Scotland (film)

Scotland (film) People and Places featurette; released on June 11, 1958. Directed by Geoffrey Foot. Scotland is a country of three distinct regions—the highlands, the islands, and the lowlands. These regions are examined, showing how the isolated people contact the outside world with their use of channel boats called “Puffers,” how they observe the customs …

Schwartz, Stephen

Schwartz, Stephen Lyricist; wrote the words for the songs in Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Schumann China Corp.

Schumann China Corp. One of the earliest of the Disney licensees, the company had a license from 1932 to 1934 to sell Disney chinaware they had manufactured in Bavaria. These early dishes are quite collectible today.

Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant

Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant Opened at Disney-MGM Studios on April 20, 1991. The restaurant re-creates a 1950s drive-in theater, as guests sit in pseudo-convertibles under an evening sky facing a huge drive-in movie screen on which clips of B-movie trailers and intermission animation are shown.

Schumacher, Thomas

Schumacher, Thomas He joined Disney in 1988 to serve as producer of The Rescuers Down Under, and later was executive producer of The Lion King. He served as executive vice president of Feature Animation for several years, and in January 1999 was promoted to president. He left animation to concentrate on Disney stage productions in …

Schroeder, Russell

Schroeder, Russell Disney artist; began at Walt Disney World in 1971, eventually moving into Marketing Art as a character artist. Later he joined Disney Publishing in California overseeing character art for Disney books. He has written and illustrated a number of books and comic books, including Mickey Mouse: My Life in Pictures, Walt Disney: His …

School Hero (A Story About Staying in School) (film)

School Hero (A Story About Staying in School) (film) Educational film in the EPCOT Educational Media Collection; released in August 1988. 20 min. A custodian impresses upon a student the importance of sticking with school.

Schneider, Rob

Schneider, Rob Actor; appeared in Judge Dredd (Fergie), The Waterboy (Townie), The Hot Chick (Clive), Around the World in 80 Days (San Francisco hobo), and played the title role in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.

Schuck, John

Schuck, John Actor; appeared in Outrageous Fortune (Atkins), Dick Tracy (reporter), and Holy Matrimony (Markowski).

Schneider, Peter

Schneider, Peter Named president of Feature Animation in 1992, he had joined Disney in 1985 as vice president of feature animation. He played a key role in the revitalization of the animation division. He was promoted to president of The Walt Disney Studios in January 1999 and chairman in January 2000, adding other Disney-branded films, …