1 In recent years, the government, in an effort to formalize access and camping in the area, had instituted a fee program, creating considerable controversy with a number of locals.
Figaro is probably best known as the pet cat of Mister Geppetto and Pinocchio. Figaro was Walt Disney's favourite character in Pinocchio, he loved the kitten so much, he wanted him to appear as much as possible. Once production on Pinocchio was done, Walt made him the pet of Minnie Mouse, replacing Fifi. He has also starred independently in a number of Disney shorts, as the pet cat of Minnie Mouse, as it was common for Disney characters to be transposed from movies to cartoon shorts.
------------. FOR THE RECORD: Dick Jones: A news obituary in the July 9 LATExtra section of actor Dick Jones, who was the voice of Pinocchio in the 1940 Disney film, listed Jennafer Jones and Melody Hume as his sisters in a list of surviving family members. They are his daughters.