Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, The (television)

Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, The (television) Two-hour television show; aired on April 30, 1989, the evening before the public opening of the park. Directed by Jeff Margolis. With Harry Anderson, George Burns, Walter Cronkite, John Forsythe, Estelle Getty, Kate Jackson, Rue McClanahan, Ann Miller, Yves Montand, Willie Nelson, Tony Randall, John Ritter, Mickey …

Disney Mobile

Disney Mobile In June 2006 Disney launched Disney Mobile, a cellphone operation where parents could monitor their children’s phone usage and track a child’s whereabouts with a global positioning system. The service was suspended on December 31, 2007.

Disney Live! Rockin’ Road Show

Disney Live! Rockin’ Road Show Touring stage production premiering in Lakeland, Florida on August 22, 2009. Mickey, Minnie and the gang round up acts for a spontaneous talent show, travelling the world on a “fantastical bus.”

Disney Magic

Disney Magic First ship in the Disney Cruise Line’s fleet. It is 83,000 tons and features 875 cabins, four restaurants (Parrot Cay, Animator’s Palate, Lumiere’s, Palo) and a buffet (Topsider), two theaters, three swimming pools, and many other amenities. It had its maiden voyage on July 30, 1998, beginning three- and four-day cruises to the …

Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh

Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh First of a planned series of touring family stage productions featuring Disney characters and stories. The Hundred Acre Wood and its inhabitants are brought to the stage in an interactive and three-dimensional production. It premiered in Christchurch, New Zealand, on June 16, 2004, and had its United States bow on …

Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales

Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales This is the first of the Disney Live! tours to debut in Asia, opening at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center on May 27, 2008. Aimed at introducing the Disney characters to Chinese audiences, the show features Snow White, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast.

Disney Magazine

Disney Magazine Colorfully illustrated quarterly news magazine about everything going on in the Disney world, sold on newsstands and by subscription, beginning Summer 1996 and ending Summer 2005. The magazine evolved from Disney News, published by the Magic Kingdom Club starting in 1965, and contains articles about new park attractions, tips on culinary experiences, travel …

Disney Live! Mickey’s Magic Show

Disney Live! Mickey’s Magic Show The second of the touring stage productions produced by Feld Entertainment. The theme of the show is discovering the magic within each of us. It premiered April 21, 2006, in Columbia, South Carolina.

Disney Legends

Disney Legends Since 1987, The Walt Disney Company has honored individuals who have made major contributions to the company over the years by placing bronze emblems in the sidewalk in front of the Studio theater and having the honorees put their signatures and handprints in the cement. Some individuals have been honored posthumously. There was …

Disney Junior

Disney Junior Cable channel for kids age 2-7 and their families, which replaced SOAPnet Mar. 23, 2012. A new animated show, Doc McStuffins, debuted with the new channel. Disney Junior had rolled out on February 14, 2011, as a programming block on Disney Channel in the U.S., taking the place of and expanding Playhouse Disney, …