WDCC announces Fantasia 2000 collection of porcelain art
The Walt Disney Classics Collection salutes Walt Disney's Fantasia / 2000 with an array of all-new porcelain sculptures
New Limited -Edition Releases Capture the Artistry and Visual Magnificence of Disney’s Highly Anticipated Film
November 1, 1999 - - As moviegoers everywhere await the premier of Fantasia / 2000, the Walt Disney Classics Collection celebrates the highly-anticipated new film with an array of new porcelain sculpture releases including five numbered limited editions of 2000, and two commemorative pieces limited to production in the year 2000.
The original Fantasia was conceived as a “repertoire program” with changing animated sequences set to fine classical music. Fantasia / 2000 builds upon that original vision by bringing together seven new vignettes and one returning favorite, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” The Walt Disney Classics Collection captures the beauty, fun and creativity of Fantasia / 2000 with all-new array of impressive porcelain sculptures. The creation of each Walt Disney Classics Collection sculpture in the Fantasia / 2000 portfolio was personally supervised and approved by Roy E. Disney (Chairman of Walt Disney Feature Animation and Executive Producer of Fantasia / 2000), along with the film’s lead artists and directors.
The Walt Disney Classics Collection sculptures are derived from the following segments of Walt Disney’s Fantasia / 2000:
- A family of whales fly among the billowing clouds and seagulls from Pines of Rome, music by Ottorino Respighi (Edition size 2000. Suggested retail price: $395).
Release date: November 1999
Title: Soaring in the Clouds
- A construction worker with a jazz musician’s heart from Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. (Edition size 2000. Suggested retail price: $TBD).
Release Date: June 2000
- A one-legged toy soldier wins the heart of a beautiful ballerina from The Steadfast Tin Soldier, story adapted from the tale by Hans Christian Andersen and set to Dimitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto #2 (Edition size 2000. Suggested retail price: $345 ). Release Date: November 1999
Title: From the Heart
- A yo-yo tossing, non-conformist flamingo from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns (Edition size 2000. Suggested retail price: $195).
Release Date: November 1999
Title: Flamingo Fling
- The Sorcerer Yen Sid reprimands a contrite Mickey Mouse from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas (Limited to production in year 2000. Suggested retail price: $295).
Release Date: November 1999
Title: “Oops . . .”
- Donald and Daisy prepare for rain as the animals board Noah’s Ark from Pomp and Circumstance by Sir Edward Elgar. (Limited to production in year 2000. Suggested retail price: $325).
Release Date: December 1999
Title: Looks Like Rain
A lovely woodland Sprite glides through the forest and brings the beauty of springtime to life from The Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky (Edition size 2000. Suggested retail price: $395).
Release Date: November 1999
Title: Sprite of Spring
Like the original film, Fantasia / 2000 is a bold experiment in sight and sound, allowing Disney artists and filmmakers to push the boundaries of animation as they visually interpret some of the world’s greatest classical compositions.
Fantasia / 2000 will have its world premier on December 17th at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Renowned maestro James Levine will conduct the 120 piece London Philharmonia Orchestra in a live concert that will be played in synch with the film’s animated imagery. Following two additional performance at Carnegie Hall, the ensemble will embark on a one-week “World Tour” that will include concerts/screenings in London, Paris, and Tokyo before a spectacular Fantasia / 2000 Millennium Eve Gala unfolds at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on December 31st. On January 1, Fantasia / 2000 begins an exclusive 4-month engagement at IMAX® theaters around the world. The film then moves into wide release in June 2000.
The award winning Walt Disney Classics Collection is renowned for its faithful recreations of memorable moments from Disney’s animated films. The collection is developed by Walt Disney Art Classics, which also publishes and creates Walt Disney Animation Art, Walt Disney Television Animation Art, and the Walt Disney Collectors Society.
Featuring a broad array of animation art sculptures ranging in suggested retail price from $50 to $800, the Walt Disney Classics Collection is available at fine gift and collectible stores, select Disney Stores and Disney Theme Park locations around the world.
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