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Disneyland’s Splash Mountain Celebrates 15 Years

July 17 marked the 15th anniversary of Disneyland’s Splash Mountain, the popular water ride featuring Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and all the other critters. Two limited edition items were issued to commemorate the event. The first item, released on July 1, was a commemorative watch featuring Brer Rabbit in front of Splash Mountain among briars that spell out “15”. The accompanying artwork is signed by the artist, Eric Scales. I was honored to be able to meet Eric in person when I picked up my watch. Special thanks to Andy Knobloch for making that possible! The watch was limited to an edition of only 15 and cost $200.

The second item, released on July 11, was a pin featuring Brer Bear hanging from the sapling trap (shown on right). His arm holding his hat is movable. The pin was limited to an edition of 1500 and cost $10.50.

Limited Edition Brer Gang Framed Pin

On February 1, the first Mickey’s Parti Gras event was held at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. There were several limited edition pins released at the event, including “The Brer Gang,” featuring Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and Brer Bear. The scene pictured is adapted from the Laughing Place sequence, with added confetti and beads hanging from the trees. Even Brer Rabbit’s leash itself is a string of beads. There is a lever on the back of the frame that makes all three characters move. This framed pin retailed for $125.00 and was limited to an edition of 50. Full details.

New Splash Mountain Pin Released

Walt Disney World has released a new Splash Mountain pin featuring Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and Brer Bear sitting in a Splash Mountain log, looking mighty dry and happy. They must be blissfully unaware of the wet fate that will soon befall them! The pin’s design is identical to the figurine used both atop the new Splash Mountain Note Holder as well as a Splash Mountain ornament which was released over the 2002 holidays. This pin was released on January 18, 2003, and is part of the “Four Parks, One World” pin series. It retails for $6.50 and has been declared Open Edition.

New Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Magical Musical Moments Pin Released

On December 1, the Disney Store released the Disney Magical Musical Moments pin series. Each pin represents a famous Disney song and plays that song! Among these, pin #81 is Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, which features Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and Brer Bear. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah won an Oscar for Best Song in 1948.

This pin is the most expensive of the series, retailing for $8.50. All the other pins in the series retail for $4.50. This pin (Pin #81) has also been confirmed to exist in four different background colors: Brown (#81A), Green (#81B), Pink (#81C), and Red (#81D).

These pins are available exclusively at Disney Stores. Thanks to Mark Kratzner of the Yahoo Song of the South Enthusiasts Group for notifying us of this new pin.

Song of the South 55th Anniversary Pin Released

On this day 55 years ago, Song of the South made its debut in Atlanta, Georgia. Also on this day, one year ago, this web site made its debut on the internet! To celebrate Song of the South‘s 55th anniversary, Walt Disney World released a park-exclusive Limited Edition Pin depicting Brers Fox, Bear, Frog, and Rabbit around the ornate title. These 5,000 pins quickly sold out.