Gone Are the Dayes (television)

Gone Are the Dayes (television) The second Disney Channel Premiere Film, about a family that witnesses a gangland shooting and has a hard time staying hidden before the trial. A veteran government relocation agent, Charlie Mitchell, is determined to hide and protect them, while the mobsters are just as determined to get them. Aired first …

Gonzales, Manuel

Gonzales, Manuel (1913-1993) Comic strip artist; began with Disney in 1936 as an artist in the publicity and comic strip departments. From 1938 until his retirement in 1981, he pencilled and inked the Mickey Mouse Sunday page for newspapers. He was named a Disney Legend posthumously in 2017.

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.

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. …

Goldwyn, Tony

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

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.

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 Vine Winery

Golden Vine Winery Area in Golden State at Disney California Adventure; opened on February 8, 2001. Originally presented by the Robert Mondavi Family; Disney took over the operation on October 1, 2001. The Vineyard Room and Golden Vine Terrace opened on February 8, 2001. The Wine Country Trattoria, taking the place of the Wine Country …