Disney Legend Carson Van Osten—who began his Disney career as an illustrator and who would, over the next 45 years, hold a variety of creative positions at Disney Consumer Products and the Disney Publishing Group—passed away on December 22. He arrived at Walt Disney Productions in 1970, beginning as an illustrator of Mickey Mouse comic …
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Like they say on the red carpet, “Who are you wearing?” But we’re, of course, not talking about an award show—we’re talking about an even bigger night of the year, Halloween! Our friends at Disney Consumer Products have introduced a (ghost) host of fabulous new costumes for 2015—for adults, kids, and even dogs! So if …
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Force Friday is upon us! Of course, we know it’s not Friday yet, but we’re opening the gateway to the weekend a little early this week. As all Star Wars and Disney fans know, Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise goes on sale at midnight on Friday, September 4… which simply means that we’re going …
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“I think I always knew that I’d be an artist,” Carson Van Osten says, “and although I was too young to remember it, my parents told me that I said I wanted to draw cartoons for Walt Disney when I grew up.” And since 1970, Carson Van Osten has done just that. He’s helped bring …
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Disney’s first Winnie the Pooh film was Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree in 1966. There would not have been Disney Pooh merchandise before that year. Our earliest Pooh merchandise was sold as an exclusive through Sears for several years.
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