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** Although ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'' fared better at the box office than ''Alice'', Walt didn't care for that film, either, claiming that the titular character was unsympathetic and unlikeable. However, unlike ''Alice'', Walt must have been able to look past his misgivings about the film and its characters to allow ''Peter Pan'' to be re-released to theaters during his lifetime, its first theatrical reissue (there were five in all) being in 1958.

** The Pastoral Symphony segment from ''[[Fantasia]]'' initially featured a full-on 'darky' caricature named Sunflower as one of the 'centaurettes'. She was removed in 1969 and, despite the presence of old, uncensored prints, Disney denied her existence until the release of the re-mastered edition in 2000.

*** Speaking of ''Fantasia'', Walt Disney mentioned the film when he appeared during the 1942 [[Academy ~~Awards~~]] to accept the Irving Thalberg Award. [[Tear Jerker|Trying to hold back tears]], he said "Maybe I should have a medal for bravery. We all make mistakes. I shall now rededicate myself to my old ideals." He was ashamed of ''Fantasia'', not so much of making the film as of its pitiful box office performance. He felt that audiences were ready for a film like that in the wake of ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White]]'', but when it flopped (and was right on the heels of ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'' being a flop), Walt's self-confidence was rattled. ''Fantasia'''s performance discouraged Walt from making anything else too artistic, which was why any films made thereafter, such as ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'' or ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'', were safer, more mainstream fare.

*** Speaking of ''Fantasia'', Walt Disney mentioned the film when he appeared during the 1942 [[Academy Award]]s to accept the Irving Thalberg Award. [[Tear Jerker|Trying to hold back tears]], he said "Maybe I should have a medal for bravery. We all make mistakes. I shall now rededicate myself to my old ideals." He was ashamed of ''Fantasia'', not so much of making the film as of its pitiful box office performance. He felt that audiences were ready for a film like that in the wake of ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White]]'', but when it flopped (and was right on the heels of ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'' being a flop), Walt's self-confidence was rattled. ''Fantasia'''s performance discouraged Walt from making anything else too artistic, which was why any films made thereafter, such as ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'' or ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'', were safer, more mainstream fare.

* [[Don Bluth]] dislikes his 90s films like ''[[Rock-a-Doodle]]'' and ''[[A Troll in Central Park]]'' as much as his fans do. In fact, he hated ''[[The Pebble and the Penguin]]'' so much that he actually removed his name from the film.

* [[Orson Welles]], who played Unicron in ''[[Transformers: The Movie]]'', apparently couldn't even remember what it was called, and stated that his role was that of "a huge toy that does horrible things to other toys."