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The Disney Movie Club and the Mouse The most popular animated character of all-time is undoubtedly Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse is the creation of Walt Disney with the help of fellow animator Ub Iwerks. While he was originally nothing more than a cartoon character, he has transformed into one of the most recognized symbols in the world. How did this astounding character come to be? Donald Duck and the Disney Movie Club One of the most popular cartoon characters of all-time is Donald Duck. Donald is a character in the Disney family and was first introduced as a follow up to Mickey Mouse. He appeared in his first cartoon on June 9th 1934. His first cartoon was "The Wise Little Hen." From there he went on to be featured in several supporting roles, before eventually landing his own cartoons. Disney Movie Club: The Magic of a New World One of the most popular travel destinations in the world is Walt Disney World in Florida. This resort has been one of the leading tourist destinations since it opened in 1971. The resort is meant to signify the culmination of all things Disney. Generations of children across the globe have grown up with Disney movies and this sprawling park is where their respective characters all reside, so to speak. Disney Movie Club: Revisiting the Magic One of the largest theme parks, and most famous tourist attractions in the world, is Disneyland. Feverishly fabricated over the span of 1954-55, the project was the only theme park Walt Disney personally oversaw in his lifetime. Today it is second only to Disney World as the most visited theme park in the world. Disney Classics Continue to Appeal to Kids Do you remember the first Disney movie you ever saw in a theatre? How many Disney movies have you been seen after that? How many Disney DVDs are in your den are currently in your home? If you have children, the answer to the final question could actually be "dozens." Disney has been making movies for more than eight decades! There are hundreds of movies in the Disney vault after that long. Pocahontas - A Legend Comes To Life In 1995, Walt Disney Pictures released the first Disney film where, as the tagline states, "an American legend comes to life." Pocahontas, the first Disney film based on an authentic historic figure, was the 33rd animated film ever released by Disney Studios and marked the pinnacle for the Disney Renaissance which had begun in 1989 with The Little Mermaid. This film was one of the few Disney films to ever portray an interracial romance (between Pocahontas and John Smith). Walt Disney Was a Brilliant Man Walt Disney was an astounding man whose main dream in life seems to have been to entertain. His fifty-nine Academy Award nominations (and twenty-six Oscars) authenticate that as fact, as do the theme parks he planned before his death which are now high priority destinations for families all over the globe. Sleeping Beauty - A Classic You Should Revisit Sleeping Beauty was the sixteenth film in Walt Disney's body of work, following Lady and The Tramp and preceding One Hundred and One Dalmatians. It was the last feature to be based upon a fairy tale, written by Charles Perrault. Indeed, Disney Studios would not return to a fairy tale again until the 1989 release of The Little Mermaid. Moreover, this was the last feature to use hand-inked cells. When XBox Meets Disney, the Results are Great Because of the internet, the world is a different place, and changes happen overnight. It has metamorphosed the way we make friends with one another, the way we study, and the way we entertain ourselves. About a year ago, for instance, the Xbox Live Marketplace was started to allow users to download movie rentals on demand. The Fox and the Hound - Fresh New Talent for Disney The Fox and the Hound is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney Productions. The twenty-fourth animated feature in the Disney animated canon, The Fox and the Hound was released in 1981 to generally positive reviews and great box-office success. The story was based on the book of the same name written by Daniel P. Mannix in 1967. Atlantis: The Lost Empire - A Lost Classic to Rediscover Atlantis: The Lost Empire was released by Walt Disney Pictures in the summer of 2001. It was written for the screen by Tab Murphy, who had also co-written Tarzan and The Hunchback of Notre Dame for Disney. This is the 40th movie in the Walt Disney animated film canon, and only the second Disney film ever, since The Black Cauldron, to be stamped with a PG rating. Wendy Wu Is A Most Intriguing Action Hero From Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, audiences have had a love affair with martial arts adventure for just about a half-century. Only a little while ago, another high-kicking champion burst out of the shopping mall and into movie-goers' imagination-Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. The Aristocats - A Distinguished Classic The tagline for The Aristocats was, aptly, "Meet the cats who know where it's atfor fun, music and adventure!" The Aristocats was the twentieth animated film in the Disney canon. It was purportedly the last film to receive Walt Disney's personal approval and was the first animated feature released after his death. It was originally intended to be screened in two installments on television, but was quickly promoted to feature status. It should be noted that the basic premise of the film, an animated comedy about cats in France, had been realized by UPA with the 1962 release of Gay Purr-ee, starring the voice of Judy Garland. Feel Like a Star at the Belamar, Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach hotels offer access to one of