Fantasia

At only 23 pages long, Fantasia is a quick and pleasurable read. Disney is portrayed as a bit of a stubborn curmudgeon that the reader swiftly develops a bit of affection for. I think the author nailed the look at the world through the eyes of someone who hadn't seen all the problems - specifically with climate change and conservation of resources - bearing down on our world full bore.

I would warn readers that even though this is a book about Disney, this is not a Disney book. Therefore, I wouldn't buy it with the expectation of your 5 or 6 year old enjoying it. I would guess it would be more suitable for 8+.

There's one line in the book that is vaguely sacrilegious and made me choke on my coffee when I read it. Definitely wasn't expecting it, and loved the quick hit of humor that it gave the story.

Overall, solid short story from a talented author.

"Do you want to try?" I said. "It looks like a tiara," said Walt, grimacing. "I can't wear that. I'll look like Cinderella." "Walt, there's absolutely no chance you'll look like Cinderella. You're a hundered and thirty year old man with a moustache." "Point taken," said Walt. "I'll just look like a jerk then."

This was such a cute and amusing short story. Its message is a powerful one and made me weep on the train while I was reading it, thanks author!

Interesting short story about Disney who has been brought out of his cryogenic state in the year 2031. Things have certainly changed and not all for the better. After awhile Disney decides to go back into the cryogenic sleep but not before writing a new movie. He hopes to ake up sometime in the future again to a better place. Interesting concept...not quite right for my students.

A nice short story, with some really unexpectedly funny moments. A very assertive, authoritative and stubborn Walt Disney is brought back to life after years of cryogenic suspension (according to the long-standing urban legend that Disney corpse was frozen and stored in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction), and catches up to date with the year 2031.

In the foreword, the author presents it as a cautionary tale for global warning. I think it could have explore this a little deeper, and it feels more like a side note that an important part of the story.

That said, it’s still a good one for +10 kids, who surely will get a good chuckle over this one.

This is a cute little short story. First I have to say I love that cover is so attracting, and then its about Walt Disney, I was sold.

Walt Disney has been waken up after 65 years of been in a cryogenic suspension since 1966. Walt is a little bit disoriented but he is also very arrogant and demanding. I have to start by saying that I love everything Disney related, it has been a great part of my childhood and adulthood. When I first read this part of Disney I was kind of disappointed, because I love everything Disney and I did not want to see him as this kind of bad guy.

We have to remember this is also a children's short story, so at the end Disney gets to control himself and becomes more humble and comprehensive in a world that is completely changed from what he remembers.

We also get to see what all the climate changes have done to our world, how even the way we see movies have change and that was very good to see in the story.

It has a good message and at the end Disney gets to be our hero once again. I really liked it and I think its a good entertaining educational story for children.

'Fantasia' by Jane Turley is a short story taking place in the not too distant future where Walt Disney is revived from his cryogenic suspension. He wakes to find a world changed by global warming.

In the year 2031, Walt Disney is brought back. He immediately wants to know how the Winnie The Pooh movie did at the box office (which results in jokes about poo). He also learns about how life is now on Earth. There are amazing breakthroughs in movies, but the Earth is also suffering because of climate change. During the story, he catches up on movies he hasn't seen (like Toy Story), and he makes some interesting choices.

The story is a short enough story at 23 pages. I know a bit about Walt Disney, so it was weird to have him be so grouchy, and to alse be using British slang. I thought the climate change aspect would be more heavy-handed but it wasn't too bad. It wasn't a badly written story, but overall, just kind of average.

I received a review copy of this short story from Sweet and Salty Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this short story.

I wanted more. Yes, I know it's a short story but still. The premise was so intriguing that I really felt it could have been developed a bit more and still stay in that "short story" range.