Communicore

Communicore The two primary buildings, known as Communicore East and Communicore West, in Future World at Epcot, radiating out from Spaceship Earth, and containing a variety of exhibits, displays, shops, and restaurants. In July 1994, it became Innoventions.

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Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The (film)

Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The (film) Dexter Riley, a science student, accidentally acquires all of the knowledge stored up in a used computer recently obtained for Medfield College when he tries to replace a fuse. The information includes data about a bookie ring, and Dexter’s life is threatened, but he saves the day by capturing …

Community Service Awards

Community Service Awards Annual program run at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World to honor local service organizations with cash awards. The program began at Disneyland in 1957, with $9,000 being distributed; for its 25th anniversary in 1982, the total amount was up to $175,000, and in 2004, the amount was $440,000. Since 1957, Disneyland …

Commander-in-Chief (television)

Commander-in-Chief (television) One-hour drama series that debuted on ABC on September 27, 2005, and ended June 14, 2006. Vice President Mackenzie Allen has three children at home, an ambitious husband at the office, and she is set to become the first female president of the United States. Even though the current and dying president has …

Commissary, The

Commissary, The See ABC Commissary.

Commando Duck (film)

Commando Duck (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released on June 2, 1944. Directed by Jack King. Donald helps battle the Japanese during World War II. With the aid of a rubber raft, he manages to carry out his instructions to wipe out an enemy airfield by causing a flood to wash it away.

Coming On (television)

Coming On (television) Variety series on The Disney Channel, hosted by Jimmy Aleck. 24 episodes. Features talent from different colleges performing the full spectrum of contemporary entertainment, from soft rock, rock, soul, and jazz, to comedy, pantomime, and regional specialties. Interviews and video capsules of campus life are included. First aired on September 3, 1983, …

Comic strips

Comic strips The Mickey Mouse comic strip, distributed by King Features Syndicate, made its debut on January 13, 1930. Original artist Ub Iwerks drew the strip for a month and then was followed for three months by Win Smith. When Smith left, Floyd Gottfredson was asked to take over the strip for a few weeks …

Comets: Time Capsules of the Solar System (film)

Comets: Time Capsules of the Solar System (film) Educational film; released in September 1981. The film discusses the role comets play in contemporary scientific research about the solar system’s beginnings.

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Comic books

Comic books The Mickey Mouse Magazine, which began publication in 1935, was actually the forerunner of Disney comic books. Starting out in large format, the magazine was reduced in size in stages until finally in 1940 it had reached normal comic book size. The final issue of the Mickey Mouse Magazine of September 1940, was …