For ten weeks in 1941, Walt Disney, his wife, and sixteen colleagues from his studio visited nations in South America to gather story material for a series of films with South American themes. This documentary uses this framing device to explore inter-American relations as Nazi influence was growing in South America, provide a rare glimpse into the artists who were part of the magic of Disney's 'golden age, ' and give an unprecedented look at the 39-year-old Walt Disney during one of the most challenging times of his entire life.