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1848: Author and journalist Joel Chandler Harris (writer of the Uncle Remus stories-”Br’er Rabbit, etc”) is born near Eatonton, Georgia. 1879: Illustrator Ernest Howard Shepard (worked on the Winnie-the-Pooh books) is born in St. John’s Wood, London, England. 1888: Oldest child of Elias Disney, Herbert Arthur Disney, is born in Daytona Beach, Florida. 1910: Composer and [...]

The Hollywood Reporter is, well, reporting that the Disney Channel has ordered a second season of “The Suite Life on Deck” (A continuation of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”, but on a cruise ship-the S.S. Tipton-and minus Ashley Tisdale) as well as a third season of “Hannah Montana”. Historically, the Disney Channel only [...]

1888: Actress Cathleen Nesbitt (Louise McKendrick in The Parent Trap-1961) is born in Chesire, England. 1911: Illustrator Paul Murry (illustrator of the Mickey Mouse comic stories between 1950-1970) is born in Missouri. 1919: Director and writer Norman Tokar (The Apple Dumpling Gang, Snowball Express, Rascal, The HOrse in the Gray Flannel Suit) is born in Newark, New [...]

  1886: Comedian Ed Wynn (Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, Uncle Albert in Mary Poppins, Those Calloways, Son of Flubber, Babes in Toyland) is born Isaiah Edwin Leopold in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1891: Composer Carl W. Stalling (Musical Director for Plane Crazy, The Gallopin’ Gaucho) is born in Lexington, Missouri. 1906: Actress Hermione Baddeley (Mary Poppins, The Happiest Millionaire, [...]

1895: Director, and Disney Legend, Ben Sharpsteen (Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo) is born in Tacoma, Washington. 1896: Illustrator Gustaf Tenggren (Snow White, Bambi, Pinocchio) is born in Vastergotland, Sweden. 1910: Executive, and Disney Legend, Irving Ludwig (president of Buena Vista Distribution during his 40 years at the Walt Disney Company). 1911: Actor Leonard Slye (aka Roy Rogers) (Melody Time, Pecos [...]

1880: Actor Scotty Mattraw (Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Town Crier in Babes in Toyland) is born in Evans Mills, New York. 1901: Composer, and Disney Legend, Frank Churchill (Peter Pan, Dumbo, Bambi, “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”, “Whistle While You Work”, “Some Day My Prince Will Come”) is born in Rumford, [...]

1891: Director Burt Gillett (The Three Little Pigs, The Moth and the Flame, The Brave Little Tailor) is born in Elmira, New York. 1903: Director, and Disney Legend, Hamilton Luske (Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins) is born in Illinois. 1911: Producer, and Disney Legend, Bill Anderson (Disneyland TV series, The Barefoot Executive, The Apple [...]

1905: Actor Andy Devine (Friar Tuck in Robin Hood) is born in Flagstaff, Arizona. 1907: Animator, and Disney Legend, Art Babbit (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinnochio, Dumbo, and Goofy in his later shorts) is born in Omaha, Nebraska. 1910: Writer Winston Hibler (the Disneyland TV series, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan) is born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 1918: Film editor, and [...]

Market Watch is reporting that a new, interactive attraction is coming to Epcot. This new attraction, based on Disney Channel’s award winning series “Kim Possible”, will take guests on an adventure through Epcot’s World Showcase. In this high tech adventure, guests will receive a “Kimmunicator” which will help them through the mission. This device not [...]

The LA Times is reporting that Disney will be rebranding Toon Disney. The new channel will be (tentatively) named Disney XD, a cable channel targeting boys age 9-14. Starting in February, Disney XD will seek to provide program for boys like “High School Musical”, “Hannah Montana”, and “Camp Rock” are to girls. The new channel [...]

It was announced today that full-length movies will be available for 5 days following a viewing on “The Wonderful World of Disney” on ABC on Saturday nights. When asked about the online movies, Paul Yanover, executive vice president and managing editor of Disney Online, said “Streaming full-length films on Disney.com takes our commitment to delivering [...]