California's most stunning and sparkling areas. This cheerful, youthful setting calls for a different kind of lodging-one that is hip, but not self-conscious; one that offers the better things in life seasoned with a good amount of whimsy. The newer Manhattan Beach hotels "get it' and cater to a younger clientele. They offer interesting cuisine, a wide variety of water sport options, and a dcor that stimulates the eye. Sharkboy and Lavagirl, An Unusual Classic The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl takes viewers on a crazy ride in the grand tradition of fantastical films such as Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which is set in an unusually colorful, and films such as The Never-ending Story, in which mistreatment by bullies sends the victim into a dream world where he can be a hero. The juxtaposition of fantasy and reality in the film is intriguing. High School Musical, Disney's Biggest Hit of the Decade If you have a preteen in your life, you probably have been assaulted with a flow of chatter about a movie called High School Musical. Even if you do not know a preteen, you cannot have escaped the unprecedented popularity of this film. Seldom has a made-for-television movie made such a splash, but Disney knew it had a mega hit on its hands from the day of its premier, January 20, 2006. The Country Bear Jamboree When Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom premiered in 1971, it featured a great audio-animatronic show called The Country Bear Jamboree. As the name suggests, the show featured bears performing country music. The show was such a hit that capacity was expanded, Disneyland got its own Jamboree, and a second theatre was built to accommodate the crowds. High School Musical - Popular Entertainment That's Here To Stay Children's entertainment is continually changing. Television shows that were popular one minute quickly disappear; the current "hot" song roars on the scene and just as quickly, fades out. However, kids always gravitate toward appealing characters in compelling stories about enduring elements of their lives. The ongoing popularity of Disney's High School Musical is due to the way it touches many of the elements that kids like. Chicken Little - a big hero in a little body In the children's fable of Chicken Little, the protagonist was a small barnyard hen who was hit on the head by a falling acorn. Rather than stopping and thinking about what happened in a logical manner, she became convinced that the sky was falling and that the king of the land needed to be warned. The Many Lives of Winnie the Pooh If you came of age watching Disney, there is a high probability watching Winnie the Pooh was a major part of it. Disney has crafted Winnie the Pooh into one of its most popular features, with many different direct-to-video featurettes, an animated television series as well as three feature length films. Children and adults alike have enjoyed such fare as The Tigger Movie, Piglet's Big Move and Pooh's Heffalump Movie, but you may not be aware of the rich history behind them, and the person responsible for it all. The Little Hero Of Piglets Big Movie Is Sure To Please Walt Disney is great at creating characters that people cherish long beyond the boundaries of childhood. Among these are the memorable collection of characters who inhabit the Hundred Acre Wood. Disney's various Winnie the Pooh tales follow the plots of stories originally told by English author A.A. Milne in the 1920s. Why You Should Purify Your Hands When you think about it, life is pretty gross. It is not what you see-like that dead animal down the street getting flatter and stinkier with each passing day or the garbage can in July-but what you do not see that should have you worried on guard, though. Brother Bear - One of Disney's Most Successful Films To Date Welcome to a world where animals rule and the only human around isn't human anymore. Welcome to the world of Brother Bear. Marking the 43rd film in Disney's line of animated features, the film, originally entitled Bears, marked a short-lived return to traditionally hand-drawn animation. It was the third feature completed at the Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, and subsequently the last. The studio shut down the Orlando facility in an effort to produce computer animated features. New Gloves Offer Vital Protection In Multiple Settings Anyone in the medical profession will testify to the importance of wearing gloves when examining a patient. The millions of people who have taken first aid classes have been taught never to touch a sick or injured person without the protection of gloves. Why I Chose Peter Pan from the Disney Movie Club Based on the famous play, and succeeding novel, by J.M. Barrie, "Peter Pan" had been slated to follow the wild success of "Bambi." Walt Disney had planned to make the film as early as 1939, even going so far as to parley the rights with the Great Ormond Street Hospital (who had been given the rights to play by Barrie). The outbreak of World War II waylaid the production until 1949. The film was not released until 1953. Rapunzel is Disney's forthcoming Groundbreaking movie What's new on the horizon for Disney? Judging by the incredible amount of buzz surrounding both Bolt, set for release in 2008, and Rapunzel, set for a Christmas 2010 release, Disney is poised for greater glory. Both films are breaking new ground in the realm of animation and both are enjoying a new cultural hunger for fantasy and entertainment. Indeed, many believe these films could spark the next Disney Renaissance. Whereas Bolt is an original story, Rapunzel, of course, sees Disney revisiting the familiar realm of the fairy tale. Upon its release, it will be the 49th