Where did the animation idea come from? Notes from Stew's Desk: "My Dad was over the moon about what Walt Disney created. We used to go to California and Florida for our family Disney trips. We were thrilled at the animation (especially “It’s a Small World”) and the costumed characters (Mickey) entertaining the kids. Check out the New York Times story from 1983 when reporter Bryan Miller called Stew’s the “Disneyland” of Dairy Stores! My brother Tommy attended college in Denver and went to a Chuck E. Cheese one day. He saw this show called “Sally on the Piano.” He called the company and ordered one. It arrived in Norwalk, Ct with no paperwork. We rejected the delivery. We finally sorted things out at the store and there was Sally playing her tunes for our customers. It was a home run. Customers were literally dancing in the aisles. From there we started designing our own animation and even writing the lyrics for the Farm Fresh Five show. Now we have over 300 animated objects in all ...