made as a result of the Donald Duck success.

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