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'''''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh''''' is a full-length [[animation|animated]] [[film]] produced by [[Walt Disney Productions]] and first released on [[March 11]], [[1977]]. It is based upon the [[Winnie the Pooh]] books by [[A. A. Milne]]. It is also the name of an attraction at three Disney theme parks.

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Many Adventures of {{nowrap|Winnie the Pooh}}

| image = The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh poster.jpg

| caption = Original theatrical release poster

| director = {{Plainlist|

* [[Wolfgang Reitherman]]

* [[John Lounsbery]]

}}

| producer = {{Plainlist|

* [[Walt Disney]]

* Wolfgang Reitherman

}}

| story = {{Plainlist|

* [[Larry Clemmons]]

* [[Vance Gerry]]

* [[Ken Anderson (animator)|Ken Anderson]]

* [[Ted Berman]]

* [[Ralph Wright]]

* [[Xavier Atencio]]

* [[Julius Svendsen]]

* Eric Cleworth

}}

| based_on = {{based on|''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]''|[[A. A. Milne]]<br>[[E. H. Shepard]]}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

* [[Sterling Holloway]]

* [[John Fiedler]]

* [[Junius Matthews]]

* [[Paul Winchell]]

* Ralph Wright

* [[Howard Morris]]

* [[Bruce Reitherman]]

* [[Jon Walmsley]]

* Timothy Turner

}}

| music = [[Buddy Baker (composer)|Buddy Baker]]

| editing = {{Plainlist|

* Tom Acosta

* James Melton

}}

| studio = [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Productions]]

| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Distribution]]

| released = {{Film date|1977|3|11}}

| runtime = 74 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

'''''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh''''' is a 1977 American animated [[Musical film|musical]] [[Anthology film|anthology]] [[fantasy film]] produced by [[Walt Disney Productions]] and distributed by [[Buena Vista Distribution]]. It was first released on a [[double bill]] with ''[[The Littlest Horse Thieves]]'' on March 11, 1977.

Its characters have spawned a [[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|franchise of various sequels and television programs]], clothing, books, toys, and an [[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (attraction)|attraction of the same name]] at [[Disneyland]], [[Walt Disney World]], and [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] in addition to [[Pooh's Hunny Hunt]] in [[Tokyo Disneyland]].

==Film==

The film is actually composed of material from three previously released animated shorts:

==Plot==

* ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'' (1966)

The film joins three previously released [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] animated featurettes based on the original [[A. A. Milne]] and [[E. H. Shepard]] sources, with extra bridging material of Pooh interacting with the Narrator to introduce the three stories: ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'' (1966), ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day]]'' (1968), and ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' (1974).

* ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day]]'' (1968)

* ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!]]'' (1974)

A short scene was added to bring the film to a close; originally made during the production of ''Blustery Day'' (based on the presence of [[Jon Walmsley]] as Christopher Robin), and based on the final chapter of ''[[The House at Pooh Corner]]'', Christopher Robin must leave behind the Hundred Acre Wood to start [[school]]. The Narrator concludes that wherever Christopher Robin goes, Pooh will always be waiting.

The film and its characters have spawned an industry of [[sequels]], [[television programs]], [[clothing]], [[books]], and [[toys]].

==Later featurette==

The film differs from the three individual shorts by having newly-created linking material, and an ending to give closure to the stories. It was always [[Walt Disney]]'s intention to create a feature film, but he decided to make shorts instead — after production had begun — to familiarize US audiences with the characters. All three shorts as well as future feature films boast classic songs by the Sherman Brothers including "Winnie The Pooh" and "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers".

Six years after the release of ''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', Disney commissioned a fourth featurette based on the stories. ''[[Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore]]'' premiered in theaters on March 11, 1983, but was not originally connected to the preceding films in any manner. It has since been added to home video releases of ''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.''

