Hi Michael,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

You have what appears to be a Walt Disney storyboard panel. Storyboards were essential to Walt Disney’s filmmaking process because they transformed animation into a planned, visual storytelling system, allowing films to be shaped before costly animation began.

First, storyboards let Disney and his artists see the entire story at once. By pinning sequential drawings on walls, the team could evaluate pacing, clarity, humor, and emotional impact—much like previewing a film before it existed. Weak scenes could be revised or discarded early, saving enormous time and expense.

Second, they enabled collaborative storytelling. Directors, animators, writers, and gag men could gather around the boards, pitch ideas, refine character actions, and improve continuity. This collective process helped unify narrative, visuals, and character performance.

Third, storyboards became a blueprint for production. They guided layout, camera movement, timing, and scene transitions, ensuring consistency as hundreds of artists worked on the same film.

Disney elevated storyboarding from a loose planning tool into a core creative discipline, crucial to the success of films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and foundational to modern animation and live-action filmmaking alike.

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck appeared together in a small but important group of classic Disney animated shorts, mostly during the 1930s and early 1940s. The films they appears in together include: The Band Concert (1935); Mickey’s Service Station (1935) ; On Ice (1935); Moving Day (1936); Moose Hunters (1937); The Whalers (1938) and Tugboat Mickey (1940). They occasionally appeared together in ensemble or cameo roles in later decades, but after the early 1940s Disney largely separated them, pairing Mickey with Pluto and Donald with his nephews to better define their personalities.

Without knowing which film this was part of the production of, it's hard to value it specifically but as an individual panel, a conservative estimate would be $40-60.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

Storyboard panel for Walt Disney Studios
Featuring Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse
watercolor and ink on cardstock
26 x 23 cm (10-1/4 x 9 inches)
CONDITION: With production wear
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$40-60*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

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~ Delia