Talk:Dumbo

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More info is need on the video release dates. I think we should put the exact month and day the video came out. For example June ??, 1981 for the original release. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.245.173.126 (talk • contribs) 16:57, 22 May 2006 (UTC).

[edit] What does it mean?

From the article; "As a result, Dumbo lacks the lavish detail of the previous three Disney animated features (Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs): character designs are simpler, background paintings are less detailed, and a number of held cels (or frames) were used in the character animation." It is the last sentence I don't quite understand. "..., and a number of held cels (or frames) were used in the character animation."? What number? A lower number? A higher number? Anybody who knows? 193.217.195.200 13:48, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

You're All Wrong, Really, For One Thing, Fantasia Is not experimental, it's a normal filmy just like Dumbo And Bambi. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.167.58.37 (talk • contribs) 19:17, 5 August 2006.

[edit] Release: Reactions & criticisms

The whole article needs to more specifically call out sources for its claims, but some of the material is in particular need. Trivia and "Release: Reactions & criticisms" are such cases. Especially the section in "Release: Reactions & criticisms" on the crows and the work song need to be sourced and carefully screened for POV, as these are topics on which the modern POV is highly charged, and yet were not even controversial at the time. We must take care to clarify what aspects of the film were criticized when, and by whom. -Harmil 16:39, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I have added an external link to an interesting article about racial stereotypes in Dumbo and the Jungle Book. I hope this will help enhance the Reactions & criticisms section quality, as this is a much detailed and pretty neutral article. --Fresh Mike 14:18, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia qualm

The trivia section mentions the 'pink elephant' scene as being the first instance of a surreaslist kind of scene, which is all well and good, but I was under the impression that this scene was written by Salvador Dalí, much like the dream sequence from Spellbound. --Thaddius 02:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

• Much of the Trivia section needs to be integrated into the article. Some of it is alreay in the article and should be deleted. 86.17.163.37 18:02, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

• • On the overlong trivia list, you can help by just picking one item and either referencing it, integrating it into the body of the article, pushing back by putting a {{fact}} tag on it, or moving the item to the talk page so it will be preserved here before fading away completely. You know you can, you know you can! Buddhipriya 06:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)