Maps of Movies

Melody Time (1948)

Where Melody Time says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Disney animation: no real film locations, only the real places its stories are set in.

Scenes and places

Once Upon a Wintertime

Joe shows off on the ice for Jenny, and near-tragedy and a timely rescue ensue. A rabbit couple's romance runs alongside.

Set in An unnamed frozen pond — A late 19th-century winter day on the ice; no real place is named.

A storybook winter setting that the film never places on a map.

Johnny Appleseed's Pittsburgh orchard

Johnny works in an orchard in Pittsburgh in 1806, where his love of apple trees takes shape. The legend begins with a man who will spend his life planting them.

Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — The 1806 apple orchard where the Johnny Appleseed legend begins. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Pittsburgh sits where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet; the film starts the legend here.

Appleseed roams Ohio

Johnny roams the Ohio frontier planting apple trees, with his guardian angel at his side. His fame as a planter grows with each orchard.

Set in Ohio — One of the two states where Johnny roams planting apple trees. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A state-wide point (not a single site); the segment names Ohio and Indiana as his range.

Appleseed in Indiana

Johnny carries on west into Indiana, still planting apple trees and spreading Christianity as he goes. The nickname that will outlive him is earned here.

Set in Indiana — The other main state of Johnny's wandering. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A state-wide point (not a single site).

Little Toot's New York harbor

Little Toot wants to be just like his father Big Toot but cannot stay out of trouble. His mishaps in the busy harbor set up his story.

Set in New York City — The harbor city where the little tugboat tries to be like his father. Google Maps · Apple Maps

New York City is the working harbor in the story of Hardie Gramatky's book.

Pecos Bill's Texas

Raised by coyotes, Bill grows into the biggest and best cowboy that ever lived and saves his horse Widowmaker from vultures. Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers tell the tale to two kids.

Set in Texas — The state of the famous cowboy hero, raised by coyotes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A state-wide point; the live-action intro is staged against animated backdrops, not a real site.

Characters

• Johnny Appleseed — John Chapman, the pioneer who roams the Midwest planting apple trees.
• Little Toot — A small tugboat who wants to be just like his father Big Toot.
• Pecos Bill — Texas folk hero raised by coyotes who becomes the best cowboy that ever lived.

Questions answered on the map

• Where do Disney's Melody Time stories actually take place?