Attwooll, Hugh

Attwooll, Hugh (1914-1997) Production manager and associate producer for a number of Disney films made in Europe beginning with Kidnapped. He also worked on such films as Greyfriars Bobby, The Moon-Spinners, Candleshoe, In Search of the Castaways, The Three Lives of Thomasina, The Littlest Horse Thieves, and Watcher in the Woods. He was named a …

Atwell, Roy

Atwell, Roy (1880-1962) He voiced Doc in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Atlantic Dance

Atlantic Dance Nightclub at the BoardWalk Resort at Walt Disney World; opened July 1, 1996. The club has experimented with different dance styles, including Latino and swing.

Atlantic Wear & Wardrobe Emporium

Atlantic Wear & Wardrobe Emporium Shop in the Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World, opened on November 19, 1990. Gifts and souvenirs are themed to the Beach Club atmosphere. It closed on January 5, 2005, to be remodelled and reopened, on March 24, 2005, as Beach Club Marketplace (including grab ‘n go food service).

Atlantis: Milo’s Return (film)

Atlantis: Milo’s Return (film) Milo, Kida, and their crew gear up for more action in this direct-to-video sequel to Atlantis: The Lost Empire, with the story beginning just a few months after the original film’s conclusion. While Kida—now Atlantean queen—and explorer Milo Thatch have set about rebuilding the city and restoring greatness to the Atlantean …

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (film)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (film) In 1914, an inexperienced young museum cartographer and linguistics expert, Milo Thatch, joins up with a group of daredevil explorers in an expedition funded by an eccentric billionaire, Preston B. Whitmore, to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. Milo is continuing a quest begun by his late grandfather. Utilizing …

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves Walt Disney World announced in February 1996 that the Atlanta Braves would use Disney’s Wide World of Sports for their spring training home beginning in 1998. However, they inaugurated the stadium at the sports complex with an exhibition game against the Cincinnati Reds on March 28, 1997. They held their 22nd, and final, season …

At Home with Donald Duck (television)

At Home with Donald Duck (television) Television show, aired on November 21, 1956. Directed by Jack Hannah. A compilation of cartoons for Donald’s birthday. Includes a segment with Cubby O’Brien and the Firehouse Five Plus Two. A rerun in 1976 was titled Happy Birthday Donald Duck, and substituted footage from the new Mickey Mouse Club …

At the Movies (television)

At the Movies (television) New title for Ebert & Roeper and the Movies. The motion picture review show changed to At the Movies with a new set and format beginning September 6, 2008, starring Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz. New critics took over on September 5, 2009—A.O. (Tony) Scott of the New York Times and …

Atencio, Francis X.

Atencio, Francis X. (1919-2017) He joined Disney in 1938 as an in-betweener and became an assistant animator on Fantasia. He worked on the inventive Noah’s Ark, Jack and Old Mac, and A Symposium on Popular Songs, using stop-motion animation in collaboration with Bill Justice. In 1965, he moved to WED Enterprises, where he worked on …