With the Hispanic Heritage month soon coming to a close, it marks another important milestone: the 65th anniversary of Disney’s Zorro. Discover the power of representation in storytelling and how Zorro left a lasting mark on fans well after its premiere in 1957.
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By Courtney Potter Disney Channel Debuts First Teaser Trailer for Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur A sure-to-be-cool new animated series executive-produced by iconic actor Laurence Fishburne? Sign us up! Check out the first look trailer for Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, above. Based on Marvel’s hit comic books, the series follows the adventures …
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By Christina Pappous, Walt Disney Archives Today marks the 80th anniversary of the 20th Century Fox film The Mark of Zorro (1940), directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Tyrone Power as Don Diego Vega and his masked alter ego, El Zorro! Set during the days of Spanish California, The Mark of Zorro tells the story …
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By Beth Deitchman Zorro began as a “side project” for Walt Disney, who had licensed the rights to writer Johnston McCulley’s character through WED Enterprises—the precursor to Walt Disney Imagineering that Walt founded to help create Disneyland. A longtime fan of the masked avenger, Walt hoped a Zorro series could provide the funds he needed …
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The Walt Disney Archives Stage is back for D23 Expo 2017! See the schedule of panels and presentations below, and click here for the full D23 Expo 2017 lineup. Friday, July 14 “Out of the night, when the full moon is bright” – 60 Years of the Horseman Known as Zorro (11:30 a.m.) –– The …
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More than 25 items—including many never-before-displayed by the Archives—pay tribute to Walt’s “dream factory” and the legendary productions made there.
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