Stars: 4 out of 5
Pros: Captures two fun scenes from an obscure short
Cons: Won’t appeal to the broadest base of Disney collectors
The Bottom Line:
Ice skating couple
Star in two scene, charming pin
Fans of rare will want
Pin Your Love for this Almost Forgotten Winter Romance
As big a DisNerd as I am, there are still some things I must
admit I’ve forgotten about. In the case
of "Once Upon a Wintertime", I know I had seen it since I’ve seen Melody Time, the movie that included
this short. But it’s been years since
I’ve watched that film, so this had slipped to the back of my mind until it was
included as part of the Storybook Classics series.
This pin features the couple of the short as they are
skating. The cover shows them skating
over the ice. The woman has her hands
inside her hand warmer while the man is looking on adoringly. The rabbit couple who mirror the humans are
at their feet, skating along with them. The
cover is simple with just dark blue ink on a light blue background. "Once Upon a Wintertime" is written over the
top.
But this is the Storybook Classics pin series, and that
means that this pin opens. Inside, we
see the couple bending over to share a quick kiss. Beneath them, the rabbits are looking on and
smiling. It’s a very cute moment in the
short, and it is just as cute here. As a
bonus, the inside picture is in full color.
Because this is such an obscure short from an obscure film,
I’m not sure that it has a huge audience outside those of us who are trying to
complete this pin series. Fans of the
short (or who remember the book from years back) will certainly appreciate
it. The artwork is wonderful since it
captures the characters just as they appear in the short. The two pins in the back will help hold
everything in place for you, too.
It’s nice to see Disney shining the light on something
obscure from their archives. Any pin
collector who does fondly remember "Once Upon a Wintertime" or anyone who likes
collecting the more obscure will appreciate this pin.
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