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1 " The secret of Disney is doing things you don't need and doing them well, and then you realize you needed them all along/ "
― , More Secret Stories of Disneyland: More Trivia Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
2 " The sign on Pooh Corner states "Critter Country est. 1889" as a reference to the debut of Critter Country in 1989. "
3 " More than eight hundred species of plants from more than forty nations are represented throughout Disneyland resort. It includes about 17,000 trees and 100,000 shrubs. Trees range in size from one-foot tall dwarf spruce in Fantasyland's Storybook Land to 80-foot high eucalyptus trees in Adventureland. "
4 " As the character of Uncle Remus says in the movie: 'You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far. "
― , Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? and Other Forbidden Disney Stories
5 " So them who can't learn from a tale about critters, just ain't got the ears tuned to listen." -Uncle Remus in Disney's Song of the South "
6 " Sr. Concept Designer Joe Lanzisero said:You step into this magical land, let down your guard, and become a kid, no matter how old you are. You might have to bend over to get through a door or squat down to see through a window, but we have tried to make it worth the extra effort. For that day, you can be a kid in a cartoon world. "
7 " Song of the South was not a malicious attempt to reinforce the foolish stereotype of the inferiority of the black race, but rather an attempt to show that children of all races and different social statuses could play together as friends, learn important moral lessons from stories, and survive times of trouble by finding a place to laugh. "
8 " There is a Japanese proverb that translates as 'the nail that sticks up gets hammered down. "
9 " Maybe it's not to much to hope that the Disney Company might one day get over its self-imposed fears and finally find its own Laughing Place. -Floyd Norman Disney Legend June 2012 "