By Steven Vagnini Since starting his “Ask Dave” question-and-answer column in the early 1980s, Disney Legend and Walt Disney Archives founder Dave Smith has answered thousands of burning questions from Disney fans all over the world. In 2012, a collection of these answers was published in a book—Disney Trivia from the Vault—and just this month, …
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By Jeffrey Epstein What is… what happens when a treasure trove of Disney history meets one of the country’s top game shows, Alex? The answer was: Jeopardy visits the Walt Disney Archives. For the episode of Jeopardy that aired April 20, the Walt Disney Archives provided “questions” for one of the categories, and D23 was …
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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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(Left to right) Walt Disney’s granddaughters, Michelle Lund, Jennifer Goff and Joanna Miller with Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger at the dedication of Walt Disney’s newly restored office suite on the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger joined Disney Legends, members of the Disney family, and other Disney …
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In a nondescript building in Southern California, a vast collection of timeless photographs traces the rich history of The Walt Disney Company. From the earliest photo of Walt Disney himself to the latest box office hit, the assemblage of material ranges from humorous and outlandish to the rare and nostalgic. Comprised largely of original negatives, …
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UPDATED April 11: Please see below for date changes and event additions. In 2016, D23 will expand member events with more experiences on the East Coast and new twists on current favorites.* January 29 D23 Behind-the-Scenes Experience Burbank, California February 20 Alice in Wonderland Burbank, California March 3 Have a Wild Time at Zootopia Chicago, IL …
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Film Historian and Author J.B. Kaufman (Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic) makes the Dog Days of Summer a little cooler with his look back at the making of the 1949 short Pluto’s Sweater. Recently, in the course of some other research, I made an interesting Pluto discovery. Pluto’s Sweater (1949), one of dozens …
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The Disneyland Diamond Celebration calls for something truly dazzling, and the extraordinary D23 EXPO exhibit of artifacts from Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom—from an Autopia car to the Abominable Snowman—is exactly that. Displayed across 12,000 square feet of the D23 EXPO show floor, “Walt Disney Archives Presents—Disneyland: The Exhibit” is the largest display the Walt Disney …
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By Jim Fanning For Walt Disney and his Imagineers to design, build, and open Disneyland Park 60 years ago took oodles of imagination, tons of creative courage—and a wee bit of luck. So it couldn’t hurt to have a leprechaun on hand. A whimsical story about just such an Irish elf is one of the …
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Sixty years ago today, on a hot Sunday afternoon, Walt Disney unveiled “a new concept in entertainment.” July 17, 1955 was the day the great showman unveiled his original theme park, Disneyland Park. This historic gallery of rare photos from the Walt Disney Archives captures fascinating glimpses of that unforgettable event. Since that groundbreaking day, …
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