==AttractionVoice cast==

* [[Sterling Holloway]] as [[Winnie the Pooh (Disney character)|Winnie the Pooh]]

[[Image:Winnie_Pooh_Marquee.png|right]]

* [[Bruce Reitherman]], [[Jon Walmsley]] and Timothy Turner as [[Christopher Robin]]

The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh is an attraction at the [[Magic Kingdom]] park in [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida]], [[Disneyland]] park in [[Anaheim, California]], both [[USA]], [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] park in [[China]], and [[Tokyo Disneyland]] park as '''Pooh's Hunny Hunt''' in [[Japan]]. The attraction at the Magic Kingdom replaced the widely popular [[Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]], while Disneyland's version replaced [[Country Bear Jamboree]]. A huge outcry and fan protest was made when Disney announced it was replacing [[Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]] with a Winnie the Pooh attraction. The Disneyland version is incredibly unpopular, and usually has no wait. Disneyland fans often poke fun at the attraction. This is more likely due to the fact that the attraction is located in the park's most northernly-western area and is almost completely hidden. However, the Tokyo Disneyland version like [[Walt Disney World]]'s, is located in [[Fantasyland]], and is incredibly popular; with lines lasting up to two hours or more, likely from its advanced trackless, GPS guided ride vehicles, which however, are not installed on any other Pooh attractions, except Tokyo.

* [[John Fiedler]] as [[Piglet (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Piglet]]

* [[Ralph Wright]] as [[Eeyore]]

* [[Clint Howard]] and Dori Whitaker as [[Roo]]

* [[Barbara Luddy]] as [[Kanga (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Kanga]]

* [[Paul Winchell]] as [[Tigger]]

* [[Junius Matthews]] as [[Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Rabbit]]

* [[Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]] as [[Owl (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Owl]]

* [[Howard Morris]] as [[Gopher (Winnie the Pooh)|Gopher]]

* [[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] as The Narrator

==Production==

===Attraction facts===

''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' was the last film in the Disney canon in which [[Walt Disney]] had personal involvement, since one of the shorts (''Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'') was released during his lifetime and he was involved in the production of ''Blustery Day''. It was always Walt Disney's intention to create a feature film, but he decided to make shorts instead — after production had begun — to familiarize U.S. audiences with the characters. All three shorts, as well as future feature films, boast classic songs by the [[Sherman Brothers]] including "[[Winnie the Pooh (song)|Winnie the Pooh]]" and "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers".

* '''Grand opening:'''

** Disneyland: [[April 11]], [[2003]]

The character Gopher, which does not appear in the Milne stories, was created because Disney wanted an all-American character that could appeal to the children, and also add an element of comedy.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJCW4GE_Fk&t=649s |title=The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

** Magic Kingdom: [[June 5]], [[1999]]

** Tokyo Disneyland: [[September 4]], [[2000]]

For the character [[Piglet (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Piglet]], hand gestures and other movements were used by the animators to create expressiveness, since he (and Pooh) had the appearance of dolls or stuffed animals with relatively simple button eyes.<ref>{{cite book |title=Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life |last=Thomas |first=Frank |author2=Ollie Johnston |year=1981 |publisher=[[Abbeville Press]] |isbn=0-89659-232-4 |pages=448 }}</ref> The scene where Rabbit deals with Pooh's rump being part of the "decor of his home" was not in the original book, but was reportedly contemplated by Disney when he first read the book.<ref>{{cite book |title=Walt Disney: Conversations |last=Davidson |first=Bill |author2=Kathy Merlock Jackson |year=2006 |publisher=[[University Press of Mississippi]] |isbn=1-57806-712-X |pages=128 }}</ref>

** Disneyland Hong Kong: [[September 12]], [[2005]]

* '''Designer:''' [[Walt Disney Imagineering]]

==Release==

* '''Show Scenes:'''

**The Blustery Day

===Reception===

**The Floody Place

''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' holds a unanimous critic approval rating of [[List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|{{RT data|score}}]] on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 19 reviews, with an average of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus reads: "Perhaps the most faithful of Disney's literary adaptations, this cute, charming collection of episodes captures the spirit of A.A. Milne's classic stories."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/many_adventures_of_winnie_the_pooh|title=The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> Film critic Leonard Maltin called the original Pooh featurettes "gems"; he also noted that the artwork resembles the book illustrations and that the particular length of these featurettes meant that the filmmakers did not have to "compress or protract their script."<ref>{{cite book |title=Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons |last=Maltin |first=Leonard |year=1987 |publisher=New American Library |isbn=0-452-25993-2 |pages=76 }}</ref>

**Tigger's Forest

**Pooh's House

The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:

**Pooh's fantastic dream about the Heffalumps and Woozles

* 2008: [[AFI's 10 Top 10]]:

**A birthday party for Pooh!

** Nominated Animation Film<ref>{{cite web|url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=381&AddInterest=1781 |title=AFI's 10 Top 10 Nominees |format=PDF |access-date=2016-08-19 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071937/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=381&AddInterest=1781 |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref>

* '''Former attraction spot:'''

