dp (6k image)Last Thursday evening Disney’s El Capitan Theatre held a special panel discussion to kick off a two week engagement of the 1941 classic film Dumbo and its pending 65th Anniversary DVD release on June 6. Animator Eric Goldberg led the panel and was joined by famed Disney musician Richard Sherman and film music historian Miles Kreuger. Following are some photos from the event and some bonus photos of the Cars decorations next door at the Disney Soda Fountain and Studio Store.

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El Capitan organist Rob Richards greets the crowd with a prelude of Disney tunes from throughout the years

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Left to right: Eric Goldberg, Richard Sherman, Miles Krueger

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Proof positive that Song of the South should be released

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A still from Cars Dumbo

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