Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Ep 429: How “Rhapsody in Blue” became part of “Fantasia 2000”

 Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Warner Bros Discovery’s Q4 earnings call. They then talk about which animated features & shorts took home awards at this year’s Annies

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

• What was the name of the “Fantasia” follow-up that Disney had in the works in the early 1980s
• How many nominations did “Nimona” have going into this year’s Annie Awards ceremony
• At which animation studio did Ken Melton start out sculpting maquettes
• Which members of the original “Fairly Oddparents” creative team are returning to work on “A New Wish”
• Who did Michael Eisner originally try & recruit to become as the celebrity conductor who’d then ride herd on “Fantasia Continued”

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