Mighty Ducks, The
Mighty Ducks, The Disney’s first entry into the realm of professional sports. In 1992, the company founded the Mighty Ducks hockey team, named for the team in Walt Disney Pictures’ The Mighty Ducks, as an expansion team in the National Hockey League. They were ready for league play in the 1993-94 season, and their first …
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Mighty Joe Young (film)
Mighty Joe Young (film) Zoologist Gregg O’Hara is exploring the remote Pangani Mountains in Central Africa when he comes upon an incredible discovery–an awesome 15-foot gorilla. Fearsome and dangerous when provoked, he is tame in the hands of Jill, the 21-year-old orphan who raised the gorilla and named him Joe. When Joe’s life is threatened …
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Midler, Bette Actress; appeared in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (Barbara Whiteman), Ruthless People (Barbara Stone), Outrageous Fortune (Sandy), Big Business (Sadie Shelton/Sadie Ratliff), Beaches (C. C. Bloom), Stella (Stella Claire), Scenes from a Mall (Deborah), and Hocus Pocus (Winifred), and provided the voice of Georgette in Oliver & Company. She also starred in …
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Midget Autopia Fantasyland attraction at Disneyland; opened April 23, 1957, and closed April 3, 1966. Walt supposedly did not like the attraction because only children could ride it. When he had it removed from Disneyland, he donated it to his boyhood hometown of Marceline, Missouri, where it was installed in the Walt Disney Park (though …
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Middleton, Robert (1911-1977) Actor; appeared on television in Gallegher and Texas John Slaughter.
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Midnight in a Toy Shop (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on August 16, 1930. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. In its exploration of a toy shop, a spider has unnerving experiences with various activated toys, a lighted candle, and firecrackers.
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Mickey’s Toontown Area that opened at Disneyland on January 24, 1993. Disney designers Dave Burkhart and Joe Lanzisero looked to the Toon world and created it as the place where Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and the other Disney characters live. There is a downtown section, where guests can have fun pushing buttons, twisting knobs, and opening …
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Mickey’s Toontown Fair
Mickey’s Toontown Fair Mickey’s Starland was remodeled in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World, opening on June 29, 1996.with a redesigned Mickey’s Country House, Minnie’s Country House, Donald’s Boat, and a roller coaster, The Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wise Acres. Mickey’s Toontown Fair closed February 11, 2011 to be replaced by Storybook Circus.
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Mickey’s Surprise Party (film) Cartoon commercial starring Minnie and Fifi, made for the National Biscuit Co. for showing at the New York World’s Fair. Delivered on February 18, 1939. Fifi interferes with Minnie’s cooking, but Mickey saves the day by his purchase of Nabisco cookies. He uses the opportunity to show Minnie the company’s various …
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Mickey’s Trailer (film)
Mickey’s Trailer (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on May 6, 1938. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen. On their trip out of the city for a vacation, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy plan on having lots of fun and relaxation with their trailer, but all does not go as they plan and they soon have their hands full …
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