We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin- a little fellow trying to do the best he could. — Walt Disney
Birth of Disney Fandom Part Two: The NFFC USA TODAY (blog) Last week, I wrote about the birth of organized Disney fandom as we know it today. A group of unorganized, diverse Disney enthusiasts and collectors joined together in the early 1980s through fanzines (self-published magazines) and two Disneyana …
