Backstage Party (television)

Backstage Party (television) Television show, aired December 17, 1961, being a tour of the Disney Studio and a party celebrating the completion of Babes in Toyland. Directed by Jack Donohue. Annette Funicello hosts the final segment by introducing various cast members who perform. A special award, a Mousecar (Disney equivalent of an Oscar) is presented …

Backlot

Backlot Area at the Disney Studio in Burbank beyond the office buildings, shops, and sound stages, where outdoor filming was done. Over the years, many different sets have occupied these various locations, which were hidden from the sight of passersby by large berms. The primary set areas were the Zorro set (featuring a town square, …

Back to Neverland

Back to Neverland (film) A “new” lost boy from Peter Pan gave guests a hilarious lesson in animation basics at the beginning of the Animation Tour, Disney-MGM Studios, opened on May 1, 1989, and closed on September 30, 2003. Stars Walter Cronkite and Robin Williams. 9 min.

Backlot Express

Backlot Express Fast-food restaurant opened at Disney-MGM Studios on May 1, 1989. Also a restaurant at Walt Disney Studios Paris; opened March 16, 2002.

Back to School with the Mickey Mouse Club

Back to School with the Mickey Mouse Club See Darkwing Duck Premiere.

Bacchus

Bacchus God of wine in the Pastoral segment of Fantasia.

Baby Weems (film)

Baby Weems (film) Segment of The Reluctant Dragon, with the story of a precocious baby who creates a big sensation but then fades into obscurity, told in limited animation.

Baby Mine

Baby Mine Song from Dumbo, written by Ned Washington and Frank Churchill. Nominated for an Academy Award.

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (television)

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (television) Grown-up Tom and Huck return to Hannibal to save their friend Jim, accused of murdering Becky’s husband. A Disney Channel Premiere Film, first aired on October 21, 1990. Directed by Paul Krasny. Stars Paul Winfield (Jim), Raphael Sbarge (Tom Sawyer), Mitchell Anderson (Huckleberry …

Back Home (television)

Back Home (television) A mother eagerly awaits the return of her daughter from the United States in post-World War II England, but her daughter’s new American sensibility creates conflicts with her family. A Disney Channel Premiere Film, first aired on June 7, 1990. Directed by Piers Haggard. Stars Hayley Mills (Peggy). 103 min. Released on …