Boag, Wally

Boag, Wally (1920-2011) Longtime comedian from the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland, which put him into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most number of performances of a show. He was most known for creating characters out of balloons and for spitting out a seemingly inexhaustible number of his “teeth” (beans) after being …

BoardWalk Bakery

BoardWalk Bakery Bakery located at the BoardWalk Resort at Walt Disney World; opened July 1, 1996.

Blumberg, Barry

Blumberg, Barry He was named president of Walt Disney Television Animation in January 2003 after having served in positions of increasing responsibility in the division since 1994. He resigned in 2005.

BoardWalk

BoardWalk The atmosphere of turn-of-the-century Atlantic City near Epcot at Walt Disney World; includes accommodations, entertainment, shopping, and dining (Trattoria al Forno, Flying Fish, BoardWalk Deli, Carousel Coffee) along a boardwalk. There is the BoardWalk Inn, with 378 rooms, and the BoardWalk Villas with 532 rooms, along with convention facilities featuring a 20,000-square foot convention center. The resort, …

Bluth, Don

Bluth, Don Animator and director, came to Disney in 1955, working as an assistant animator on Sleeping Beauty. After being away for 14 years, he returned to animate on Robin Hood and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, was a directing animator on The Rescuers and directed the animation for Pete’s Dragon. He left the …

Blue Umbrella, The (film)

Blue Umbrella, The (film) Short cartoon released with Monsters University on June 21, 2013, after a debut at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2013. Falling for a red umbrella, a blue umbrella finds itself wind-blown and weather-beaten during a rainstorm. Directed by Saschka Unseld. Rather than originating in the animation or story …

Blue Yonder, The (television)

Blue Yonder, The (television) A young boy travels back in time to meet his grandfather, a pioneer aviator. A movie for The Disney Channel, first aired on November 17, 1985. Directed by Mark Rosman. Stars Peter Coyote (Max Knickerbocker), Huckleberry Fox (Jonathan), Art Carney (Henry Coogan). Shown on the Disney anthology series later as Time …

Bluegrass Special, The (television)

Bluegrass Special, The (television) Television show, aired on May 22, 1977. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The story of Woodhill, an unruly racehorse, who catches the eye of Penny, a girl who wants to be a jockey. Penny uses kindness rather than the whip to train Woodhill and eventually prove that she and her horse …

Blue Ribbon Bakery

Blue Ribbon Bakery Shop on Main Street at Disneyland from April 6, 1990. Took the place of the longtime Sunkist Citrus House. Moved into the former Carnation Ice Cream Parlor location in 1997. It closed January 5, 2012.

Blue Men of Morocco, The (film)

Blue Men of Morocco, The (film) People and Places featurette; released on February 14, 1957. Directed by Ralph Wright. 31 min. The theme for this subject is going back in time. The action takes place in the Sahara Desert where the Blue Men of Morocco live today as they did in Biblical times. The film …