The Ballad of King Kong (Walt Disney Short Film 2016)

The Ballad of King Kong is a 2016 traditionally animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton and Kevin Deters, and produced by the team behind How to Hook Up Your Home Theater.

The short, narrated by Billy Connolly, is a Disney adaptation of the origin of the King Kong.

Plot
A creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home. Kong fights T-Rex, Giant Snake, Giant Pterodactyl. Finally, Nessie loses all hope and starts crying for days, weeks, and months. When she cannot cry anymore, she finds that her tears have created the Loch, a new home for her and MacQuack.

During the five small credits it is shown that the golf course has also been flooded, with the developer and his assistants using the sign as a raft. The developer breaks down into tears over his loss.

Creatures

 * Tyrannosaurus Rex
 * Giant Snake (Titanoboa)
 * Giant Pterodactyl (Pteranodon)

Release
The short premiered on March 5, 2011, at Anima 2011, the International Animation Film Festival of Brussel. In the US it accompanied the theatrical release of Winnie the Pooh, which premiered on July 15, 2011.

The short was released on October 25, 2011, as a bonus feature on the Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download release of Winnie the Pooh.[5] The Ballad of Nessie was released on the Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection Blu-ray on August 18, 2015.[6]

The Ballad of Nessie was nominated for a 2012 Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject.

Transcripts
(The movie opens with a shot of white circles forming a Christmas tree on an ornament. The camera zooms out on the ornament. Cinderella's castle appears over the Christmas tree with the text "Walt Disney" at the bottom. The camera zooms out more on the ornament.)

Narrator: One time a year there's a marvelous night, when enchantment and wonder spark and take flight. Each home fills with joy on this grand holiday, with hearts growing warm in a magical way. The rooms are all covered with garlands and wreaths. The mantle is ready, with stockings beneath. lights twinkle and glow and bells brightly chime. The moment's arrived! It's here! Christmas time. [under the Christmas tree, there is a sailboat, a teddy bear, and a box] Three precious gifts lie under this tree. What secrets they hold? Let's look, and we'll see. The first tells a story for us all to hear... about laughter and family and those we hold dear. [the sailboat contains the story, "Donald Duck Stuck on Christmas"] We love Christmas so much we want it to stay, but what if we wished it was here every day?

Narrator: 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house.... Oh wait, different story. But we'll still see a mouse.

(The camera pans to three ornaments, forming Mickey's head. The text "Walt Disney Pictures" and "Presents" appear on the two ornaments at the top. They fade away, and the camera zooms in on the third ornament which the text "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas" appears on. The ornament falls off the tree and rolls off of some books. The books magically fly back onto the shelves, leaving one book called "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas" behind.)

Narrator: Put those old Christmas classics back on the shelves. We got new tales of giving, and loving, (book opens to a pop-up picture of elves), and elves.

(The book turns it pages to Minnie and Daisy ice skating.)

Narrator: In our first Yuletide story, two stars are on ice, they've been best friends forever, so cordial and nice. (camera pans to Minnie and Daisy fighting) But can both share the stage with the lights shining bright? (2 ornaments with the text "Belles" and "on Ice" fall on them) Or will egos get bruised in a double-lutz fight?

(The page turns to the ice skating rink. The pop-up picture changes to the real ice skating rink.)

Narrator: So, Christmas was meant to last just one day, and maybe it's simply better that way. It's a time to be treasured. It can't always be here, but the feeling it gives us can last the whole year. [zooms in on the teddy bear] Now, this gift holds a story both wondrous and rare... about a father and a son and the love that they share. This Christmas, they'll learn before the night's through, if we care for each other our dreams can come true. [the teddy bear contains the story "A Very Goofy Christmas"]

Narrator: A Gift from the heart is cherished and true. A Present is best when love's given, too. So in the end, love is the reason That Christmas is more than a gift-giving season. t's a time with our loved ones to show that we care, When families and neighbours come together to share. So, this Christmas season, let us all do our parts To keep Christmas spirit alive in our hearts.