Until I finally get more pictures up, here are the event details to tide you over... (Sorry Heidi!)
Destination D: 75 Years of Disney
Animation Event (August 11-12 2012)
August 11:
From Walt Disney’s
groundbreaking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the upcoming Wreck-It Ralph, guests will go on a two-day journey filled
with fun, laughter, and rarely or never-before-seen artwork, photos, and film
clips—all the while surrounded by some of the most beloved imagery and
characters the world has ever known. There are more announcements to come but
we wanted to share with you the most up-to-date plans (current as of June 4,
2012) on what promises to be an extraordinary celebration (additional
participants and presentations to be announced in the weeks ahead). Here are
the Saturday, August 11 highlights so far!
Walt Disney and the First Golden Age of Disney Animation
Walt and his original
team of animators and artists invented an entirely new genre of filmmaking
storytelling. Together they created unparalleled bodies of work that continue
to delight audiences around the world. Join our panelists who participated
first-hand (or witnessed) the remarkable creation of Walt Disney’s feature
animated films:
• Joe Hale—43-year Disney veteran who contributed his
artistic talents to such films as Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping
Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and Mary Poppins.
• Burny
Mattinson—Disney Legend and
50-year veteran of Disney animation who contributed his artistic talents to
such “Golden Age” favorites as Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Jungle Book.
• Ted
Thomas—Son of legendary Disney
animator Frank Thomas and director/writer of the acclaimed documentaries Frank and Ollie and Walt & El Grupo.
Roy E. Disney and the Second Golden Age of Disney Animation
Roundtable discussion of Roy E. Disney’s influence on the “Second Golden Age of
Disney Animation”—from The Black Cauldron and The Great Mouse Detective through the modern-day classics of the 1990s.
Join our panelists who participated first-hand (or witnessed) Roy E. Disney’s
remarkable stewardship of Disney’s contemporary animation renaissance:
• John Musker—Noted Disney animation writer, director, and
producer whose directorial Disney film credits include some of Disney’s most
successful animated films The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and The Princess and the Frog.
• Ron
Clements—Noted Disney animation
writer, director, and producer whose directorial Disney film credits include
some of Disney’s most successful animated films The Great Mouse Detective, The Little
Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and The Princess and the Frog.
• Dave Bossert—Author of an upcoming book on Roy E. Disney,
and creative director and head of special projects at Walt Disney Animation
Studios; artistic coordinator and visual effects supervisor on Fantasia/2000 and associate producer of the short “Destino”
among many other accomplishments.
• Roy
P. Disney—Son of Disney Legend
Roy E. Disney, former Disney Imagineer, and first-hand witness to Disney
animation’s second “Golden Age.”
• Don
Hahn—Noted author, Disney animation
historian, and producer of some of Disney’s most successful animated films of
the second golden age, including Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Hunchback of
Notre Dame, and The Emperor’s
New Groove.
Inside Walt Disney Animation Studios Today
In a presentation
created exclusively for Destination D, fans will be treated to a never-before-seen peek into the
exciting current and upcoming projects from Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Exclusive sneak peeks and footage from the comedy Wreck-It Ralph, the 2013 feature film Frozen, and short films Paperman and Tangled Ever After will be revealed by the filmmakers themselves.
Hosted by Disney animator Darrin Butters, take an inside look at how the legacy
of Disney animation lives on and grows today.
The Greatest Disney Animation You Never Saw
Enjoy a
“Behind-The-Magic” peek at the art of Disney feature animation. Academy
Award®-nominated film producer and author Don Hahn and Creative Director for Walt Disney Animation
Studios David Bossert present rarely seen (or never before seen at all) Disney artwork
and animation from more than 75 years of Disney animated features.
Animating The Disney Parks
Disney Parks owe a great
deal of their creative development and design to the roots of Disney animation.
