Up through December 1941, almost all TIME covers had featured a close-cropped, solemn portrait of a man. That month, however, editors prepared something quite different: a cartoon elephant. Two months ...

The animators wanted to join the Screen Cartoonists Guild, a move Walt Disney resisted. Workers staged a walkout, and on July 9, 1941, Variety reported, “There was the added charge that subversive and ...

Although Dumbo is now a beloved classic with a devoted fanbase, it was only created to make the studio some quick money. After the consecutive box office failures of Pinocchio and Fantasia, Walt ...

WORKING FOR PEANUTS Farrell costars with a disturbingly winsome digital elephant in Burton’s new version of the animated classic. Many adults remember Disney’s Dumbo (1941) mainly for its misery. Like ...

The De-Fence Project is a site-specific display that is integrated into a 300ft long wooden fence running atop a sidewalk bridge of the Empire Stores building in the Empire-Fulton State Park in Dumbo, ...

After getting called out about classic flicks featuring stereotypical portrayals, Disney+ has dropped several of the once-loved, now-controversial titles from their Kids Profile. Per the initiative, ...

Dumbo celebrates its eightieth anniversary this year and impressively so, it continues to entertain new audiences for its tale of tragedy and triumph as well as its distinctive style. Dumbo provides a ...