1992 For the first production year 1992, the Walt Disney Classics Collection featured a steamboat wheel mark. The wheel honors Mickey Mouse's debut in 'Steamboat Willie' (1928).
1993 The 1993 production mark is a treble clef. The clef symbolizes the music in the Academy Award-winning 'Silly Symphonies'. In them, Walt explored and expanded the artistic, technical and emotional range of animation.
1994 The 1994 mark is a dancing flower. The flower represents Disney's 'Flowers and Trees' (1932). This animated short is the first color cartoon ever created and won the first Academy Award for Disney.
1995 The 1995 mark is a trowel. The trowel was used by Practical Pig in the Academy Award winning 1933 cartoon, 'The Three Little Pigs'. The short was a high point in character development and introduced the song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf," which was the first hit song for Disney.
1996 The 1996 mark is a sailor's hat. The hat represents Donald Duck's on-screen debut in 'The Wise Little Hen' (1934). "Who? Me? Oh, no, I've got a bellyache" With these eight words, the worlds most quick tempered duck was born.
1997 The 1997 mark is a music stand. The stand represents Mickey Mouse's first color cartoon, 'The Band Concert' (1935). The cartoon is renowned for its superb character animation of band leader Mickey and mischievous peanut vendor Donald Duck.
1998 The 1998 mark is the pickax. The Dwarfs' diamond mining tool from Disney's first (1st) animated classic 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (1937), helps celebrate the Diamond (70th) Anniversary of the Walt Disney Company.
1999 The 1999 mark is the Sorcerer's Hat. 'Fantasia' (1940) is recognized as one of Walt Disney's greatest experiments, combining the art of animation with the beauty of classical music. And of course, it's lauded for giving Mickey Mouse his most famous role as the Sorcerer's Apprectice.
2001 The 2001 year mark is the butterfly. The butterfly was chosen in honor of the 1942 animated classic Bambi.
2002 The 2002 year mark is the sombrero. The sombrero was chosen in honor of the 1943 animated classic 'Saludos Amigos,' featuring this years members only figural release, Pedro!
2003 The 2003 year mark is the harp. The harp was chosen in honor of the 1947 animated classic 'Fun and Fancy Free,' featuring the Harp from the segment 'Mickey and the Beanstalk' featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Willie the Giant and the Harp.
2004 The 2004 year mark is the bumble bee. The bumble bee is from the 'Bumble Boogie' section of the 1948 animated classic 'Melody Time.' The Bee is the sole character, not so much a character as an 'experiencing object' - for example, he changes color according to the mood of the music and background. He first appears in sections, 'painted in' by an animated paintbrush.
2005 The 2005 year mark is Cinderella's glass slipper. The glass slipper was chosen to honor Cinderella's 55th Anniversary. Released in 1950, it's considered one of Walt's favorite films.
2006 The 2006 year mark is the tea cup. The tea cup was chosen in honor of the 1951 animated classic 'Alice in Wonderland' from the 'Mad Tea Party' sequence featuring Alice, the Mad Hatter and March Hare.
2007 The 2007 year mark is the hook. Captain Hook's hook was chosen in honor of the 1953 animated classic 'Peter Pan.'
2008 The 2008 year mark is the crown. Aurora's crown was chosen in honor of the 1959 animated classic 'Sleeping Beauty.'
2009 The 2009 year mark is the paw. A paw print was chosen in honor of the 1961 animated classic '101 Dalmatians.'
2010 The 2010 year mark is the anvil. An anvil was chosen in honor of the 1963 animated classic 'The Sword in the Stone.'
2011 The 2011 year mark is the umbrella. An umbrella was chosen in honor of the 1964 live-action film 'Mary Poppins.' Live action are films that combined both live action with animation.
2012 The 2012 year mark is the palm frond. A palm frond was chosen in honor of the 1967 animated classic 'The Jungle Book.' This was the last film released that Walt Disney was personally involved with. When the Walt Disney Classics Collection made its debut in 1992, the original premise was to only release sculpts from those films that Walt Disney was involved with.