Part I: A new art form. Early enterprises -- Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies -- Hyperion days -- Part II: Feature animation. Snow White: the first feature -- Pinocchio -- Fantasia: the grand experiment -- Dumbo and Bambi -- Interruptions and innovations -- The end of an era -- New beginnings -- A second flowering -- The tradition continues -- Digital dreams -- Part III: Live-action films and Broadway. Muskets and Mouseketeers -- Expanded horizons -- Broadway -- Part IV: The Magic Kingdoms -- Beyond film -- Magic Kingdoms -- Themes and variations -- Renewal -- Roots and branches.