During his 42 years with the Company, Bill served as an animator on such classics as Fantasia, Saludos Amigos, Make Mine Music, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. Among the memorable characters he animated are the precocious Thumper for Bambi and those mischievous characters, Chip and Dale.
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Harrison “Buzz” Price, the research economist who recommended Anaheim to Walt Disney as the location for Disneyland, passed away Sunday, August 15, at the age of 89.
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The singer of Disney favorites such as “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo,” “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” and “So This is Love” passed away yesterday at the age of 81.
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Disney Legend and Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan passes away at 76.
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Art Linkletter, a legendary star of radio and television who served as Master of Ceremonies for the opening day of Disneyland in 1955, died peacefully at home with his family on Wednesday, May 26. He was 97 years old.
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We say a fond farewell to Eddie Carroll, the voice of Jiminy Cricket, who passed away on Tuesday, April 6.
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Disney Chief Archivist Dave Smith describes his friendship with Disney Legend Fess Parker, who passed away on March 18.
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The iconic star of Disney’s Davy Crockett TV episodes, the long-running Daniel Boone TV series and successful businessman/vintner passes away at the age of 85.
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Today, under practically perfect blue skies and sunshine, Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, the Academy Award®-winning composers of the music from it’s a small world, the Enchanted Tiki Room, Mary Poppins, as well as many other unforgettable classics, received the highest honor that the Disneyland Resort bestows — a tribute window on Main Street, U.S.A.
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With 815,000 square feet of exhibit space spanning three floors, genuine superstar appearances—including Nicolas Cage, Miley Cyrus, John Travolta, and Johnny Depp in full Jack Sparrow regalia—and more than 80 presentations, panels, and screenings, the first-ever D23 Expo delivered enough pixie dusted magic to please any Disney fan. For the first of four whirlwind days, …
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