Before cel animation came to prominence as the most popular style for cartoons in the 1920s, some early animators experimented with clay. Since then, animators have used clay to animate everything from films and television shows to video games. Join us and get creative with clay as you learn how to...
Before cel animation came to prominence as the most popular style for cartoons in the 1920s, some early animators experimented with clay. Since then, animators have used clay to animate everything from films and television shows to video games. Join us and get creative with clay as you learn how to...
As Cinderella (1950) celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, join us to create a little magic of your own as you transform a hollow craft pumpkin into your own miniature carriage.
Join us for a special weekend edition of Happily Ever After Hours with Academy Award®-Nominated filmmaker Sergio Pablos as he shares behind-the-scenes stories from his career in feature animation, including Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Tarzan® (1999), Treasure Planet (2002), Desp...
Join BAFTA Award®-Nominated Screenwriter John August for behind-the-scenes stories from his collaborations with Tim Burton, including Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), and Frankenweenie (2012), and his popular screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes, featuring...
Join us as we celebrate Disneyland’s 65th trip around the sun with a day filled with special Disneyland-centric virtual programming, Disneyland trivia, and a few surprises along the way. We want to bring some of your favorite Disneyland memories to life—virtually!
Join Voice Actor Jim Cummings for behind-the-scenes stories from his television and film work on The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988-1991), A Goofy Movie (1995), Pocahontas (1995), Hercules (1997), Tarzan® (1999), The Tigger Movie (2000), Piglet's Big Movie (2003), The Princess and the Frog ...
Join Academy Award®-Nominated Director and Tony Award®-Nominated Writer Roger Allers for behind-the-scenes stories from his career in animation, including The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Lion King (1994), The Little Matchgirl (2006), Open Season (2006), and The Prophet ...
We are delighted to celebrate Alan Menken's recent achievement in earning the coveted EGOT, following his Daytime Emmy win for Best Original Song. He is the 16th person to receive the distinction of earning four prestigious awards—an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. We invite you to a special musical...
Join Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Tomm Moore for an exclusive workshop and Q&A from Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny, Ireland. From the comfort of your home, learn how to draw characters from The Secret of Kells (2009), Song of the Sea (2014), and more.
Join film historian and Academy Award®-, Emmy Award®-, and Peabody Award®-winning filmmaker John Canemaker for an in-depth look at the history of character animation from Winsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) to The Walt Disney Studios’ advancements of the 1930s.
In 1964, Tania McKnight Norris was hired to work at WED Enterprises—now known as Walt Disney Imagineering—as an interior designer for the highly-anticipated Disneyland expansion: New Orleans Square. During Norris' tenure at WED, she worked on many projects, including Haunted Mansion and concepts for...
Animating facial expressions, whether realistic or exaggerated, is a difficult skill to master. To enhance believability, animators often use themselves as a model for their own poses and expressions. Many classic animators even kept a small mirror by their desks so they could use their reflections...
Join Academy Award®- and Emmy®-nominated director and producer Leslie Iwerks for behind-the-scenes stories from her documentary features The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999), The Pixar Story (2007), and Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010), and her latest Disney+...
Join Academy Award®-winning producer Jonas Rivera for behind-the-scenes stories from his acclaimed filmography at Disney·Pixar, including Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019).
Join former Imagineer Tom Morris for behind-the-scenes stories from his work at the Disney Parks and his recent role in Leslie Iwerks’ Disney+ docuseries, The Imagineering Story.
Join Animator and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Jim Capobianco for behind-the-scenes stories from his career at Disney·Pixar on feature films including Toy Story 2 (1999), Finding Nemo (2003), Ratatouille (2007), Up (2009), and Inside Out (2015), and his work as Animation Sequence Supervisor...
Join Disney Legend actress Jodi Benson, the voice behind Ariel in the Academy Award®-winning The Little Mermaid (1989), for behind-the-scenes stories from her illustrious film, television, and stage career.
We invite you and your family to join our latest Virtual Storytime, Disney Princess: Ariel and the Sea Wolf - Younger Readers Graphic Novel as Illustrator Tara Nicole Whitaker shares the tale of a little mermaid named Ariel and her friend, a sea wolf.
Join Tony Award®-Nominated Playwright and Screenwriter Linda Woolverton for behind-the-scenes stories from her work on the feature films Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Lion King (1994), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Maleficent (2014), and the Broadway musicals Beauty and the Beast (1993), Aida ...