Try to forget for the moment that – between the acquisition of Marvel, The Muppets, Pixar, Star Wars and ABC (to say nothing of the cruises, resorts and theme parks) – Disney now owns the world. “A Night on Bald Mountain” was NOT intended as autobiography. This morning, we cast our thoughts back to simpler times when a visionary animator threw caution to the winds to forge “a new style of motion picture presentation.”

A guaranteed money-loser from the start, “Fantasia” was spared no expense as it pushed the state of animation, audio reproduction and family entertainment. There was no way, with the possibility of overseas distribution curtailed by World War II, this was going to be anything other than a quixotic venture. When was the last time Disney took a gamble on a scale of “Fantasia?” Now it’s considered bold if they adapt a comic book that’s not “Iron Man.”

I hope you’ll join me his morning as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Disney’s most glorious “folly,” released on November 13, 1940. We’ll have abundant recordings of Leopold Stokowski, some made for the film (in experimental stereophonic sound), some earlier (in glorious mono) and some later, from his “Phase Four” period and beyond.

It’s all Stokie from 6 to 11 ET, on WPRB 103.3 FM or online at wprb.com. Chernobog requests your presence, on Classic Ross Amico.