Stalling, Carl

Stalling, Carl (1891-1972) Musician/composer; Walt Disney knew him in Kansas City in the 1920s when he was a theater organist. When Disney decided to add a sound track to Steamboat Willie, he turned to Stalling. Stalling came out to the Disney Studio beginning in 1928, and remained for a little over a year before beginning …

Stakeout (film)

Stakeout (film) Seattle detectives Chris Lecce and Bill Reimers pull an unwanted assignment—the nightshift stakeout of the home of an ex-girlfriend of a vicious escaped convict. Lecce becomes smitten by the object of their stakeout, Maria McGuire, and soon is bending rules and having dinner with her. Eventually the convict arrives, kidnaps Lecce and McGuire, …

Stainton, David

Stainton, David President of Walt Disney Animation, beginning in 2003. He had started with Disney in 1989, and in 2002 was named president of Walt Disney Television Animation.

Stage 9 Digital Media

Stage 9 Digital Media Part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, formed in February 2007. Stage 9 created original short-form programming, beginning with the comedy series Squeegees debuting on ABC.com and YouTube on February 28, 2008.

Stage Door Cafe

Stage Door Cafe Restaurant opened in Frontierland at Disneyland in September 1978. Formerly Oaks Tavern.

Stage Coach

Stage Coach Frontierland attraction at Disneyland, from July 17, 1955, to February 1, 1956. It became Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches, which operated until 1959. The stagecoaches were removed because the horses were spooked by the Disneyland Railroad trains that traveled nearby.

Staggs, Thomas O.

Staggs, Thomas O. He joined Disney in strategic planning in 1990 and was a key member of the team that put together the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC. He was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Company in May 1998, and chairman of Walt Disney Attractions in January 2010. In …

Square Peg in a Round Hole (television)

Square Peg in a Round Hole (television) Television show; aired on March 3, 1963. Directed by Hamilton S. Luske. A later rerun was titled Goofing Around with Donald Duck. Ludwig Von Drake studies psychology this time, by looking at several Donald Duck and Goofy cartoons.

Squatter’s Rights (film)

Squatter’s Rights (film) Pluto cartoon; released on June 7, 1946. Directed by Jack Hannah. Chip and Dale battle Mickey and Pluto to keep an old stove as their home in a cabin Mickey is using for vacation. The chipmunks trick Mickey and Pluto into thinking Pluto has accidentally been shot. Nominated for an Academy Award.

Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (film)

Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (film) Cultures collide when English explorers and traders sail to the New World and encounter the friendly native peoples of the land. But the wayfarers violate the Indians’ trust by abducting two braves—Squanto and Epenow—whom they intend to take back to England to display as exotic examples of primitive life. Driven …