I just hope Walt knows, wherever he is, that this is an unforgettable masterpiece now.

Fantasia changed my life. It introduced me to a world of color and wonder that I’ve never forgotten. It may not have been the financial success that Disney anticipated but the impact it had on the hearts of young artist around the world is nothing short of a spiritual phenomenon.

The way Fantasia got mixed reviews upon initial release and being a box failure but being reevaluated by critics during it's reissues and becoming a classic is what also happened with Sleeping Beauty.

My Grandma told me that she saw this movie very young in theaters and it was one of the best experience of her life <3

Fantasia is not only my favorite Disney movie, it's easily one of my favorite movies PERIOD. Why? Because not only is it such a visually stunning "concert feature" (especially for the standards of 1940), revolutionized film itself with the creation of surround-sound (something we take for granted in modern movies), it is also a concentrated testament to the power of art.

Throughout his life, Walt Disney was a man who walked the line between being an artist and a businessman. Even with his best movies, you could still get the impression that he made them to build his brand. With Fantasia, Walt seemed to say "Fuck it! Damn the expense! I'm gonna do something great!". He actually wanted to make a SERIES of Fantasia movies, but he sank so much into making this one that it just wasn't feasible.

This felt like the one movie where money didn't matter as much to a man like Disney (the proof is in the production costs) as much as giving the public a marvelous experience, purely through artistry and music. It was the one time Walt Disney, shrewd businessman that he was, felt like being an artist for the sake of art.

It was way before its time. Walt had to understand it would take a decade and a generation of the audience to cultivate the appreciation of what they were witnessing.

FANTASIA is Disney's magnum opus.

This film has been a major influence on me growing up as well as my decision to become an animator (that and my mothers strict rules)

I loved Fantasia. The music, the animation, and how they both merged to bring the music to life. Walt Disney had a fascinating imagination.

I used to borrow this movie, on VHS, from my neighbors. Then they moved away and I couldn't see it again. When I turned 28 my parents got it for me on DVD - I was thrilled. I'm 32, almost 33, now and it's still my favorite movie. I love the Nutcracker Suit and the Pastoral as well. Ava Maria and Night on Bald Mountain was amazing as well. It was such a great piece of creativity by the Disney studios. I wish we could do what Walt wanted - continue it. Take some pieces out and add in new ones - never ending. It made me love classical music as a child, and I still do.

It’s crazy to think that Steamboat Willy was pretty much 100 years ago.

Fantasia is essentially Walt Disney's Masterpiece. My favourite piece of music in this? The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Walt Disney could not have chosen a better character, to portray the apprentice, than Mickey Mouse. I did have the Sequel, Fantasia 2000. I guess a new favourite story of mine from that would be The Steadfast Tin Soldier. A jealous Jack-in-the-Box gets rid of the soldier, who has only one leg. The tin soldier then gets eaten by a fish that is caught. The young boy retrieves the soldier and returns him to his rightful place. Jack-in-the-Box is taught a lesson as he plunges into the fireplace, and peace is restored. Yet, although Donald and Daisy Duck were added to the list in Pomp & Circumstance, I feel Fantasia 2000 isn't truly up to its own musical standards. Fantasia is the better story of the two.

Greatest work of animation EVER, CGI could never replicate this masterpiece

I first saw this movie in about 1970. At the time I didn't really get it...but I could tell it was something special.  When it was released into theaters for the last time in 1990, you can bet I went to see it as soon as was possible.  And it's now #1 on my personal list of the 10 best animated films of all time.

It was my introduction to classical music as a child.

I saw Fantasia somewhere in England (probably London) some time in the 1950s.  I was born in 1950, so was fairly young - under 8 years old, anyway.  It had a tremendous effect on me - I thought (and still do) that it was truly wonderful, and has stayed with me ever since.  It was a real experience, unlike any other before or since.

now this is a guy who was truly passionate in making art in a new medium, who really believes in movies could be something that's accessible to everyone, building the concept of families together through good story telling, and has generation of people after him in his company to continue his legacy. John Lassetter is very similar to Uncle Walt in this light.

"Walt was always miles in front of you." Such a hard-worker and an incredible legacy.

Walt Disney was a very gifted person and an adult trapped in his never ending happy childhood. I had a first taste of his magic when I was a  four year-old toddler... And I'm still a WD fan.
Thanks a lot for all your magic Mr. Disney, your heritage still lives on!!!

One of my favourites from being a child. Even now, listening to classical music, I put the music to pictures.