Butch

Butch Macho bulldog who had a constant rivalry with Pluto; he appeared in 11 cartoons, beginning with Bone Trouble (1940).

Busy Beavers, The (film)

Busy Beavers, The (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on June 30, 1931. As beavers busily attempt to build a dam, a storm breaks. The colony is saved by a clever little beaver who uses his teeth to saw a large tree, which blocks the flood. Directed by Wilfred Jackson.

Burstyn, Ellen

Burstyn, Ellen Actress; appeared in The Cemetery Club (Esther Moskowitz), When a Man Loves a Woman (Emily), and Roommates (Judith), and on television on The Ellen Burstyn Show and in Flash (Laura Strong).

Burton, Corey

Burton, Corey Voice actor, doing many voices for Disney from 1986 to date. He voiced Gruffi Gummi in Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears after the death of Bill Scott, as well as Gladstone Gander in Ducktales and Zipper and Dale in Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers, and on television and at the parks, the …

Bush, George H.W.

Bush, George H.W. On September 30, 1991, President Bush presented medals to 575 persons being honored in The Daily Points of Light Celebration. The ceremony was televised live from America Gardens at Epcot on The Disney Channel.

Burton, Tim

Burton, Tim Hired by Disney as an artist in 1979, working on concepts for The Black Cauldron. During the five years he was at Disney, he prepared the inventive short films Vincent and Frankenweenie, but neither of them received broad releases. He left Disney in 1984 to eventually direct hits such as Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, …

Bur-r-r Bank Ice Cream

Bur-r-r Bank Ice Cream Shop at Disney California Adventure, opened on February 8, 2001, with the name paying tribute to Burbank, where the Disney corporate headquarters are located. It closed on August 1, 2011.

Burr, Lonnie

Burr, Lonnie Mouseketeer from the 1950s television show. He went on to a career in writing and acting.

Burnett, Carol

Burnett, Carol Actress; appeared in Noises Off (Dotty Otley), and on television in Carol & Co. and The Carol Burnett Show, Great Moments in Disney Animation, The Dream Is Alive, and Once Upon a Mattress (Queen Aggravain). She provided the voice of Hara in The Secret World of Arrietty and Chairol Burnett in Toy Story …

Burns, Harriet

Burns, Harriet (1928-2008) She joined the Disney Studio as a set and prop painter in 1955, and later was the first woman employed by WED Enterprises where she helped design and build prototypes for theme park attractions, and then create elements of the attractions themselves. She retired in 1986, and was named a Disney Legend …