film in Disney's animated feature canon. A Fun Space Age Adaptation of a Classic Treasure Planet is a science fiction animated movie produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Released in 2002, Treasure Planet marked the 42nd animated feature in the Disney canon. It is a science fiction variation of Robert Louis Stevenson?s beloved novel Treasure Island. It employed the revolutionary technique of featuring two-dimensional animation over three-dimensional backgrounds. Indeed, this technique was used effectively on the character of John Silver, where his cybernetic arm was computer generated and the remainder of his body hand-drawn. The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Disney Reworks a Classic Tale The Hunchback of Notre Dame was premiered on June 22, 1996. It marked the 34th animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Inspired by Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the film varies considerably from the source material. This variance ensured the film received a G rating, but defenders and fans of the movie point out the fact that the it does address some rather mature themes, including lust, infanticide, religious hypocrisy, prejudice, and social injustice. Curiously, this is the first animated Disney movie to use the word "damn," though it is used only in the spiritual sense. Home on the Range: Bust a Moo Come on people and "bust a moo." When Home on the Range was released on April 2, 2004, it was slated to be the last traditionally animated feature for Disney. The studio announced, to the surprise of industry insiders, that all features following Home on the Range would be rendered with CGI imagery rather than the CAPS method, which had been in use since The Rescuers Down Under. Indeed, Disney's traditional method of animation dates back to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. This decision compelled Disney to fire most of its animation department. The Emperor's New Groove - Nuttier Than a Holiday Fruitcake! Most fans agree that The Emperor's New Groove lived up to its tagline: "nuttier than a holiday fruitcake!" It was a highly regarded, if not ultimately successful, animated feature, and the first Disney animated film to ever feature a pregnant woman. Released in December 2000, The Emperor's New Groove mixes a careful balance of humor designed to appeal both to adults and children. It marked the 39th film in Disney's canon and was initially slated to be a traditional musical along the lines of The Lion King. Though the title refers to the Danish fairytale, The Emperor's New Clothes, by Hans Christen Andersen, the original story was based on Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. The initial incarnation of the project was titled Kingdom of the Sun, with the creative team behind The Lion King, director Roger Allers and producer Randy Fullmer, at the helm. So prestigious was the production that Allers and Fullmer contracted Sting to write the music for the film. Pocahontas - An American Legend Comes To Life In 1995, Walt Disney Pictures released the first Disney feature where, as the tagline states, "an American legend comes to life." Pocahontas, the first Disney film based on an genuine historic figure, was the 33rd animated film ever released by Disney Studios and marked the high-watermark for the Disney Renaissance which had begun in 1989 with The Little Mermaid. This film was one of the few Disney films to ever portray an interracial romance (between Pocahontas and John Smith). Cinderella iii Lives Up to the Magic of the Original People are fond of referencing Cinderella, merrily joking about the magical midnight alteration of the star character from an enchanted princess into her every day self. The 1950 Disney full length cartoon was nominated for three Academy Awards and has remained a classic for nearly sixty years. Hannah Montana: Life's What You Make it Teaches Imortant Lessons You can tell when you have broken into the top echelons of the entertainment industry when you receive a reference on The Simpsons. Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, broke that popularity high point in December, 2007 when Bart had to write on the blackboard "The capital of Montana is not Hannah." In the same month, Wheel of Fortune featured the celebrity in one of its puzzles. Do Not Overlook Lilo and Stitch Lilo & Stitch is an animated feature released by Walt Disney Pictures in June of 2002. It was only the second feature produced at the animation studios at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida. It marks only the sixth Disney film to be set in present times, and had originally been slated to be set in rural Kansas. The setting was soon changed to Hawaii to facilitate a new take on the story. Tarzan - Advanced Technology Coupled with a Classic Story Tarzan is the Academy Award-winning animated movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1999, becoming the thirty-seventh film in the Disney animated features canon. Based on the famous story by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the story follows the adventures of a feral child raised in the African jungle who returns to England to reclaim his birthright. This adaptation of the Tarzan tale is the first animated version Aladdin - The Most Successful Movie of 1992 Aladdin is the multi-award-winning feature from Walt Disney Pictures. Released to rave reviews in 1992, Aladdin was the thirty-first animated feature released by Disney Studios. It was released at the peak of the Disney renaissance that had begun with the release of The Little Mermaid. It was the most successful movie of 1992, earning over $217 million domestically and $504 million worldwide. Microflex Diamond Grip