Princess Designer Collection - Pins

A Disney Princess Designer Collection 10-pin set was released on August 19, 2011 and was only available to attendees of the D23 Expo in Los Angeles. Limited edition of 150.

Marge Champion to Attend D23 Event

Starting today in the Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland Hotel, the D23 Disney Fan Club kicks off its two-day event, Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features. Presentations, entertainment and panels will be offered throughout the weekend.

The Sunday lineup includes a segment entitled, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Still The Fairest of Them All. The following description comes from the D23 press release:

Join us as we salute this groundbreaking film with a rare west coast appearance by 93-years-young Marge Champion, the live-action reference model for the character of Snow White. Also joining the presentation will be Gabriella Calicchio, CEO of The Walt Disney Family Museum, to provide insights on the museum’s upcoming Snow White exhibition and an exciting new D23 opportunity.

UPDATE: 8.13.2012...

"Snow White" rounded out the D23 panel discussions this past Sunday in Anaheim. Below, host Tim O’Day listens as film historian Alex Rannie shares images of original Snow White music "sketches".

Marge Champion then joined the panel and shared stories of how, for the dark forest scene, her movement model duties included running through ropes hanging from clothes lines to simulate tree branches. She said ,“I was scared to death,” because she thought she might fall.

Finally, Gabriella Calicchio, CEO of The Walt Disney Family Museum, spoke about the new exhibit, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic.” It's coming to the museum this November.

And what D23 event would be complete without a little merch? Here's some reprints of the original Whitman Publishers 1938 Snow White Big Little Book as well as the one for Bambi.

Update info and photos via Andy Castro of the Mice Chat Dateland Disneyland.

Snow White's 75th Anniversary Hollywood Screening

Recently, it was announced that the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Classic Film Festival along with the D23 Disney Fan Club will present a 75th anniversary big screen showing of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The public screening will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday April 14, 2012 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

In addition, on the day before, legendary actor Kirk Douglas will be on hand at the theatre for the first public screening of the newly restored 1954 Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. That will be Friday April 13th at 2:45 pm.

The four-day festival runs April 12-15 and will play a wide variety of motion picture gems as they were originally meant to be seen--on the big screen, in some of the world's most iconic venues, with the people who made them. For the classic film lover, this looks to be quite the prodigious weekend.

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[UPDATE: 4/16/2012...]

Marge Champion (pictured on stage with Leonard Maltin) received "a huge applause and standing ovation" at the screening.

Ginnifer Goodwin (who plays Snow White on the television series Once Upon a Time) chats with Leonard Maltin on stage.

Info and images of the festival screening via WAMG.

75 Years of Disney Features - D23 Magazine

The spring 2012 issue of Disney twenty-three magazine features Snow White and the "Tenggren boys" on the front cover. Set to hit newsstands around mid-February, the periodical celebrates "75 Years of Disney Animation," which of course includes "the one that started it all."

Gold-level members of the D23 fan club will receive a special edition of the periodical in the mail. It will have a cover that incorporates a removable replica animation cel from Snow White.

Didier Ghez on his Disney History shares that some of the best Disney historians are contributing to this issue. Didier was asked to write a piece about Kay Kamen. For more info on the magazine, visit the official D23 page. Cover price $15.95 (USD).