by Andrew Santelli “What do you mean, hippos don’t dance ballet?” “You’re saying mice and birds can’t make ball gowns overnight? Crazy talk!” Some of our favorite Disney classics require suspension of disbelief—a willingness to go along with a storyteller—in order to fully enjoy a cinematic experience. But in The Jungle Book, making this imaginative …
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By Nicole Nalty It’s time to get wild! The Jungle Book is in theaters this Friday, so we’re wrapping up our Character Close-Up series with Kaa and King Louie—catch up on parts one and two here! Slither on to read more about these conniving characters—trussst in us, you don’t want to miss this one. KAA …
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By Jim Fanning Released on April 12, 1996, Disney’s James and the Giant Peach has been satisfying audiences’ appetites for fantastical filmmaking for 20 years. Ripe with adventure and blossoming with fun imagination, this delicious stop-motion animation/live-action film—based on Roald Dahl’s best-selling book—tells the tantalizing tale of James Henry Trotter. Life is the pits for …
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By Nicole Nalty Kurt Russell truly is a Disney Legend! With a career spanning more than six decades, Russell has been in 12 Disney films (so far!) and made countless appearances at Disney events – you can even enjoy a glass of Russell’s wine at Disney Parks! Here are just a few of Disney and …
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By D23 Team ABC Will “Sweep” Us Away with a Marvelous May Can you believe that summer is already on the horizon? In a little over a month’s time, we’ll be facing the season wrap-ups of some of our favorite ABC television shows… but thankfully, there’s so much to look forward to, we can’t be …
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By Nicole Nalty The struggle between good and evil is at the core of many great stories, and The Jungle Book, in theaters April 15, is no exception. Shere Khan, an intimidating tiger, seeks revenge on mankind and plans to act out this revenge on Mowgli, a young boy living in the jungle. In a …
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By Nicole Nalty The Jungle Book is swinging into theaters April 15! All of your favorite characters are coming to life as never before with the help of stunning special effects and talented voice actors—including two of Mowgli’s greatest protectors, Bagheera and Baloo. While both love and care for the man-cub, their approaches are as …
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By Greg Ehrbar On March 16, Walt Disney’s mega-hit comedy-fantasy The Absent-Minded Professor turns 55—but the laughter is ageless, from its high-flying Model T antics and gravity-defying basketball game to the its inventive script that moves deftly between all-out zaniness and wry political satire. Along with The Parent Trap, it was one of the five …
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Adventure… Excitement… Humor… Romance. These qualities are inextricably associated with Disney storytelling, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and they immediately come to mind when you think about another beloved movie franchise—Indiana Jones. The iconic hero first hit the big screen in 1981 in Raiders of the Lost …
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D23: The Official Disney Fan Club didn’t have to look far for inspiration for its 2016 Gold Member gift, “From the Office of Walt Disney.” To celebrate the restoration of Walt Disney’s office suite on the Studios’ Burbank lot, the Walt Disney Archives worked with D23 to meticulously reproduce 23 unique pieces from Walt’s career …
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