Filtering by: “American Animation”
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Jun
4

Walt: The Man Behind the Myth

Walt: The Man Behind the Myth is a 2001 biographical documentary film on the life of Walt Disney. Narrated by Dick Van Dyke, the film was produced by The Walt Disney Family Foundation and directed by Jean-Pierre Isbouts.

This film will be introduced by March Carricker Smothers, author of Eat Like Walt: The Wonderful World of Disney Food and Walt's Disneyland: A Walk in the Park with Walt Disney.

View Event →
Fantasia (1940)
Jun
5

Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, with story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and production supervision by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen. It consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, seven of which are performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra.

This film will be preceded by the classic Disney short that started it all: Steamboat Willie, and will be introduced by Disney historian and author J.B. Kaufman.

View Event →
The Jungle Book (1967)
Jun
6

The Jungle Book (1967)

The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. Based on the "Mowgli" stories from Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book of the same name,[3] it is the final animated feature film to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production.

This film will be introduced by Disney historian and author J.B. Kaufman

View Event →
Snow White (1937)
Jun
6

Snow White (1937)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures, based on the 1812 German fairy tale "Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm. The film was supervised by David Hand and a team of five sequence directors: Perce Pearce, William Cottrell, Larry Morey, Wilfred Jackson, and Ben Sharpsteen. It is the first animated feature film produced in the United States and the first cel animated feature film.

This film will be introduced by Disney historian and author J.B. Kaufman. After the film, enjoy a special chance to meet and take pictures with Disney princess Snow White in the Giant Screen Theater lobby.

View Event →
Mary Poppins (1964)
Jun
6

Mary Poppins (1964)

Mary Poppins is a 1964 American live-action animated musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. L. Travers's book series Mary Poppins.

This film will be preceded by a classic Disney short, Alice’s Wonderland, and will be introduced by Disney historian and author J.B. Kaufman. Prior to the screening, meet Mary Poppins herself in the Giant Screen Theater lobby.

View Event →
Fantasia (1940)
Jun
7

Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, with story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and production supervision by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen. It consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, seven of which are performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra.

This film will be preceded by a classic Disney short Flowers and Trees, and will be introduced by Disney historian and author J.B. Kaufman.

View Event →