Benny, Jack

Benny, Jack (1894-1974) Walt appeared on Jack Benny’s television hour on November 3, 1965, in a skit where Jack asks Walt for 110 free passes to Disneyland for his crew.

Benji the Hunted (film)

Benji the Hunted (film) Benji, the dog, becomes lost in the mountains after a fishing accident and is forced to become involved with animals that are normally a dog’s mortal enemies, including a Kodiak bear, a black timber wolf, and a number of cougars. He aids some orphaned cougar cubs while trying to find his …

Ben Buzzard

Ben Buzzard Crook who tries to sell Donald Duck a used airplane in Flying Jalopy (1943).

Bengal Barbecue

Bengal Barbecue Quick-service food location in Adventureland at Disneyland, featuring beef, chicken, and veggie skewers. Opened on June 4, 1990.

Benchley, Robert

Benchley, Robert (1889-1945) Humorist; appeared in The Reluctant Dragon, taking a tour of the Disney Studio.

Benay-Albee Novelty Co.

Benay-Albee Novelty Co. Company which introduced the Mickey Mouse ear hats for sale at Disneyland. The hats were patterned after those designed by Roy Williams and worn by the Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club television show. During the 1950s, along with the Davy Crockett coonskin caps, these were the preferred item of headwear for …

Ben and Me (film)

Ben and Me (film) Special cartoon featurette, released on November 10, 1953. Directed by Hamilton Luske. Amos, a poor, little church mouse, comes to live with the fabulous Ben Franklin and through Amos’s suggestions the Franklin stove and bifocals are invented, electricity is discovered, and the opening words of the Declaration of Independence are provided. …

Ben and Me/Peter and the Wolf (television)

Ben and Me/Peter and the Wolf (television) Television show, aired on November 15, 1964. Directed by Hamilton S. Luske and Clyde Geronimi. The television show aired both featurettes.

Beloved (film)

Beloved (film) A decade after the Civil War, Sethe, a woman who had escaped from slavery at the Sweet Home plantation, continues to live in its shadow. Living in a seemingly haunted house in rural Ohio at 124 Bluestone Road with her teenage daughter, Denver, Sethe receives a surprise visit from Paul D., another Sweet …

Ben Ali Gator

Ben Ali Gator Lead alligator dancer in the Dance of the Hours segment of Fantasia.