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Disney’s Donald Duck Rings in 90th Anniversary with New Hand-Drawn Animated Short

One of the most iconic quacks in cartoon history is back, as the legendary Disney character Donald Duck celebrates 90 years by starring in...

Disney Legend Rolly Crump, Imagineer Behind Classic Attractions, Dies Age 93

Roland "Rolly" Crump, one of Walt Disney's top designers during the creation of Disneyland who lent his unique artistic flair to beloved classic attractions,...

Disney Legend Burny Mattinson Dies on Cusp of 70th Anniversary with Studio

Burny Mattinson, a Disney Legend who spent an unprecedented 70 years adding to the artistic and storytelling magic of Walt Disney Animation Studios, died...

Disney Legend Alice Davis, Costumer for Classic Rides, Dies Age 93

Alice Davis, a costume designer who dressed some of Disney Parks' most recognizable animatronics, died Thursday, November 3 at age 93. The news was...

Disney Legend Ruthie Tompson Dies at 111 Years Old

Pioneering animation artist and camera technician Ruthie Tompson, whose long career with The Walt Disney Studios budded from child acting gigs to a post...

‘Amphibia’ S3 Flips to a Frog Out of Water Tale (Exclusive Clip)

The ribbiting animated comedy-adventure of Amphibia continues with Season 3 premiering this Saturday! Created and executive produced by Matt Braly (Gravity Falls), S3 of...

Largest ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Selection Ever Highlights Heritage Summer Animation Auction

The largest collections of one-of-a-kind production cels from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty, as well as animation drawings, storyboards, concept art, backgrounds, model sheets...

News Bytes: Pixar’s Watercooler Talk, Tubi OC Expansion, FanDome Returns & More

Pixar Staff Speaks Out against Disney Moving Its Films to Streaming Only Several Pixar staffers spoke anonymously to BusinessInsider about the release tactic taken for...

KingstOOn Prepares Cutting-Edge Edition, Floyd Norman to Keynote

KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival 2021, taking place April 21-25, will be utilizing cutting edge technology for its first ever virtual staging. Organizers...

Disney Animation Archive Founder Dave Smith Dies Age 78

Dave Smith, author, historian and founder of the Walt Disney Archives, died Friday in Burbank, California at age 78. Smith was the studio's Chief...

Glen Keane Wins NCS Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year

Artist, author and American animation icon Glen Keane has been named the recipient of the 2017 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year...

Disney Legend X Atencio, Animator & Imagineer, Dies at 98

Official Disney fan club D23 has announced that former Imagineer, animator and Disney Legend Xavier Atencio died September 10 at the age of 98....

Disney Legend Floyd Norman to Keynote SIGGRAPH ’17

World-leading computer graphics confab SIGGRAPH 2017 announces that Floyd Norman, the tenacious and trailblazing artist who bears the distinction of being the first African-American...

New Trailer for Floyd Norman Documentary

A new trailer for Floyd Norman: An Animated Life has been released ahead of the film’s screening at Comic-Con. Attendees will have a chance...

Event Celebrates Disney TV Animation’s 30th Anniversary

Disney TV Animation celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special celebratory event hosted by ASIFA at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. The at-capacity event...

There’s No Business Like Show Business

This past weekend Disney's Frozen achieved a rare distinction for any film in that it returned to number one box office status after having...

Disney Legend Ginny Tyler Dies

Actress Ginny Tyler, who was recognized as a Disney Legend in 2006 for her many vocal performances over the years, passed away July 13...
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