By Karina Schink
Donald Duck—the myth, the legend, the feathered fowl that needs no introducktion. June 9 marked Donald Duck’s 85th anniversary and we’ve been celebrating all week long, from a look back at one of his most grooviest moments to this very quiz right here. Do you have what it takes to add a feather to your cap? Take our quiz to find…
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By Jim Fanning
If in 1954, 20 years after his June 9, 1934 debut, Donald Duck demanded, “What’s the big idea?!” the answer was television. That year, as Walt Disney became the first major Hollywood producer to enter weekly television, his biggest and noisiest star waddled into a new kind of celebrity on the TV screen. “The national ratings,” revealed…
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By Jocelyn Buhlman
This week, we’re celebrating 85 years of the ultimate quack-up! Starting with his debut in The Wise Little Hen, Donald has entertained us with his wacky adventures and daring tales—but none of them get our feet tapping as much as his 1979 disco debut in “Macho Duck.” He’s got style, he’s got flair, and he’s gonna have you boogieing…
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By Jocelyn Buhlman
Across the stunning 10-game saga of Kingdom Hearts, when you play as Sora, there are always two familiar faces by your side: Goofy and Donald. That’s right—your epic journey through the worlds of Disney is aided by none other than two classic, comic Disney characters. They join plucky, young Sora again in Kingdom Hearts III, out now for Xbox…
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By Beth Deitchman
There’s breaking news out of Duckburg, or rather, San Diego Comic-Con, where it has just been revealed that Oscar®-nominated actor Don Cheadle (Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War, House of Lies) is taking on another challenging role: Donald Duck. Cheadle will guest star in the DuckTales season finale, playing the intelligible voice of…
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Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson was the remarkable artist of the famed Mickey Mouse newspaper comic strip from 1930 until he retired from the Disney Studio in 1975. In this 1938 photo, Floyd reviews a Pluto and Donald Duck comic as head of the Comic Strip Department, a role he held from 1930 to 1946.
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DuckTales fans, start taking notes—this desk is a duck-blur of inspiration! Jasmine Bocz, animation editor on DuckTales, shares her desk that is filled with comics, toys, and her very own Number One Dime! Join Jasmine as she takes us through some of her favorite treasures and discusses some of the animation processes that go into making DuckTales.
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In a truly rare 1940s shot—animation recording sessions were hardly ever photographed—Walt Disney teams up Disney Legend Clarence “Ducky” Nash as they voice Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, respectively.
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Three Musketeers, The (film, animated) Direct-to-video Aug. 17, 2004, from DisneyToon Studios. Working as janitors at Musketeer headquarters, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy dream of becoming Musketeers. Peg Leg Pete, the Captain of the Musketeers, and his sinister lieutenant Clarabelle, have a dastardly plot to rid the kingdom of the Princess Minnie so Pete can take over…
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By Megan Deppe
From first down to touchdown, there’s nothing quite like gathering in front of the TV with endless snacks to watch two football teams battle it out for the ultimate title. While we’re pondering our pick for the big game title, we can’t help but think about what a Disney football team might look like. We’ve gone through the roster to find…
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