Disney, Elias Father of Walt Disney, born in Bluevale, Ontario, Canada, on February 6, 1859, the son of Irish immigrants. While still in his teens, he moved with his family to the United States, where they settled in Ellis, Kansas. A few years later, when a neighbor family named Call moved to Florida, Elias went …
See moreDisney, Herbert A. Eldest brother of Walt Disney, born in Florida on December 8, 1888, and died on January 29, 1961. He was a mailman.
See moreDisney, Flora Walt Disney’s mother, born Flora Call in Steuben, Ohio, on April 22, 1868. Her mother’s family was of German ancestry. Flora died on November 26, 1938.
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Disney, Diane M. Older daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney; born on December 18, 1933. With Pete Martin, she wrote a biography of her father in 1956. She married Ronald W. Miller, who later served as president of Walt Disney Productions, and they had seven children. She inspired the CD-ROM Walt Disney: An Intimate History …
See moreDiscovery Day Thursday on the new Mickey Mouse Club.
See moreDiscover Quest (film) Series of three educational productions, based on Discover magazine articles, released on laser disc in December 1994. The titles are Explorations in Earth Science, Explorations in Life Science, and Explorations in Physical Science.
See moreDiscovery Arcade Located behind the Main Street shops at Disneyland Paris, on the Discoveryland side of the street.
See moreDinotopia (television) Six-hour mini-series from Hallmark Entertainment airing on The Wonderful World of Disney May 12-14, 2002. Epic story of a lost continent where dinosaurs and humans live together in an almost-utopian world. Directed by Marco Brambilla. Stars David Thewlis (Cyrus Crabb), Katie Carr (Marion), Jim Carter (Mayor Waldo), Alice Krige (Rosemary), Tyron Leitso (Karl), …
See moreDirt (television) Comedy series on FX Network, premiering on January 2, 2007, and ending April 13, 2008. Lucy Spiller, a tabloid editor-in-chief of the magazines Dirt and Now, tries to make her way in the world of celebrity journalism, exposing the hidden truths behind celebrity lives. Lucy has a maniacal dedication to finding the truth, …
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