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Beauty and the Beast was originally a French fairy tale written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740. An abridgement was published in 1756 by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont, in Magasin des enfants, ou dialogues entre une sage gouvernante et plusieurs de ses élèves, with an English ...

The earliest Disney animated movie I can find is Sleeping Beauty, from 1959, which shows the Dragon being slain by a sword, showing some blood. I found this picture, I see no reason why this picture is not genuine... In live action movies, in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954), Captain Nemo (played by James Mason) is shot whilst boarding the Nautilus. ...

I know that The Wizard of Oz predates Forbidden Planet by 17 years - and Metropolis predates it by 30 years. Ultimately though, I think the first use of rear projected matte paintings was by Georges Melies in his films from 1902 - 1904. You can read more about his techniques here. EDIT I had to watch Forbidden Planet again, and the mattes you reference ...

According to the Logos wiki, In 2006, Walt Disney Pictures started using a new intro with a new CGI animation with a very complex depiction of the Sleepy Beauty Castle and its surroundings. It was a clear change from the old blue and white intro with its stylized castle and 2D animation. The new intro was first used on Pirates of the ...

This is conjecture on my part, but I believe these are idealizations of other attractions at the various Disney theme parks. (Trying to find a source to back me up.) The train is the Disneyland Railroad and the ship is the Sailing Ship Columbia

Nothing so dramatic. Prior to Sesame Street's creation, Jim Henson (creator of the Muppets) already had a show called The Muppets. The cast of this show are the Muppets of The Muppets franchise (including the movies). When The Children's Television Workshop started developing Sesame Street they wanted puppets to be part of the program, so they asked Jim ...