Editing Silly Symphony (section)

==Legacy==
The ''Symphonies'' changed the course of Disney studio history when Walt's plans to direct his first feature cartoon became problematic after his warm-up to the task ''[[The Golden Touch (film)|The Golden Touch]]'' was widely seen (even by Disney himself) as stiff and slowly paced. This motivated him to embrace his role as being the producer and providing creative oversight (especially of the story) for ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White]]'' while tasking [[David Hand (animator)|David Hand]] to handle the actual directing.<ref>''Walt Disney: The Animated Man'' by [[Michael Barrier (historian)|Michael Barrier]]</ref>

''Silly Symphonies'' brought along many imitators, including Warner Bros. cartoon series ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'', MGM's ''[[Happy Harmonies]]'', and later, Universal's ''[[Swing Symphony]]''.

Years later after the ''Silly Symphonies'' ended, Disney occasionally produced a handful of one-shot cartoons, playing the same style as the ''Silly Symphony'' series. Unlike the ''Silly Symphonies'' canon, most of these "Specials" have a narration, usually by Disney legend [[Sterling Holloway]].

In the 1934 MGM film ''[[Hollywood Party]]'', Mickey Mouse appears with [[Jimmy Durante]], where they introduce ''[[The Hot Choc-late Soldiers]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/hot-choc-late-soldiers-the-film/ | title=Hot Choc-late Soldiers, the (Film) }}</ref>

The 1999–2000 television series ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'' used the ''Silly Symphonies'' title for some of its new cartoons, but unlike the original cartoons, these did feature continuing characters.

As of 2021, three of the ''Silly Symphony'' shorts (''[[Three Little Pigs (film)|Three Little Pigs]]'', ''[[The Old Mill]]'', and ''[[Flowers and Trees]]''), have been selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the Library of Congress, for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Librarian of Congress Announces 2007 Film Registry |date=December 27, 2007 |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-254.html |access-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722103847/http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-254.html |archive-date=July 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan, David |date=December 16, 2015 |title="Shawshank Redemption", "Ghostbusters" added to National Film Registry |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/shawshank-redemption-ghostbusters-added-to-national-film-registry-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514233019/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shawshank-redemption-ghostbusters-added-to-national-film-registry-2/ |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |publisher=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinckle |first=Jessica |date=December 21, 2021 |title=2021 National Film Registry Selections Reflect Diversity & Challenge Stereotypes |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1205446-2021-national-film-registry-selections-reflect-diversity-challenge-stereotypes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221213522/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1205446-2021-national-film-registry-selections-reflect-diversity-challenge-stereotypes |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |website=ComingSoon.net}}</ref>