Disney clocks set at 9:11

[snopes]

Comment: is it true that Disney used 9:11 on all his clocks in his cartoon
movies or the date 9:11? if so, why?

[Ellestar]

Not sure about this, but I have seen that in commercials or other advertising, the clocks are sometimes set at 10:10. This way, if you look at the hands, the clock looks like it's smiling.

Conversely, I've seen it in a movie (Fried Green Tomatoes) the other way around. A major character died at 4:40. The clock was sad, too.

[Mickey is a gyrl]

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: is it true that Disney used 9:11 on all his clocks in his cartoon
movies or the date 9:11? if so, why?

Now I'm going to have to take a look at the Disney movies I own. But I'm pretty sure that, at least in Lady and the Tramp, that's not true. And what about the whole midnight thing in Cinderella?

[A Turtle Named Mack]

Cogsworth's hands went every which way (Beauty and the Beast) - pretty useless as a clock, actually.

[Roadsterboy]

Originally Posted by Ellestar

Not sure about this, but I have seen that in commercials or other advertising, the clocks are sometimes set at 10:10. This way, if you look at the hands, the clock looks like it's smiling.

I've also read that the 10:10 position keeps the hands out of the way of the logo, which is often at 12 or 6.

-RB

[snopes]

Clock hands at 10:10

http://www.snopes.com/business/market/clockhands.asp

[TrishDaDish]

Comment: is it true that Disney used 9:11 on all his clocks in his cartoon
movies or the date 9:11? if so, why?

Yes. He was very ahead of his time, saluting our fallen brothers and sisters during 9/11. He beat the director of the Willard remake in that aspect. By about 50 years.