The world’s most famous “bateau” ride — the inspiration behind one of the most successful series of films ever made — received exactly the kind of action-packed opening it deserved when Pirates of the Caribbean opened on this day in 1967 at Disneyland. A marauding group of pirates and scallywags climbed aboard the Columbia, disembarked …
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Disney Legend Dean Jones appeared in more than a dozen films for Disney. After his first two, That Darn Cat and The Ugly Dachshund, he impressed the right people and was quickly signed to star in Monkeys, Go Home! which swung into theaters on this day in 1967. As Hank Dussard, he inherits a large …
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Pictured Robert Random and Kurt Russell Willie Prentiss and Henry Jenkins must have realized that “a house divided cannot stand.” The two main characters in Disney’s Willie and the Yank, which takes place during the American Civil War, befriend each other despite the fact that Willie is a Confederate guard and Henry is his union …
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On this day in 1966, the news that Walt Disney had passed away utterly shocked the world. Over the years, D23’s Scott Wolf has spoken to many Cast Members who were with the Company at that time. They all remember that day vividly. Disney Legend X Atencio remembered: “December 15 was traditionally when I bought …
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Pictured left to right Kurt Russell, Fred MacMurray, and Ricky Kelman The heartwarming and humorous Follow Me, Boys! starred Disney Legend Fred MacMurray, who gave a sensitive performance as boy scout leader Lemuel Siddons. Disney scouted for great talent to make the film, and Follow Me, Boys! co-starred another Disney Legend in his very first …
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When New Orleans Square opened in Disneyland, it was the first new land built since the opening of the park in 1955. New Orleans Square also has the distinction of being the only land in the magic kingdom to debut with no attractions. There were shops and restaurants, but the land’s major attractions, Pirates of …
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On this day in 1966, people from all over the world joined together under the golden sun at Disneyland for the opening of it’s a small world. The group included young performing groups from America and abroad, and more than 50 consul generals, consuls, and vice consuls representing nations worldwide. Amongst the opening day festivities …
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“The wonders of nature are endless,” Walt said in the lead-in to the broadcast of Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn’t. “Sometimes we can recognize ourselves in animals—that’s what makes them so interesting. And one of the moments we can understand and sympathize with is when an animal faces something new and must rise to an …
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It was on this day in 1966 that The Ugly Dachshund first had audiences howling with laughter in theaters. This romantic romp tells about the misadventures of a couple of newlyweds, whose happy home goes topsy-turvy when taken over by four mischievous dachshunds and one very mixed-up Great Dane. Disney Legend Dean Jones managed to …
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In 1924, A.A. Milne first wrote poems about his son, Christopher Robin, which led to two books, “When We Were Very Young” and “Now We Are Six.” The next two installments, “Winnie the Pooh” and “The House at Pooh Corner,” introduced the silly ol’ bear’s woodland friends that were inspired by his son’s stuffed animals. …
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