Making Friends (film)

Making Friends (film) Educational film; in the Songs for Us series, released in September 1989. 8 min. Songs teach the value of friendship and other relationship skills.

Making of the NHL’s Mighty Ducks, The (television)

Making of the NHL’s Mighty Ducks, The (television) Television special on KCAL, Los Angeles; airing October 10, 1993.

Making of Me, The (film)

Making of Me, The (film) Film that answers the question ”Where did I come from?” in Wonders of Life, Epcot; opened on October 30, 1989. 15 min. Stars Martin Short. Directed by Glen Gordon Caron.

Mako

Mako (1933-2006) Actor; appeared in The Ugly Dachshund (Kenji), Island at the Top of the World (Oomiak), Taking Care of Business (Sakamoto), and Pearl Harbor (Admiral Yamamoto).

Make Me Laugh (television)

Make Me Laugh (television) Half-hour game show on Comedy Central; debuting June 2, 1997, and ending in June 2000, with contestants able to win cash prizes if they can resist the impulse to laugh at the stand-up acts of a series of wisecracking comedians. Host is Ken Ober.

Make It or Break It (television)

Make It or Break It (television) Series premiering on ABC Family on June 22, 2009, and ending May 14, 2012. Teen gymnasts from the Rocky Mountain Gymnastics Training Center (The Rock) hope to make it to the Olympic Games, while antagonizing the head of the National Gymnastics Committee who chafes at their independence. Stars Chelsea …

Major Effects (television)

Major Effects (television) Television show; aired on December 16, 1979. Directed by Nicholas Harvey Bennion. Joseph Bottoms as Major Effects explains some of the secrets of special effects in the movies. Mike Jittlov appears with two stop-motion animated films he has made. With Hans Conried.

Make Mine Music (film)

Make Mine Music (film) Ten shorts are combined in a tuneful compilation. Disney’s first postwar “package” picture, produced because financial problems prevented Walt Disney from finding enough money to create a full animated feature. By tying a group of shorts together, he was able to get the production into theaters sooner. Premiered in New York …

Main Street U.S.A.

Main Street U.S.A. One of the original areas of Disneyland, with its interconnected shops making it one of the world’s first “shopping malls.” Walt’s plan was to present an idealized town at the turn of the century. Such a town never really existed, but if guests were to conjure up their ideal town, it would …

Main Street Magic Shop

Main Street Magic Shop Opened at Disneyland in 1957. At one time, before his career took off, actor Steve Martin worked in this shop. Magic tricks, disguises, and makeup are available, and the shop hosts will often offer a demonstration. See also Merlin’s Magic Shop, and House of Magic for the Walt Disney World version.