Making its debut in late 1984 at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort, The Country Bear Christmas Special opened as a seasonal overlay to the immensely popular Country Bear Jamboree attraction.
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From the first “fully-synchronized” sound cartoon to the first fully computer generated animated feature, Disney has a long list of “firsts” in creative innovation under the company’s belt. Join us for a look back at 20 of these monumental moments in Disney history.
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Disney Legend and former Imagineering executive Tony Baxter shares his wealth of knowledge gained from dreaming up Disney theme park attractions throughout his career.
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Thirty years ago today, EPCOT Center premiered a thrilling new adventure, which took guests from the ocean’s depths into outer space.
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“Avant-Gardens”? “Panoramble”? You won’t believe these out-there suggestions for Epcot pavilion names.
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This year, Brian Sandahl, art director of Haunted Mansion Holiday, and his team are bringing in new animation effects for new tricks and treats in the attraction’s 13th year.
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Disney Legend Charlie Ridgway, who began his career at Disneyland as a publicity writer, talks about his Disney career at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, and answers questions submitted by Disney fans.
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This memo, from the inimitable ex-Navy man Joe Fowler, then in charge of getting Disneyland built, reminds Jack Evans, brother of Disney Legend Bill Evans, an early Disneyland landscaper, that one very important welcoming aspect of Disneyland still needed to be addressed before the big day.
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These script pages are dated December 16, 1962, and show an early version of the show’s four hosts—or “macaudios”, as they’re described here.
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Imagineer John Hench sketched this salty seafarer for Epcot Center’s Living Seas pavilion.
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