D23 has several recent additions to the line-up for D23 Destination D: 75 Years of Animated Features Line-Up being held at the Disneyland Hotel August 11 and 12.
Mae Whitman Joins “Tinker Bell: The Evolution of a Disney Character”
Official voice of Tinker Bell, Mae Whitman was the first actress to portray the famed pixie in a speaking role and has voiced her in every film since. At Disney, she has also played both Rose and her alter ego Huntsgirl on American Dragon, and co-starred with Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Shanti in Jungle Book 2.
Peggy Holmes Joins “Tinker Bell: The Evolution of a Disney Character”
Director of the upcoming Tinker Bell film Secret of the Wings, Peggy has a long history with Walt Disney Studios. She has worked there as a dancer, actress, choreographer, and now director. Peggy was choreographer on Walt Disney Pictures’ Newsies and Hocus Pocus. She appeared inTotally Minnie alongside an animated Minnie Mouse. She also applied her dance background staging all of the Jim Henson puppeteers’ performance sequences in the film, The Country Bears. She then choreographed two musical sequences for the animated feature The Jungle Book 2, before directing and choreographing the animated short Belles On Ice, starring Minnie and Daisy. Peggy’s first animated feature directorial debut for Disney was with The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning.
“Inside Walt Disney Animation Studios Today” Added to Saturday’s Schedule
In a presentation created exclusively for Destination D, fans will be treated to a never-before-seen peek into the exciting current and upcoming projects from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Exclusive sneak peeks and footage from the comedy Wreck-It Ralph, the 2013 feature filmFrozen, and short films Paperman and Tangled Ever After will be revealed by the filmmakers themselves. Hosted by Disney animator Darrin Butters, take an inside look at how the legacy of Disney animation lives on and grows today.
Bill Farmer Joins “Hearing Voices: A Salute to Disney Character Voice Artists”
Official voice of Goofy, Farmer has contributed his voice talents to several Disney animated features including Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and Brother Bear.
Ginni Mack Joins “Tinker Bell: The Evolution of a Disney Character”
One of the original Ink & Paint “girls” from the early days of Disney Feature Animation who continued with the Studio through the completion of Beauty and the Beast.
John Musker Joins “Roy E. Disney and the Second Golden Age of Disney Animation”
Noted Disney animation writer, director, and producer whose directorial Disney film credits include some of Disney’s most successful animated films The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and The Princess and the Frog.
Ron Clements Joins “Roy E. Disney and the Second Golden Age of Disney Animation”
Noted Disney animation writer, director, and producer whose directorial Disney film credits include some of Disney’s most successful animated films The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and The Princess and the Frog.
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