Meet the 2024 Class of Disney Legends

For nearly four decades, the Disney Legends Awards program has honored gifted animators, Imagineers, songwriters, actors, business leaders, and more for the significant impact they’ve had on the Disney legacy. This year, we’ll be honoring the 2024 class of Disney Legends during D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on Sunday, August 11, at 5 p.m. …

Disney Legend Carl Bongirno poses with his bronzed handprints at Legends Plaza.

Remembering Disney Legend Carl Bongirno

Disney Legend Carl Bongirno passed away on March 5, 2024, at age 86. As a financial leader throughout Disney Parks history, Bongirno was at the forefront of a truly unprecedented decade of The Walt Disney Company’s growth, from EPCOT to Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. “We have more than 40 projects in various stages of …

The mermaid Madison (played by Daryl Hannah) is seen from shoulders up below the surface of the blue water, her blond hair floating wildly around her head. She’s wearing an elaborate necklace studded with sealife-themed charms, beads, and coins.

Splash: Making Waves for 40 Years!

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Splash on March 9, 1984, when audiences first dove into the adventure-filled story.

Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume Arrives at the Birmingham Museum of Art

Explore Disney’s iconic costumes at Birmingham Museum of Art’s Heroes & Villains exhibit, starting Feb 17.

Glynis Johns stars as Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins. She wears a straw bonnet and a white sash that reads "Votes for Women," trimmed in pink and blue ribbon. Her right arm is outstretched upward as she bursts into song. Winifred is flanks by two housekeepers.

Remembering Disney Legend Glynis Johns

Disney Legend Glynis Johns passed away from natural causes on Thursday, January 4, in Los Angeles, her manager confirmed. She was 100 years old. Perhaps best known to Disney fans as feminist Winifred Banks in the Academy Award®-winning Mary Poppins (1964), Johns became everyone’s favorite sister suffragette. Walt Disney himself personally selected her to play the …

Remembering Disney Legend Dick Nunis

Disney Legend Dick Nunis, the former chairman of Walt Disney Attractions, passed away December 13 surrounded by his family in his adopted hometown of Orlando, a family friend confirmed. He was 91. Nunis, who began his career at Disneyland in 1955, was instrumental in guiding the growth of Walt Disney’s outdoor entertainment enterprise from a …

Fireworks light up the night sky behind Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. The building is lit with yellow light and features banners for Disney100: The Exhibition hung over the entrance.

Disney100: The Exhibition to Open in May 2024 at Union Station in Kansas City, Where the Roots of Walt Disney Run Deep

Disney100: The Exhibition will open at Union Station’s state-of-the-art 20,000-square-foot Bank of America Gallery on May 24, 2024.

Celebrate Disney100 with All-New “Disney by the Eras” Artwork

Celebrate Disney’s 100th anniversary with intricate illustrations from the archives, capturing every era from Steamboat Willie to Star Wars’ Grogu.

Two Disney fans look down at a replica of the prop book from Sleeping Beauty. In front of them is a larger image of the inside of their book, projected on a screen and backed by blue glowing light.

Disney100: The Exhibition to Open November 18 in Chicago—Birthplace of Walt Disney

Experience Disney magic like never before at Disney100: The Exhibition, opening in Chicago on Nov 18. Explore 10 immersive galleries and over 250 artifacts.

“Miss Disneyland”—The Story of Valerie Curry

Explore the impactful journey of Valerie Curry, who shaped Disneyland’s customer relations and iconic ‘Miss Disneyland’ role.”