The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a famous animated segment from Disney’s Fantasia in which Mickey Mouse, as an overambitious apprentice, disastrously misuses his master’s magic.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sorcerer’s Apprentice canonical | 8 |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 2 |
| Der Zauberlehrling (poem) | 1 |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice world | 1 |
| The Sorcerer’s Apprentice segment of Fantasia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2632307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Context triple: [Fantasia, hasSegment, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice]
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A.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and acrobatic plays in Major League Baseball.
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B.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
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C.
The Magic
The Magic is a self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the themes of The Secret by focusing on the transformative power of gratitude.
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D.
El Brujo
El Brujo is a major pre-Columbian archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its Moche pyramids and the discovery of the tattooed mummy known as the Lady of Cao.
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E.
Magic Foot
"Magic Foot" is a comedic musical number from the Broadway show *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee* that showcases a contestant’s quirky method of spelling words by tracing them with his foot.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Target entity description: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a famous animated segment from Disney’s Fantasia in which Mickey Mouse, as an overambitious apprentice, disastrously misuses his master’s magic.
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A.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
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B.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and acrobatic plays in Major League Baseball.
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C.
The Magic
The Magic is a self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the themes of The Secret by focusing on the transformative power of gratitude.
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D.
El Brujo
El Brujo is a major pre-Columbian archaeological complex on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its Moche pyramids and the discovery of the tattooed mummy known as the Lady of Cao.
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E.
Magic Foot
"Magic Foot" is a comedic musical number from the Broadway show *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee* that showcases a contestant’s quirky method of spelling words by tracing them with his foot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney animated short
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animated film segment ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Walt Disney Productions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Der Zauberlehrling (poem)
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linked to:
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
L’apprenti sorcier (symphonic poem) ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Paul Dukas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Mickey Mouse
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Yen Sid ⓘ enchanted brooms ⓘ |
| featuresProp |
enchanted broomsticks
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magic hat ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInFilm | Fantasia ⓘ |
| franchise | Mickey Mouse ⓘ |
| genre |
animated fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ musical ⓘ |
| hasIconicImage | Mickey Mouse standing on rock commanding waves ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of misused power
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overambition ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Fantasia theatrical releases
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linked to:
Fantasia
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| inspired |
Sorcerer Mickey appearances in Disney theme parks
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merchandise featuring Sorcerer Mickey ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacterDesign | Sorcerer Mickey costume with blue hat and red robe ⓘ |
| medium | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| musicBy | Paul Dukas ⓘ |
| musicGenre | orchestral ⓘ |
| musicStyle | late-Romantic symphonic poem ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic image of Mickey Mouse in sorcerer’s hat
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integration of classical music and animation ⓘ |
| notableScene |
multiplying brooms sequence
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sorcerer returning and dispelling the magic ⓘ |
| orchestrationBy | Leopold Stokowski ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parentWorkDirector | Fantasia directed by multiple sequence directors under Walt Disney ⓘ |
| partOf | Fantasia ⓘ |
| performedBy | Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Mickey Mouse, as a sorcerer’s apprentice, uses magic to animate brooms to carry water, causing a flood he cannot control. ⓘ |
| producer | Walt Disney ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| setting | sorcerer’s workshop ⓘ |
| title | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice ⓘ |
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Subject: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Description of subject: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is a famous animated segment from Disney’s Fantasia in which Mickey Mouse, as an overambitious apprentice, disastrously misuses his master’s magic.
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