Disney Channel, The

Disney Channel, The Cable television network; began broadcasting on April 18, 1983, with 18 hours of programming a day. On December 7, 1986, The Disney Channel went to a full 24 hours. The Channel became one of the fastest-growing pay cable services, reaching over 35 million subscribers after a little over a decade on the …

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Disney Baby Store

Disney Baby Store The first Disney Baby Store, offering an array of products for babies, opened on September 8, 2012, in Glendale, California.

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Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio

Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio Original name of the Disney company when it was formed as a partnership between Walt and Roy Disney in 1923.

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Disney Catalog, The

Disney Catalog, The Mail-order catalog: began in 1984 as the Disney Family Gift Catalog and later titled simply Disney. Featured Disney merchandise exclusively.

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Disney Animation

Disney Animation Attraction in Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney California Adventure; opened February 8, 2001. Inside, guests can decide between several venues—Animation Academy, Sorcerer’s Workshop (with Magic Mirror Realm, The Beast’s Library, and Ursula’s Grotto), The Art of Animation, or Turtle Talk with Crush. A similar attraction at Walt Disney Studios Paris, named L’Art de …

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Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (television)

Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (television) Television show; aired on April 26, 1981. Directed by William Reid. Hayley Mills returns to the Disney Studio to see how The Fox and the Hound is being made, tied to Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston’s book from which the show was titled. Hayley visits the Archives, learns …

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Disney Art Editions

Disney Art Editions See Cel.

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Disney Ambassador Hotel

Disney Ambassador Hotel Elegant art deco style hotel at Tokyo Disneyland Resort, opened July 7, 2000.

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Disney Afternoon Avenue

Disney Afternoon Avenue Special Fantasyland promotion at Disneyland from March 15 to November 10, 1991. Featured Baloo’s Dressing Room. The area in front of “it’s a small world” was decorated with building fronts modeled after those on the Disney animated television shows, and costumed characters interacted with guests. The adjacent Fantasyland Autopia and Motor Boat …

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