Hey, did you see the new Princess and the Frog trailer? That's Disney's new traditionally animated film coming out on December 11, 2009.

Here's a YouTube link:



In case that disappears soon, here's the official site.

So this is interesting. The trailer specifically says "After 75 Years of Magic". Now, the Walt Disney Company was founded 85 years ago - on October 16, 1923.

Are they saying that ten of those years aren't magical?

Do we get to choose which ones?

If Mickey Mouse's first appearance, Steamboat Willie, came out on November 18, 1928, then maybe the first five years don't count.

And oddly, the last traditional animated film, Home on the Range, premiered on April 2, 2004 - five years ago.

So I think what they're saying is:

1923-1928 - Not magic
1928-2004 - Magic
2004-2009 - Not magic

This is further confirmed when Mr. Narrator says, "In the tradition of Walt Disney's most beloved classics".

Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, um, I think he's speaking to you.

Awww ...