The third Silly Symphony is a fascinating piece of early Disney animation – many of the elements present would appear later in other shorts and full-length cartoons. There is, of course, the ubiquitous spider playing the web as a harp – but there’s also the use of musical cues that would appear in Fantasia. And there’s a frog that looks suspiciously like Flip…

Today’s the day that the Silly Symphony Collection presale goes live at the D23 Expo. The first autograph session take place at 4:30pm, with one more each day of the Expo.

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