Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port

Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port Restaurant opened on May 22, 1998, in the new Tomorrowland at Disneyland. Located in the former Mission to Mars attraction, the restaurant serves a variety of pasta, pizza, and salads. In front is a 50-foot replica of the original red and white Moonliner rocket ship that was an icon at Disneyland …

Redcoat Strategy (television)

Redcoat Strategy (television) Television show; episode 5 of The Swamp Fox.

Redux Riding Hood (film)

Redux Riding Hood (film) In this quirky 1997 short cartoon sequel to the classic fairy tale, the wolf is obsessed with his failure to catch Red Riding Hood. He can’t sleep, he is mocked by his co-workers, and he’s driving his wife crazy. He ultimately devises an outrageous plan to rectify the situation–including the use …

Reedy Creek Improvement District

Reedy Creek Improvement District In 1967 the Florida Legislature created this district, having most of the powers of a county, to encompass the Walt Disney World property. The district has its own building code, supervises construction projects, and runs the fire department. An associated company, the Reedy Creek Utilities Company, provides the utilities for Walt …

Recycle Rex (film)

Recycle Rex (film) Educational release on February 5, 1993 (California version), 12 min.; February 26, 1993 (generic version), 11 min. An animated program about a group of dinosaur friends who learn about recycling.

Red Wagon Inn

Red Wagon Inn Restaurant on the hub at Disneyland; opened on July 17, 1955; became Plaza Inn in 1965. The restaurant was sponsored by Swift and named after their logo—a red delivery wagon.

Red Widow (television)

Red Widow (television) One-hour drama, debuting on ABC on March 3, 2013, and ending May 5, 2013. Marta Walraven is a stay-at-home mom in Marin County, California, but the brutal murder of her husband opens up a complicated story of organized crime and Bratva, Russian gangsters in San Francisco. Hounded by the FBI on one …

Red Cross

Red Cross During World War I, Walt Disney’s brothers were in the army and the navy, and he wanted to do his part for his country too. He was too young, at 16, to get into the military, but a Red Cross unit that would take 17-year-olds seemed ideal. Walt felt he could pass for …

Red Car Trolley

Red Car Trolley Attraction at Disney California Adventure, opening on June 15, 2012. Guests ride down Buena Vista Street and into Hollywood Land in one of two trolleys modeled after those of the historic Pacific Electric Railway system which operated in Southern California from 1901 to 1961. Each seats 20, and is battery-powered (the catenary …

Recess: School’s Out

Recess: School’s Out! (film) T.J. Detweiler, whose friends are all at summer camp, is bored until he uncovers a plot by the school’s former principal to do away with summer vacation, by using a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. T.J. calls in his friends to help, and eventually the faculty …