Tag: Frank Wells

  • Videopolis | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 22, 1985

    Videopolis | DISNEY THIS DAY | July 22, 1985

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    On this day in 1985, Videopolis opened at Disneyland. “A musical kaleidoscope of sight and sound,” Videopolis was a high-tech dance club for teens. It featured a 5,000 square foot dance floor, two 12×16 foot video screens, a video wall with 70 TV screens, and live cameras capturing all the action. It was the first…

  • Frank Wells | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 3, 1994

    Frank Wells | DISNEY THIS DAY | April 3, 1994

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    On this day in 1994, former Disney president and Chief Operating Officer Frank Wells was tragically killed in a helicopter accident. Starting in 1984, Wells partnered with Michael Eisner to run The Walt Disney Company. Disney saw unprecedented growth under his leadership. Wells’ legacy has been memorialized with a building in his honor at The…