Typhoon Lagoon Fifty-six-acre water park at Walt Disney World; opened on June 1, 1989. After the popularity of River Country, Disney designers decided that another aquatic experience was needed, and they tried to outdo their former effort. The mythology of the place is that a typhoon hit the town in the past, marooning a shrimp …
See moreTytle, Harry (1909-2004) He joined Disney in 1936 in the Animation Department where he served as an assistant director. Tytle moved up through the ranks to production manager in 1944, shorts manager in 1946, cartoon production manager in 1955, and production coordinator in 1963. In the 1970s, he became a producer of such films as …
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Tytla, Vladimir (“Bill”) (1904-1968) Highly-regarded animator, at Disney from 1934 to 1943. He animated on the shorts, then on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia (the devil on Bald Mountain), and Dumbo. He was named a Disney Legend in 1998.
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Two-Gun Mickey (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on December 15, 1934. The first cartoon directed by Ben Sharpsteen. In this Western adventure, Pete and his bandits rob and fire on Minnie before she is rescued by Mickey, who disposes of the gang.
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Two Happy Amigos (television) Television show; aired on February 5, 1960. Directed by Jack Hannah, C. August Nichols. Walt introduces a visit by José Carioca in a show that combines Donald Duck and other cartoons.
See moreTwo Much (film) A struggling art gallery owner in Miami, Art Dodge, works a scam of trying to get widowed spouses of recently-deceased men to pay for paintings the men allegedly purchased. But he gets into trouble when one of his patsies turns out to be the widow of a purported mob boss, and Art …
See moreTwo Silhouettes (film) Segment of Make Mine Music, “Ballade Ballet,” featuring Tania Riabouchinska and David Lichine dancing and Dinah Shore singing. The song is by Charles Wolcott and Ray Gilbert.
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Two Weeks Vacation (film) Goofy cartoon; released on October 31, 1952. Directed by Jack Kinney. Goofy goes on his vacation but gets tangled up with a trailer and has various other mishaps until he ends up peacefully in jail.
See more2 1/2 Dads (television) Television show; aired on February 16, 1986. Faced with rising housing costs, a widower/father with two kids, a divorced dad with three, and a bachelor friend hit on an ingenious solution: they decide to share a house. As the kids try to adjust to their new “siblings,” the three men struggle …
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Two Chips and a Miss (film) Chip and Dale cartoon; released on March 21, 1952. Directed by Jack Hannah. Chip and Dale attend a nightclub and fall in love with the female entertainer, another chipmunk named Clarice, who divides her attention between the two.
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