Aquamania


Aquamania is an American animated short film produced by Walt [Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Productions] and released by Walt [Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Distribution] on December 20, 1961.
This cartoon was the last from Disney's "Golden Era" which featured Goofy as a solo star, and the first time the xerography animation-technique was used in a Goofy cartoon. Aquamania combined Goofy's three familiar areas in his career: sports, fatherhood, and documentary-subject.

Plot

The story begins with a narrator explaining a case study of "aquamania", with Goofy as the subject. Then the story switches to Goofy and his son on a boating trip, inadvertently entering a water skiing race. In the process, Goofy meets up with an unfortunate octopus that joins him in the race, and they accidentally take an unwanted spin on a roller coaster at a waterside amusement park. Goofy eventually ends up winning the race.

Voice cast

Accolades

The short was nominated for an Academy Award for [Best Animated Short Film] in 1962.

Home media

The short was released on December 2, 2002, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Goofy. It was released to Disney+ on July 7, 2023.