Although the Mighty Ducks animated series, that debuted on this day in 1996, was far from realistic, Disney’s original 1992 live-action feature film The Mighty Ducks was so realistic and scored so big with audiences, it spawned a real hockey team. When it was first announced that Disney would form a real National Hockey League …
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“Step right up and come on in, here’s where the fun begins,” were the opening lyrics for The Disney Afternoon, the two-hour cartoon package of Disney animated television series that ran from 1990 until 1997. Throughout its run, there were three ducky cartoons at various times. One of the series featured during the first year …
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What better place to hold a U.S. premiere of a movie about Notre Dame, than the closest thing to France in America… New Orleans, Louisiana, where The Hunchback of Notre Dame held its grand premiere on this day in 1996. And grand it was! The event featured then Disney President and CEO Michael Eisner and …
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When disenchanted Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel (Ed Harris) and his troop take 81 tourists hostage on Alcatraz, a.k.a. “The Rock,” and threaten the Pentagon with launching rockets armed with VX gas against the population of San Francisco, all that stands between a city and a disaster are two men: Dr. Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage), …
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Move over James Bond, and make way for Steele, Dick Steele (Leslie Nielsen), aka Agent WD-40, who bumbled his way into theaters on this day in 1996 in the film Spy Hard. Called out of retirement and teamed with Agent 3.13 (Nicollette Sheridan), Steele is sent on a mission to stop the evil and armless …
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Author Roald Dahl is probably best known for two books that were made into movies, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, the latter of which was released in theaters on this day in 1996. James and the Giant Peach tells the story of young orphan, James Henry Trotter, who finds …
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It can be tricky bringing the ocean to a Disney resort so since the mid-’90s Disney Vacation Club (DVC) has brought Disney destinations to the beautiful, briny sea. The first DVC resort built separately from a Disney park opened in October 1995 with breathtaking views of the ocean from its suites in Vero Beach, Florida …
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When Toy Story was shown at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre, audiences were also treated to an amusement center for all ages, themed to that very first fully computer-generated feature film. The experience pleased fans so much that it was a shame to have it all go away when the film finished its run at the …
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Disney’s initial relationship with the ABC television network began in 1954, when Walt agreed to produce an anthology television series for the network, and in turn they would invest in his Disneyland theme park—a relationship that remained until 1961. Michael Eisner, who once called ABC home and had worked his way up to senior vice …
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Hey howdy hey! Toy Story first played in theaters on this day in 1995. With spaceman Buzz Lightyear and cowboy Woody, the astronomical success of the first-ever completely computer-generated feature triggered multiple sequels, as well as an animated TV series centering on Buzz Lightyear, a live ice show, a live musical aboard the Disney Wonder, …
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