Kingswell Avenue

Kingswell Avenue Site of the first Disney Studio in Hollywood. When Walt received a contract to produce a series of Alice Comedies, he was living with his Uncle Robert on Kingswell, near Commonwealth, in Hollywood. A couple of blocks down the same street, he found a real estate firm at 4651 Kingswell that was not …

Kinnear, Roy

Kinnear, Roy (1934-1988) Actor; appeared in One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (Supt. Grubbs) and Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (Quincey).

Kinney, Jack

Kinney, Jack (1909-1992) Animator/director; joined Disney in 1931, working first as an animator on the shorts. He was a sequence director on such films as Pinocchio and Dumbo, and directed Der Fuehrer’s Face. He first directed Goofy in Goofy’s Glider and soon became established as the director of the Goofy cartoons. He left Disney in …

Kirby, Bruno

Kirby, Bruno (1949-2006) Actor; appeared in Superdad (Stanley Schlimmer), Tin Men (Mouse), and Good Morning, Vietnam (Lt. Steven Hauk).

King Triton

King Triton Father of Ariel and the ruler of the seas in The Little Mermaid; voiced by Kenneth Mars.

King Triton’s Carousel

King Triton’s Carousel Attraction at Paradise Pier at Disney California Adventure; opened Feb. 8, 2001. Guests ride on 56 California sea critters—dolphins, sea lions, whales, sea horses, otters, and flying fish. It closed Mar. 4, 2018, to be replaced by Jessie’s Critter Carousel at Pixar Pier.

Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts Action and role-playing video game series including Disney characters and situations developed by Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios, debuting in the U.S. on September 17, 2002, after a March 28 release in Japan. After a December 22, 2005, release in Japan, Kingdom Hearts II was released in the U.S. on March 28, 2006, …

Kingdom of Dreams and Magic—Tokyo Disneyland (film)

Kingdom of Dreams and Magic—Tokyo Disneyland (film) Documentary featurette, released in Japan on July 23, 1983. 24 min. After the opening of Tokyo Disneyland in 1983, and due to the success of previous short films relating the pleasures of earlier Disney parks, this promotional film was created to document the new facility.

Kingdom Films

Kingdom Films Partnership formed in 2005 to raise financing for Disney films, with Flightplan being the first film released. Kingdom Films raised $135 million in equity and $370 million in debt, and it was to provide 40 percent of production and distribution costs and receive 40 percent of the profit from box office and video …

King Louie

King Louie Scatting king of the monkey characters in The Jungle Book; voiced by Louis Prima.