Light Magic
Light Magic Show at Disneyland that replaced the Main Street Electrical Parade, beginning on May 23, 1997, and ending on September 1, 1997, featuring lights, fiber-optic effects, special effects, music, pixies, and Disney characters, encouraging everyone “to dream and to believe that those dreams can come true.” Deemed a spectacular or “streetacular” rather than a …
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Lighthouse Keeping (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released on September 20, 1946. Directed by Jack Hannah. Donald is the keeper of a lighthouse who must deal with Marblehead, the pelican, who tries to douse the lighthouse lamp over and over again.
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Lights! Camera! Fractions! (film) Educational film; released in August 1984. A blend of live action, stop-motion, and clay animation is used to introduce young math students to the basics of fractions.
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Life’s Work (television) Half-hour television series; premiered on Sep. 17, 1996 on ABC. When Lisa Hunter becomes an Assistant State’s Attorney, in addition to her already hectic roles as wife and mother, she learns that being a full-time attorney and a full-time mother entails more than she had bargained for. Stars Lisa Ann Walter (Lisa …
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Life-Size (television) Two-hour television movie aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on March 5, 2000. In trying a magic spell to bring back her deceased mother, lonely 12-year-old Casey accidentally brings to life a beautiful fashion doll, Eve, instead. The doll creates havoc as she tries to fit into the real world. Directed by …
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Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated (television) Television show (90 min.); aired on August 18, 1991. Ludwig Von Drake takes a look at famous cartoon stars, with new dialogue written for Von Drake animation from previous shows.
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Lifetime Television With the purchase of Capital Cities/ABC in 1996, Disney obtained a 50 percent ownership of Lifetime Television, which emphasizes original movies, specials, primetime signature shows, and unique daytime blocks for women.
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life as we know it (television) Hour-long drama series on ABC; premiered on October 7, 2004 and ended on January 20, 2005. Three hormone-charged teenage boys are trying to do something even harder than losing their virginity, and that’s growing up without totally “losing it.” There’s Dino, the handsome jock with the secret sensitive side; …
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Life Is Ruff (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie; debuting on July 15, 2005. Calvin Wheeler, a popular yet unmotivated 13-year-old, has a passion for rare comic books and desires to buy a rare, $3,000 first edition. When he learns of a prestigious dog show with a $5,000 first prize, he enters it. His friend …
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Life on Mars (television) Hour-long series premiering on ABC on October 9, 2008 and ending April 1, 2009. Sam Tyler, a modern-day police detective, after a car crash, finds himself transported back to 1973 and still working as a detective. Based on the BBC series created by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, and Ashley Pharoah. Stars …
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