Major Disney leadership announcements, Disney Springs begins phased reopening at Walt Disney World Resort, D23’s Pollyanna-versary celebrates 60 years of the beloved classic, Dapper Dans harmonize to a birthday message, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway drives into a new mobile game, and the new film Clouds is coming to Disney+. Plus, Yvette Nicole Brown talks John Stamos, being a bad …
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By The Walt Disney Archives Last week, we shared some of the Disney+ picks from the Walt Disney Archives Staff. Need more ideas for your watchlist? The Archives team has selected a few of their favorites, and the reasons behind their picks, to help you make a selection in a pinch. From vintage classics to …
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By Zach Johnson This week D23 is celebrating the sunshine of the classic film Pollyanna! To get you even more excited for the #D23GladGame and the Pollyanna watch party (Preceded by a chat with Disney Legend Hayley Mills!), we’re taking a “glad” look down memory lane and sharing our favorite films Mills has starred in …
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By Becky Cline, Director, Walt Disney Archives Reverend Paul Ford: [reading Pollyanna’s locket] When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will. – Abraham Lincoln. Pollyanna: He was the President. Reverend Paul Ford: Yes, yes I know … but I never heard that before. Pollyanna: Neither had my father. …
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Disney Legend Kevin Corcoran, best known for his role in Disney’s 1957 classic live-action film Old Yeller and for his portrayal of Moochie on the Mickey Mouse Club, passed away in Burbank, California, on October 6, 2015. He was 66. Born in Santa Monica, California, on June 10, 1949, Corcoran—the fifth of eight children—first appeared …
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With cold weather outside, these ten films give us an excuse to stay inside and curl up on the couch with a cup of steaming hot cocoa in one hand, a remote control in the other.
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On this day in 1960, movie audiences saw Pollyanna for the first time, presumably through rose-colored glasses. That’s because the term “Pollyanna,” refers to someone who finds cause for optimism in the most difficult situations, just as did the title character of the 1913 book written by Eleanor H. Porter. In book form, Pollyanna found …
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