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The 1945–46 Destino collaboration is held unpublished for decades as a Disney commercial archive object

In 1945–46 Dalí worked with Disney artists on Destino, which then sat unreleased for decades. Dalí and Disney studio artists worked Destino in 1945–46; the short was not released until 2003. In the causal graph this event weakens the driver Industrial-Policy Activism.

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In 1945–46 Dalí worked with Disney artists on Destino, which then sat unreleased for decades.

Context

Split 2003 release as access.

Salvador Dalí’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Dalí and Disney studio artists worked Destino in 1945–46; the short was not released until 2003. Disney held the industrial archive. He painted; the company sat on the film.

Why it matters

1946 is not 2003.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Salvador Dalí

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.3 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactThe 1945–46 Destino collaboration is held unpublished for decades as a Disney commercial archive object
    2. weakensDriverIndustrial-Policy Activism

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 January 1946 · verified

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.D23 — The Official Disney Fan ClubThe Walt Disney Company · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Fundació Gala-Salvador DalíFundació Gala-Salvador Dalí · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

D23’s Disney institutional memory and Fundació film chronology independently describe the 1940s work and the long unreleased interval.

Established: 1945–46 Destino work then long non-release. Not established: that Dalí forbade 1946 exhibition.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorSalvador Dalí
  2. contributed toFactThe 1945–46 Destino collaboration is held unpublished for decades as a Disney commercial archive object
  3. weakensDriverIndustrial-Policy Activism

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Factrail. (2026). The 1945–46 Destino collaboration is held unpublished for decades as a Disney commercial archive object. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/dal-destino-hold

https://factrail.ai/facts/dal-destino-hold

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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