Joy Luck Club, The (film) The lives of three generations of Chinese women are interwoven in this story of mothers and daughters attempting to break through the barriers that often stand in the way of understanding each other. Four mothers, born in China, now Americans, have met weekly for 30 years to pay mah-jongg and …
See moreJourney to the Valley of the Emu, The (television) Television show; aired on January 22, 1978. Directed by Roy E. Disney. An aborigine boy in the Australian outback adopts an injured dingo. The two of them set off to find an emu, so he can bring back a feather and signify that he is a …
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Journey to the Center of the Earth Attraction at Tokyo DisneySea; opening on September 4, 2001, sponsored by Dai-Ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. Boarding fantastic subterranean vehicles developed by Captain Nemo, guests explore vast underground realms of never-before-seen beauty, mystery, and wonder, along the way encountering unexpected peril.
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Journey into Imagination Future World pavilion at Epcot; opened October 1, 1982, featuring a ride of the same title, which opened on March 5, 1983, sponsored by Eastman Kodak from 1982 to 2010. The pavilion itself consists of pyramids of glass at odd angles, which, when lit from within at night, present a unique view. …
See moreJourney of Natty Gann, The (film) During the mid-1930s, the father of 14-year-old Natty has to leave Chicago suddenly to find lumbering work in Washington State. She sets off alone to follow him across the country. She hops trains, befriends a wolf and a teenage drifter, and after a series of adventures is reunited with …
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Jostens Center 70,000 square foot indoor sports facility at Disney’s Wide World of Sports (later ESPN Wide World of Sports), opened in the summer of 2008. The center includes basketball and volleyball courts, and roller hockey rinks, along with spectator seats and locker rooms. Renamed the J Center on Feb. 11, 2017, after Jostens ended …
See moreJones, Shirley Actress; appeared on television in The Adventures of Pollyanna (Aunt Polly).
See moreJosé Carioca Also known as Joe Carioca, Donald Duck’s Brazilian parrot pal, first appearing in Saludos Amigos (1943), voiced by José Oliveira. The name came from the Portuguese word which is used to refer to a native of Rio de Janeiro, “carioca.” The character was so popular he was brought back in The Three Caballeros …
See moreJosé Come Bien (film) Portuguese Reading Film #2. Produced under the auspices of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. Delivered on March 14, 1945.
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