Join current and former Disney Imagineers as they discuss how legendary Disney
Imagineers, including Marc Davis, Mary Blair, Claude Coates, Herb Ryman, John
Hench, and many others, successfully transferred their skills and talents from
the world of Disney feature animation to “animating the Disney Parks.” Join our
panelists who personally worked with many of these Disney animation and
Imagineering greats:
• Tony Baxter—Senior vice president, Creative Development at
Walt Disney Imagineering, whose project credits include Disneyland Paris, Big Thunder
Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones™ Adventure, and Splash Mountain.
• Eddie
Sotto—Noted experiential
designer, mixed-media producer, conceptualist, and former Disney Imagineer,
whose projects included the design of Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Paris,
early work on Indiana Jones™ Adventure at Disneyland, plus Mission: SPACE at Epcot and Pooh’s Hunny Hunt at Tokyo Disneyland.
An Evening Concert: Dick Van Dyke & The Vantastix
The fun continues into the
night with an unforgettable evening of harmony provided by Dick Van Dyke &
The Vantastix. The popular vocal quartet is comprised of legendary television,
Broadway and film star Dick Van Dyke and three renowned west coast musicians—Mike Mendyke, Bryan
Chadima, and Eric Bradley. Songs from Van Dyke’s varied entertainment
career, in addition to many well-known Disney hits and timeless pop standards,
will be performed by Van Dyke and The Vantastix in a show rich in humor, pure
entertainment, and sing-along favorites. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience
you won’t want to miss!
Exclusive Screening: Walt & El Grupo—The
Director’s Cut
Presented exclusively
for D23 Members and their guests is the definitive director’s cut (not
available on DVD) of the acclaimed 2009 film documentary Walt & El
Grupo. Hosted by DirectorTed Thomas and Producer Kuniko Okubo, the film chronicles the amazing 10-week trip
that Walt Disney and his hand-picked group of artists and filmmaking talent
(later known as “El Grupo”) took to South America in 1941 at the behest of the
U.S. Government.
August 12:
From Walt Disney’s groundbreaking Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs to
the upcoming Wreck-It Ralph,
guests will go on a two-day journey filled with fun, laughter, and rarely or
never-before-seen artwork, photos, and film clips—all the while surrounded by
some of the most beloved imagery and characters the world has ever known. There
are more announcements to come but we wanted to share with you the most
up-to-date plans (current as of June 4, 2012) on what promises to be an
extraordinary celebration (additional participants and presentations to be
announced in the weeks ahead).
Wacky and Wild Disney Animation
Go on a wacky and irreverent ride through some of the most psychedelic
and visually stunning animation ever put on film in this fun and humorous
retrospective of Disney feature animation. Along the way you’ll learn of the
contributions of such “characters” as Disney Legend Ward Kimball, renowned
artist Salvador Dali, and many others. Your hosts through this animation
“Wonderland”:
• Jerry Beck—Well-known
animation historian, with 10 books and numerous articles to his credit. Jerry
is an animation producer, and industry consultant to Warner Bros., and has been
an executive with Nickelodeon and Disney and is also a popular blogger on the
subject of animation.
• Eric Goldberg—A veteran director, designer and
animator, his Disney credits includes being the supervising animator of Genie
in Aladdin, co-director of Pocahontas,
animator of Phil in Hercules, followed
by Fantasia/2000, which he directed, wrote, and animated
two critically acclaimed sequences: “Carnival of the Animals” and “Rhapsody in
Blue.” His animation work can also be seen in the Tokyo Disney Seas attraction Magic
Lamp Theatre and the
recently unveiled Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The
Three Caballeros at the Mexico Pavilion at Epcot.
Tinker Bell: The Evolution of a Disney
Character
Have you ever wondered how a character becomes a “Disney”
character? As we take you on a fascinating trip through the decades in a
presentation filled with never-before-seen art, photos, and film clips, you’ll
see how Tinker Bell developed into one of Disney’s most iconic characters. Your
tour guides include:
• Ginni Mack—One
of the original Ink & Paint “girls” from the early days of Disney Feature
Animation who continued with the Studio through the completion of Beauty
and the Beast.