Gloves Nurses have never had it easy. Never. Throughout history they have been underappreciated, and overlooked, faced difficult patients, suffered terrible working conditions, and endured discrimination of all types. Not until the Crimean War and Florence Nightingale's famous appearance on the scene did people even consider the possibility of hospital conditions having an effect on disease transmission. It is hard to imagine now the sort of awful experience she faced. Mary Poppins, An Oscar Winning Classic Mary Poppins is the beloved musical produced by Walt Disney and starring Julie Andrews. Released in 1964, the film was based on the best-selling children's book written by P.L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard. It enjoyed phenomenal success when it was released, and was ranked by the American Film Institute as the 6th best musical of all time, just above A Star Is Born and below Cabaret. Beauty and the Beast, the Peak of the Disney Renaissance Beauty and the Beast is the 30th animated feature made by Walt Disney Studio. Based on the traditional French fairytale made popular by Madame Beaumont's story published in 1756, the film premiered at Disney's El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles in 1991. Beauty and the Beast is still one of the best known and beloved films in the Disney canon. Bambi, Disney's 5th Animated Classic In 1942, Walt Disney released his fifth animated movie, Bambi. It was based on the Austrian book Bambi, A Life In The Woods, by Felix Salten. Published in 1923, the book followed the adventures of a male roe deer from birth to maturity. The book was popular both in Europe and the United States. Salten, whose real name was Siegmund Salzmann, was Hungarian by birth but spent most of his time in Vienna. The popularity of the book inspired Salten to write a sequel entitled Bambi's Children. The Country Bear Jamboree When Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom threw wide its doors in 1971, it featured a fun audio-animatronic show called The Country Bear Jamboree. As the name suggests, the show featured bears singing country music. The show was such a hit that capacity was expanded, Disneyland got its own Jamboree, and a duplicate theatre was built to hold fans. Sharkboy and Lavagirl, An Unusual Classic The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl takes viewers on a crazy ride in the grand tradition of fantastical films such as Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which is set in an unusually colorful, and films such as The Never-ending Story, in which mistreatment by bullies sends the victim into a dream world where he can be a hero. The juxtaposition of fantasy and reality in the film is intriguing. When XBox Meets Disney, the Results are Great Because of the internet, the world is a radically altered place, and changes happen overnight. It has metamorphosed the way we communicate with one another, the way we study, and the way we entertain ourselves. About a year ago, for instance, the Xbox Live Marketplace was launched to enable users to download movie rentals on demand. This new service was embraced immediately. Within seven months, more than 10 million movies had been rented via Xbox's online downloading service. Currently, it is the only company offering on demand movies in high definition. Disney DVDs are Not Just for Children to Enjoy Nobody wants to be the parent who permits their children watch movies all the time or who uses the television as a baby sitter. However, on a rainy day or for a special occasion, it is welcoming to be able to have a shelf of movies that are favorite fare for kids. It is also a wonderful idea to have a portable DVD player to entertain kids on long car rides or airplane flights or on the occasional days when your children have to accompany you to the office! Remembering Disney in General 2008 ushered in the 85th year for the cartoon giant the world collectively refers to as Disney in general. Disney, specifically, began very simply in 1923. The first productions were called "Alice" comedies, beginning with "Alice's Day at Sea." Many folks today have no memory of Alice, but the name Mickey Mouse rings a bell with nearly everyone in the country. Purell Hand Sanitizer Protects You Wherever You Are Have you ever been in a situation where you really wanted to wash your hands and there was no soap or water available? Maybe you just shook fifty hands at an outdoor company picnic, any one of them contaminated with who knows what. Or maybe you petted a friendly collie in the park. Or the worst yet-the port-a-potty at your son's football field provided no way to clean your hands. The feeling that there are germs taking up residence all over your hands is enough to make you ill--literally! Fantasia - Disney's Experimental Masterpiece Fantasia is the third feature Walt Disney produced and is perhaps the most experimental. The feature has no dialogue, relying instead on a splendid soundtrack performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Though the film is mostly animated, it does have some live-action sequences featuring Stokowski and the Orchestra. Fantasia was also remarkable for being the first major film to be screened in stereophonic sound. The Best Disney Movies are also some of the Best Movies Almost from its quiet beginnings as an animation company housed in a garage, Walt Disney has been turning out hits. From the squeaky voiced Mickey Mouse to the trendy collection of Disney princesses now taking over the world, Disney has entertained both children and their parents. For the eighth decade running, they are producing blockbusting movies which score at the box office.

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