The National Film Registry selects 25 films that are recommended for preservation each year because they are historically, culturally or aesthetically significant. Disney’s Cinderella is one of this year’s films to be added to the prestigious list. All inducted films can be found on the… Read More »Walt Disney’s animated classic Cinderella welcomed to the National Film Registry
The transformation of Disney Springs continues with a vast interior redesign of the World of Disney store. It’s often the last place Disney guests visit to pick up a last minute souvenir and as such has a bit of everything in it. The old design… Read More »World of Disney Store at Disney Springs completes reimagined renovation
Big news in the animation world today. Ed Catmull, the big pioneer behind the entire computer animation industry, co-founder of Pixar, and current President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios has announced his retirement at the end of this year. At age 73, Catmull… Read More »Ed Catmull, Pixar Co-Founder, is stepping down as President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios
The fantastic book “Ink & Paint” by Mindy Johnson tells the mostly untold stories of the women of Walt Disney’s Animation studio. Without the work of these talented artists, the Disney we know today would never exist nor would any of the classics. A new… Read More »Ink & Paint documentary series will bring important Disney animation history to life
Didier Ghez, whose books on the people who helped make the Walt Disney Company so magical, are some of the favorites in my collection, will be honored this February by the Annie Awards (awarded by ASIFA-Hollywood) for his contribution to their industry. The Annie Awards… Read More »Disney historian, blogger to be honored by Annie Awards
The Animation Research Library (ARL) is Disney’s long term memory and an important resource for the animators of today. For instance, the directors of Zootopia went back to the original drawings for Disney animated classic Robin Hood for ideas on how to create Nick Wilde.… Read More »Secrets of Disney’s Animation Research Library
With Finding Dory already looking like another solid hit, perhaps even a mega-hit, for Pixar, it’s a good time to reflect back at how far Pixar has come in terms of its animation technique and skill. In 30+ years, the technology has changed a lot… Read More »How Pixar’s Animation evolved over the last 30 years
For most of next year, patrons attending the Walt Disney Family Museum will be treated to a first-ever retrospective exhibit from one of Walt Disney’s world class animators – Mel Shaw. Shaw’s influence on Disney animation ranged from the late 1930s through the 1990s. He… Read More »The Walt Disney Family Museum hosts a new exhibit “Mel Shaw: An Animator on Horseback”