"For the millions of Fantasia'a fans, here is the story of its creation-documented with character sketches, paintings, models and actual animation frames from the film. A throng of brilliantly imagined Disney characters romp through the book: dancing Chinese mushrooms; mythological flying horses; dinosaurs; hippopotamus ballerinas; seductively undulating goldfish and villainous alligators; and everyone's favorite - Mickey Mouse."--BOOK JACKET.

The making of Fantasia: Toccata and Fugue in D minor -- The nutcracker suite -- The sorcerer's apprentice -- Rite of spring -- Intermission: the sound track -- The pastoral symphony -- Dance of the hours -- Night on Bald Mountain / Ave Maria -- Production credits.