“The sky is falling!” That’s the popular line from the classic fable that drew Disney Animation Studios to this charming story of a little chicken who causes widespread panic when he mistakes a fallen acorn for a piece of the sky. Chicken Little marked Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first fully computer-animated feature film—it was also …
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In 1974, former weatherman Robert A. Iger joined the American Broadcasting Company and served in a series of increasingly responsible senior management positions, including serving as president and chief operating officer of Capital Cities/ABC, where he guided the merger of ABC with The Walt Disney Company. He officially joined the Disney senior management team in …
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Today, September 12, Hong Kong Disneyland (HKDL) celebrates its anniversary. Introducing the Disney name into this vast country was a challenge, and the creators of HKDL went to great lengths to incorporate China’s culture into the new park. Hong Kong’s “eternal carnival” At the time, Disney President and CEO Bob Iger said, “You can’t take …
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Pictured from Left to Right: Diane Disney Miller, Bob Iger, Michael Eisner, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Art Linkletter. On this day in 2005, 50 years to the minute that Walt Disney first spoke these words at the opening of Disneyland — “To all who come to this happy place. . . welcome!” — Disneyland celebrated its …
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Dude! Yeah, you! Thanks for surfin’ over here. I’m, like, writing this just for you, nobody else, dude! Awesome! Do you, like, know that Crush the 152-year-old sea turtle in that gnarly film Finding Nemo? In the Disney·Pixar film, you watch hi… but, dude, starting on this day at that rockin’ Disney California Adventure, you …
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On May 5, 2005, Disneyland kicked off an 18-month long “Happiest Celebration on Earth” event to commemorate its 50th birthday. The celebration began with the launch of a number of new shows and attractions at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, one of which included Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. Though it had been open to …
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The Earthman Arthur Dent is having a very bad day. His house is about to be bulldozed, he discovers that his best friend is an alien, and to top things off, Planet Earth is about to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace freeway. Arthur’s only chance for survival is to hitch a ride …
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Salvador “Tutti” Camarata, who began his career playing trumpet for performers such as Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman, and then arranging compositions for music legends such as Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, and more, was hired by Walt Disney in 1956 to form Disneyland Records and to be the music director for …
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The brainchild of creator Shonda Rhimes, the medical drama, originally called Complications, revolves around the personal and professional lives of surgical interns and supervisors at Seattle Grace Hospital. Known for integrating cutting-edge music into the show, Rhimes and her writing staff title each episode after songs from popular artists, including R.E.M. and the Beatles.
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In 1993, Disney entered the National Hockey League with their hockey team, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, named after the hockey-themed movie released the previous year. The Ducks were profitable in their early years, fueled by strong merchandise and ticket sales, but by the early 2000s started to lose money, despite an appearance in the …
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