From it's very beginning Disney animation has had one purpose -- to create the "illusion of life." Now that passion is passed down to the Walt Disney Classics Collection in the creation of stunning sculptures that bring the magical Disney film moments and characters to three-dimensional life.

The Walt Disney Classics Collection premiered at the South Bend Collectable Show in the US in July of 1992. It was the first time that the Disney Company has produced on their own a line, previously Disney had licensed other companies to produce Disney figures. The quality and increasing values of the limited edition and retired figures has attracted a large number of collectors all over the world.

The figurines are made of porcelain, with individual pieces molded together, and fired in an oven. They are then painted and fired again. Pieces spend months, sometimes years in production so the final sculpture resembles as much as possible the original character in the movie. They have been very successful in achieving an authentic look and feel to the figurines.

Each figurine has backstamp, signifying the year it was produced. The marks represent significant milestones in Disney history. The 200 mark is a feather. Previous marks have included Sorcerer's Hat (1999), Pickax (1998), Music Stand (1997), Donald Duck's Hat (1996), Practical Pig's Trowel (1995), Dancing Flower (1994), Treble Clef (1993), and the first year, 1992, was a Wheel, a tribute to the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, Steamboat Willie.