Ep246: Legendary!

Mar 6, 2019 | Podcast episode, Podketeers

In this episode: In this episode we also talk about some of the news regarding Galaxy's Edge, changes coming to Epcot, plus we tell you about the Disney Legends award and we have a round-table discussion about who we would like to see receive this award.

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The Disney Legend award is the highest honor given to someone that has worked at the Disney Company. It award was established in 1987 and was designed by Imagineer Andrea Favilli. The award is sculpted to display three main elements that represent three core values that are said to characterize the contributions made by each talented recipient. The elements are:

The Spiral … stands for imagination, the power of an idea.
The Hand … holds the gifts of skill, discipline and craftsmanship.
The Wand and the Star … represent magic: the spark that is ignited when imagination and skill combine to create a new dream.

The original committee that decided who would get the award were Dave Smith, Arlene Ludwig; Marty Sklar, Randy Bright; Jack Lindquist; Sharon Harwood; Art Levitt; Shelley Miles; Paula Sigman; Doris Smith; and Stacia Martin. The image above is a display from the 2017 D23 Expo.

Below is a list of all the honorees to date.

Class of 1987

Fred MacMurray, Film

Class of 1989

Les Clark, Animation
Marc Davis, Animation & Imagineering
Ub Iwerks, Animation & Imagineering
Ollie Johnston, Animation
Milt Kahl, Animation
Ward Kimball, Animation & Imagineering
Eric Larson, Animation
John Lounsbery, Animation
Wolfgang Reitherman, Animation
Frank Thomas, Animation

Class of 1990

Roger Broggie, Imagineering
Joe Fowler, Attractions
John Hench, Animation & Imagineering
Richard Irvine, Imagineering
Herb Ryman, Imagineering
Richard Sherman, Music
Robert Sherman, Music

Class of 1991

Ken Anderson, Animation & Imagineering
Julie Andrews, Film
Carl Barks, Animation & Publishing
Mary Blair, Animation & Imagineering
Claude Coats, Animation & Imagineering
Don DaGradi, Animation & Film
Sterling Holloway, Animation—Voice
Fess Parker, Film & Television
Bill Walsh, Film & Television

Class of 1992

Jimmie Dodd, Television
Bill Evans, Imagineering
Annette Funicello, Film & Television
Joe Grant, Animation
Jack Hannah, Animation
Winston Hibler, Film
Ken O’Connor, Animation & Imagineering
Roy Williams, Animation & Television

Class of 1993

Pinto Colvig, Animation—Voice
Buddy Ebsen, Film & Television
Peter Ellenshaw, Film
Blaine Gibson, Animation & Imagineering
Harper Goff, Film & Imagineering
Irving Ludwig, Film
Jimmy MacDonald, Animation—Voice
Clarence Nash, Animation—Voice
Donn Tatum, Administration
Card Walker, Administration

Class of 1994

Adriana Caselotti, Animation—Voice
Bill Cottrell, Animation & Imagineering
Marvin Davis, Film & Imagineering
Van France, Attractions
David Hand, Animation
Jack Lindquist, Attractions
Bill Martin, Imagineering
Paul J. Smith, Music
Frank Wells, Administration

Class of 1995

Wally Boag, Attractions
Fulton Burley, Attractions
Dean Jones, Film
Angela Lansbury, Film
Edward Meck, Attractions
Fred Moore, Animation
Thurl Ravenscroft, Animation—Voice
Wathel Rogers, Imagineering
Betty Taylor, Attractions

Class of 1996

Bob Allen, Attractions
Rex Allen, Film & Television
X Atencio, Animation & Imagineering
Betty Lou Gerson, Animation—Voice
Bill Justice, Animation & Imagineering
Bob Matheison, Attractions
Sam McKim, Imagineering
Bob Moore, Animation & Film
Bill Peet, Animation—Story
Joe Potter, Attractions

Class of 1997

Note: This ceremony was held at Disneyland Paris to celebrate its 5th birthday. All 1997 inductees are of European origin.

