Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore takes Donald Duck and others people on a tour of the Grand Canyon - displayed here in wonderful, detailed animation. While the ranger is busy giving the tourists a run-down of the canyon, Donald does his share of being a little too overzealous in his trip, bothering Native sand painters, doing a rain dance outfit and arguing with his own echo. Pretty hilarious! What results next is Donald and the Ranger stumble upon a mountain lion, who chases them around the landmark, resulting in funny slapstick humor and ultimately reducing the attraction to a pile of rubble. Some excitement and action in this cartoon short - not a bad one.Grade B-
... View MoreIt is actually not too common that you know exactly where these 7-minutes Disney/Warner Bros. cartoons are set. Usually they play outside, but that's all we know. This Disney movie here is an exception in terms of that as you already know from the title. Donald is in the Grand Canyon area, but just won't start listening to the guide and constantly causes trouble, mostly to himself, but also to the guide. We see several local animals, even some pretty much extinct one for that area and Donald causes mayhem wherever he goes. I thought, this was fairly weak for Disney standards. A smartly animated comedic scene here and there, but compared to other films from the 1950s, also by Disney, it falls flat. Nichols, Schaffer and George have done better on many occasions. Not recommended, or only for the biggest Donald lovers like myself
... View MoreDonald Duck is a tourist visiting the Grand Canyon who gives the tour's guide fits due to his continuous shenanigans including an encounter with an ill-tempered old lion.This cartoon short is diverting enough in its goofy slapstick fashion only really I wonder if it really needed Donald Duck as its lead at all. In fact, this one seems better suited to Goofy himself to me as really there's no point here where we see Donald Duck's temper rise, which is usually said character's most entertaining aspect. Honestly most any character could have probably fit into the role which makes one wonder if they just didn't pick a popular character's name out of an hat to use for this one.
... View MoreThis Donald Duck short starts with some nice laughs. Donald Duck is in the Grand Canyon and a tourguide must stop him from doing some crazy stuff. The part in the middle is very boring, where Donald and the tourguide meet a lion. In the end we have a few laughs again and that is about it.
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