Gone in Sixty Seconds (film)

Gone in Sixty Seconds (film) Automobile aficionado Randall “Memphis” Raines is a car thief of legendary proportion. No fancy lock or alarm could stop him; your car would be there, and then suddenly gone in 60 seconds. For years Memphis eluded the law while boosting every make and model imaginable. When the heat became too …

Goldwyn, Tony

Goldwyn, Tony Actor; appeared in Nixon (Harold Nixon) and provided the voice of the title character in Tarzan.

Golf Resort, The

Golf Resort, The Golf hotel at Walt Disney World; opened in 1973, became The Disney Inn in 1986. See Disney Inn.

Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (television)

Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (television) A two-hour movie on The Wonderful World of Disney; airing on March 8, 1998. A spirited young woman, known as Fizzy, challenges both the social conventions of her time and nature’s harshest elements when she seeks her fortune in the turn-of-the-century Alaskan Gold Rush. Directed by John Power. …

Goliath II (film)

Goliath II (film) Special cartoon; released on January 21, 1960. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Golaith II, at eight, is still only five inches tall—to the shame of his father, Goliath I, giant of the jungle and king of the elephants. Little Goliath runs away and though he is rescued by his mother from Raja, the …

Goldie Locks and the Three Bears (film)

Goldie Locks and the Three Bears (film) Laugh-O-gram film made by Walt in Kansas City in 1922.

Goldenson, Leonard H.

Goldenson, Leonard H. (1905-1999) Founder and former chairman of the board of ABC, Inc., Goldenson started with the organization in 1953 when he helped arrange the merger of United Paramount Theaters with the fledgling ABC (a failing collection of five television stations). He took a chance in 1954 by contracting for the first Disney television …

Golden Zephyr

Golden Zephyr Attraction at Paradise Gardens Park at Disney California Adventure, opened Feb. 8, 2001. This swing ride brings back visions of a retro-future with zeppelin-shaped 12-passenger stainless steel spaceships, suspended by cable from a rotating 85-foot tower.

Golden Palace, The (television)

Golden Palace, The (television) Television series, aired on CBS from September 18, 1992, to August 6, 1993. Spinoff of The Golden Girls. Two of the women from the previous show run a Miami hotel. Stars Rue McClanahan, Betty White, Estelle Getty, Cheech Marin, Don Cheadle.

Golden Opportunity (film)

Golden Opportunity (film) Promotional film, introduced by Walt Disney, prepared for Californians for Beaches and Parks to aid in their campaign for a ballot proposition in a state election in 1964. Walt explains that, with increasing population in California, more state beaches and parks are needed. 13 min.