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6 days ago · This Day in Disney History: January 16. and starring in the Broadway musical Hamilton (which premiered on Disney+ in July 2020), is born in New York City. His Disney credits include Mary Poppins Returns (as Jack; a cockney lamplighter and former apprentice of Bert from the original film), The Odd Life of Timothy Green (as Reggie), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (playing the role of Shag Kava and ...
4 days ago · The Nutcracker Suite was used in Disney's 1940 Fantasia.The original piece was shortened and the order of the movements rearranged to fit the animated action. The song "Once Upon a Dream" (written by Jack Lawrence & Sammy Fain for Disney's 1951 animated Sleeping Beauty) was actually based on Tchaikovsky's theme from his ballet The Sleeping Beauty (which debuted in 1890).
5 days ago · NOV 18 Disney History. 2003: M ichelle Williams (of Destiny's Child) joins the Broadway cast of Disney's Aida . The 23-year-old Williams takes over the lead role from Toni Braxton. (Williams will appear in Aida for ten weeks.) T he Magic Kingdom in Florida unveils 75 6-foot tall. statues of Mickey Mouse in honor of his 75th birthday.
5 days ago · Produced by Roy E. Disney, the hour-long program tells the tale of a young boy who finds an orphaned baby otter and decides to adopt him into the family. 1978: A cademy Award nominations are announced with Disney receiving 3 for:
4 days ago · After concerns arose internally at Disney, particularly from Roy E. Disney, about Katzenberg taking too much credit for the success of Disney's early 1990s releases, Katzenberg was forced to resign. Later in 1994, Katzenberg co-founded DreamWorks SKG with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen.
4 days ago · Roy E. Disney (Walt's nephew) and Stanley P. Gold file suit in Delaware Chancery Court against The Walt Disney Company and certain members of the Board of Directors of the Company alleging that the Board made false statements to the company's shareholders about its CEO search in order to induce shareholders to vote for the incumbent Board at ...
5 days ago · Embark on Disney Inbetween, a journey from Walt Disney’s passing in 1966 to the studio’s resurgence in the mid-80s under Roy E. Disney, Michael Eisner, Frank Wells, and Jeffrey Katzenberg. Discover how the once-innovative studio faltered amidst disruption, featuring exclusive interviews with the artists and filmmakers who were there.
