BoardWalk

BoardWalk The atmosphere of turn-of-the-century Atlantic City near Epcot at Walt Disney World; includes accommodations, entertainment, shopping, and dining (Trattoria al Forno, Flying Fish, BoardWalk Deli, Carousel Coffee) along a boardwalk. There is the BoardWalk Inn, with 378 rooms, and the BoardWalk Villas with 532 rooms, along with convention facilities featuring a 20,000-square foot convention center. The resort, …

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Bluth, Don

Bluth, Don Animator and director, came to Disney in 1955, working as an assistant animator on Sleeping Beauty. After being away for 14 years, he returned to animate on Robin Hood and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, was a directing animator on The Rescuers and directed the animation for Pete’s Dragon.  He left the …

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Blue Yonder, The (television)

Blue Yonder, The (television) A young boy travels back in time to meet his grandfather, a pioneer aviator. A movie for The Disney Channel, first aired on November 17, 1985. Directed by Mark Rosman. Stars Peter Coyote (Max Knickerbocker), Huckleberry Fox (Jonathan), Art Carney (Henry Coogan). Shown on the Disney anthology series later as Time …

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Blue Umbrella

Blue Umbrella, The (film)

Blue Umbrella, The (film) Short cartoon released with Monsters University on June 21, 2013, after a debut at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2013. Falling for a red umbrella, a blue umbrella finds itself wind-blown and weather-beaten during a rainstorm. Directed by Saschka Unseld. Rather than originating in the animation or story …

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Blue Ribbon Bakery

Blue Ribbon Bakery Shop on Main Street at Disneyland from April 6, 1990. Took the place of the longtime Sunkist Citrus House. Moved into the former Carnation Ice Cream Parlor location in 1997. It closed January 5, 2012.

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Bluegrass Special, The (television)

Bluegrass Special, The (television) Television show, aired on May 22, 1977. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The story of Woodhill, an unruly racehorse, who catches the eye of Penny, a girl who wants to be a jockey. Penny uses kindness rather than the whip to train Woodhill and eventually prove that she and her horse …

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Blue Lagoon Restaurant

Blue Lagoon Restaurant Restaurant in Adventureland in Disneyland Paris; opened on April 12, 1992. The European equivalent of the Blue Bayou Restaurant at Disneyland, though the dining area is terraced to provide better views of the boats going by in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.

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Blue Rhythm (film)

Blue Rhythm (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on August 18, 1931. Directed by Burt Gillett. Musical beginning with Mickey playing concert piano. Minnie sings the blues, Mickey joins her for a song and dance routine, then Mickey plays a clarinet solo imitating Ted Lewis. Finally, Mickey leads an orchestra of his gang, with the music …

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