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Disney Legends is a Hall of Fame award that is awarded by The Walt Disney Company to individuals who "[have] made a significant impact on the Disney legacy." The honor was established in 1987, and was traditionally awarded annually during a special private ceremony. Since 2009, it has been awarded on a biennial basis during Disney's D23 Expo.[1]
Starting in 2024, the Disney Legends awards ceremony was moved from D23 Expo's traditional venue at the Anaheim Convention Center to the larger Honda Center down the street and was hosted by Ryan Seacrest.[2] The ceremony was recorded and made available for streaming the next day on Disney+.[2]
Criteria
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Recipients are chosen by a selection committee, formerly appointed and chaired by Disney Legend Roy E. Disney, Walt Disney's nephew, former vice chairman and director emeritus of The Walt Disney Company. The committee consists of long-time Disney executives, historians, and other authorities. Besides the award statuette itself, each honoree is represented by a bronze commemorative plaque featuring the recipients' handprints and signature if they were living when inducted, or simply an image of the statuette emblem if the induction was posthumous. The plaques are placed on display in Legends Plaza at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, across from the Michael D. Eisner Building.
The award
Imagineer Andrea Favilli created the Disney Legends award, which is handcrafted from bronze each year. The award depicts the arm of Mickey Mouse holding a star-tipped wand.
A 14-foot sculpture replica of the award statuette sits in Legends Plaza in Burbank. An identical 14-foot sculpture replica is located outside the entrance of Disneyland Paris. It was dedicated and unveiled in 1997 and re-dedicated in 2002.
Disney describes the award as follows:
The Disney Legends award has three distinct elements that characterize the contributions made by each talented recipient.
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.[3]
The first Disney Legends committee consisted of Dave Smith; Arlene Ludwig; Marty Sklar, Randy Bright; Jack Lindquist; Sharon Harwood; Art Levitt; Shelley Miles; Paula Sigman; Doris Smith; and Stacia Martin.[4]
In 2017, Muppet performer Steve Whitmire alleged that the company offered him "consolation prizes" including the Disney Legends award in return for keeping quiet about the details surrounding his termination.[5][6]
Recipients
= awarded posthumously
1980s
Class of 1987
- Fred MacMurray, Film[7]
Class of 1989
- Les Clark, Animation [8]
- Marc Davis, Animation & Imagineering[9]
- Ub Iwerks, Animation & Imagineering [10]
- Ollie Johnston, Animation[11]
- Milt Kahl, Animation [12]
- Ward Kimball, Animation & Imagineering[13]
- Eric Larson, Animation [14]
- John Lounsbery, Animation [15]
- Wolfgang Reitherman, Animation [16]
- Frank Thomas, Animation[17]
All except Iwerks were Disney's "Nine Old Men".
1990s
Class of 1990
- Roger Broggie, Imagineering[18]
- Joe Fowler, Attractions[19]
- John Hench, Animation & Imagineering[20]
- Richard Irvine, Imagineering [21]
- Herb Ryman, Imagineering [22]
- Sherman Brothers, Music[23]
Class of 1991
- Ken Anderson, Animation & Imagineering[24]
- Julie Andrews, Film[25]
- Carl Barks, Animation & Publishing[26]
- Mary Blair, Animation & Imagineering [27]
- Claude Coats, Animation & Imagineering[28]
- Don DaGradi, Animation & Film[29]
- Sterling Holloway, Animation—Voice[30]
- Fess Parker, Film & Television[31]
- Bill Walsh, Film & Television [32]
Class of 1992
- Jimmie Dodd, Television [33]
- Bill Evans, Imagineering[34]
- Annette Funicello, Film & Television[35]
- Joe Grant, Animation[36]
- Jack Hannah, Animation[37]
- Winston Hibler, Film [38]
- Ken O'Connor, Animation & Imagineering[39]
- Roy Williams, Animation & Television [40]
Class of 1993
- Pinto Colvig, Animation—Voice [41]
- Buddy Ebsen, Film & Television[42]
- Peter Ellenshaw, Film[43]
- Blaine Gibson, Animation & Imagineering[44]
- Harper Goff, Film & Imagineering[45]
- Irving Ludwig, Film[46]
- Jimmy MacDonald, Animation—Voice [47]
- Clarence Nash, Animation—Voice [48]
- Donn Tatum, Administration[49]
- Card Walker, Administration[50]
Class of 1994
- Adriana Caselotti, Animation—Voice[51]
- Bill Cottrell, Animation & Imagineering[52]
- Marvin Davis, Film & Imagineering[53]
- Van France, Attractions[54]
- David Hand, Animation [55]
- Jack Lindquist, Attractions[56]
- Bill Martin, Imagineering[57]
- Paul J. Smith, Music [58]
- Frank Wells, Administration [59]
Class of 1995
- Wally Boag, Attractions[60]
- Fulton Burley, Attractions[61]
- Dean Jones, Film[62]
- Angela Lansbury, Film[63]
- Edward Meck, Attractions [64]
- Fred Moore, Animation [65]
- Thurl Ravenscroft, Animation—Voice[66]
- Wathel Rogers, Imagineering[67]
- Betty Taylor, Attractions[68]
Class of 1996
- Bob Allen, Attractions [69]
- Rex Allen, Film & Television[70]
- X Atencio, Animation & Imagineering[71]
- Betty Lou Gerson, Animation—Voice[72]
- Bill Justice, Animation & Imagineering[73]
- Bob Matheison, Attractions[74]
- Sam McKim, Imagineering[75]
- Bob Moore, Animation & Film[76]
- Bill Peet, Animation—Story[77]
Class of 1997
- Lucien Adés, Music [78]
- Angel Angelopoulos, Publishing [79]
- Antonio Bertini, Character Merchandise[80]
- Armand Bigle, Character Merchandise[81]
- Gaudenzio Capelli, Publishing[82]
- Roberto de Leonardis, Film [83]
- Cyril Edgar, Film [84]
- Wally Feignoux, Film [85]
- Didier Fouret, Publishing [86]
- Mario Gentilini, Publishing [87]
- Cyril James, Film & Merchandise [88]
- Horst Koblischek, Character Merchandise[89]
- Gunnar Mansson, Character Merchandise[90]
- Arnoldo Mondadori, Publishing [91]
- Armand Palivoda, Film [92]
- Poul Brahe Pedersen, Publishing [93]
- Joe Potter, Attractions [94]
- André Vanneste, Character Merchandise [95]
- Paul Winkler, Character Merchandise [96]
Class of 1998
- James Algar, Animation & Film[97]
- Buddy Baker, Music[98]
- Kathryn Beaumont, Animation—Voice[99]
- Virginia Davis, Animation[100]
- Roy E. Disney, Film, Animation & Administration[101]
- Don Escen, Administration[102]
- Wilfred Jackson, Animation [103]
- Glynis Johns, Film[104]
- Kay Kamen, Character Merchandise [105]
- Paul Kenworthy, Film[106]
- Larry Lansburgh, Film & Television[107]
- Hayley Mills, Film[108]
- Al Milotte and Elma Milotte, Film [109]
- Norman "Stormy" Palmer, Film[110]
- Lloyd Richardson, Film[111]
- Kurt Russell, Film[112]
- Ben Sharpsteen, Animation & Film [113]
- Masatomo Takahashi, Administration[114]
- Vladimir (B