Posted on Monday, 5th July 2010 by Kathy Werling

If you are at all familiar with the music of the film “Cinderella”, you will recall Ilene Woods’ voice.  She played the title role in the 1950′s movie animated film “Cinderella”.  Ms. Woods died at the age of 81 from causes related to Alzheimer’s disease.  She was 18 when she recorded several demo songs for friends Jerry Livingston and Mack [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 9th June 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Interview with Archives Founder and Chief Archivist Dave Smith The D23 Official Disney Fan Community recently announced a special 40th anniversary event honoring both the creation of the Walt Disney Archives and its Founder and Chief Archivist Dave Smith.  On Friday, June 25, Disney President and CEO Bob Iger, noted film historian Leonard Maltin, and [...]

Tags: d23, Dave Smith, DIS Interview, Disney Legend, One Man's Dream, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Archives
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Posted on Wednesday, 14th April 2010 by Dave Parfitt

When I first met Disney Legend Marty Sklar, retired Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, he sat down to discuss a small portion of his 54-year career working with and for Walt Disney.  Marty is now president of his own company, Marty Sklar Creative, Inc., and is one of the founders of [...]

Tags: DIS Interview, Disney Legend, Disneyland, Epcot, Herb Ryman, Imagineering, Marty Sklar, Ryman Arts, Walt Disney
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Posted on Friday, 19th March 2010 by Tom Bell

Recently I attended the D23 First Anniversary Party held at Disneyland along with a small group of DIS friends.  An after-hours party at Disneyland…fancy desserts…all the rides in Fantasyland….obscure characters…VIPs….what more could you want??  Read on to find out….

Tags: Bob Gurr, Clara Cluck, Clarabelle Cow, d23, Daniel Roebuck, Dave Smith, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Jiminy Cricket, Malificent, Matterhorn, Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio, richard sherman, Robert Olszweski, Sleeping Beauty Castle, The Country Bears, The Three Little Pigs, Walt Disney
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Posted on Monday, 15th March 2010 by Nancy Johnson

As you know, last November, my family had the chance to attend Princess and the Frog – The Ultimate Experience, hosted right on the lot of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA.  As we wandered around the event, we noticed that the cart that hosted the lithograph pick-up for Royal Seating patrons had a sign [...]

Tags: Animation Building, Disney Legends, Frank G. Wells Building, Legends Plaza, Multiplane Camera, Princess and the Frog, Seven Dwarves Building, Studio Tour, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Water Tower
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Posted on Friday, 12th March 2010 by Dave Parfitt

An interview with Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman What evokes strong memories of your last visit to a Disney Theme Park?  A smell?  A food?  A character?  A sound?  Yes, for many of us sounds, particularly music, make up a large part of our theme park experience and memories.  Recently, I had the pleasure to [...]

Tags: Carousel of Progress, Dick Van Dyke, DIS Interview, Disney Legend, its a small world, Julie Andrews, Main Street window, Mary Poppins, richard sherman, Robert Sherman, Sherman Brothers, Walt Disney
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Posted on Friday, 18th December 2009 by Dave Parfitt

When Marty Sklar retired on July 17, 2009, the 54th Anniversary of the Disneyland Park in California, his title was Executive Vice President and Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering.  After 53 years of working as a Disney Cast Member, Sklar received a tribute window on Main Street USA in Disneyland – the place where he [...]

Tags: Carousel of Progress, DIS Interview, Disneyland, Epcot, Imagineering, its a small world, Marty Sklar, Walt Disney, World's Fair
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