Lucien Adés, Music
Angel Angelopoulos, Publishing
Antonio Bertini, Character Merchandise
Armand Bigle, Character Merchandise
Gaudenzio Capelli, Publishing
Roberto de Leonardis, Film
Cyril Edgar, Film
Wally Feignoux, Film
Didier Fouret, Publishing
Mario Gentilini, Publishing
Cyril James, Film & Merchandise
Horst Koblischek, Character Merchandise
Gunnar Mansson, Character Merchandise
Arnoldo Mondadori, Publishing
Armand Palivoda, Film
Poul Brahe Pedersen, Publishing
André Vanneste, Character Merchandise
Paul Winkler, Character Merchandise

Class of 1998

Note: There were two ceremonies this year: the first was held at the new Disney Legends Plaza at the Walt Disney Studio on October 16th to recognize 19 of the 21 recipients

James Algar, Animation & Film
Buddy Baker, Music
Kathryn Beaumont, Animation—Voice
Virginia Davis, Animation
Roy E. Disney, Film, Animation & Administration
Don Escen, Administration
Wilfred Jackson, Animation
Glynis Johns, Film
Kay Kamen, Character Merchandise
Paul Kenworthy, Film
Larry Lansburgh, Film & Television
Hayley Mills, Film
Al Milotte and Elma Milotte, Film
Norman “Stormy” Palmer, Film
Lloyd Richardson, Film
Kurt Russell, Film
Ben Sharpsteen, Animation & Film
Masatomo Takahashi(高橋政知), Administration
Vladimir (Bill) Tytla, Animation
Dick Van Dyke, Film
Matsuo Yokoyama, Character Merchandise

Class of 1999

Tim Allen, Television, Film & Animation—Voice
Mary Costa, Animation—Voice
Norm Ferguson, Animation
Bill Garity, Film
Yale Gracey, Animation & Imagineering
Al Konetzni, Character Merchandise
Hamilton Luske, Animation
Dick Nunis, Attractions
Charlie Ridgway, Attractions

Class of 2000

Grace Bailey, Animation
Harriet Burns, Imagineering
Joyce Carlson, Animation & Imagineering
Ron Dominguez, Parks & Resorts
Cliff Edwards, Animation—Voice
Becky Fallberg, Animation
Dick Jones, Animation—Voice
Dodie Roberts, Animation
Retta Scott, Animation
Ruthie Tompson, Animation

Class of 2001

Howard Ashman, Music
Bob Broughton, Film
George Bruns, Music
Frank Churchill, Music
Leigh Harline, Music
Fred Joerger, Imagineering
Alan Menken, Music
Martin Sklar, Imagineering
Ned Washington, Music
Tyrus Wong, Animation

Class of 2002

Note: In honor of the opening of the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris, all 2002 inductees are of European origin. The ceremony was held in the Animation building at the new park on opening day.

Ken Annakin, Film
Hugh Attwooll, Film
Maurice Chevalier, Film
Phil Collins, Music
Sir John Mills, Film
Robert Newton, Film & Television
Sir Tim Rice, Music
Robert Stevenson, Film
Richard Todd, Film & Television
David Tomlinson, Film

Class of 2003

Note: Following a dispute between Roy E. Disney and the company that resulted in Disney departing, Bob Iger, the company’s then-president and COO, co-presented with Michael Eisner.

Neil Beckett, Merchandise
Tutti Camarata, Music
Edna Francis Disney
Lillian Disney
Orlando Ferrante, Imagineering
Richard Fleischer, Film
Floyd Gottfredson, Animation
Buddy Hackett, Film & Television
Harrison “Buzz” Price, Research Economist
Al Taliaferro, Cartoonist
Ilene Woods, Music—Voice

Class of 2004

Bill Anderson, Film & Television
Tim Conway, Film
Rolly Crump, Imagineering
Alice Davis, Imagineering
Karen Dotrice, Film & Television
Matthew Garber, Film
Leonard H. Goldenson, Television
Bob Gurr, Imagineering
Ralph Kent, Imagineering & Attractions
Irwin Kostal, Music
Mel Shaw, Animation

Class of 2005

Note: In honor of Disneyland’s 50th anniversary in 2005, all recipients are related to either Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and/or Walt Disney Imagineering, and nearly all have had some connection with Disneyland. Roy E. Disney again co-presented the awards, after a two-year hiatus and a return to the company.

