August 17, 1941: Walt Disney, his wife Lillian, and colleagues step off the plane in Rio de Janeiro at the start of a nine weeklong trip through Latin American countries.  (l-r) Hazel Cottrell, Bill Cottrell, Ted Sears, Lillian Disney, Walt Disney, Norm Ferguson, Frank Thomas.  The studio’s insurance policy prohibited more than six of Disney’s colleagues to travel on the same plane with him.  
Photo credit:  courtesy of Cindy Garcia
