Ask Max (television) Television show, aired on November 2, 1986. Directed by Vincent McEveety. Young scientific genius, Max, tries to impress a girl but she ignores the overweight boy. By designing a special bicycle, which comes to the attention of a toy company, Max comes into great amounts of money, but he learns that money …
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Aspen Extreme (film) Two happy-go-lucky young men, Dexter and T.J., leave their humdrum jobs on the auto assembly lines of Detroit and head to Aspen to become ski instructors and win the famous Powder Eight competition. T.J. enjoys instant popularity, while Dexter finds Aspen life more difficult, and, after a disastrous rendezvous with the local …
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Ashman, Howard (1951-1991) Lyricist, with his partner, Alan Menken, wrote songs for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. He posthumously received an Oscar for “Beauty and the Beast,” for he had died on March 14, 1991, at the age of 40. He was named a Disney Legend in 2001.
See moreArvida Corporation One of the biggest real estate and development companies in Florida, specializing in planned communities. It was purchased by Disney in May 1984, for $200 million in Disney stock, with the Bass Brothers ending up with 5.9 percent of the Disney stock as a result of the transaction. Part of the reason for …
See moreArtesanías Mexicanas Shop in Mexico in World Showcase at Epcot, opened on October 1, 1982, and closed in 2009. Sold glass-blown items, crafts, and art objects from Mexico. Presented by Arribas Brothers.
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Arthur, Bea (1922-2009) Actress; appeared on television in The Golden Girls (for which she won the Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1988). She was named a Disney Legend posthumously in 2009.
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Artist Point Restaurant in the Wilderness Lodge at Walt Disney World, opened in May 1994. A specialty is salmon, served sizzling on a cedar plank.
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Art of Animation, The Tomorrowland display at Disneyland, from May 28, 1960 to September 5, 1966. Walt Disney created this display after making Sleeping Beauty, showing the history and development of animation and utilizing elements from Sleeping Beauty to explain the actual animation process. Two travelling versions of this exhibit went on tour throughout the …
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Art of Self Defense, The (film) Goofy cartoon; released on December 26, 1941. Directed by Jack Kinney. Goofy demonstrates, in his inimitable fashion, the arts of defense from the Stone Age to modern times, with the assistance of a narrator.
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