Skeleton Frolic is a 1937 Color Rhapsodies short directed by Ub Iwerks from Columbia Pictures animation. A remake of Disney's Silly Symphonies"Skeleton Dance" from 1929. #HalloweenClassics #halloweenanimation #skeletonfrolic #halloweenmood #stayspooky | Halloween Frights and Autumn Delights

🦴 The Skeleton Dance (1929) Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies series began with this delightfully macabre short, directed by Ub Iwerks. In a moonlit graveyard, skeletons crawl from their tombs to perform a perfectly timed, bone-rattling dance to Carl Stalling’s spooky score. To achieve its eerie glow, Disney’s team even developed a new shade of gray just for the film. This innovation helped give the night scenes their haunting atmosphere. Equal parts spooky and silly, The Skeleton Dance marked a t

Weekend reading: The genius of Ub Iwerks is the topic of a new book from his son Don Iwerks. Read our exclusive interview with the Disney Legend regarding his father Ub, working with Walt, and the family legacy! --> https://thedisneyblog.com/2020/01/23/like-father-like-son-interview-with-disney-legend-don-iwerks/ | The Disney Blog

Leslie Iwerks’ family history with Disney is truly magical! Discover how it led her to The Imagineering Story, an original series, now streaming on Disney . | Disney