Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks made Oswald the Lucky Rabbit when they worked at Universal. When Disney and Iwerks left, Universal kept the character and Walter Lantz's studio continued to produce Oswald cartoons. Disney needed a new signature character and Mickey Mouse was born.
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November 3, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks made Oswald the Lucky Rabbit when they worked at Universal. When Disney and Iwerks left, Universal kept the character and Walter Lantz's studio continued to produce Oswald cartoons. Disney needed a new signature character and Mickey Mouse was born.
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Animation history themed restaurant name idea: Grub Iwerks
October 29, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Animation history themed restaurant name idea: Grub Iwerks
Next on the playlist- a 1929 Disney Silly Symphony drawn by UB Iwerks, The Skeleton Dance!
October 31, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Next on the playlist- a 1929 Disney Silly Symphony drawn by UB Iwerks, The Skeleton Dance!
And its companion piece: a look at many of the Halloweeny cartoons from Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Halloween Animation: Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
Greetings, all. It’s that season again. It’s funny, as someone who regularly spends time watching horror movies, and reading horror books and comics year-round just as one of my default…
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October 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM
And its companion piece: a look at many of the Halloweeny cartoons from Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
An Important Disney Figure Has Died: Don Iwerks Was 96 You Should Know
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November 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
An Important Disney Figure Has Died: Don Iwerks Was 96 You Should Know
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From 1929 and the combined genius of Ub Iwerks & Walt Disney - The Skeleton Dance. #Halloween
Silly Symphonies - The Skeleton Dance
YouTube video by GoodFuude 𝀌
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October 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
From 1929 and the combined genius of Ub Iwerks & Walt Disney - The Skeleton Dance. #Halloween
This one goes out to Ub Iwerks
October 31, 2026 at 1:36 AM
This one goes out to Ub Iwerks
Image credit: Film still from 'Steamboat Willie' by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
October 29, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Image credit: Film still from 'Steamboat Willie' by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Bloc Party - Skeleton
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
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Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
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October 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Bloc Party - Skeleton
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
#music #ballsacktv #ballsackradio
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
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Ub Iwerks walked so Body horror could run
October 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ub Iwerks walked so Body horror could run
Ub Iwerks/Color Rhapsody released Halloween cartoons in 1937 and 1938. This is the 1938 one, with voice work by Mel Blanc and Harry Stanton.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkA...
Midnight Frolics (1938)
YouTube video by Matt Skwarek
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October 23, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ub Iwerks/Color Rhapsody released Halloween cartoons in 1937 and 1938. This is the 1938 one, with voice work by Mel Blanc and Harry Stanton.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkA...
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Cartoon Chronology Zine
A 24-page zine on the American animated films released in 1930 and 1931. Disney, Fleischer, Warner Bros, Ub Iwerks, Van Beuren, Terrytoons, Walter Lantz and Charles Mintz - all are covered. A black an...
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October 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Jorn 21 : The Headless Horseman (Ub Iwerks – 1934)
Si l'on passe outre le racisme bien sale de l'époque pour les personnes noires, Iwerks mène une jolie adaptation comique de l'histoire du cavalier sans tête, avec un beau travail sur l'ombre et la lumière.
Si l'on passe outre le racisme bien sale de l'époque pour les personnes noires, Iwerks mène une jolie adaptation comique de l'histoire du cavalier sans tête, avec un beau travail sur l'ombre et la lumière.
October 22, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Jorn 21 : The Headless Horseman (Ub Iwerks – 1934)
Si l'on passe outre le racisme bien sale de l'époque pour les personnes noires, Iwerks mène une jolie adaptation comique de l'histoire du cavalier sans tête, avec un beau travail sur l'ombre et la lumière.
Si l'on passe outre le racisme bien sale de l'époque pour les personnes noires, Iwerks mène une jolie adaptation comique de l'histoire du cavalier sans tête, avec un beau travail sur l'ombre et la lumière.
'The Imagineering Story' Season 2 Wraps Filming at Tokyo Disneyland Ahead of 2028 Premiere
'The Imagineering Story' Season 2 Wraps Filming at Tokyo Disneyland Ahead of 2028 Premiere
Leslie Iwerks and her team just finished filming part of The Imagineering Story season 2 at Tokyo Disney Resort. It will premiere in 2028. The Imagineering Story Films at Tokyo Disneyland Iwerks posted on Instagram, “And that’s a wrap here at Tokyo Disneyland filming with our local crew and capturing some awesome behind the scenes … Read more
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October 21, 2026 at 12:31 PM
'The Imagineering Story' Season 2 Wraps Filming at Tokyo Disneyland Ahead of 2028 Premiere
Bloc Party - Skeleton
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
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Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
#music #ballsacktv #ballsackradio
October 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Bloc Party - Skeleton
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
#music #ballsacktv #ballsackradio
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
#music #ballsacktv #ballsackradio
The story of how Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks created Mickey is what inspired me to become a cartoonist, I remember spending years obsessing over various how-to-draw books and character clip art just to figure out how to draw him right.
October 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The story of how Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks created Mickey is what inspired me to become a cartoonist, I remember spending years obsessing over various how-to-draw books and character clip art just to figure out how to draw him right.
In 1929, a group of grinning, prancing skeletons climbed out of the grave and into animation history. In The Skeleton Dance, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks drew on the tradition of the danse macabre, art history, and theater and created a phenomenon
The Skeleton Dance: How Disney’s 1929 Short Became a Masterpiece of the Macabre - Reactor
A fascinating deep dive into the history and legacy of Disney's dancing skeletons
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October 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
In 1929, a group of grinning, prancing skeletons climbed out of the grave and into animation history. In The Skeleton Dance, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks drew on the tradition of the danse macabre, art history, and theater and created a phenomenon
A 1934 animated take on Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow from Ub Iwerks, 15 years before Walt Disney's version: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Halloween-The Headless Horseman - 1934
YouTube video by The333sunshine
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October 21, 2026 at 7:18 AM
A 1934 animated take on Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow from Ub Iwerks, 15 years before Walt Disney's version: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Aw thanks so much! 🎃 I LOVE the old Ub Iwerks cartoons, they're so lively and enchanting! It was my dream to work in traditional animation 🩵
October 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Aw thanks so much! 🎃 I LOVE the old Ub Iwerks cartoons, they're so lively and enchanting! It was my dream to work in traditional animation 🩵
Bloc Party - Skeleton
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
#music #ballsacktv #ballsackradio
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
#music #ballsacktv #ballsackradio
October 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Bloc Party - Skeleton
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
#music #ballsacktv #ballsackradio
Fanvid: Adam Joy, Ub Iwerks
Now streaming on ballsack.tv
#music #ballsacktv #ballsackradio
