Italy Pavilion in World Showcase at Epcot; opened October 1, 1982. Disney designers carefully studied Italian architecture, and determined that their pavilion should have the look of Venice. A small island gives the impression of the canals. One can sometimes even get the feeling that he is actually in St. Mark’s Square, with the Doge’s …
See moreItalia ‘61 (film) Circarama film prepared in 1961 for the Italia ‘61 Exposition in Turin, under sponsorship of Fiat; features a tour of Italy with spectacular views of the harbor at Genoa, and Mount Vesuvius. The Italian film crew was taught use of the cameras by Don Iwerks, son of Disney animator and special effects …
See moreIsozaki, Arata Architect; designed the futuristic Team Disney building at Walt Disney World.
See moreIrvine, Dick (1910-1976) He worked as an art director at Disney in the 1940s, then returned in 1953 to head the team of designers, artists, architects, and engineers in planning and developing Disneyland. He headed WED Enterprises and until his retirement in 1973 continued to be in charge of planning and design for all park …
See moreIsing, Rudolf (1903-1992) Friend of Walt Disney’s in Kansas City who joined him in the Laugh-O-gram Films studio. At Disney’s request, he left Kansas City to come to California and work at the new Walt Disney Studio on the Alice Comedies and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons. Later he joined up with Hugh Harman to …
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Irons, Jeremy Actor; provided the voice of Scar in The Lion King, and appeared on The Disney Channel in Danny, the Champion of the World (William Smith). Beginning in 1994, he narrated the Spaceship Earth attraction at Epcot. He appeared in Casanova (Bishop Pucci). He is the MC for English-speaking guests for the Studio Tram …
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Island at the Top of the World, The (film) In 1907, a wealthy Englishman, Sir Anthony, commands a giant airship as it searches the Arctic for his missing son. The only clues they have are a page from an old Hudson’s Bay Company journal mentioning a hidden island “far beyond land’s end where the whales …
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Island Mercantile Shop on Discovery Island at Disney’s Animal Kingdom; opened April 22, 1998.
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Invincible (film) When Dick Vermeil, the coach of Vince Papale’s beloved hometown football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, hosted an unprecedented open tryout in 1976, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time—no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale, a …
See moreIntroduction to Hans Christian Andersen, An (film) Retitled educational film originally released as Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling.
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