D23: The Official
Disney Fan Club is very excited about its upcoming DESTINATION D: 75 YEARS OF
DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURES, and this morning to be able to reveal details
about exactly what's included in this amazing two-day event.
There are more
than a dozen presentations, entertainment offerings and panels offered during
the two days of DESTINATION D, which are described below.
EVENT INFORMATION
August
11 and 12, 2012 – Grand Ballroom, Disneyland Hotel
COST
$225 per person
(Diamond Level, $1,000 per person, is sold out)
Destination
D: 75 Years of Disney Animated Features is an
unprecedented celebration of the art, storytelling, music, voices, imagination,
and innovation of Disney’s benchmark films.
From Walt Disney’s groundbreaking Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs to the upcoming Wreck-It Ralph, guests
will experience a two-day journey through the art of Disney feature animation –
filled with fun, laughter and rarely or never-before-seen artwork, photos and
film clips of beloved Disney characters and stories – all the while surrounded
by some of the world’s leading animation legends, artists and authorities.
While more announcements are forthcoming, the
detail about Destination D below is current as of June 4, 2012.
This promises to be an extraordinary
celebration … with additional participants and presentations to be announced in
the weeks ahead:
DAY ONE – SATURDAY, AUGUST 11
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:
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.
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 and El Grupo. Hosted by Director Ted 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.
DAY TWO – SUNDAY,
AUGUST 12
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:
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 in The 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!):
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 and the Seven Dwarfs: 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.
Exclusive Screening: Waking Sleeping Beauty – 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 2010 film documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty. With screening hosted by director Don Hahn, the film chronicles how by the mid-1980s the fabled animation studios of
Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. Waking
Sleeping Beauty is the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a
staggering output of hits—The Little
Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and more—over a
10-year period.
D23′s Destination D series has become
one of the fan club’s most popular member events. Past “destinations” have
celebrated 55 years of Disneyland and 40 years of Walt Disney World Resort. Now
it’s time to celebrate the diamond anniversary of one of the most universally
beloved and unique film genres—the world of Disney animated features.