• Mindy Johnson—Author of the upcoming book Tinker
Bell: An Evolution—(new for Fall 2013 from Disney Editions).
• Margaret Kerry—Live-action reference model for
Tinker Bell in Walt Disney’s 1953 animated film classic Peter
Pan.
Disney Feature Animation Stars—Drawing With
Personality
The Walt Disney Studios is often credited with perfecting
“personality animation,” creating from paper and pencil characters that
seemingly live and breathe. In this entertaining and educational presentation
you’ll discover the secrets behind the creation of some of Disney’s most
beloved animated stars, plus you’ll get the chance to design your own Disney
animated character under the guidance of a master Disney animator. Your
instructor:
• Andreas Deja—30-year
Disney animation veteran, whose impressive body of work includes serving as
supervising animator on characters in several classic Disney animated features,
including Gurgi in The Black Cauldron,
Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Jafar in Aladdin, Scar inThe Lion King,
Mickey Mouse in Fantasia/2000, Lilo
in Lilo & Stitch, Mama Odie in The
Princess and the Frog, and
Tigger in Winnie the Pooh. He’s also a noted Disney animation
historian and authority on the work of legendary Disney animator Milt Kahl.
Hearing Voices: A Salute to Disney Character
Voice Artists
Meet the artists behind the voices. We put a spotlight on the many
men and women who have supplied some of the most familiar voices ever to grace
movies screens. This unique reunion of Disney character voice talent highlights
some of the great voices of the past as well. Our roster of Disney character
voice talent stars include (to date—more to be confirmed over the next few
weeks!):
• Bill Farmer—Official
voice of Goofy, Farmer has contributed his voice talents to several Disney
animated features including Beauty and the Beast, The
Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, andBrother Bear.
• Dick Jones—Voice of Pinocchio (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Kathryn Beaumont—Voice of Alice (Alice in Wonderland,
1951) and Wendy Darling (Peter
Pan, 1953)
• Lisa Davis—Voice of Anita (One Hundred and One Dalmatians,
1961)
• David Frankham—Voice of Sergeant Tibbs (One Hundred and One Dalmatians,
1961)
• Bruce Reitherman—Voice of Mowgli (The Jungle Book,
1967) and Christopher Robin (Winnie
the Pooh and the Honey Tree, 1966)
• Chris Sanders—Stitch (Lilo & Stitch, 2002)
Snow White: Still “The Fairest of Them
All”
Walt Disney’s animation masterpiece Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs introduced
an entirely new filmmaking genre—the Disney animated feature—and put in motion
the creation of an unparalleled library of films that remain unrivaled in their
artistic and storytelling achievements. Join us as we salute this
groundbreaking film with a rare west coast appearance by 93-years-young Marge
Champion, the live-action reference model for the character of
Snow White. Also joining the presentation will be Gabriella
Calicchio, CEO of The Walt Disney Family Museum, to provide
insights on the museum’s upcoming Snow White exhibition and an exciting new D23
opportunity.
An Evening With Disney Legend and Oscar-Winner
Alan Menken
Please “Be Our Guest” as we conclude our celebration with a rare
musical concert by Disney Legend Alan Menken. With eight Academy Awards®, Alan
Menken has received more Oscars than any living person. He has written songs
and scores for some of the world’s most beloved films: Tangled (Oscar
nominee), Enchanted (three
Oscar nominations) The
Little Mermaid (two Oscar wins), Beauty
and the Beast (two Oscar wins), Aladdin (two Oscar wins), Pocahontas (two Oscar wins),
Hercules (Oscar nominee), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Oscar®
nominee), Little Shop of Horrors (Oscar
nominee), Home on the Range, and Newsies.
Menken is currently the first songwriter in 13 years to have three
new shows running concurrently on Broadway (Sister
Act, Newsies, and Leap of Faith). His Broadway successes
include The Little Mermaid (Tony
Award® nominee), Beauty
and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, and Sister Act(Tony
Award nominee). His other stage productions include King David, Newsies, God Bless
You Mr. Rosewater, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Aladdin.
