A Disney Afternoon Show That Almost Was

Check out this concept art for a never-produced show, a “duck” spin-off using the characters Darkwing Duck and Gizmo Duck from the series’ Darkwing Duck and Duck Tales.

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse dolls from 1930s

The Making of a Mickey Mouse Doll In 1930s Style

As the popularity of Mickey Mouse began to soar in the early 1930s, Walt and Roy were confronted with the challenge of meeting the explosive demand for engaging consumer products, while sustaining the creative integrity and consistent quality of their character merchandise.

Unwrapping Mickey’s Birthdayland at Magic Kingdom

Mickey’s Birthdayland was meant to be a temporary land that occupied the approximate three-acre space adjacent to Fantasyland that’s currently part of Storybook Circus in New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park.

Woo-Hoo! Take a Tour of Duckburg

Take a journey through the streets and alleyways of Duckburg, through this archived background art from Disney Television Animation studios.

photo of Walt Disney with Pinocchio Drawings

How a Man Called Walt Became Disney

Becoming Walt Disney, an original D23 Studios short film, traces the path of a one-of-a-kind storyteller from his youth in Marceline, Missouri, and his apprenticeship in Kansas City, Missouri, all the way to his arrival Los Angeles, California, in 1923.

photo of two of Walt Disney's young daughters enjoying Griffith Park carousel

Never-Before-Released, Exclusive Photos From Walt Disney’s Camera Found in the Walt Disney Archives

These extremely rare, exclusive photos, housed in the Walt Disney Archives, were taken by Walt Disney and his family. The photos show candid moments, rarely seen by the public, from Walt’s personal travels.

The Fairy Tales Walt Disney Produced in Kansas City

Before the Alice Comedies, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney produced one-minute shorts, known as the Newman Laugh-O-grams, for the local Newman cinema chain in Kansas City—a series of six modernized fairy-tale shorts, known as the Laugh-O-grams.

Kermit’s Shocking Transformation!

The earliest version of the character that would come to be known as the Muppets’ leading man, uh, frog, first appeared in 1955 as more of a lizard-like, abstract character on Jim Henson’s Sam and Friends Washington, D.C. TV show.