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At Disney, It’s All Relative When It Comes To These Cast Member Connections
Posted onWalt Disney was all about family, in his life and in his life’s work. When he created award-winning animated films, it was with family entertainment in mind. And when he conceived Disneyland, the world’s first theme park, the impetus was to build a place where parents and their children could have fun together. So it … Continue reading "At Disney, It’s All Relative When It Comes To These Cast Member Connections"

The Stories Are What Defined Bill [Sully] Sullivan’s Storied Disney Career
Posted onThe Story — or, more accurately, The Stories — are what defined the 40-year Disney career of William (Sully) Sullivan, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 88.

SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 1: Walt, The Train Guy, Takes To The High Seas
Posted onSailing vessels – from cartoon props to park attractions to resort launches to majestic ocean liners – have been woven into the fabric of the Disney experience almost from the day Mickey Mouse was created. Whether it’s the rickety wooden boat piloted by Mickey in the 1928 animated classic Steamboat Willie or the awe-inspiring Disney Cruise Line fleet, sailing with Disney has always been a unique, fun-filled, family friendly trip over bodies of water … be they great, small or animated.

New Book Details How Celebrated Disney Animator Ub Iwerks Re-Invented Himself — As An Inventor
Posted onHow do you go from the most revered animator in the cartoon world of the 1920s to one of the most innovative minds in the movie and theme park industries decades later? Simple. You re-invent yourself. "Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks" is a new book by Don Iwerks, Ub's son and fellow Disney Legend.

Ron Miller, Walt Disney’s Son-in-Law and Former Disney CEO, Passes Away
Posted onRon Miller, husband of Diane Disney-Miller, former President and CEO of Walt Disney Productions, President of the Board of Directors at The Walt Disney Family Museum, and owner of Silverado Vineyards, passed away in Napa, California at the age of 85.
Christmas with Walt Disney
Posted onThe Walt Disney Family Museum Premieres a Special Holiday Film Christmas with Walt Disney November 27, 2009 – January 4, 2010 In the spring of 2009, The Walt Disney Family Museum approached veteran filmmaker Don Hahn with a proposal to create a film that would celebrate the holidays through the eyes of Walt Disney. Under … Continue reading "Christmas with Walt Disney"