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Disney hosts “Quick Draw” YouTube LIVE series with artist and Disney Legend Floyd Norman
Floyd Norman Image: The Walt Disney Company On Friday, January 13, 2017, Disney hosted its “Quick Draw” YouTube LIVE series with artist and Disney Legend Floyd Norman. Viewers tuned in live on Disney’s YouTube Channel to see and interacting with this animation legend. To see this amazing interview, click here. Annie award-winning Norman, 81, recreated, in real time, the very … Disney hosts “Quick Draw” YouTube LIVE series with artist and Disney Legend Floyd Norman
Book Review: The Disney Story: Chronicling The Man, The Mouse & The Parks
There are many books written about Walt and Roy Disney, as well as The Walt Disney Company. Some of them give top-line information and some of them are extremely detailed. Some of them are perfect for those who are new to Disney history and some of them are for those already steeped in its history. … Book Review: The Disney Story: Chronicling The Man, The Mouse & The Parks
The Walt Disney World Half Marathon: Then and Now
Even though I don’t consider myself a “runner,” I often say that every ten years I run a half marathon. And of course I would only run this kind of race at my favorite place on earth: Walt Disney World. The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, held every year in January, consists of several different races over the … The Walt Disney World Half Marathon: Then and Now
Taschen Releases Book About Disney’s Golden Age of Animation
This holiday season, what do you get the Disney fan who has everything? TASCHEN’s extensive and beautiful 620+ page book, The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921 – 1968. The book, which features 1,500 images and essays by renowned Disney experts, covers in detail Walt Disney and The Walt Disney Company’s journey from … Taschen Releases Book About Disney’s Golden Age of Animation
Book Review: Working at the Disney Parks – On-Stage and Off-Stage
It’s pretty easy to find books written about Walt Disney, but not so easy to find books written about or by Disney Imagineers or Cast Members. Disney Editions has books on Mary Blair, Marc Davis, John Hench, Roy E. Disney and Marty Sklar, which are all terrific and must-reads. However, these are just a few … Book Review: Working at the Disney Parks – On-Stage and Off-Stage
It’s All in a Name…Tag
Employees of the Walt Disney Company wear a variety of costumes, hair pieces, shoes, and accessories depending on the role they hold. All employees have one item in common, though. They all wear the same name tag. Any cast member, from the Captain of a cruise ship to a food service cook, wears the iconic … It’s All in a Name…Tag
Epcot’s Leave A Legacy Sculpture: A Purchaser’s View
Many people want to leave their stamp on the world, and early in the 21st century, Walt Disney World offered its visitors the opportunity do just that. According to Disney, Epcot’s Leave A Legacy Sculpture is “a tribute to a unique moment in time – the dawning of the third millennium.” Purchasers could contribute their images to … Epcot’s Leave A Legacy Sculpture: A Purchaser’s View
Roy O. Disney’s Home Away From Home
On May 30, 1967, ground was broken for the construction of the Walt Disney World Resort. Fast forward to this time 45 years ago, Roy Disney, Joe Fowler and many others were frantically busy working to get Walt Disney World ready for its grand opening just a few months later in October. In order to … Roy O. Disney’s Home Away From Home
Disney Springs Close-Up – Part 1: A History
Disney Springs has been in the news a lot lately. Chefs from around the country are taking up residence, Town Center is bustling with a variety of shopping options, and nightly entertainment is becoming the norm. There’s a lot to be done at the new complex; so much, in fact, that Disney Springs is more of … Disney Springs Close-Up – Part 1: A History
Q & A with Marvel Comic Book Legend Allen Bellman
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Allen Bellman, 92, always knew he wanted to be an artist. Allen Bellman – Age 2 Photo: Allen Bellman “It was natural, a feeling within me as a young child of 6 or 7 years of age,” says Bellman. “I would draw on anything that was open. My … Q & A with Marvel Comic Book Legend Allen Bellman
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