A Peek Inside Jerry Bruckheimer’s Santa Monica Studio

Jerry Bruckheimer invites D23 to his Santa Monica production studio to talk about 40 years of filmmaking.

Jerry Bruckheimer Lighting Strikes Back Book Cover

40 Years of Filmmaking

Jerry Bruckheimer invites D23 to his Santa Monica production studio to talk about 40 years of filmmaking.

Miss Piggy: A Pig for All Seasons

Each month featured Piggy’s dreams of cover girl fame, with parodies of magazine covers in the exact style of each periodical.

Disney’s 2013 In Memoriam

D23 remembers those contributors to The Walt Disney Company who passed away in 2013.

photo of Walt and Lillian Disney cutting dedication ribbon at Disneyland

Disney’s Unforgettable Ribbon Cuttings

Over the years, any number of rides, shows, and celebrations have kicked off their debuts with a pair of oversized scissors and the participation of Disney characters and celebrities—or even Walt himself!

photo of Wally Boag with Miss Piggy on The Muppets

How Steve Martin Helped Wally Boag Get on The Muppet Show

Such Disney Legends as Julie Andrews and Elton John were among the many guest stars on The Muppet Show, but perhaps the most fascinating Disney Legend to trod the boards of the Muppet Theater was Wally Boag.

Luke Skywalker and Miss Piggy on the set of the Muppets in 1980

May The Muppets Be With You

The Muppet Show was always a showcase for stars, but never more so than when the stars of Star Wars joined Kermit and Company for some intergalactic insanity.

The Pink of Perfection: Walt Disney’s Summer Magic

As charming as a lovely girl in a frilly summer frock, as delicious as an ice cream social, as carefree as an old-fashioned sing-a-long around the player piano—that’s Walt Disneyls Summer Magic (1963).

cel from animated feature Sleeping Beauty featuring Princess Aurora in the forest speaking with several animal friends

Fateful Encounters: Mary Costa Talks Disney and Stravinsky

Several years after the maestro of the animation world skillfully blended art and classical music to create Fantasia, Walt Disney looked to classical music again as he planned a new animated feature, Sleeping Beauty.

It All Started With a Cat?

Before there was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit there was a little cat named Julius, one of the first and most prominent characters created by Walt Disney for the Alice Comedies.