On this day in 1997, Hercules put the glad in gladiator, when the film of mythological proportions was released in theatres… and that’s the gospel truth. Andreas Deja, who animated the adult Hercules, recalls some challenges in the design of the zero-to-hero character. “What was difficult about him is to set him graphically in that …
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Featuring fiber-optic effects, music, pixies, and Disney characters, Light Magic replaced Disneyland’s Main Street Electrical Parade as an all-new streetacular. The show encouraged guests to “dream and to believe that those dreams can come true.” With four moving floats, each 80-feet long, and the parade made two stops—one in front of “it’s a small world” …
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If you think you’ve ever had weird dreams, be glad you’re not Ned Needlemeyer, star of the animated series Nightmare Ned, an eight-year-old boy who has some fantastically freaky nightmares! Aimed at the younger generation, this animated series had an impressive voice cast which included Everybody Loves Raymond‘s Brad Garrett as Ned’s father and Saturday …
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In 1903, New York’s New Amsterdam Theatre opened with its first production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The New York Times deemed it “A Gorgeous Theatre and a Dazzling Shakespearean Production.” After years of successful Broadway productions and playing home to the Ziegfeld Follies, the theatre on West 42nd street fell upon hard times. In 1997, …
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Remember the magic of Walt Disney World’s 25th Anniversary? If you weren’t fortunate enough to visit the resort for that milestone and see Cinderella Castle decorated like a giant cake, perhaps you got a taste of it on this day in 1997, when Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) and Will Friedle (Boy Meets …
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Whether Santa Claus, Babbo Natale, Shengdan Laoren, Pere Noel . . . . . . or someone else visits you for the holidays, you can learn about them all at Holidays Around the World, Epcot’s annual international celebration of yuletide traditions filled with festive decorations and live entertainment, which premiered on this day in 1996. …
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The live-action film 101 Dalmatians was first spotted in theaters on this day in 1996, featuring 101 of the furriest and funniest stars vs. the meanest, nastiest and most outrageous Disney villain of all, Cruella De Vil (Glenn Close). If you think 101 dalmatians seems like a monstrosity, this film utilized 220 very pampered pooches. …
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It was on this day in 1996 that the Main Street Electrical Parade performed for the last time in Disneyland Park. One of the Disneyland Resort Ambassadors at the time, Chris Allen, shared his memories about the event with D23’s Scott Wolf. “I was one of the members of the Ambassador team that was responsible …
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Pluto at the Zoo, the 12th Pluto cartoon short of the 48 that were made, was released on this day in 1942. The charming cartoon shows Pluto, chomping on a small bone and heading into a zoo. When he comes across a dozing lion, our lovable canine suddenly has a bone to pick with him. …
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Take stock of this day in Disney history, when The Associate was released in 1996. Whoopi Goldberg was on the bill as financial analyst Laurel Ayers, who is passed over for a promotion to her less talented, male co-worker, Frank, portrayed by Tim Daly. Disgusted, she forms her own business and fabricates a business partner, …
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