Tag: Kansas City
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Tickets Now on Sale For D23 Premiere Event – Disney100: The Exhibition in Kansas City, MO
Disney100: The Exhibition in Kansas City will soon be welcoming guests to the Union Station to explore the history and legacy of The Walt Disney Company. To kick off the opening of this exhibit and its arrival in Kansas City, D23 is hosting a premiere event on May 24, 2024. The event will include early…
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Disney100: The Exhibition to Open in May 2024 at Union Station in Kansas City
Walt Disney’s roots can be traced back to Chicago, Marceline, and Kansas City, but it’s in Kansas City where Walt walked as a young boy and again as a budding entrepreneur. Recently, Union Station officials, alongside representatives from the Walt Disney Archives, announced the opening date for the Kansas City run of Disney100: The Exhibition – presented…
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Here’s How a Four-Page Contract Started The Walt Disney Company
On Monday, The Walt Disney Company celebrated a momentous milestone: its 100th anniversary. Over the last century, Disney has created magical moments, iconic stories, and a media kingdom that has helped grant wishes both large and small. But all of it—the parks, the blockbusters, even Mickey Mouse himself—started out of a Los Angeles residence with a contract that was hardly four pages…
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Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. Receives $2 Million Grant for Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-Gram Studio
Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. has received a $2 million grant to help bring what was once Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-Gram Studio back to life. The grant was announced by U.S. House Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. Cleaver, the former mayor of Kansas City said that the city has to do everything it can to honor one of…
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Laugh-O-Gram Studios Looks to Start $7 Million Renovation Project in 2023
Walt Disney’s original studio, the Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri is hoping to begin a $7 million renovation project in 2023. The non-profit, Thank You Walt Disney Inc. is working to renovate the property that was a part of the early career of Walt Disney. The property, found on Troost Avenue, has been under…
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The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure Coming to Museums Across the United States
The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure is an exhibit that has been exclusive to EPCOT’s American Adventure. However, that is soon changing. This exhibit, which has Joe Gardner from Disney and Pixar’s Soul sharing the history of jazz, will soon be in three other museums across the country. This exhibit was originally unviled at…
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Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-gram Studio Restoration Hit By Car
Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-Gram Studio restoration has hit a setback. A car hit the building where Walt Disney founded his first studio. Thank You Walt Disney, Inc has been working towards “saving Walt Disney’s Kansas City history and providing a place for art and animation study, while encouraging confidence and entrepreneurial individualism.“ In a Tweet this…
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The Steel Tree
Kansas City, it turns out, is a really fun place to visit. I really didn’t expect much of anything when I was preparing to visit recently for a Reliv conference. However, once the conference was over and I began to explore, my eyes were opened…literally. Kansas City is known for its fountains. These were awesome.…
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Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri
Although only in use for a couple of years by Walt Disney, the Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri played a pivotal role in his life and the history of the Walt Disney Company and legacy. Founded in 1921, Laugh-O-Gram Films was where Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks found the inspiration for what would become Mickey Mouse.…
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Hand Paint Haunted Mansion Parasol Part of Raffle for Thank You Walt Disney’s “The Haunted Mansion Costume Ball”
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri in an order to preserve an important part of Walt Disney’s life and history. On October 15, 2011 they will be hosting “The Haunted Mansion Costume Ball” at…