Chuck Abbott, Parks & Resorts
Milt Albright, Parks & Resorts
Hideo Amemiya, Parks & Resorts
Hideo Aramaki, Parks & Resorts
Charles Boyer, Parks & Resorts
Randy Bright, Imagineer
James Cora, Parks & Resorts
Robert Jani, Parks & Resorts
Mary Jones, Parks & Resorts
Art Linkletter, Parks & Resorts
Mary Anne Mang, Parks & Resorts
Steve Martin, Parks & Resorts
Tom Nabbe, Parks & Resorts
Jack Olsen, Parks & Resorts
Cicely Rigdon, Parks & Resorts
William Sullivan, Parks & Resorts
Jack Wagner, Parks & Resorts
Vesey Walker, Parks & Resorts

Class of 2006

Tim Considine, Television & Film
Kevin Corcoran, Television & Film
Al Dempster, Animation
Don Edgren, Imagineering
Paul Frees, Television, Film & Parks
Peter Jennings, Television
Sir Elton John, Music
Jimmy Johnson, Music
Tommy Kirk, Television & Film
Joe Ranft, Animation
David Stollery, Television & Film
Ginny Tyler, Television & Film

Class of 2007

Roone Arledge, Television
Art Babbitt, Animation
Carl Bongirno, Imagineering
Marge Champion, Animation
Dick Huemer, Animation
Ron Logan, Parks & Resorts
Lucille Martin, Animation
Tom Murphy, Administration
Randy Newman, Music
Floyd Norman, Animation
Bob Schiffer, Film Production
Dave Smith, Archives

Class of 2008

Wayne Allwine, Animation—Voice
Bob Booth, Attractions
Neil Gallagher, Attractions
Frank Gifford, Television
Burny Mattinson, Animation
Walter Peregoy, Animation
Dorothea Redmond, Designer
Russi Taylor, Animation—Voice
Toshio Kagami, Parks and Resorts
Barbara Walters, Television
Oliver Wallace, Music

Class of 2009

Tony Anselmo, Animation—Voice
Harry Archinal, Film
Beatrice Arthur, Film & Television
Bill Farmer, Animation—Voice
Estelle Getty, Film & Television
Don Iwerks, Film
Rue McClanahan, Film & Television
Leota Toombs Thomas, Attractions
Betty White, Film & Television
Robin Williams, Film & Animation—Voice

Class of 2011

Regis Philbin, Television
Jim Henson, Film & Television
Jodi Benson, Animation—Voice
Paige O’Hara, Animation—Voice
Lea Salonga, Animation—Voice
Linda Larkin, Animation—Voice
Anika Noni Rose, Animation—Voice
Jack Wrather, Parks & Resorts
Bonita Wrather, Film
Guy Williams, Television
Bo Boyd, Consumer Products
Raymond Watson, Administration

Class of 2013

Tony Baxter, Imagineering
Collin Campbell, Imagineering
Dick Clark, Television
Billy Crystal, Film & Animation—Voice
John Goodman, Film & Animation—Voice
Steve Jobs, Animation
Glen Keane, Animation
Ed Wynn, Film & Animation—Voice

Class of 2015

George Bodenheimer, Administration & Television
Andreas Deja, Animation
Johnny Depp, Film
Eyvind Earle, Animation
Danny Elfman, Music
George Lucas, Film & Parks and Resorts
Susan Lucci, Television
Julie Reihm Casaletto, Parks and Resorts
Carson Van Osten, Consumer Products

Class of 2017

Carrie Fisher, Film
Clyde Geronimi, Animation
Whoopi Goldberg, Film & Television
Manuel Gonzales, Animation
Mark Hamill, Film
Wayne Jackson, Imagineering
Jack Kirby, Publishing
Stan Lee, Film & Publishing
Garry Marshall, Film & Television
Julie Taymor, Theatrical
Oprah Winfrey, Film & Television

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Until next time! °o°

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