History of Peter Pan: the Story Behind the Disney Classic

Bill Petro
7 min readFeb 5, 2022
Peter Pan movie poster

All of this has happened before,
and it will all happen again.

So begins my favorite Walt Disney animated movie, Peter Pan, which debuted 69 years ago today on February 5, 1953. The original movie poster said:

“It will live in your heart forever”

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Bill Petro

Writer, historian, technologist. Former Silicon Valley tech exec. Author of fascinating articles on history, tech, pop culture, & travel. https://billpetro.com