** Disneyland: [[Country Bear Jamboree]]

===Home media===

** Magic Kingdom: [[Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]]

''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' was first released on VHS, [[Betamax]], [[Capacitance Electronic Disc|CED]] videorecord, and [[laserdisc]] on August 15, 1981.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_CMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=The+Apple+Dumpling+Gang+Rides+Again+1981+billboard&pg=PT57|title=New Releases|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 15, 1981|volume=93|issue=32|page=58}}</ref> In 1996, it was re-released on VHS as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection series and included video footage of the making which was shown before the movie starts (as did the first UK VHS release in 1997). It was released on [[DVD]] for the first time on May 7, 2002 as a [[THX]] certified 25th Anniversary Edition, with digitally restored picture and sound.<ref name="IGN Update">{{cite web|last=Conrad|first=Jeremy|title=Disney DVD Update|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/28/disney-dvd-update|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=September 27, 2024|date=February 28, 2002}}</ref> The individual shorts had also been released on their own on VHS in the 1990s.

** Tokyo Disneyland: [[Skyway(Disney)]]

* '''Ride system:''' Dark ride

The 25th-anniversary edition DVD includes, among other bonus features: "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece", which documents the history of the books and their initial film adaptations; the short ''[[Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore]]'' (1983); and interviews with animators [[Ollie Johnston]], [[Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]], and [[Burny Mattinson]], as well as the [[Sherman Brothers]], [[Paul Winchell]], and others.<ref name="IGN Update" /> Digital Media FX reviewer Shannon Muir stated that the audio and video quality of the film on this DVD was very high.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalmediafx.com/reviews/winniethepooh.html |title=DVD Review of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - 25th Anniversary Edition |access-date=2009-06-03 |last=Muir |first=Shannon |website=Digital Media FX}}</ref>

The "Friendship Edition" DVD was released on June 19, 2007. All of the special features from the previous "25th Anniversary Edition" DVD were recycled, with the only new addition being an episode of Playhouse Disney's computer-animated series ''[[My Friends Tigger & Pooh]]''. The DVD re-release coincides with the 30th anniversary of the release of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatedisney.com/comingsoon.html|title=Upcoming Disney DVD Release Schedule - The Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD|website=UltimateDisney.com|access-date=2007-01-13|archive-date=2023-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203030330/http://www.ultimatedisney.com/comingsoon.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Blu-ray version was released for the first time along with the third DVD release on August 27, 2013. The bonus features included a ''Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' segment, "Geniuses" and the only bonus feature that was kept from the previous DVD releases was the [[Winnie the Pooh (song)|"Winnie the Pooh" theme song]] music video performed by [[Carly Simon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CMY3K5O/|title=The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh|date=27 August 2013|via=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]}}</ref>

==Music==

{{Infobox album

| name = The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

| type = soundtrack

| longtype = [[Vinyl LP]]

| artist = [[Sherman Brothers|The Sherman Brothers]]

| cover =

| alt =

| released = 1977

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length =

| label = [[Disneyland Records|Disneyland]]

| producer = The Sherman Brothers

| chronology = [[Walt Disney Records discography|Walt Disney Animation Studios]] soundtrack

| prev_title = [[Robin Hood (1973 film)#Music|Robin Hood]]

| prev_year = 1973

| next_title = [[The Rescuers#Music|The Rescuers]]

| next_year = 1977

}}

{{Track listing

| all_writing = [[Sherman Brothers|The Sherman Brothers]].

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| extra_column = Performer(s)

| title1 = [[Winnie the Pooh (song)|Winnie the Pooh]]

| extra1 = Disney Studio Chorus

| title2 = Up, Down, Touch the Ground

| extra2 = [[Sterling Holloway]]

| title3 = Rumbly in My Tumbly

| extra3 = [[Sterling Holloway]]

| title4 = Little Black Rain Cloud

| extra4 = [[Sterling Holloway]] & [[Bruce Reitherman]]

| title5 = Mind Over Matter

| extra5 = Disney Studio Chorus

| title6 = A Rather Blustery Day

| extra6 = [[Sterling Holloway]]

| title7 = [[The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers]]

| extra7 = [[Paul Winchell]]

| title8 = Heffalumps and Woozles

| extra8 = [[The Mellomen]]

| title9 = The Rain, Rain, Rain, Came Down, Down, Down

| extra9 = Disney Studio Chorus

| title10 = Hip Hip Pooh-Ray!

| extra10 = Disney Studio Chorus

| title11 = The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers (Reprise)

| extra11 = [[Paul Winchell]]

}}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

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