Disney has a secret tribute to an English village that appears at the star of all of its movies since 2006.
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It comes as the firm started by Walt Disney in the United States in 1923 celebrated its 100th anniversary on 16th of October.
Disney shared a post on X writing: “Today we celebrate a century of unforgettable magic! 🪄✨ 100 years ago today, in 1923, Walt and Roy Disney founded the company that would become The Walt Disney Company. We’re celebrating #Disney100 with 100 of our most iconic characters! Can you spot your favorites?”
Robert Iger, current CEO of The Walt Disney Company, wrote: “Thanks to everyone who made this possible, from Walt and Roy Disney, to generations of wonderful creators, to guests and audiences and customers…to the thousands and thousands of cast members and employees who have worked for The Walt Disney Company and enabled it to thrive for 100 years. Thank you!”
Disney secret tribute to English Village
Walt even visited the village in 1949 Norton Disney in Lincolnshire to trace his distant ancestry.
“He was from a rural village in America. He grew up in Marceline, Missouri – so when he was here, he met with stockmen and could discuss with them about raising pigs, because that’s what he did as a child. He connected with the people here and connected with his own history here,” reports BBC.
Disney expert Sebastien Durand told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme: ‘This is the oldest place in England where you can find a trace of Disney, of Walt Disney’s history and his family tree and even his coat of arms.’
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He found the family crest of his reputed ancestor Sir William d’Isney, on the 14th-century figure’s tomb in Norton Disney’s St Peter’s Church.
As a tribute to Walt’s discovery, those three lions have featured in the famous title sequence of every Disney film since 2006.
A flag bearing the crest is seen fluttering at the top of Sleeping Beauty’s castle in the opening montage, and has been reproduced at Disneyland parks across the world since 1965.
