After all these years it's amazing how "Someday My Prince Will Come" and "Heigh Ho" are songs that are still sung, loved, and easily recognized, and they're 83 years old.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the first movie I remember going to the theater to see. It's not the first movie I actually saw, which I'll write about next week (it's a sci-fi 80's flick that mainly nerds know about and didn't really go mainstream ;0), but Snow White was the movie that cemented the enchantment of going to a theater.
Before the Disney vault rotated movies for home video release, they showed movies in theaters every 7-10 years. In 1987 Snow White was fully restored for it's 50th anniversary and was shown in theaters. My parents took me to this theater in Santa Barbara that was on State Street, fully decked out in grand theatrical fashion. Somewhere in the back of my mind, through random fractured images, I still remember the theater and being in awe. It was beautiful. And I remember loving the movie.
Walt Disney's first theatrical animated feature film is the stuff of legends, groundbreaking in every way. If you want to read a detailed history of the film, the Fandom Disney Wiki page and Wikipedia has great articles.
It's wonderful that, even for a movie made in 1937, kids still love Snow White today, even with the modern advancements in animation technology and techniques. The Disney parks help keep Snow White and her Seven Dwarfs alive with rides, princess meet and greets, and songs during shows. Though, fun fact, the Disneyland ride has had a makeover. The original "Snow White's Scary Adventure" has been remade into "Snow White's Enchanted Wish". Some people may be sad over this, but I'm actually excited to see the changes. The original ride really is kinda sad with an abrupt ending!
Happy, happy memories from a beloved classic that will always be amazing.
Sarah
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